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Wow. This was a great episode. The crossover with Private Practice ended with this episode and Addison went on back to LA and to the Oceanside Wellness Group. I miss her at Seattle Grace, though. I still watch Private Practice, but I have to admit I usually struggle to get through the episodes. To me, it has morphed into a freaky medical case of the week, show. But I digress..

The big news of the night (and there was a lot of news) is that Izzie is finally trying to figure out what is wrong with her. The patient that she misdiagnosed with cancer returns to tell her that the blood samples must have been swapped, because she is only anemic which means that Izzie’s blood sample is the one that had high markers that could indicate cancer. So, she finds a spot on her back and has the dermatologist take it off. At the end, the dermatologist tracks Izzie down to give her the results. Of course we won’t find out what is really going on for a few more weeks. Meanwhile, the interns are on the case – except they don’t know that they are trying to diagnose Izzie.

Bailey is really going after the Pediatric Surgery fellowship. The Chief is disappointed because he “groomed” her to follow in his footsteps. But Bailey angrily reminds him that she isn’t his daughter and it is unfair to put those expectations on her. I don’t know how I feel about her in this new field, either. If it means more Arizona screen time, then I’m not too thrilled. I just can’t get on board with her. And she kisses Callie but then promptly turns her down when she asks her out? One word – games. Not a fan.

Derek still hasn’t proposed to Meredith. He’s been way too busy trying to save Jen’s life after he nicked her aneurysm, setting off a series of complications for her and her baby. The final surgery led to a face off between Derek and ex-wife Addison, with the Chief finally having to intervene to make Derek stop working on the already gone Jen. What a sad turn of events with her dying. Of course it just tore Derek to pieces and when Mark finally worked up the courage to tell him he was seeing Lexie, in a fit of rage, Derek attacked Mark and a brawl ensued.

Cristina went toe to toe with an old surgeon played by Faye Dunaway. In typical Cristina fashion, she insulted the doctor and proved that she was actually more qualified to do the surgery than the more experienced doctor. Hunt called her on her insensitivity, but said he wanted to be around in 40 years to pry the scalpel out of her hand.

I’m anxious to see the fall out of Jen’s death and of the fight between Derek and Mark. I’m sad to see Addy go back to LA, though. She’s always fun to have around for some reason.

Thoughts?

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The plot continues to thicken at Grey’s Anatomy. At the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards, Grey’s creator Shonda Rhimes spoke out about recent rumors that TR Knight and Katherine Heigl are leaving the show, saying “That was a very interesting rumor, and it’s not true.” Shonda also went on to add that she doesn’t like to talk about what is coming up on the show. And when questioned about James Pickens’ statement last week, she said, ““That was absolutely taken out of context. Things happen, and … I think rumors become fact very easily. And you know I don’t like to tell you what’s going to happen on the show — but that is a rumor.”

Hmm… that last quote has me wondering. I don’t know what to believe any more. It seems to me like Rhimes is trying to cover up for Pickens’ huge misstep to Us Weekly. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how it plays out in the coming months. Meanwhile, congratulations to the show for picking up 3 awards and to Chandra Wilson for winning Best Supporting Actress in a Drama.

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Ok, there was a lot going on last week and this week on the Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice crossover extravaganza. There’s no way to cover it all, but let’s hit the major points.
 
First of all – how great is it to have Addison back at Seattle Grace? I SO miss her on this show. I do enjoy Private Practice much more than I did when it first started, but I love Addison interacting with Mark, Derek, Bailey, Callie and Meredith. She just seems to fit better there. Of course Addy was in town with her brother Archer who desperately needed brain surgery. She begged Derick to perform a miracle and he did. Addy also brought along Sam and Naomi from the Oceanside Wellness Group. I like Sam. And I loved his interaction with Bailey. Those two would be fun to watch, but alas, Sam will be going to back to Cali before much longer.
 
Elsewhere Addison got involved with Derek’s pregnant patient’s case. The two argued over how to save the mother and the baby and it was Addison’s turn to step up and perform a miracle. It looked as though she had succeeded until the end when the patient woke up disoriented. I can’t wait to see next week’s episode – the Derek/Addison confrontation in the OR looks great.
 
Alex knows something is wrong with Izzie. I wish they would go ahead and let us in on what it is, too. I loved that he asked Addison if she was happy that she ran away, and she answered that she hadn’t ran, but walked away. She never did say if she was happy or not. My guess is on not.
 
Hunt’s ex-fiancée and her father were at Seattle Grace. She tearfully told him that she didn’t see the real him any more and how could not tell his mother he was home from the war? Cristina was appalled, but Hunt pleaded with her to see the real him, because the man that left for war was not the same one that returned.
 
Again, George was hardly in the episode. (Can’t blame him for wanting out of this contract since he hardly acts any more). But he did appear long enough to catch on to Sadie’s game. Sadie was way behind the other interns and George forced her to tell the Chief. She left the program. Just as well with me – she’s just an extra person taking up room to me.
 
Much, much more happened, but I want to know – what did you think?
 

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Eric Dane, aka Mark Sloan, aka McSteamy appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today. Ellen asked Eric if he and wife Rebecca Gayheart have any plans to start a family soon. He admitted that they are already working on that.

“It’s funny because you get the doctors involved and they call you and it’s like, In eight days I’ll have to put in some work,” he explained. Then, he said, for four days, “I will be very busy and I probably shouldn’t schedule anything else.”

DeGeneres then suggested that four days of sex sounded like “tough work.”

“Hard work,” he agreed, “great if you can get it though.”

Ellen asked Eric about yesterday’s news that Katherine Heigl and TR Knight are leaving the show. He said, until he hears otherwise from the “big boss” Shonda Rhimes, that nothing is final.

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Rumors have been swirling for months that both Katherine Heigl and TR Knight want off of Grey’s Anatomy. Now, sadly, it looks as though their wishes might be coming true. Cast member James Pickens – aka the Chief confirmed to Us Weekly that both actors are leaving Grey’s Anatomy.

Yes, she is,” Pickens said when asked if Heigl was checking out of Seattle Grace. “Wherever Katherine goes, I wish her nothing but the best.” And what about Knight? “He’s going too,” Pickens said. “He just wanted to pursue other career paths.”

Wow. What a blow to the show. I cannot believe that they are going to lose two original cast members at the same time! Ausiello claims insider sources say that the exit deals are not finalized yet, but it is just a matter of when.

I’m so bummed. What about you?

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