I love Owen and Cristina as a couple on Grey’s. I like that Owen doesn’t take all the crap that Cristina pulls. He doesn’t let her bully him around. And when he brings in a cardio god as a “present” for Ms. Yang, I thought, oh he really knows her! That is until it becomes clear that Teddy Altman, Owen’s old Iraq buddy, isn’t exactly the cardio god Yang is used to. Plus it’s painfully obvious that she has a crush on Owen. Teddy is played by Kim Raver who I loved on Lipstick Jungle. It’s nice to see her on tv again, but I have a feeling she won’t be around long. She just doesn’t mesh with the rest of the cast very well. Maybe that’s the point, to show that she’s been in Iraq for a long time and isn’t as catty as the rest of the Grey’s doctors. Let’s face it, our beloved doctors act more like high schoolers concerned about acne treatment than grown ups!
Izzie makes her comeback when she brings in her favorite teacher from her hometown to see if McDreamy can fix him. I think she’s so immature for not even talking to Alex about their problems. I love that he stormed out on her, because she deserved it. Hopefully they patch things up, but Izzie can’t just walk away from a marriage and expect everything to be ok. The end of the episode finally shows their confrontation: “I am your husband and you didn’t give me the benefit of the doubt, so you know what, I can’t forgive you either.”
The last scene shows a major explanation for why the chief has been acting so strangly. He’s in the bar across from the hospital…drinking. After years of being sober, he’s cracked. It’s so sad to see him go down that road again, but it makes sense considering all the pressures he’s faced. I wonder if this means the end of being chief for him. If so, I’m pretty sure Derek is going to be taking over.
