Thoughts on Greyās Anatomy: 16X04
Sorry for the lateness everyone! My friend and I always watch Greyās on Friday together, but she was away so we watched it on Sunday instead. Okay, now that thatās out of the way onto the recap and review! I liked this episode overall! There were definitely some things that pissed me off about it, but on the whole I liked it.
The beginning of the episode bugged me. Remind me again why Iām supposed to like DeLuca? Heās always trying to get Meredith to play hooky. I hope Bailey does fire him. He deserves it. We then find out via Amelia and Maggie that the website Mer wrote to took her ideas, created a story around it, and attributed it to her! Yikes!
We then cut to an adorable Jolex scene of the two of them laughing in bed as the read Merās article. I love them! A trauma comes into Grey Sloan, but the patient refuses treatment because heās seen the article the website published. Owen has the ambulance take him to Pac North. Thereās a continuity error here. Owen says that Pac North is closest. Previously itās always been stated that Seattle Pres and (pre-merger) Mercy West were the closest hospitals to Grey Sloan. How did Pac North suddenly become closer to Grey Sloan than Seattle Pres?
We find out that from the other residents that after being fired Qadri moved to Michigan to work in a hospital there. Good for her! Iām happy for both her character and the actress, but I will miss her. When Webber shows Alex the article Alex sticks up for Mer and takes her side. Alex is always on Merās side not matter what. I love that about him. Thatās real friendship right there. The trauma cases in this episode are both horrifying and hilarious at the same time in true Greyās fashion. The case where a man fell out of a plan onto a random university student and dowsed her boyfriend in blood in particular was really really bizarre! Her poor boyfriend! He is going to need so much therapy after this!
Somehow Bailey names DeLuca Chief Resident after the previous one quits after the article comes out. How is DeLuca Chief Resident? He can barely do his job! Plus, Bailey wonāt even listen to him as he tries to tell her the real story! Shaking my head. Bailey was a annoying this season and is being a real jerk this season. Sheās getting really hard to like. Also DeLucaās character continues to be extremely inconsistent. It seems like they just write whatever they want to fit the moment regardless of whether that makes sense or not.
Tom is a complete ass this episode and he went way way too far! I loved his character last season and was super excited when he was made a regular. Now I donāt like him at all. Heās a jerk with no depth. Having his heartbroken has really done a number on this guy! Not that his behaviour is Teddyās fault mind you heās choosing to be a jerk. This storyline also seems odd considering Tom is a father, lost his child, and was excited to be Allisonās step dad. Why is he okay torturing this kid and her family for publicity?
I loved that they included Cristina in this episode and showed her and Mer texting! āMove to Switzerland before Bailey kills you in your sleep!ā Haha too funny! And sheās right too! Itās nice to see Amelia happy and healthy and to see her, Maggie, and Mer getting along and supporting each other even when they donāt agree. I missed that last season. Itās also nice to see Maggie and Teddy getting along.
And DeLucaās back to being an ass! He yells at Schmitt for taking a phone call while meanwhile he himself has done tons of illegal and immoral things that were so much worse and completely unjustified. On top of that, Schmitt isnāt doing anything wrong. Heās convincing a patient whose a family member of his to not cancel their surgery. Thatās a good thing and good for the hospital. What is DeLuca worried about her exactly? Itās not as if there are reports or people taking pictures of their actions.
The scene with Ben and Bailey made me laugh. Poor Ben! He didnāt know what to do! What he prepped for was not what he got! Also of note, Helm is still infatuated with Meredith. She really needs to let that go! I loved Jacksonās line, āAdded bonus!ā He really got the best lines in this episode. I also loved his line, āI am the Foundation.ā Tell him Jackson!
I was really sad when they lost the freak accident patient. She didnāt deserve that. No one does. Her poor boyfriend. The book the boyfriend talks about at the end appears to be a reference to the best selling novel The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Itās an excellent book and I highly recommend it.
I loved all of the Link and Amelia scenes! They are hands down my favourite new couple. As Maggie and Amelia comment they are really well matched. Amelia is very high strung and anxious and Link is very calm and sturdy and thus he can calm her down and she can help him see the serious side of things without being such a complete downer. Ameliaās relationship with Owen was always rocky in part because they are both very high strung, damaged, and mentally unwell people.
Link is mentally stable and very relaxed. Heās perfect for Amelia in so many ways. And now that Amelia is finally on the path to wellness and can acknowledge what has happened to her they work! I loved their whole gravity blanket scene. It was so cute! I loved Linkās confession that he loves her and that he wants to tell her and name the feeling because people can fall out of the sky (literally) and accidentally hurt other people so thereās no point trying to avoid pain. Be still my heart!
Towards the end of the episode Alex recruits Owen and thus begins the great Pac North migration! The song cover they use in Jacksonās surgery is really interesting! Iām glad Mer apologized to Bailey, but the question is will it be enough? Iām glad she tried. I liked Owenās line, āYour high horse has no legs to stand on!ā LOL! We find out at the end of the episode the most shocking piece of news yet. That Bailey is both menopausal and pregnant. WTF?!?! What the hell? What is with the pregnancies this season!?!?! I really donāt know what to make of this storyline.
So letās talk about my favourite part of the episode! It came right at the end when Meredith ran into DeLuca as she was leaving the hospital. She explained what was going on and DeLuca was a completely unsupportive dick head to her and she finally realized that not only does she not need anymore enemies right now SHE DOES NOT NEED THIS CRAP!!! And I was like FUCK YES!!!!!! Youāre damn right she doesnāt! Meredith does not need this crap! From anyone! One of my biggest complaints about Derek was how unsupportive and melodramatic he was. And here we have DeLuca doing the exact same thing!
She also realized (finally) that DeLuca doesnāt really know her or get her which has been an issue from the beginning. He likes the idea of Meredith not the reality. The reality is messy and complicated and comes with a lot of baggage which includes kids, a dead husband, nosy sisters, a best friend that hates him, and a big family of people who are largely indifferent to his existence. For the love of God, let this be the breakup!!!! Let this be the end! Please!
Onto next week! It looks like Bailey tries to break the news to Ben, but heās out cold! And Meredith FINALLY verbalizes what weāve all been saying about DeLuca!!! Thank goodness! Amelia realizes sheās needs to get to know Link and his family better and Richard and Gemma have breakfast and things get intimate! Oh boy!
Until next time!
