Episode Report Card Lauren S: C- | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Wish I Wasn't Here
By Lauren S | Season 5 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.08.2009
Jackson wants one of the lollipops that Dr. Kenley has in his pocket but despite his best deal-making efforts, he can't convince the doc to give him one. As he argues, though, Kenley loses his train of thought and then keels right over. Alex yells at Jackson to press the code blue button and Miranda and Mrs. P run back in to find Alex working on Dr. Kenley and Jackson inexplicably clutching a handful of lollipops. That is some of the worst continuity ever, given that they were clearly in Kenley's pocket when he fell and Jackson didn't grab for them, yet the camera does a loving close-up on the candies anyway, highlighting the mistake.
Bailey finds Richard and tells him that Kenley died of a massive heart attack. At the news, Richard goes kind of slack-jawed. Bailey talks about how someone should speak to Kenley's wife about what an honored colleague he was with all of his decades of service (see? Because then we know that he's been there all along and is an important character after 30 seconds of screen time) but she finally notices that Richard isn't even hearing her. After a moment, he just turns and leaves.
Izzie has decided it's time to tell her living boyfriend about her dead one. The dead one is sure this is a horrible idea, but Izzie wants to be fair to Alex -- after all, Denny knows about Alex. Denny hates it and would off Alex if he could... I can't believe I'm actually typing all this right now. Sigh. Anyhow, she's happy when she's dating both of them and asks Denny if he wants her to be happy, which is what he wants more than anything in the universe. He points out that Alex is going to think she's a whackjob, but she thinks that since Alex said he loved her, the least she can do is be honest. "I love you." "I'm having the best sex of my life with a ghost. He's both not you and not real." Yes, I can see that it's a good tradeoff.
Alex apologizes to Jackson about his doctor dying, but Jackson could give a crap -- kind of like all the rest of us. He's more interested in getting Alex to sign something, because, "I want to get a wish from the wish people." He needs a doctor's signature, but Alex won't do it. Jackson is undeterred and points out that Alex could help him choose from the list of wishes, which include things like going on a trapeze, or to a rodeo. He sulks when Alex refuses, and in his patented version of comfort Alex replies, "Dude, the rodeo smells like horse crap. You're not missing anything."