Episode Report Card LuluBates: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Saint (I Wish I Was) Elsewhere
By LuluBates | Season 5 | Episode 8 | Aired on 11.13.2008
When the Wizened Navajo awakes, the doctors give him the good news that his heart started beating on its own and if it keeps up he won't have to have an LVAD or any other heart monitor. Dr. Dixon claims that she has heard of such things, but never seen it before. She guesses that since the heart had six years to rest it managed to repair itself. She is trying to shove the magically healing heart into her box of rules, but the Wizened Navajo knows it is what was meant to be. He is no longer haunted. Dr. Dixon has her beliefs and he has his.
In the operation, Lexie is busily executing difficult sutures and getting accolades for her handiwork. Even the Chief notices when he unhygenically pops his unscrubbed head in to see how the surgery is going. He compliments Cristina for being such a good teacher and hints that such fine tutelage will put her first in line for the solo surgery. Cristina is confused because lord knows she didn't teach Lexie anything, but she accepts the compliment because hey, solo surgery! Mr. Pretzel crashes.
Izzie asks the Wizened Navajo what he will do with the heart now? The Wizened Navajo explains that you have to burn all the belongings of the deceased that are made of fabric. He is not even allowed to touch the smoke. Metal can be cleansed of the spirit of the dead man, but not fabric. Did they try Oxyclean? 'Cause that shit gets stains out of everything. The Wizened Navajo asks if Izzie has anything that belonged to her ghost. Izzie realizes she is going to have to burn the sweater she made for Denny. She'll have to sniff his remaining metal mortal remains instead. Weirdo.
During the course of the surgery, Mr. Pretzel goes to the great homeless shelter in the sky. Everyone is bummed, but Callie has a full on meltdown. This was her project! This was what was distracting her from her Hahn funk! She built his bones! She succeeded in making a new titanium skeleton for Mr. Pretzel, but those stupid surgeons couldn't keep him alive to try out her bionics! She sublimates all her grief over losing Hahn into the death of Mr. Pretzel and weeps inconsolably. Undoubtedly The Chief will also be weeping inconsolably as soon as he sees the bill for all that titanium. Seriously, can they recycle that? Or is it gone forever? Cristina and Sloan clear everyone out of the room and Hunt seconds that emotion. As the room empties, Callie cries on Sloan's shoulder. I wish the writers would allow these two to be an actual couple. They have chemistry, they are sweet together, and it would hopefully prevent Sloan from leching on Lexie.