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| Guest | Mar 6 2015, 10:17 PM Post #401 |
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| Guest | Mar 6 2015, 10:19 PM Post #402 |
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^It's surgery! |
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| Guest | Mar 6 2015, 10:27 PM Post #403 |
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| Guest | Mar 6 2015, 11:07 PM Post #404 |
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Grey's Anatomy 11x15 Promo "I Feel the Earth Move" |
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| Guest | Mar 7 2015, 09:47 PM Post #405 |
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'The Distance' Amelia battles her own demons while operating on Herman. Did you just assume the superhero pose for a few minutes? Yes? Good. Now let’s talk about that roller coaster of an episode. Now, when I say “roller coaster,” I mean one that starts off without any drops or twists. One of those that tick, tick, ticks as the car climbs up a steep hill, simultaneously boring and exciting its passengers at once. Then, right when you’re zoning out, the car drops. The roller coaster has taken off. As we know, Amelia’s operating on Herman. And everyone is watching. The gallery is packed with doctors—something that Maggie points out is kind of weird. “You’re on the edge of your seat!” Meredith tries to explain. “The adrenaline, the rush.” Maggie is still suspicious, because apparently her idea of entertainment isn’t observing someone in her most vulnerable and worst state. In other words, Maggie probably doesn’t enjoy reality TV. While the non-operating doctors (who probably should be operating—don’t they have patients to tend to?) prep in the gallery, Amelia mentally prepares herself for the long surgery ahead. Edwards finds her with her hands on her hips, staring up toward the ceiling. She’s “being a superhero,” she tells Edwards. Amelia once read a scientific study that found standing in that superhero pose before a daunting task can make you feel more confident and can help you perform better at the task (Shonda Rhimes confirmed on Twitter that this is a real thing). So Edwards joins her. The sight of these two doctors decked out in scrubs, very seriously assembling themselves into a superhero pose is quite silly—but also, not going to lie: I’m totally going to try out that pose next time I have to perform potentially fatal neurosurgery (or, you know, the next time I have to write a recap). Amelia’s confidence remains for a bit until she hits a wall, causing Webber to head down to the O.R. himself and give her a pep talk. He offers to help her; she orders him to call Derek and get him on a plane right away. She’s nervous, and she’s losing that superhero mentality, and she’s desperate. But no matter how much I miss Derek (which is a lot—Grey’s has had a noticeable absence of attractive male doctors lately), it was an incredible relief to watch Webber shoot her down. “You have it in your head that he’s better than you,” he tells Amelia, “but it’s not true.” Amen, Webber. Amen. I thought Derek might show up anyway, that he’d appear in the gallery right as Amelia was having a breakthrough. But he never does, and Amelia ends up staying there the entire time. Webber’s pep talk works, further proving his status as the hospital’s resident dad, and she and Edwards start again with renewed motivation. After 13 hours though, Edwards passes out. In non-Herman news, Arizona’s operating on Glenda Castillo and her unborn baby with Bailey’s assistance. Remember when I said the beginning of the episode was like the boring start of the roller coaster? These scenes are included in that. Sure, there are some heated disagreements in that O.R., but nothing entirely gripping. But the surgery is successful, meaning that Arizona just saved two lives solo—something she can’t quite celebrate knowing that Herman could be dying in another part of the hospital. Amelia risks her health for Herman’s. Arizona’s nerves do provide an opportunity for her to have a sweet moment with Callie though, something we’ve been seeing hints at the past couple weeks. Callie holds Arizona’s hand and comforts her as she cries about the possibility of Herman dying, something she’s obviously not ready to face. Callie and Arizona shippers might see this moment as a possible lead-up to the two rekindling, but I interpreted it as a moment of pure friendship—something I’d prefer to believe, anyway: Callie is great, Arizona is great, but their time as a couple needed to be done. Both for their sake and for the show’s. Arizona doesn’t end up going to the gallery, which is probably for the best. Grey ends up swapping in for the passed-out Edwards so that’s solved, but then Amelia does something dangerous: She takes off her bulky outer glove to better operate, therefore exposing herself to radiation. Everyone, Owen included, tells her to stop, but she charges ahead sans glove because to her, saving Herman is more important than saving herself. Maybe it’s not the wisest decision, but it’s an admirable one. Plus, taking off the glove does help her finish what she needed to