Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) passed by a severe car accident involving a bicycle on the Nov. 8 episode of Grey’s Anatomy, and after convincing bystanders to lift the car off of the biker, she discovered the biker’s injuries were very similar to Lexie’s (Chyler Leigh) injuries from the plane crash! In an attempt to prevent the biker from having the same fate as her sister, Meredith formed an obsessive attachment to the patient.

Meanwhile in Minnesota, Cristina (Sandra Oh) was given a rare opportunity to team up with Dr. Thomas (William Daniels) and remove a giant aneurism. But Dr. Thomas chose to carry out the surgery in a different manner than Dr. Parker (Steven Culp) wanted, which led him to be put on probation.

With Derek (Patrick Dempsey) out of town, Meredith neglected a sick Zoila by passing her off to different people so she could put all her focus on her Lexie-like patient. She used the little spare time she had to call Cristina so the friends could lean on each other for support during their difficult situations.

Cristina and Dr. Thomas’ big heart surgery involved a second surgery to ensure the patient’s future health, and although Cristina begged Dr. Parker to take Dr. Thomas off probation so he could join in her the surgery, Dr. Parker denied her request.

Back in Seattle, the Chief (James Pickens Jr.) seemed to be the only one who recognized the patient’s similarities to Lexie, which he pointed it out to Meredith — and, of course, she denied. Meredith’s patient went into surgery for a second time, and after a few bumps along the way, she was able to save the patient. Although Meredith may have been able to save the biker, she finally came to terms with the reality that Lexie could not be saved.

OK, back to Minnesota: Dr. Thomas and Cristina decided to defy Dr. Parker’s orders and performed the second surgery together. During the surgery, Dr. Thomas suddenly stopped operating and fell to the OR floor. Doctors rushed in to perform CPR on Dr. Thomas, while Cristina was forced to finish the operation. Unfortunately, only one person in the OR was saved — and it wasn’t Dr. Thomas.

After an emotionally draining day at Seattle Grace Mercy West, Meredith was settling in at home when an unexpected guest rang the doorbell — Cristina! After losing a mentor and friend, her time at the Mayo Clinic was up.

“Cheredith” has finally been reunited!

What did you think of this episode of Grey’s? Were you happy that Cristina finally returned to Seattle? Drop me a comment with your thoughts on the episode!

– Jenny Pickard

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Avery’s (Jesse Williams) mother, Catherine (Debbie Allen), returned to Seattle Grace Mercy West on the Oct. 25 episode of Grey’s Anatomy to assist on a special surgery — but she wasn’t the only one back at the hospital! Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) also returned to be fitted for her prosthetic leg. And although it seemed Arizona was taking a positive step in the right direction, she still had a difficult time adjusting to her new life.

Catherine joined the Chief (James Pickens Jr.) to treat a man with extremely swollen testicles — “Those aren’t basketballs in my pockets” — and while they totally picked up right where they left off with their budding romance, they tried their hardest to hide it from the rest of the doctors. Of course, it’s impossible to keep any type of romance under wraps at Seattle Grace Mercy West, so they were quickly found out by everyone, including Catherine’s son Avery. (Yikes!) But no worries; Avery got out his frustration with a little quality on-call room time with April (Sarah Drew).

Since his hand still hasn’t fully healed, Derek (Patrick Dempsey) spent his time in the classroom instructing interns, while Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) worked on a case involving an extremely rare tumor. In an attempt to make him feel better about not being able to operate, she kept her surgery a secret from him — even when she was miraculously successful in removing the tumor!

Cristina (Sandra Oh) officially put Owen (Kevin McKidd) behind her by jumping into bed with Dr. Parker (Steven Culp), who coincidentally is also her supervisor. (Cristina definitely has a type!) But that didn’t last long when Cristina discovered her new beau was wrongfully trying to force fellow surgeon Dr. Thomas (William Daniels) to retire because of his old age and stubborn attitude. To spite Dr. Parker, Cristina convinced Dr. Thomas to use a more modern procedure, and much to Dr. Parker’s dismay, he was successful.

