Episode Report Card Lauren S: B | 1 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT McReckless
By Lauren S | Season 7 | Episode 1 | Aired on 09.23.2010
"Morphing. Merging. Growing. Dying. It's the way people try not to change that's unnatural. The way we cling to what things were instead of letting them be what they are." We pointedly get a shot of Mark, gazing over at Lexie. "The way we cling to old memories instead of forming new ones." Now we're treated to another pointed shot, this of a happy Callie and Arizona. This voiceover isn't going for subtlety today. "The way we insist on believing, despite every scientific indication that nothing in this lifetime is permanent. Change is constant. How we experience change -- that's up to us." April is sobbing as she stands next to Jackson, Alex is very serious, and poor Miranda just looks terribly sad as the ceremony continues.
"It can feel like death, or it can feel like a second chance at life." Over in the more well-adjusted section, the Chief smiles while Teddy watches, serene and seemingly at peace with what's going on. "If we open our fingers, loosen our grips, go with it, it can feel like pure adrenaline. Like at any moment we can have another chance at life. Like at any moment, we can be born all over again." Cristina and Owen exchange rings, and as she puts his on he grins like a delighted schoolboy, which only gets bigger when she says "I do," and they kiss to their friends' applause.
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