*Yawn* This episode of Grey’s Anatomy, “Wish You Were Here,” picks up with the still-feuding Cristina and Meredith. Now everyone is taking notice of their awkward silences and thinly-veiled animosity.  When a death row patient arrives, the two are at odds in the level of compassion and treatment they are willing to provide.  Cristina and Derek have little sympathy for the patient, who has a shank lodged in his spine.  Meredith attempts to ease his pain and form a rapport, but she’s in the minority.  They finally learn of the crime for which he’ll be executed, and he’s every bit the monster Cristina and Derek assumed him to be. Meanwhile, resident horndogs Callie and Sloan continue to lust after Lexie and Sadie.  Izzie continues to talk to her imaginary friend, Denny – and confides in Alex that she’s been “interacting” with a now deceased old flame.  Surprisingly, Alex is supportive and understanding. He has really turned over a new leaf with Izzie and seems to genuinely love her.  Hopefully she’ll tell Denny to beat it before she blows a good thing.  Meredith and Derek are going strong, as he sweetly tries to fill the void left by Cristina, while Cristina shuts out Dr. Hunt when he tries to cheer her up.  Cristina is emotional and needy, so I thought it was odd that she shot him down after recently pining for him.

This was a pretty uneventful episode, and I was a little disappointed with it.  One would think the writers would have come up with better material after making viewers endure a lengthy hiatus between new episodes.  Perhaps next week’s episode will fare better. I’d rather have moist eyelids than heavy ones, so bring back a storyline good enough to inspire some emotion!
Season 5, Episode 11:  Wish You Were Here (originally aired January 8, 2009)

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