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“Grey’s Anatomy” Recap S13 E19: What’s Inside

As “What’s Inside” opens, Meredith and Amelia stand to the side at a graveyard while Maggie places flowers on her mother’s tombstone, discussing the different ways people grieve and whether any of them are considered normal. Here we’re reminded neither Meredith nor Amelia are exactly the poster child of the ‘normal’ grieving process.

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At Grey Sloan Memorial, Arizona and Eliza are caught “carpooling” in the parking lot by Riggs. Unfortunately, we’re not blessed enough to get to witness exactly what carpooling is code for in this instance because the world is cruel and Shonda likes to tease us. Give us some juicy Elizona action before this season is over please! Once inside, Minnick splits leaving Riggs and Arizona to have a sufficiently awkward conversation about what she and Minnick were actually doing in the car, but thankfully a medical crisis interrupts them.

Soon to be parents Leo and Jenna, who happen to be old V.A. friends of Owen, are at the hospital to check in on their unborn baby, who has a heart tumor. Although the original plan was to carry the baby to term and conduct surgery after her birth, the Arizona and Riggs discover that the tumor has grown too large to safely wait for delivery. Just as the two are discussing scheduling the mother for surgery, Maggie shows up and uses her seniority to take the case away from Riggs. Arizona and Riggs are obviously hesitant to hand off the surgery to Maggie, as it’s her first day back after losing her mother.

Leo and Jenna overhear Owen’s concern as he finds out Maggie has taken over his friends’ surgery, so Maggie goes off an self righteous, inappropriate tangent about why she’s qualified to perform the surgery. Eventually, her emphatic delivery sways Jenna, who decides she wants Maggie .

After the fetal heart tumor surgery is settled, Arizona and Riggs are waiting for the elevator together, and she finds it necessary to explain her new blooming romance with Minnick. In typical Arizona style, she chirps that she and Riggs are now friends, and that she’ll be asking him about his relationship prospects as well. This is a budding friendship I didn’t see coming, but can’t wait to watch progress. I wonder how Minnick will feel about Arizona confiding in Riggs about their steamy moments?

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Intern Cross shows up in the ER has a patient, and Dr. Edwards gets the short straw to treat him. Cross is convinced he has some sort of catastrophic medical condition, which is apparently typical behavior for new interns learning about the worst of the words. Edwards treats Cross with a thick coating of condescension, only to find out once they open him up that he has abdominal tuberculosis. Cue panic and potential quarantine, and in comes April to save the day and perform the surgery like the overachiever she is. Meanwhile, Edwards sulks over her asinine, cocky behavior.

No one seems to be on Team Maggie for this surgery, even though her sisters attempt to have her back. Mer and Amelia defend Maggie’s healthy grieving to Owen and Arizona, but they still confront her with the possibility that she might be jumping back in to soon on such a risky surgery. In a raw and cathartic moment, Maggie explains that she was completely confident in her ability to perform the surgery until they reminded her to doubt herself.

A debate ensures over what the protocol is for tuberculosis in the hospital, and Bailey doesn’t remember but would obviously rather chew glass than ask Webber what to do. The two are slowly and hilariously patching things up, but their enormous egos tend to keep getting in the way.

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Arizona gives Maggie a pep talk pre-surgery, as a mass of other doctors gather in the overlook observe. Maggie appears to remove the tumor effortlessly, but the baby begins to crash and she freezes up, remaining silent as Arizona exclaims that the baby is decompressing. Maggie stands completely still, saying “there’s nothing to be done”, as the onlooking doctors panic and Arizona frantically gives orders. The baby’s heart rate continues to drop, and Maggie finally speaks up, claiming the baby just needs a moment to adjust to beating without a mass that’s been part of her since inception. Isn’t that what we all need after a piece of us is taken away? It’s a heartbreaking scene, and there’s no way any viewer took a breath until that tiny baby’s levels went back up to normal.

Mama and baby are stable at the conclusion of the surgery, and in the hall Meredith offers a time and place to Riggs for a drink that will determine if they actually go on a date or not. So, a date to decide whether there will be a date. Arizona interrogates Riggs over who his date is with that evening, and when she figures out it’s Meredith she rambles tastelessly over the shock of Meredith moving on after the big love of her life. Arizona might just be the worst new bestie Riggs has ever had, but wonder ever said lesbians know how to talk appropriate about all of the feelings. Cue Rigg and his terrified expression, which is a new one for him.

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Jackson approaches Maggie after the surgery to praise how she’s dealing and how she performed.Maggie responds by slicing through him with that verbal scalpel of hers, accusing Jackson of not performing his job since he was unable to save her mother. Healthy grieving, ladies and gentlemen.

Just as Meredith is walking out the door to meet up with Riggs, Maggie shows up sobbing. Riggs shows up to be promptly and ruthlessly turned away by Meredith, who says she needs to stay home and help Maggie. After Riggs makes a semi-logical but also kind of heartless remark that Maggie will be grieving forever regardless, Mer is not impressed, responding that she has people to take care of and he’s not one of them. Once she comes back inside, we’re blessed with one of the most cathartic, old school Grey’s moment in years. Three sisters begin to dance it out. That’s right people, we’re going back to our roots here. When it hurts too much to keep crying, just dance. It’ll be okay.

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After the dance party ends, Jackson shows up to visit Maggie with her mother’s medical records in hand, revealing that Diane knew she was sick for a long time before approaching Jackson for care. Once she came to terms with the severity of her illness, Diane apparently began to tackle her bucket list. The pair bond over the photo evidence of escapades like skydiving as he tells Maggie that Diane had Jackson keeping the file and the photos to give to Maggie when she needed them the most.

This, ladies, is why Jackson is in second place on my list of celebrity doctor crushes. Arizona is far and away in first place still.

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