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By Lauren S | Season 5 | Episode 16 | Aired on 02.19.2009
Cristina is finishing up the CT when Hunt finds her; when Cristina asks if he's done tending to "Her Highness," he comments that Cristina is tough on people and reminds her that while it's good to have high standards, no one is perfect. Cristina absolutely won't give any ground, calling Campbell, "stubborn and out of touch." She maintains that the experience she has doesn't mean anything if she doesn't use it correctly and keep up with medical advances. They bicker a while longer until the scan shows up and we get a nice shot of lord knows what (unless you are a medical professional). Cristina declares that no matter how the surgery was performed, no one should've made that mistake. She points to something on the screen that again, I absolutely cannot decipher.
Izzie, meanwhile, finds a quiet room and begins to feel her glands and lymph nodes. She then begins inspecting her skin, and it seems like she finds something on her back. Here's a note for everyone -- it's a good idea to check your skin all the time, not just when your dead boyfriend shows up to tell you you're going to die. That's my PSA for the day, now back to your regularly scheduled recap.
Cristina is in the Chief's office, clearly having just caught him up to speed on what went on with Campbell. He asks her if she's sure she realizes that she's charging one of his most respected surgeons with negligence. In a clear voice she agrees, "Yes sir." Hunt is standing behind her, and when Richard asks his opinion he tries to get out of it, leaving it up to Cristina. When Richard asks him again, he admits that Campbell outranks him, so it's best if Richard speaks to her himself. Resigned to having to do his job, Richard has Cristina page Campbell to let her know that Richard is going to talk to John before surgery. As she goes out, Cristina comments to Hunt, "Way to take a stand!" But fortunately, unlike last time someone didn't back her up, this doesn't lead to weeks of the silent treatment.
Mark bursts in to where Derek is working and totally overdoes it on the compliments, especially when he keeps referring to Derek as "Legend." Derek thinks his friend might be drunk but Mark is clean and sober and glad that his friend has his sense of humor back. Derek comments that this is the first day in a long time he remembers what it's like to feel good at his job. How is it that I feel no sympathy for him in this storyline at all? Oh well. Mark chats him up like a drunk girl at a bar until Derek stops him, and Mark finally admits they need to talk. But before he can say anything, Derek gives him permission to sleep with... Addison. Mark's confused, and when he says that's not what he wants to do, then Derek is confused. It's enough to make Mark chicken out and he takes off.