(S05E07) “In the Midnight Hour”

Let’s dive in to tonight’s Grey’s Anatomy. Izzie is still seeing dead people, or more correctly, just Denny. I still hold to the fact that Izzie’s spirit is in some sort of crazy limbo right now and that’s why she can interact with both Denny but still be alive and in a pretty decent relationship with Karev. In time, I expect that distorted line to cross over (pun intended) one direction or another. And, between you and me, in my opinion both death and Denny will be on the winning side.

Sadie’s still crazy. i suspected as much when she first stabbed herself literally in the back, but when she invites Lexi and the other interns to take out her appendix while she all but watched, that pretty much sealed the deal. Amazingly nobody lost their job in the sordid ordeal, but it is possible that Cristina and Meredith just lost the close bond that binds them. Who knew it could take so little? Drama’s good for ratings, but I don’t see this little tiff lasting much past sweeps season.

All other major story lines were a bit dull and drab. A man gave his wife his poop in order to save his life. Now that was more gross that entertaining. Another patient keeps his nine year old awake in fear due to his epileptic sleep walking disorder. Now that was just sad, however, bonus points to Steamy who extended, to my surprise yet again, his tender side by looking out for the young girl by giving her a night of true rest as well as a healthy Dad.

Honestly, overall, nothing truly groundbreaking happened in tonight’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy. And, for any other show, this would be pretty normal and therefore just fine with the average viewer. On Grey’s though, it’s a rare episode when we aren’t shocked, awed, brought to tears and/or laughing out loud. So, did I like tonight’s episode? Sure, it was okay. Can they and will they do better? I’m quite sure of it.