do—inspiring Meredith to later tell her it was “badass.” (It was.) And with that, the surgery is complete. Amelia exits the O.R. and sobs in the hallway as Edwards returns to close Herman up. After that, it’s time to wait for Herman to wake up. They wait and wait, eventually realizing she had a stroke. But then Herman wakes up, cracking the same dry jokes she always has: She first utters “Mommy? Is that you, Mommy?” in an attempt to trick the doctors into thinking they messed with her memory, but alas, she’s fine—kind of. Amelia and Edwards leave to give Arizona and Herman some privacy, which gives Herman a chance to tell Arizona something huge—the final, steep drop of the roller coaster, if you will: She’s blind. Completely blind. And, surprising for Herman, optimistic: “The point is, I’m alive,” she tells Arizona, smiling. Herman’s right, she’s alive. But it’s heartbreaking to see her wake up blind, to know that she’ll never be able to operate again. This breaks Edwards’ heart, too, but Amelia’s not having the pity party. Instead, she turns the tables and gives Edwards a pep talk: “You defeated death,” she says. “Mere mortals can’t do that. Only we can.” Only, as Edwards replies, superheroes. Extras © April made her first appearance since her baby’s death to watch Herman’s surgery. “Dr. Herman was with me on my worst day,” she explains, “I just wanted to be with her for hers.” This is about all she contributed to the episode, but it was still nice to see her back. © Before Amelia hands the surgery over to Edwards to close up, she warns Grey to watch out: “I don’t want Herman seeing a big ugly scar every time she looks in a mirror.” This turns out to be a sad bit of foreshadowing since we now know Herman won’t be able to look in a mirror. © Herman is not sentimental, but she veers into the territory when she wakes up and tells Arizona, “I knew I picked the right horse.” I’m still not sold on their relationship—a few more episodes of seeing them bond would have probably made this episode more poignant—but I still couldn’t help but tear up over this entire post-surgery moment. |
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| Guest | Mar 7 2015, 09:51 PM Post #406 |
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A Chance of thunderstorms was updated. |
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| Guest | Mar 8 2015, 06:15 PM Post #407 |
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| Guest | Mar 8 2015, 11:04 PM Post #408 |
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| Guest | Mar 8 2015, 11:05 PM Post #409 |
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Sides for E11.20 are out. |
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| Guest | Mar 8 2015, 11:09 PM Post #410 |
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So true, it's an extreme privilege to hold a baby before it's born! Usually, it's only God who gets to do that! Bailey didn't deserved it. |
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| Guest | Mar 8 2015, 11:13 PM Post #411 |
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Bailey is a total jerk. |
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| Guest | Mar 8 2015, 11:16 PM Post #412 |
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@JessicaCapshaw Happy International Women's Day! To all the gorgeous women (inside and out) who live their lives with resilience, grace, strength, conviction, humor and LOVE. Celebrate all the ladies in your life today and maybe find a way to give a helping hand to another gal who might need it. xo REPOST PIC from my beautiful friend @thesashaalexander instagram.com/p/z-9EyVGS_d/ |
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| Guest | Mar 9 2015, 09:47 PM Post #413 |
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Some of comments from Tumblr on SaRa's speech: Spoiler: click to toggle
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| Guest | Mar 9 2015, 09:49 PM Post #414 |
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@karingleason Moments away from the #GreysAnatomy table read.... |
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| Guest | Mar 9 2015, 10:22 PM Post #415 |
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Which episode? |
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| Guest | Mar 9 2015, 11:02 PM Post #416 |
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recap (11.14): We can be heroes Alright, GreysGays, this episode is going to be a roller coaster of feels, so let’s get prepared. