Episode Report Card 34 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Stick a Fork in It
By Lauren S | Season 10 | Episode 8 | Aired on 11.07.2013
Harvey, the possibly saucy printer tech, has just grabbed a donut when he is accosted by Derek and Jackson who introduce themselves and tell him about how they can easily fix his twitching eye. He's kind of offended and points out that this isn't their business, and tries to shoo them away and eat his breakfast in piece. When Derek hears that he hasn't eaten all day, however, he grabs the donut and tells Harvey that if he doesn't eat they can do the surgery today. He then commits the breakfastal sin of throwing away a perfectly good, uneaten donut.
Cristina gets on the elevator and is less than thrilled to run into Mere and Alex. Alex still hasn't heard that Cristina is getting the worst sendoff of any character ever, considering how wonderful and layered and complex and deep her friendship was with Mere, so he makes a crack about Mere revolutionizing cutlery. But instead of Cristina making some fun, cutting remark, things are clipped and formal between the two women as Mere says she is working on printing out a model of a liver and Cristina tells her it's great. Mere is definitely extra bitchy, while Cristina is just kind of sad and uncomfortable… almost timid, which is one problem Cristina doesn't usually have. Cristina then gets off and Alex turns to Mere to demand to know what is going on, but she tells him to butt out.
Ben and Owen run into each other at the surgical board, where Ben thanks him for bringing him back on and Owen welcomes him back. Bailey walks up and when she sees that she's been switched from OR2 to OR3 she almost melts down. Owen isn't sure what the big deal and when Bailey points out that 2 was set up just how she wanted it to, he replies that the rooms are, in fact, identical. He then leaves, and Ben notices that Bailey is quietly fretting and pulling on her fingers. He makes the most ill-advised crack ever, asking if there's a smell in there too. But it's almost more worrying when, instead of biting his head off, Bailey just says with a deflated air that there really is a smell, and she's going to find it. Ben is quite worried and has no idea what is going on.
Cristina and Smash's patient is a newborn named Nathan, and she explains to the terrified parents that the left side of his heart can't pump enough blood, so they put in a conduit to divert the blood flow. The bad news is that it looks like his body might be rejecting it, and the parents understandably panic. They want to know the worst case scenario and Cristina admits that they will try meds but that they might ultimately have to put in a new implant. When she says they will get back when they have more info, the dad rather sadly points out that they don't actually have any answers, do they? The doctors stay quiet because he's right, and it's almost more tragic because he's exhausted, terrified, and quiet rather than screaming and yelling.