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“Grey’s Anatomy” recap (11.1): Get Lost

Last season on Grey’s Anatomy: Callie left Arizona after Arizona cheated, but they managed to put themselves back together with some surgical glue, a couple loose stitches and an old pair of Wheelies. April left her groom at the altar to become Avery’s wife. (Well, after he humiliated Stephanie in front of all her friends and coworkers.) They butt heads about religion until April found out she had a bun in the oven and now compromise is the name of the game. Dr. Leah Dimples slept with Arizona, then brought up harassment charges against Callie. Richard then sent her on her way when he realized she couldn’t cut it as a surgeon. Alex left Grey Sloan Memorial to become Dr. Butthole Jr, and Jo thought he looked great in suits, but he couldn’t stop hanging around.

Owen and Cristina were pulled together like magnets until Burke popped up again and asked her to take over his clinic in Zurich. Holographic hearts and the Alps called her name, so she decided to leave Seattle for good. Before she left, she and Meredith danced it out one last time to lesbian pop rock, fully aware that theirs was the true love story of Grey’s Anatomy. Cristina told Meredith that even though Derek had the hairline of a Greek god, he was not to be worshipped. Meredith was the real deity. Derek became one of the President’s men, and planned to move his family to DC, but Meredith planted her feet firmly in the damp Seattle soil. Ben moved back to Seattle to be with Bailey, who had an absolute meltdown about it. Then he became a resident and she nearly lost her license saving a boy’s life with a brilliant experimental treatment. Richard Webber broke off his engagement with Katherine Avery, and learned he had a daughter with Ellis Grey. She happens to be the new head of thoracic surgery.

On a hella windy day, Meredith has a vivid flashback. She recalls being little and getting lost in the park. When she finds her mother, Ellis is a sobbing mess. Ellis tells little Mer not to ask any questions. Meredith has flashes of her mother bleeding in a hospital bed and the faint cry of a newborn. Memory is an important part of Meredith’s story. Loss of memory stole her mother’s career and her relationships with others. Meredith lives in the shadow of that fear. Of one day losing her keys, and her brilliant mind the next. She shows up at her old home, and walks into Alex and Jo’s bedroom in the middle of the night. After scaring them half to death, she crawls into bed with Alex to talk about her feelings. “This is not what we do,” Alex protests, while Jo reluctantly heads off to make coffee. Alex quickly realizes this is just the way things will be from now on, and listens to Mer’s frustrations with Derek.

At an AA meeting, Webber takes comfort in the anonymity and confesses that he thinks he has a daughter working at the hospital. He worries that anonymity is in jeopardy when he looks out and sees Amelia Shepherd’s face looking back at him.

To deal with Cristina’s absence, Owen has poured himself into work. April is worried about him, so she convinces Jackson to strike up a bromance with Owen. Owen and Meredith head up to the roof on this windy day to meet up with a medical chopper. Maggie Pierce also joins them, and it’s the first time she and Meredith meet. The dangerous gusts cause the chopper to bob and dip and nearly slice them all to ribbons. Once it touches down, they struggle to get the patient out, who is a lost camper. A strong gust causes the gurney to fly off the roof and crash on a car below.

Calzona are busy discussing surrogates. Well actually, Callie is reading off a litany of reasons why she’s terrified to do it. How can she trust a stranger to do the best by their baby, she wonders. Owen grabs them both to head out to where the gurney has landed. It is sticking straight up out of a car and people are trapped inside. One of the people is a teenage cancer patient named Dave, alongside his girlfriend. Turns out they were banging at the time and got trapped together, pantsless.

Maggie and Mer get to working on the camper, who has severe dehydration and frostbite on his feet. Just as Maggie starts to ask Meredith about Ellis Grey, the patient wakes and is desperate to get to his family who he believes are still out in the desert. Maggie wants to take him in for an echocardiogram but Meredith pulls rank and takes him to be tested for what she thinks are more pressing issues.

Bailey is super geeked out about her upcoming board recommendation to replace Cristiana, so she of course brags about to in front of Alex. Alex quickly shuts her down by showing Jackson the shares that Cristina deeded him. Alex and Bailey follow poor Jackson around the halls, arguing about who deserves the seat. Bailey tries to get Richard involved but he’s distracted by the Shepherdess. He walks over to Amelia and she promises she won’t utter a word about his daughter.

