dr. mcdreamy

"Penises and fingers are like apples and oranges," says Dr. Bailey. And again, we are in the midst of an episode where the patients are as much fun as the hot, quirky doctors.

Truth is not stranger than fiction today, but it sure is harder to tell it. Everybody's lying, whether it's Meredith insisting that no, she did not bring her dog to work or Cristina not explaining to Dr. Burke how she hasn't, exactly, moved in with him (she's kept her old apartment). Whether it's the operatic "elderly" patient, Sophie, who's charmed everyone into believing that her daughter is making her a pink room in her house (so she shouldn't be discharged), or Meredith, who's desperately trying to convince everyone (including herself) that she's not still in love with McDreamy. Everybody lies, sometimes.

Despite some really good material, oh, the set-up was awkward today. "In the spirit of the new year," says Burke. Uhhh... no one talks like that. And the opening line wasn't the only awkward thing: Burke and Cristina seem to be destined for a continuing relationship rife with awkward-ocity.

The Chief is enforcing the rules for the new year: no doctors work more than 80 hours a week. Aww, shucks! That sends Meredith home to fold laundry and visit her mom. Who, it appears, is still playing intern with the Chief. Oh, and the dog is acting up. *yawn*

But all that isn't so important. For once, I'm finding the cases more fun than the inter-personal dramas. And so are the doctors. Everyone, this week, is invested.