Grey's Anatomy: Time After Time

(S03E20) This show is generally just depressing enough that it doesn't bother me. Not in this episode. Watch out, because everything and everyone gave you a reason to reach for a Kleenex box. That isn't a bad thing. In the case of Grey's Anatomy, it's probably safe to argue that something is being done right if everyone across America has a little urge to sniffle. All that being said... man, is it good TV or what?

So here we go... George came back! He left, but he came back! Everyone knows what I'm talking about. Back up first though. The moment I think we all sort of felt was inevitable finally occurred. Izzie's daughter (she's only got one that we know of, and she gave it up for adoption eleven years ago) has turned up in a Seattle Grace bed and the poor girl is sick. Leukemia. Her name is Hannah, and while she currently has no desire to see her bio-mom, she'd love a big helping of her bone marrow. Kleenex moment number one. (Sidebar on that... despite the sweet demeanor of the parents, isn't is possible that they never actually "asked" Hannah to see her real mother and they instead said they just found a donor? I can see a couple of adoptive parents not wanting their child to meet the real deal.)

So George sits with Izzie through the surgery, brings her back to her room, helps dress her, and initially says he's going get an orderly to give Izzie a push around the hospital in her wheelchair. I think this was partly due to the fact that he had been blowing off his "wife" all day, but more so a reaction to the night he spent with Izzie. Lots of pent up guilt. So he left. But then he came back and I'm going to assume everyone is split on that. I'm personally not a huge Gizzie fan, but for those that are, there's your Kleenex moment number two.

Next up we had the ongoing saga that is Alex's relationship with Jane Doe/Ava and for once, I finally felt horrible for her. Is that how it really works when you have amnesia and major facial reconstructive surgery? I hope not. Your picture just gets plastered on the news and anyone who may have been missing someone that slightly bares your resemblance can come claim you. Obvious question? Why was no blood test done to test the father's paternity? Instead, "did your daughter have her tonsils removed" is plenty of verification. What a horrible way to get someones hopes up. Kleenex moment number three.

Moving on to Meredith "I'm barely in my own show" Grey. She had a pseudo-sob moment when it came to connecting with her step-mother, but the real Kleenex moment for her occurred when she called Derek, he didn't pick up, and she had no reason to know why. From Shepherd's place, how much does that suck? Your Harvey Wallbanger drinking boss says you're being passed on a promotion you deserve because of who you fell in love with. Ouch. My only thing against this little set-up is that it would appear to be something that can last the rest of the season and thus gives us the groundwork for why Mer and Der won't be making sweet, sweet love in-between seasons. He's totally going to hold this against her in some strange, twisted way and I'm not sure I like the idea of that.

More thoughts:

• Cristina is freaking me out. The whole gung-ho about marriage story she got here kind of makes her a little scary. Which isn't good, since she was a little scary to begin with.
• Weber trying to hit on women is gold. Priceless stuff.
• There was just about no Addison in this episode which is probably a good thing since after next week's installment, we're going to get almost two full hours of her.
• Was it just me, or did Callie look terrible in this episode? I know she was supposed to have been working for something like two days straight, but c'mon! From her to Izzie who looks like a million bucks. And she just had a bunch of bone marrow sucked out! It's like we're being led to root for Gizzie because the actual wife is dumpy looking.
• I want Mark Sloane to be my wingman.

So there you have it. Another glorious, angst ridden episode has come to a close and I think it's worth a 4 out of 7 on our scale. As I mentioned earlier, I really want to know what the deal with Hannah's adoptive parents is. I think they're far more conniving than they're letting on and because Izzie is so sweet, it might not cross her mind. Other than that, I think I feel OK about how things are. Well... except Gizzie. Oh right, and Alex's eerie relationship with Jane Doe. Oh, and... nevermind, I'll stop.