Meanwhile, Bailey (Chandra Wilson) seemed to be the only one without major problems in her life. In fact, her biggest concern was trying to find a surgery! After scavenging like a vulture, she tagged along with the Chief and Catherine on their super-size scrotum surgery and seemed happier than ever. And we all love a happy Dr. Bailey!

While Arizona struggled with her new leg, Alex (Justin Chambers) shared a few encouraging words. His pep talk seemed to actually have an effect, because Arizona extended the olive branch to Callie for the first time since the accident by inviting her to stay and watch TV with her!

Now that Cristina is gone and officially moving on, Owen decided to take refuge at Derek’s trailer in the woods, which we all know is the place where all the Seattle Grace men go to solve their problems.

(Hopefully, Owen will be as successful as the others.)

What did you think of this week’s Grey’s? Are you glad things are finally getting back to normal at Seattle Grace Mercy West? Drop a comment with your review of the episode!

– Jenny Pickard

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A lot went down at the crazy Northwest hospital tonight, but in classic doctor fashion — let’s start with the most painful part first.

Poor Christina (Sandra Oh). Life just doesn’t seem to be going the way she wants it to these days. Christina pretends to have the “flu” this episode, but really she stays at home to face the harsh reality that her husband, Owen (Kevin McKidd), had an affair. Christina begs Owen to tell her the details, but when he finally does, she locks herself in the bathroom. After surviving her borderline manic laughing fit, Owen reveals that he cheated because he was “unsure” of where their relationship stood at that time. To understand what exactly Owen means by that, Christina brings up the big “a” word, and it doesn’t take long for her to realize that his affair was driven by her abortion. Uh oh.

Christina is understandably having a very difficult time dealing with Owen’s infidelity — even though he says it was “just sex, only once.” Owen finally packs his bags and moves out, but not without telling her that he will always love her.

Christina definitely needs time alone and to think about if she is willing to forget the past and move on, but it seems like this move may be something permanent. The girls really should have changed their “ladies night out” to going to Christina’s apartment!

Surprisingly, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) admits to Derek (Patrick Dempsey) that she knows Christina isn’t really sick with the flu and that Christina is home with Owen dealing with the grueling details of his affair.

Meanwhile, Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) takes over as Chief of Surgery.

What did you think of tonight’s episode, HollywoodLifers? Do you think Christina and Owen will get back together? Or are they done for good? Vote and weigh in below.

– Nicole Karlis

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Is anybody else an emotional basketcase after this two hour season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy or is it just me? Can I get a ‘seriously’ up in here? First of all, Derek you are a JERK! And secondly, Chief Webber I absolutely LOVE you. And thirdly, Cristina I want to give you the biggest hug in the world. AH! Let’s sort out our emotions and go over what just went down in the sinkhole that was Seattle Grace tonight.

I know I’m skipping to the end but in my opinion this was the most important thing that happened tonight: Meredith and Derek were dealt a big blow at the end of the episode when Zola was taken away from them so that they could be “re-evaluated” as parents. Adoption is an incredibly difficult process and Grey’s is doing a great job of depicting this; the scene where Meredith was listing off everything Zola needs was heartbreaking. Derek’s refusal to comfort Meredith after their daughter was taken away bordered on insanity. She shouldn’t have lied about losing her job or her separation from Derek, and she really risked a lot by running away with Zola into a closet but Derek made a good point (his only!) when he stressed that she was a great mother and her fault was loving people so much she’d do anything for them.

While Derek deserves a good smack in the face, Chief Webber made me stand up and cheer. Not only did he completely call Derek out for continuing to punish Meredith, but he took the fall for Mer, giving her her job back and allowing himself to spend more time with his wife. Plus he avoided jeopardizing his own clinical trial by subsequently giving it to Miranda. Yay Chief! Gold star for you!

As someone who really wanted to see Cristina as a mother and hoped she would keep the baby, I fully appreciated Meredith’s “I was raised by a Cristina” speech to Owen. It was not only beautifully delivered by Ellen Pompeo, but exceptionally written. Meredith plead Cristina‘s case to Owen from the perspective of an “unwanted’ child, and the plea was made all the more moving because it was made by a woman who so badly wanted to get pregnant herself. Abortion is obviously an extremely sensitive subject to bring up on such a major television show, but I thought Shonda Rhimes touched on it in a very realistic manner. When Cristina brought her hands up to start sobbing as Owen said he would go with her, how could you not cry? Then the look on both of their faces as the procedure began? Raw emotions and brilliant acting on both of their parts. I adore Sandra Oh.

