So, pretty good Thursday night of television programming. Grey’s Anatomy covered a lot of ground last night. Talk about your jam packed show. All of which is leading up to sweeps month, where we get a three episode arc of apocalyptic proportions, if the previews are to be believed. As a lead in, this was pretty dang good.
We start the show off by learning that the Denny Duquette Memorial Free Clinic is open, except they have no patients to use their eight million dollars worth of equipment on. George and Callie apparently took off for a week’s vacation and turns out they went to Vegas and got married. George’s pals are…underwhelmed. (Poor Callie - and doesn’t she have the most gorgeous smile?) We have a woman in the hospital with cancer that her boyfriend doesnt know about and toxic blood that everyone is going to know about real shortly. Karev and Addison are looking at each other like Happy Meals. Sloan puts his mark on the Running For Chief contest. Cristina hasn’t given Burke an answer yet. And, oh yes, in case there isn’t enough going on, Meredith’s mother has apparently woken up from her Alzheimer’s fog, at least briefly, and is completely lucid. Heart problems upon hearing she’s been out of it for five years, lands her at Seattle Grace, right in the midst of all the hoopla. And that’s just in the first ten minutes.
In the end, Meredith and her mom make little progress, but Richard gives Ellis the fairy tale ending to their lives that she wishes she had. Everyone steps up to take care of the toxic chick, except Sloan, who still somehow ends up in the chief’s good graces. Addison wants Karev, but decides, I’m assuming here, that she just can’t sleep with an intern, so we see her and Sloan going for it. Again. What is UP with that? George finally stands up to his not so lovely friends (I pretty much wanted to smack Izzie every second of this program. Make me like her again, Shonda. Write her character better.) and finally defends his wife, Callie. Yay, Dr McYummy! I loved George in this episode. And Cristina tells Burke yes, she’ll marry him, on a couple of conditions, but he swoops her up and they squeal with glee and finally have a good moment that I enjoy watching. The only one who is left out in the cold is Meredith, who finally confronts her mother…only to discover her momentary lucidity is already gone. And next week? Massive ferry wreck! Stay tuned!
Men in Trees was delightful, but mostly, for me, because of Jane and Plow Guy. I love those two, and the whole I’ll give you smooth skin if you teach me manly boat stuff was just a hoot and I loved every second of it. Where can I get a Sam? Patrick and Annie make progress on their future, even if it might mean not having kids the traditional way. Jack finally commits the rest of his heart to Lynn and sees her (their?) baby for the first time during a sonogram that reveals they’re having a girl. And, you know, I was okay with that. Clearly something will happen down the line there, but I’m actually enjoying Marin figuring out her life without a steady guy in it, so the Jack Detour is okay with me at this point. Marin spends the episode trying to figure men out, thinking she can be like a guy, only to realize after a one night stand with her publisher during a ski weekend, that she’s not remotely cut out to be a guy. And also realizes after a talk with Jack, that not all guys are like that either. Only she doesn’t get that guy. Of course. Lynn has him. He’s confused enough that I’m happy for Lynn, because I wouldn’t want a guy who’s still that hung up on his ex anyway. Oh, and Patrick decides to do something nice for Buzz and hunts down the kid Buzz gave up on twenty or so years ago. And….we find out it’s Orlando Jones! I love Orlando. This is going to be great! Oh! And in previews, Jane is moving to Elmo! I love that, too! Mostly I just love how much I enjoy this show.
So…discuss!
Now it’s time to enjoy this week’s SHaQ Attack winner! I asked you all to name pets I’ve had in previous books and you all came through in droves with all kinds of furry, scaled, and winged creatures. It was a fun stroll down memory lane for me and I hope you all enjoyed it, too! The winner this week is a new Blog Babe, Mary D. who named Digger from Men of Courage II. Congratulations, Mary!
Tune in next week for another contest. 
Have a great Super Bowl weekend. Go, Peyton!
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