Staring at the Sun
Isn't it true that you can start a day out bright and shiny and end it dull and lifeless? Every new day brings new possibilities in life but somehow life creeps in - the good and the bad - and can change the whole beginning. I have days like that all the time!
But....on to the other theme of the show: Work & Family. How many of you working moms out there were ready to quit your full-time job after watching this show? I am a full-time working mom and don't have a nanny for precisely the reason we saw in this episode - I don't want my kids to prefer someone else. It is my blind spot, because truthfully, my kids spend their entire day 7:30a-6p in the care of many others, just not one particular other. I loved that Bailey called home to wake up her child to sing to him... she is scared to death of being #2 in that child's life. I was happy to see that the mom finally gave in to her own needs to fulfill the needs of her injured child. The nanny was clearly more distraught over the accident than the mom..the mom was only concerned with who the child loved more.
George and family: he also has conflicts with work and family - nobody in his family believes that he is a good doctor. They refuse to listen to him.
Richard and family: he has to make a choice to get his wife back, yet he will probably not leave the hospital. He loves the hospital too much. More than family.
I was a bit bothered by Derek's gloating to Addison about how happy he was now that they were divorced. It seemed so cruel and Addison didn't even seem to react to it. Is she so damaged now that she feels nothing? She is my favorite character on the show now. I don't know why, I just really like her.
One thing a few of us were discussing recently about the characters -- they have all gone through incredible dramatic shifts in personality rather quickly. I understand the evolution of a character and of people in general, but Alex is now a sweetheart? Addison is passionless? Derek is mean and gloating? Even Cristina was nice for a while - although her cold as ice demeanor was dead on last night!! What do you think? Have the characters changed too quickly for you or is it a natural progression that most people make?
Favorite quote of the night:
Why are you being modest? Modest looks weird on you.- George to Cristina
Comments
i liked that quote too and when he told her that he just wanted her to be a human for once :)
addison did react though, at the end she threw her wedding rings into the bay - she hadn't even taken them off until that point.
it was a great show last night - the previews for next week look amazing! WOOHOO!
happy friday!
*JOYFULLY*
joy
Posted by: joy fuldoer | November 17, 2006 10:10 AM
You are right - she did react - I guess that is pretty bold. But when he was basically laughing in her face that he was SOOOO happy, she was just basically dead. I think all her travails with men have just deadened her...I can't wait for the episode when she really comes alive - you know it's coming!!!
Posted by: Johna | November 17, 2006 10:16 AM
you are soooo right! she's got alot of gumption - you could tell last night when she corrected mcskank for sending iz & her hottie out to get his drycleaning and coffee and lunch! she had a fit - good for her! i cried when she threw her rings into the bay :)
Posted by: joy fuldoer | November 17, 2006 2:52 PM