Episode Report Card Lauren S: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Dance The Night Away
By Lauren S | Season 4 | Episode 10 | Aired on 12.05.2007
Lexie asks for yet more gauze, and Nick understandably seems pretty worried about the amount that he's bleeding. She assures him that they're also putting blood back in, but he wonders if it's at the same rate; he's feeling queasy and weak. He asks nervously if he should call his family, but just then, she realizes that the bleeding has stopped. Mark sweeps in and asks Nick if he's okay, and Nick asks if he looks okay. It's a pretty great moment, since his entire left side is solidly coated in blood. Sloane confirms that the bleeding has stopped, but Cristina's very technical-sounding reason why also includes the caveat that it could start again. Mark assures them it won't, he'll fix it, and in unison Lexie and Nick inform him that there's no OR. But as he did a few moments ago when he left his surgery, he assures them that there will be, and orders the girls to bring him down. Nick turns to Lexie and declares, "I'm in love with you now. I've forgotten entirely about my ex." She puts a bandage on his neck and smiles, shaking her head. And though I'd love to say she's being ridiculous, he's actually quite charming and cute and I don't blame her for the smile.
Outside, Hahn gets a page and has to run before she can make some more disheartening remarks as Meredith tries to save Ray. Richard yells after her, but she just orders Izzie to page a cardiac fellow and book an OR to be ready the second Ray is free. Huh, so I guess it turns out that there really is more than just one doctor for each particular type of emergency, in case two patients have the gall to suffer simultaneous cardiac/neurological/gynecological emergencies. Who knew? Izzie looks to the Chief desperately, confused, and he nods that she should go take care of all that now.
George heads back out once again to talk to Tucker, and when he reaches Tucker there's a moment of unhappy silence from both of them. Tucker finally states angrily, "Why am I not surprised." George professes flatly that he's very sorry, but Tucker is done, and gets his things together to leave. George pleads with him a bit and Tucker finally agrees to stay longer but announces, "Fine, I'll wait. But you tell her I'm tired. Tired of her choosing everything over me and our marriage. You tell her this is the last time, I'm finished. And you tell her the only reason I'm staying here is to tell her that myself." Never once does it seem to occur to him that giving a subordinate that message might be inappropriate, but that seems to show that gross inappropriateness isn't just a staff problem -- clearly, it's something in the building that takes over people once they get inside.