Alex redeemed himself multiple times in this episode, finding and saving a child, lying to help Mer with Zola, asking for forgiveness, nearly dying by Cristina’s hand and then stepping up for Meredith when Derek callously refused.

I couldn’t decide whether I liked Teddy’s new worried wife schtick or whether it bothered me because they got married when they barely knew each other and now are dropping the “wife” and “husband” bombs around when they just started dating. Her interactions with Henry were sweet though, so I’ll give her a pass.

April is annoying. Jackson is hot … and the Gunther! That is all I have to say about them for now. Oh and Mark/Callie/Arizona had a cute threesome parent baby moment. Still need to get used to that storyline.

What did you guys think of the episode? Did you love it or hate it? What did you think of the patients and the amputation storyline? What do you think of Cristina’s decision? Of the Chief leaving? Of poor Zola? Let us know in your comments!

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It looks like big changes are in store for our favorite doctors at Seattle Grace!

Alex isn’t the favorite among the other surgeons after tattling on Meredith for tampering with Derek’s Alzheimer’s study at the end of last season. Is that why he collapses?

And as Meredith struggles with her predicament, Christina battles with her decision to continue with her pregnancy and the other doctors deal with a huge trauma!

Are you excited for Grey’s tonight, HollywoodLifers?

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Like all huge jerks who are secretly sweet but like to cover it up with bad boy tendencies, Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) holds a special place in my heart. I’ve forgiven Alex for a lot of things, most notably not being there at all for Lexie Grey when she had a meltdown, but on the last Grey’s Anatomy season finale I began to wonder — did Alex go too far this time?

I’ve been looking at the season premiere pictures, and would like to give Cristina a pat on the back for shoving Alex up against the ambulance. It’s unclear exactly what is happening but I think it’s safe to assume she’s angry at him for telling on Meredith (after he caught her messing with the Alzheimers Trial) and subsequently getting her fired. I understand Cristina’s anger, I felt it too. How could Alex tell on Meredith, after everything she has done for him? She’s been the one person who has stuck by him and been empathetic to his tendency to screw things up. And, as Owen said in the finale, he just betrayed the most beloved resident in the program.

However, I’m torn. Especially seeing saddened Alex’s face as he leads a seemingly heartbroken Meredith through the hallway. She’s not pulling away from him, she’s still letting him be her friend which speaks volumes for her and could provide a much-needed example of forgiveness.

It’s hard not to feel a little bad for Alex too. He doesn’t think things through and he’s had it rough in life and in love, and now things will not be good for him at Seattle Grace.

Do you think you can forgive Alex for what he did?

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I’ve been dying for Arizona to come back from Africa, and the second she does, she’s not welcomed! Are you as confused as me?

After weeks upon weeks of plot development, big things finally happened on Grey’s Anatomy Dec. 2! Cristina has a breakthrough after going fishing, Teddy proposes to a terminally ill patient and Arizona returns from her trip to Africa…only to have Callie slam the door in her face…talk about juicy!

After catching a huge fish, Cristina breaks down. Essentially, it’s a major breakthrough. She’s going to be okay…she’ll be back in scrubs in no time. (Plus, I saw her in her scrubs in the preview for next week’s episode. Spoiler alert!)

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After weeks of major shakeups, Grey’s Anatomy took a turn for the normal Nov. 11. Some patients in the hospital survived, others died and the doctors’ relationships were a complete and utter mess (per usual). However, Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) didn’t come crawling back  to the hospital (like we thought she would) and April Kepner (Sarah Drew) finally let her guard down (and took her shirt off!). Other than that, the most exciting aspect of this week’s episode was next week’s preview! It looked nuts!

Were you semi-bored with tonight’s episode? Did next week’s preview rock your world or totally freak you out?

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