Grey’s Anatomy Review: Decisions, Decisions

Wow, it’s been forever since the last new Grey’s episode. Well, really only four weeks or twenty-eight days or six hundred and seventy two hours but who’s counting…

Teddy delivers Little Sloan’s healthy baby in Mark’s apartment and then the baby plus Little Sloan are taken to the hospital. While there, Little Sloan surprises Mark by handing over the number of the adoptive parents and asks him to call them for her. Mark is enchanted with his grandson and Little Sloan asks, “maybe we could keep him?” Arizona is opposed to them keeping the baby and suggests that Mark should call the adoptive parents. Mark freaks out and yells, “This is my grandson. I’m not just going to turn him over to some strangers when I might have a chance at a family.”

Little Sloan may not be so ready to be a mother when she overreacts to her son’s crying and doesn’t feel comfortable feeding him his bottle. Derek reminds Mark that even if Little Sloan decides to give the baby up for adoption, she is his daughter and he’s not losing her. Ultimately, Little Sloan decides to give her baby up. Get your tissues ready to watch the scene when Mark gives his grandson some final advice before he hands him over to his new parents.

The well-known cardio surgeon Tom Evans is at the hospital for a surgery and Cristina is beyond excited calling herself his “groupie.” Since Teddy does not have a permanent contract, she talks to Derek about staying on and realizes that Derek is considering Tom Evans for her job. Since she is now competing for her job, it is bad timing for Teddy to have a cold. During surgery on a ship captain who accidentally fell on a shark hook, Teddy sneezes at an inopportune moment—which startles Owen when he is trying to pull the hook out and causes more damage. Later, Teddy breaks down in the elevator with Owen, who comforts her. The pair come very close to kissing but they stop when their beepers go off and the elevator doors open. Cristina is loving Evans and refers to herself as a “cardiothoracic whore” because she wants both Teddy and Evans as teachers. Mark implores Derek to keep Teddy. Plus, Cristina, after talking to Teddy, begs Owen to also encourage Derek to give Teddy the permanent contract. Surprisingly Owen tells Derek that Teddy will be okay if he doesn’t hire her because she has connections on the east coast. In the end, Derek offers the job to Teddy but only after Evans passed on the position.

Lexie and Alex are still sleeping together but a rude Alex is treating her pretty crappy telling her that she over analyzes everything and calls her names. Bailey advises Lexie that she is “handing her power over to a boy because he is giving you sex.” Alex is angry after Lexie diagnoses a difficult case—a highly contagious disease—in their patient, the son of the boat captain. Lexie tells him, “you can’t be an ass to me all day and then expect me to give you respect or sex.” Way to be assertive Lexie!!

Jackson clues Meredith onto the fact that April “thinks her husband walks on water.” April tries to assure Meredith that it is just professional and that he is only her mentor. Although Meredith is a little concerned because Derek became interested in her when she was an intern. Following some advice from Alex, Meredith shaves her legs, calls Derek “Chief Shepherd” and seduces him. Glad to see this couple is doing well!

We first see Callie and Arizona arguing about having a baby. Nothing Callie says changes Arizona’s mind. A frustrated Callie tells Mark that, “Arizona wants to go to Spain. She’s choosing suntan lotion over family.” However, Callie suddenly realizes that perhaps Arizona’s resistance has to do with her brother who passed away and the pain that her parents suffered afterwards. When Callie tries to talk to Arizona about her brother, Arizona exclaims that, “I’m not broken. My lack of wanting to have a baby is not some pathology that you can pat yourself on the back for having diagnosed. I like my life the way that it is. I thought I liked it with you in it. I hope I’m not wrong.” Later, Callie tells Arizona that she doesn’t need a baby but breaks down into tears.

I felt awful for Mark this week. It was a heart-wrenching scene when he had to hand over his grandson. Also, Derek is clearly not loving his role of “chief.” I wonder how much longer he will remain chief or if Richard may take back his title. Finally, April annoys me! How far will she take this crush on Derek or will she try to act on it? I was glad to see that Meredith didn’t totally overreact about April’s crush. It shows that Mer & Der have a solid relationship.

Overall, the episode was enjoyable. It was worth the wait. Season six only has four episodes remaining. I am curious to see how certain storylines will play out. How are Bailey and Ben doing? Will Mer and Der get pregnant or really get married before the season ends? What is the fate of Callie and Arizona plus the love triangle of Cristina, Owen and Teddy? Hang in there fellow Grey’s fans, there is much more ground to cover.

Next week: An obese patient visits the hospital and a certain case comes back to haunt Derek.

For another opinion on this episode, read Tanya Lane’s review here.

Season 6, Episodes 20: Hook Line and Sinner (originally aired April 29, 2010)

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