Grey’s Anatomy – Did everyone choose the job?

Let me start this post with a question. What are the chances that we could get through an episode of Grey’s Anatomy without the doctors learning some kind of vital life lesson from their patients? It’s nothing new (See: the number of pregnant women Carol Hathaway treated on ER while pregnant herself), but at what point does it get old? Truly, it isn’t that bad when it’s only one or two of them, but this week it seems like every damn doctor (and every damn patient, for that matter) was all about the choice between the dream (gift/surgery/whatever) and love.

Lets take a look at the situation: the patient is an opera singer facing the potential of losing a lung to cancer. When going through all of the options with Altman, Yang, and Karev, he diminished the importance of his partner compared to his gift. His singing was so intertwined with who he was that he knew his relationship would crumble.

Cristina and Owen
(First, I blame the DVR for not commenting on Cristina selling Owen down the river for a good teacher last week, but, if I posted my thoughts on it, I’m sure the CoConut movement on Twitter would try to have me killed. Again). Yang is, obviously, all about the gift vs. the love. Owen, I think, realizes just like the singer’s partner, that Cristina, without the drive, isn’t who he loves. But he’s got to fight to keep her. Because, really, who doesn’t want to stay with someone who’d sell you down the river like that?

Meredith and Derek
How can you not love the idea of being able to call “Post-It” when you want to end a fight? Meredith misused the cuteness, though, because she was in the wrong. Using the love card to keep the Chief’s secret? Bad pool. But, blackmailing Meredith to put away the love card? Even worse.

Callie and Arizona
OK, so, honestly, these two don’t really fit into the scenario, but, sorry, damn, they’re cute. (Mark and Little Grey don’t either, but, sorry, damn Sloan was a total ass).

Alex and Izzie
Izzie split town when the job was gone, so while she may have not picked surgery, she surely didn’t pick love. Alex is the one you expect to be impulsive and throw a hissy, but not in this case. In fact, I like how he ended things. Not with anger, but with logic. He has grown based on his love, and I think he’ll eventually find that his life will crumble without it.

Bailey
In this case, the love is not necessarily intimate, but just as strong. Her love was for her mentor, the Chief, and no matter how mad or disappointed or betrayed or concerned she was, she couldn’t go to the board. I don’t care what she says, she could go to the board too, and while it would be a harder fight than Sheppard would have, she could still get it done. However, not even she can ignore that love, no matter how right she knows it would be otherwise.

Things that made me giggle:

• “Alex and I … We’ve done it before. It was like recycling…  It was good for the environment.”
• The Twisted Sisters? Oh hell yes.
• “McDreamy is being a McAss.”

Clacked by Ivey West
on Jan 23, 2010 @ 14:34 EST5EDT