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, your hands on your hips, and your head held high. Do you feel it? Do you feel that power and confidence flowing through you? Good, now let’s begin. We watch Amelia in the scrub room as she watches Arizona comfort Herman before surgery. Steph comes in to scrub in and finds Amelia standing with her fists on her hips, staring off into space. When Steph inquires about Amelia’s odd pose, Amelia tells her that she’s being a superhero. There was a study that shows standing like a superhero, can actually make you feel like one. Steph shrugs like, what the hell, and strikes a pose, too. It’s pretty amazing when you think about it. We put our lives in the hands of these human doctors, and pray that they do have at least a little sliver of superhero in them. I’ll take a cocky doc, standing like Wonder Woman, any day. Meanwhile, Arizona, as stressed and nervous as she is for Herman, has to operate on Glenda Castillo’s baby. She and Bailey scrub in, all the while, Bailey asks where Herman is. Where Herman is, is on an operating table, in front of dozens of doctors, getting the first cut into her skull. Meredith and Maggie sit next to one another in the gallery, and Maggie tells her sister that she doesn’t get the appeal of watching a surgery. Meredith explains that it’s a real rush. She even brought snacks. Meredith gets really excited when it’s glo-time. Amelia injects a phosphorescent dye into the tumor, that will cause it to glow, and make it easier to see where the tumor ends and healthy tissue begins. It’s kind of like having a rave in your head! We see right away that a large portion of the top of Herman’s brain is glowing. That tumor is indeed massive monster. In Arizona’s OR, things are not going as smoothly. She’s nervous, and Herman’s voice keeps yelling at her in her mind. Maybe she isn’t cut out for this. Maybe she doesn’t know what she’s doing, and Herman wasted all this time trying to teach her for nothing. When Bailey interrupts Herman’s yelling to yell at Arizona herself, she calls Arizona “half a fetal surgeon.” Somehow, being called out by Bailey, makes her even more resolute. Perhaps Herman has also conditioned her to thrive in the face of doubt. In the ER, Jo is stuck working the PIT, while everyone gets to watch Amelia’s surgery. Callie confronts Owen about canceling one of her surgeries, but he did it because they needed the OR for Herman. Callie’s face drops, and you know that she’s thinking about Arizona in that moment. While Arizona is trying to decide what to do next, she has to force herself to focus. Bailey keeps suggesting other options, including bringing Karev in to deliver the baby. The fetus is not yet viable and would not survive outside of the womb, so Arizona makes the first cut, even as self doubt hovers nearby. Steph narrates the surgery, so those in the gallery know what Amelia is doing. Amelia works on the section of the brain that is connected to smell, cutting out bits of tumor, while trying to keep that area safe and intact. Callie comes in, asking where Arizona is, and gets shushed by the other gallery gawkers. When Callie tells everyone to chill, that it’s not to ballet, Richard goes all poetic Richard-like and compares it to a dance. There’s a random doctor that keeps leaning over, asking Meredith what’s happening. That doctor is us. Meredith explains and answers questions, since I’m guessing a majority of Grey’s viewers are not brain surgeons. Also struggling, is Arizona. She continues to perform the procedure on the fetus, all the while Bailey continues to berate her. Karev arrives to deliver, but Arizona isn’t giving up. She barks right back at Bailey, telling her to shut it. Either Bailey gets on board or she gets out, but this surgery is happening. Bailey becomes quiet and helps, while you can practically see the smirk under Karev’s mask. Arizona removes the fetal tumor, but the fetus has no pulse, she she does tiny compressions on the tiny baby’s tiny chest. Bailey holds the baby in her hands, awestruck. Arizona continues chest compressions on the baby and thankfully, its heart rate picks up and they all breathe a sigh of relief. Now all that’s left is to put the little guy back in the womb, so he has time to grow and thrive. Bailey is utterly moved by the experience. Arizona tells her that being able to do this kind of surgery is a true privilege. After surgery, Glenda and baby are doing well, and Bailey is impressed with Arizona. Karev promises that he wasn’t there to interfere or fight her. He tells her that Herman made the right choice in passing the torch to Arizona. Arizona bristles at this, because she’s not ready to think about Herman not being around. Arizona heads to the lounge that she and Herman spent to much time in together, and removes Glenda’s card from the board. She remembers a conversation where Herman told her that she made the right choice in Arizona, while the two of them sat laughing and eating ice cream. Arizona has a moment to stop and think about the gravity of it all, and what an honor it is that Herman believed in her. Callie comes by to check on Arizona and let her know that there is still time to watch from the gallery. Arizona starts to break down, allowing herself to be vulnerable once again in front of the person who has seen her at her best and her worst. Callie sits down with Arizona and just listens. Arizona tells her that Herman, and the knowledge she imparted are in her head now, but she can’t deal with the thought that that is the only place they might exist. Callie simply takes Arizona’s hand, and lets Arizona lean her head on her shoulder. When your heart has been connected to someone else’s for so long, those ties don’t just disappear. Callie’s heart hurts for Arizona, because they are still, and will always be entangled. The fact