In the ER, a father who fell off the roof trying to rescue his sons Frisbee is being worked on. When his wife asks about his condition, April is evasive. She checks on the patient, whose head is a complete mess. Derek doesn’t see much of a chance to save him.

Owen, Arizona and Callie manage to get to the teens in the SUV. Both are conscious and alert, but it appears the girl has a nasty head wound so they rush her in. As the boy, David is put on a gurney, the sheet covering his junk blows up in front of Calzona. Soon David’s mother shows up, while Jo tends to his girlfriend Monica’s wounds. The mom is pissed at the teens for getting it on, but they are in lurve and have been separated for months. When Jo suggests that she has to shave Monica’s hair to get to some deeper glass shards, the teen is thrilled. She’s wanted to shave it anyway in solidarity with David.

As Calzona makes their way through the halls, they run into Dr. Herman, played by Geena Davis. Turns out, this doctor is in a league of her own…get it? I’ll see myself out. Anyway, there seems to be a bit of animosity/competition between Dr. Herman and Arizona. Herman rags on Arizona about not doing the hard stuff and suggests she apply for her fellowship. When Dr. Herman leaves Arizona looks vexed. (Side note: there has been some speculation about Arizona cheating on Callie again, but I highly doubt that this would happen. Arizona knows first hand the pain it caused all parties, so let’s not automatically assume one mistake has rewired Arizona into some sort of Lady Cheating Machine. Not everyone Arizona interacts with is a possible bedmate. Okay? Okay.)

In the OR with the Frisbee dad, both Shepherds work to save him. Derek starts talking about his tough situation with Meredith. He says they are together, but also apart. It’s kind of a mess. Amelia points out that neither he nor Meredith are wrong. They both have something to gain and lose by following their dreams.

Meredith tries to get the distraught camper in the MRI machine. He continues to struggle with her because he’s trying to get to his family. He says his wife and child are still in danger. He thinks he’s only been gone a couple of days, but Meredith estimates by his state of dehydration that it’s been at least a month. He’s shocked and realizes that his family is probably dead. He does give Meredith some vital info. The rescuers are looking in the wrong place for his family. Maggie once again tries to get an echo for the patient, but Meredith blows right past her into the OR.

Mer is already not crazy about Maggie, which she freely tells Owen. “I bet she likes cats,” Meredith snarks. Richard stops in to ask Owen to play Jenga sometime while he makes snacks. April has gotten to him too.

Monica gets her head shaved, and both she and her boyfriend are loving it. All of a sudden though, she stares off into space and has to be rushed into brain surgery. Derek pulls out of surgery to work on her and tries to take Ben with him. Ben asks to stay with Amelia, since she’s going to be the new Shepherd in charge. Derek of course, gets all wounded.

Meredith removes the camper’s kidney since it’s been all shifted around. Just then he starts crashing. Oh now she wishes she had an echo! Maggie rushes in and takes over and this time she’s not trying to make nice. She starts blaming Meredith for the situation, claiming it’s her “duty to help patients, not kiss [Meredith’s] ass.” When Meredith attempts to place the kidney back in, it turns up missing. This time, it’s Meredith who blames Maggie for storming in and causing a kidney-losing ruckus. Luckily, it’s in the sink.

Calzona do more some more talking about feelings. That’s kind of their thing this episode, which after last season, is a really good thing. After knowing that kids can get hurt at anytime, even while you assume they are perfectly safe, Callie’s even more unsure about the surrogate. Then they smooch. It’s a little one, but after this hiatus dry spell, I’ll take it.

Callie sits down with David’s mom while Monica is in surgery for her brain bleed. His mom talks about spending your whole life trying to protect your kids, but when there are things like cancer and freak accidents, how can you keep them safe? David comes out worried that Monica is going to die. He cries and blames himself while his mother counsels him to think good thoughts.

The camper is out of surgery but it seems as if he has given up. He asks Derek for medicine to help him sleep since that’s when he sees his family: in his dreams. “I shouldn’t have left them,” he whimpers as Derek starts to reconsider his recent decisions.

