'Grey's Anatomy' - 'Push' Recap
(S06E17) Chandra Wilson gets the opportunity to direct her own date this week on 'Grey's Anatomy.' Previously, she directed the episode 'Give Peace A Chance.' Sadly, the episode was not really substantial in any form or fashion. It followed the mold of the patients shaping the doctors (Teddy shouldn't be a bitch, Richard needs to calm down and see the big picture, and Arizona still doesn't want kids).While everyone was working in a buddy system this week, in all truth, the only two pairs that worked were Meredith with Derek and Meredith with Christina. Maybe this show should return to the fact that it's 'Grey's Anatomy,' not 'Torres' Anatomy.' Meredith successfully called out Owen for being wishy-washy, and the five seconds of her with Derek was the best relationship in the whole episode.
I loved the whole 'Bailey is nervous' storyline until the whole show became a TMI-fest. There were too many waxing the vagina/prepping for surgery double entendre jokes. They couldn't recycle the term "va-jay-jay" from retirement? Then someone considered a 'Nazi' in surgery transforms into a bumbling teen who can't get her own condoms? I have to reiterate that if you can't get your own condoms, then you're not ready for sex. The date was a bit forced, but Chandra got to direct herself, so it's her fault. The big plus was when the gas man (Ben) called Bailey out for lecturing everybody; that was long overdue. In the end, if Bailey is happy, then I'm happy.
With Callie and Arizona dating, I'm more surprised that the two never have time to create a plan of attack for helping out their fellow doctors. I mean Arizona tried to pair up Bailey with Ben and then Callie is giving Bailey dating advice. Why couldn't the two stop and talk about Mark and figure out if Teddy would be a fit over breakfast one day? It feels inevitable now that Callie and Arizona have their one chink in their armor that they will not survive. Having children is a deal breaker in lots of relationships, and I hope one of the two will change to maintain their stable relationship. If the two break up and Callie has break-up sex with Mark, I will up this show; if she has make-up sex with Lexie, I know this show has jumped the shark and is doing anything for ratings. The nuance of having Callie sit back and make cartilage was interesting, though, and shows that one doesn't need surgeries to show character.
Speaking of Mark, there is no way that this Mark and Teddy relationship will ever work. When the two are on screen it feels forced and painful. It's like "Oh no, we have no more singles left! Let's try whoever is left." The big question has to be: are Kim Raver and Eric Dane just bad actors? I hope it was just poor script writing. There was a bit of chemistry right at the end, but not enough to save the whole episode's lackluster performance.
As for the small nuances, poor Alex; now he's afraid of being stabbed by Mark. That guy can't catch a break, can he? Let's just get the whole show to jump the shark and have him end up with Mark. It really feels like the whole Mercy West merge storyline faded away to having Jackson as part of the main cast because he has a famous last name. I recall reading an article that claimed that there would be a "rotating door" of cast members so the audience wouldn't see that Katherine Heigl wouldn't be around. It really has whittled down to Teddy and Jackson's characters being seen. How did you like the episode? Leave comments below.
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