that Callie came their with no agenda, and only love and concern in her heart for Arizona, says something about their bond. ![]() However, as the days go by, Herman remains in a coma and unresponsive, with tubes everywhere. It’s shocking to see such an imposing figure look so small and helpless. Arizona stops by, as do many of the other docs, but nothing changes. Glenda on the other hand is ready to go home. She and her baby are doing well, and as Bailey is about to wheel her out, she asks about Dr. Herman’s condition. Arizona and Bailey look down, as the news isn’t good. Amelia keeps watching and re-watching the surgery, trying to figure out what went wrong. “Why isn’t she awake?” she asks herself if she did everything right. It is actually Steph that finds the answer. Herman had a small stroke, so it’s not that anything went wrong in surgery. Callie once again comforts Arizona about Herman, because now Arizona has to make the difficult decisions that Herman laid in her hands. Arizona knows that Callie had to make the same call when it came to Mark, and for Arizona, Herman is the closest thing to a best friend she’s had in years. So Callie gets it when Arizona struggles to make that call, even if it was what Herman wanted. She tells Arizona, that she is not alone in this. This is so undeniably true for these two. They are co-parents, and will always have a place in each others lives no matter what happens. Slowly but surely, they are finding a new way to love and respect each other. ![]() Suddenly and happily, Herman’s eyes flutter and she begins to gag on her breathing tube. The docs rush to assist her and she’s aware enough to fuck with them a little. Good ol’ Herman is back! Her motor functions are in tact, and she’s more than lucid. She’s sharp as a tack. She tells the weepy docs that there is no crying in brain surgery, and brushes Amelia aside when she shines a light in her eyes. Amelia doesn’t look happy, but leaves when Herman requests some alone time with Arizona. She first asks how Glenda is. However, Arizona is much more concerned with the fact that it appears Herman can no longer see. Herman confirms that she is completely blind, which makes Arizona start to cry. Herman assures Arizona that it’s going to take some getting used to, and time, and man is it going to suck for a while, but here’s the deal: She gets to live, and she will find a way. She credits Arizona’s stubborn insistence for saving her life, and offers Arizona her hand to hold. I don’t know what this means for Herman’s storyline or if she will be a significant part of the story in the future, but damn it all if Grey’s isn’t better for having her. It gave Arizona a chance to grow as a character, away from all the drama of her relationship with Callie. She feels so much more fleshed out as a character, which I for one am grateful for. Arizona had to fight for herself finally, and she’s come out a better character for it. Back in Amelia’s office, Steph looks crestfallen about Herman’s loss of sight. They were so close, she tells Amelia. But Amelia knows that the surgery was indeed a success. It was the tumor that took Herman’s sight, not the surgery. Amelia tells her mentee that “death can screw himself” because they won. They need to let themselves revel in this high. They have done the impossible. They are flying now. “Mere mortals cannot do that,” Amelia declares with a smile. “Only superheroes.” Good god, that is inspiring. Amelia’s arc this season has been spectacular. No longer Derek’s little sister, or the “other Shepherd,” or a recovering addict. |
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| Guest | Mar 9 2015, 11:07 PM Post #417 |
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11x19 or 11x20 |
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| Guest | Mar 9 2015, 11:07 PM Post #418 |
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1120? |
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| Guest | Mar 9 2015, 11:09 PM Post #419 |
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[twitter=SaraRamirez/status/575026395690237953] |
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| Guest | Mar 10 2015, 12:34 AM Post #420 |
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Any news from the table read? |
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| Guest | Mar 10 2015, 12:40 AM Post #421 |
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Nope. |
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| Guest | Mar 10 2015, 07:12 PM Post #422 |
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Looks like Shonda have banned all news from the table reads lately. |
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| Guest | Mar 10 2015, 07:39 PM Post #423 |
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| Guest | Mar 10 2015, 07:40 PM Post #424 |
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^^
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| Guest | Mar 10 2015, 07:47 PM Post #425 |
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Yep, in S11A the cast used to hype it up afterwards. They used to also take pics. |
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