Richard comes across Alex who has his ear pressed to a door, listening to Maggie and Mer fight like cats and dogs. Maggie tells Meredith that she wanted her to like her, but that doesn’t seem to really matter at this point. Meredith tells her not to worry, there’s not much chance of that happening. Maggie storms out and takes her frustration out on the vending machine. Richard lends an ear, and admits that he knows that Meredith is her sister. Maggie was planning on telling Meredith that day, but is pretty sure that she actually hates Meredith. “She is terrible,” Maggie tells Richard. She decides that her loving adopted family is all she needs. She’s going to forget that she even has blood relatives. Oh Richard, what shall you do?

Derek, also persuaded by April, asks Owen to hang out sometime. He admits April put him up to a “man date.” Owen is plain old annoyed now.

Monica does wake up, and it looks like she’s going to be ok, Calzona light up like a Christmas tree, and Callie even takes Arizona’s hand. When they leave, Callie decides it’s time to take a few risks. They both giggle about a future full of possibilities. Surrogates! Fellowships! Wait, what? Arizona thought that since Callie was hesitating on the surrogacy thing, that maybe she’d dive headlong into a time consuming fellowship. Callie mentions that would essentially mean going back to school. Aaaaand once again, Calzona are not on the same page. Arizona, gurl, let’s talk. Just step aside for a second. Over here, by the Nurse’s Station. Listen, I’ve been recapping you two for a while now, and can I say that you could stand to dial it down a little. You know I love you right? Well, telling your wife you want a baby with her at breakfast, then changing your mind by dinner, is not the best way to maintain a resentment free love zone. Like my mother used to say, “You don’t have to touch every shiny thing, and would it kill you to use some more blush?” The last part does not apply to you, but seriously girl. Don’t backtrack, please.

After finding out that the board has final vote on a new member, Alex approaches Bailey in a civil manner. He feels that Cristina gave him her shares for a reason, and he has no intention of screwing it up. Bailey slaps on a smile and wishes him the best. She’s not worried one bit. Come on, it’s Alex.

Amelia and Derek go together to tell the Frisbee family that the father has passed away. His wife knows before Amelia even begins to speak. Derek takes the little boy aside and plays sweetly with him. The boy asks if his Dad is dead. It’s enough to break your heart. “I miss him already,” the little guy tells Derek. McDreamy’s heartstrings are tugged to the breaking point.

Owen goes into the camper’s room and says that there was a reason he survived. “This is not the end for you” The man thinks he’s asleep because he suddenly sees his family, but it’s because they are actually alive and well. They made it out safely after just one day, and are finally reunited with the husband and father they thought they had lost.

In Meredith’s voice over, she tells us that there is a “beauty in getting lost” and she’s quite right. Sometimes getting lost is the only way to find what you are looking for, even the things you didn’t know you even wanted. When Alex and Meredith are alone, he tells her that he’s there for her. “Yang left me you too.” He’s inherited a Twisted Sister. When she asks if he’s supposed to be her person, he’s confused. “I don’t know what you mean,” he responds. “But you do,” Meredith tells him, smiling. They hug and she confesses that she isn’t sure if her marriage can survive this hurdle.

Jackson has the sad task of returning Catherine’s engagement ring to Richard. It’s a bit awkward when Richard asks how she’s doing, Kind of brokenhearted, but looking forward to being a grandmother. Richard gives Jackson his hearty congrats on the baby, and Jackson admits he’s a little freaked out. As he leaves, Jackson tells Richard that for what it’s worth, “it would have been nice to have you in the family.” Gah, Richard, my heart.

At the bar, Alex and Meredith commiserate over drinks while Jo feels pushed to the side. She tells Stephanie that she feels like a widow. Steph is like, yup, good luck with that. Derek shows up and drops a major bombshell. He’s up and quit the White House project. He wants to stay in Seattle with his family. Meredith, who famously asked Derek once to chose her, is getting exactly what she asked for…except she’s not sure this is how she wants it. Without Cristina around, will we see a return to the dark and twisty Meredith Grey of the past? Meredith walks away from him and sits at the bar, next to a still furious Maggie. In unison, they order tequila. Well, at least they can agree on that.

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