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OMG The butterfly wings!!!
When I saw those – and then saw Zola totally flip out, ‘You’re not my dad!’ (Yaaaas, girl, you go, Zozo!) – I was hoping and praying for that teeny tiny flashback to Ben and McDreamy stitching up those wings. So much Zola this episode!! (Brace yourselves, this probably means we won’t get any more of her until Season 17.) And Bailey & Ellis too! (WHAT was Ellis’ Halloween costume? Sparkly princess? I miss Sophia’s Princess Astronaut costume.) But we knew that was where it was going from the moment she’s wearing it – at however old she is and however long Derek’s been dead now. Touching that she doesn’t want to forget him. And yes, thank you, DeLuca, for reminding us all and yourself that YOU WEREN’T THERE. You may have ingratiated yourself into the picture long enough for some of us to be fooled – but you never actually encountered Derek. Though the Isaac story – and Zola’s ‘Did he take it out?’ THAT look was purely a Meredith look.
Teddy – you’re such a hot mess. Knowing everything you know about Owen – why did you not think that that’s exactly what those costumes were for? But seriously Owen, did you really think that costumes from when you were – teenagers judging from the size of that tiger suit – would fit your infant daughter and toddler son? But mad props to Teddy for those rockin’ zombie looks. That was pretty epic.
Can’t even touch the hot mess over at PacNorth – bodies in the ground, bodies in the ER, but hey – at least Alex got his funding. Jo is a trip. Totally made a point – that wedding dress was expensive, she should absolutely wear it (maybe not every) Halloween. But seriously, can she tell us what brand of makeup she’s wearing? Because that was kiss proof, wipe proof, etc. THAT lipstain wasn’t going anywhere. And OMG – I knew she was kidding at the courthouse (guess Seattle courthouses have late-night hours for Halloween?) but it was totally worth it for the look on Alex’s face when she blurted out ‘For richer or for pregnant.’ (Even Shonda isn’t that twisted to give us three pregnant leads all at once.) But it was pretty awesome that they got married, officially. Again.
Speaking of pretty awesome, Niko, who gets so little air time but is so DDG, he just rocked up to be with Schmidt because he got sick of waiting. WOO. Don’t know how they’re going to handle Schmidt’s mom not really being as accepting as she had led them to be … but he’s going to sun all over it, so it’ll be fine. Was half expecting that little kid to say he wanted to be a princess, but I guess the sunflower was the better choice (only because realistically that scrubs-overgown sunflower-petal-crafting session was TOO CUTE) and Schmidt definitely would not have had time to make two princess dresses. Helm, do better with your costume. (And where was Parker!?)
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Poor Link. That’s really all there is to say about that. And yes, Amelia is really good at understanding dysfunctional families. (Here we go down the insane road of violent-outburst Owen … but that’ll be next week … once she finally tells him that she’s pregnant, keeping it, and happy.) And she gave surprisingly sage advice to Bailey. Maybe post-tumor Amy is really whole and healed. Bailey, on the other hand, is going to put herself in the hospital if she doesn’t calm down. Maybe because Tuck is apparently 16/dating age now she’s completely forgotten how to have a child because she is hitting the panic hardcore like she’s a first time mom. The roof-tongue-eye-tilt-crystop is interesting (and makes for some hilarious facial features on Bailey … sort of wish George and Lexi were alive for that!) And that moment with Koracick. Woof. I mean – he’s such a jerk and a hosebag most of the time that you forget he had that really deep and meaningful reveal with Kepner about losing his own son. And they really got him choked up over that Star Wars costume. WOW. Deep.
Maggie still hates Jackson. See, that hasn’t changed. Maggie’s still NewKepner, still annoying, and still somewhat ill-fitting in the new dynamic of the shakeout/shakedown at Grey-Sloan. LOVE LOVE LOVE Jackson’s impersonation of ‘Dr. Alex’. I mean he was kind of spot on and it was hilarious. Jackson has mellowed, though most of that came with losing Sloan and then having Harriet. (Will we ever see her again?)
Meredith, Meredith, Meredith. Of course your epic snoring, which would put Derek in a bedroom away from you (or out on the hammock at the trailer) would disturb your really unfortunate cellmate who slipped through the cracks of the system. (This series is absolutely using its social clout to give light and voice to SERIOUS issues!) Her story was painful. You knew that Mer would pay her bail, doing it anonymously was a bonus. And after all the worrying she did, it’s great to see that if they do (which they won’t) take her medical license? That she’ll be the best stay-at-home-mom/aunt (since everyone is pregnant) that there ever was/is.
Next week looks like an explosion of drama and chaos … probably a little more what we’re used to, us old-school GA-addicts. Especially if that Gemma tart is still hanging around … and if OldOwen is back to his explosive ways …
Grey’s Anatomy airs Thursdays at 8:00 PM on ABC.
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