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Dr. Ellis Grey taught her daughter to always tell the truth. Of course, Meredith went years without knowing she had a sister, but that’s neither here nor there. The truth is important. The truth is a vital quality we should protect. The truth sets you free!
Take Meredith for instance. Her love coach encouraged her to buy a new wardrobe, slap on some lipstick, and strut her stuff in the dating world. After shocking her co-workers with shiny, curled hair, perfect makeup, and real clothes in place of her scrubs, our favorite surgeon might as well have a huge neon sign above her head that reads, “PICK ME! CHOOSE ME! LOVE ME!”
That’s right, people. Meredith Grey is ready to mingle. Look alive, men of Seattle. She’s giving you thirty minutes to woo her into submission before she heads back to the OR. On your marks, get set, date!
Meredith is going old school. She knows nothing about her guy, other than the fact that is name is Ted Mosby John. Hello Josh Radnor! He’s totally in second place on my official Meredith Boyfriend Wish List right after Scott Speedman. #BenCovington4ever
John is a software guy who appreciates that Meredith is a big deal in her field. He likes that she’s been accused of being married to her work, to which Meredith responds, “Yeah, but work can’t throw you up against a wall and kiss you.” That’s what we call a green light in the dating world.
Meredith is having a good time. Especially when she bonds with John’s “the one thing” theory. Picture it: The date is going great. He likes her. She seems to like him. He’s funny. She’s smart. Fireworks are poised for explosions. Then she says the one thing that makes it all go south. Maybe she’s racist. Or rude. Or disrespectful. Or confuses they’re, there, and their. Whatever the case, “the one thing” ruins it.
Meredith finds this delightful and entirely true. Then she notices John’s facial expression change from pleasant to horrified. It seems that his date, the one who sort of looks like Meredith if you squint your eyes, is at the bar with another man who is presumably Meredith’s real John. Whoopsie!
Both agree that they want to continue their lost in translation date and send apology text messages (read: they lie) to Fake Meredith and Other John. Then they leave the restaurant to get to know one another even better. He likes traveling. She likes traveling. He has the resources to secure a flexible schedule. So does she! He has no kids and thinks that single moms appear desperate.
Aaannnndddd there’s the one thing. What an idiot. Meredith bids John adieu and walks away. The truth has just set her free.
Now, if you work at Gray Sloan Memorial, the term “truth” falls into questionable territory on the integrity scale. It can be interpreted in many different ways. Especially if you’re the chief.
Station 19 (shout out to the crossover!) firefighters bring in an unconscious woman and a young man who is having trouble breathing. Karev learns that the guy has a lung condition known as a pulmonary bleb. Karev wants to perform surgery, but the guy is anxious, not because he’s scared, but because he knows how much money it will cost. It’s a pre-existing condition. His mom will freak out. And if Karev performs the surgery, he will sue.
Karev is irritated by all of the rules, so he goes to Webber for counsel. Webber can’t stand that Karev is clearly unable to shoulder the load of the chief. His advice? Get creative. Mic drop.
So Karev stabs the guy with a scalpel and I have Izzy flashbacks. What in the world? The dude is as shocked as I am, but the good news is that Karev has to fix the wound and anything else that he may find. (Wink, wink.) Be gone, bleb! So long, truth!
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While Karev is assaulting patients in the ER, Amelia is attempting to build a boat. Metaphorically. She knows Betty came home high and she knows Betty is lying about it. Since Amelia was the fifth child who witnessed her father’s death, Amelia’s mother never punished her or scolded her because she felt sorry for Amelia. Owen laughs. His mother was a drill sergeant full of rules.
Amelia calls Owen’s mother and asks her what to do about Betty. Can she reprimand the young girl as her sponsor? As a friend? Owen’s mother breaks the news to Amelia: She’s the closest thing Betty has to a mother and she needs to build a strong boat for Betty because one day the girl will sail away. Amelia has to give her the tools she needs to make it back safely.
After a lot of pushing and more boat metaphors, Betty admits that she smoked pot and Amelia grounds her for a month. Betty freaks out like any teenager would and Amelia smiles, knowing that she’s got this. She might as well stand on the bow of that imaginary boat and announce that she’s king of the world.
Meanwhile, in an OR, Maggie tries to save the woman Natalie who was brought in with the bleb guy. Natalie’s son Max is freaking out, so firefighters Herrera and Miller ofter to sit with him until his dad arrives. It’s also a way for Miller to stalk Maggie. Let’s add that random log to the Jackson drama. Ugh.
Unfortunately, Natalie’s heart is too damaged to repair. Maggie understands that Max deserves to hear the truth, but his father intervenes before Maggie can break the news to him gently. There is a tiny sliver of hope that Natalie will make it, and her husband is holding on to that sliver. Maggie assures him that he will be sorry when he doesn’t let Max say goodbye to his mother before it’s too late. But he insists on assuring Max that his mother is going to be okay.
Maggie is tired of dealing with stupid people. She asks Amelia and Meredith, who is back in scrubs, if you see a disaster coming, can you break doctor/patient confidentiality to help the person who will suffer? Amelia thinks that doctors should always stick to the oath. Then he runs off to discipline Betty.
Maggie cracks. She rants to Meredith about how surprises are unfair. Max needs to know his mom is probably going to die. Jackson needs to tell her before he goes off to take random pictures of trees. And Amelia…
Maggie looks at Meredith. Meredith raises her brows. Maggie breaks the Hippocratic oath by telling her sister that Teddy is pregnant with Owen’s baby.
How do you like that truth bomb?
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