Tonight's GREY'S proved that no good can come from spending an afternoon in areas surrounded with trees.
Hillary and Todd. Todd, a doe eyed, overtly-sensitive would-be fiancé, wanted to marry his girlfriend, Hillary. Hillary wasn't all about getting hitched, at least not to him. Instead of turning him down whenever he broached the subject of his grand love for her, or the time when he actually proposed (in the park), she turned into a fainting goat. Google them. They're great. Eventually Callie had to tell him, because Hillary kept fake-fainting, and he kept turning into an overly concerned 1950's housewife. Hillary thanked her. No more pretending to be a girlfriend for her.
Meredith and Maggie. Meredith never got on a plane to visit Derek in DC for a weekend of sexy, naked time. Maggie, who was watching Meredith and Derek's two children while she was away, was surprised when Derek called her repeatedly asking where Meredith was. Maggie confronted Meredith in a way that somehow seemed like she was simultaneously trying to be straightforward and tiptoe around Meredith's lie. Maggie told her that she was uncomfortable lying to Derek; she liked him. We all like Derek, Maggie. Bring Derek back. Meredith told her that she didn't owe her an explanation just because she trusted her to watch and not murder her kids for a few days. Way to get too comfy, Maggie. Back off! Things got tense, but Meredith eventually told her that she hadn't been off cheating on her salt and pepper haired husband. She'd gotten plane-fright, and spent the weekend hiding in a motel. Been there.
Meredith and Alex. She confessed to him that she was scared that she'd get off the plane in DC, Derek would look at her and be all "meh." She spent three days in a motel alone, watching TV and hopping on the bed in her underwear, showcasing these ABS (go, Pompeo). In the end she lamented that she didn't want to leave Derek, but she didn't want to be with him now. No more pretending to be a long distance wife who's willing to try and keep her marriage together. What of the children? Could she be with them? Who was watching them while she sat on Alex's couch, getting accidental peep shows from Jo? Children, schmildren.
Alex and Jo. He mentioned that he wanted to marry her, and I groaned because she just won't go away.
Kurt/Rosaline and Ben. We were introduced to Ben's brother Kurt tonight after the two, and Bailey went into the woods to spread their recently deceased father's ashes. When Kurt got short of breath and passed out (more fainiting goat syndrome), they rushed him over to TV's favorite hospital. Though Kurt was being cagey about why he may have fainted (the old "I skipped breakfast guys!" excuse), an obvious tender tummy caused Meredith to run some tests.
Kurt's body was all out of sorts and his spleen had to go. Beyond that, Bailey and Meredith figured out - for different reasons - that Kurt was transitioning. Bailey told Ben and he laughed because he thought she was kidding. You know that awkward moment when you realize you're the only one laughing, and the laughter slowly starts to fade away as your face morphs into that Edvard Munch painting? Yea, there was some of that. Ben couldn't deal, because had he been understanding right away, there'd be one less plot point. He flipped out because Kurt had been keeping this MONUMENTAL, LIFE CHANGING secret to himself for years. Couldn't he have just been on drugs? How selfish of Kurt.
Bailey had to school him on the fact that THIS WAS NOT ABOUT HIM. Ben, you get all the CAPS LOCK tonight. Bailey brought Jackson to see Kurt so he could talk to him about the proper way to medicate while transitioning. Kurt had chosen a new name, Rosaline, and Jackson showed all the concern and understanding that Ben should have. Team Jackson! Granted, Jackson has to focus his good intentions somewhere since his wife is kind of pushing him away.
Arizona and Dr. Herman. They didn't have sex. They did, however, share a stolen couch and open up to one another about how sometimes you feel like your life just sucks.
Ginger Doc and Lady Shepherd. They're awkwardly starting a...thing, and I guess I'll just have to come to terms with it.
Callie. Callie thought she had no game, but eventually got the shot (pun!) of courage needed to pick up a really hot guy wearing a lavender button up. They danced and all was right in Shondaland.
So what did you think of tonight's episode? Would you have handled the situation more gracefully than Ben? Do you get where he was coming from, or do you think he was overreacting? Next week promises to focus more on Dr. Herman and her supposedly curable/incurable brain tumor. Do you think Lady Shepherd can save the day by saving the doc? Let us know in the comments below.
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