Episode Report Card LTG: B+ | 1230 USERS: C YOU GRADE IT It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times
By LTG | Season 4 | Episode 10 | Aired on 2008.05.01
Surgical tent. Bernard prepares to administer a local anesthetic, but tells Jack that he would really advise going under: "Wouldn't you rather be dreaming about something nice back home?" Jack, tough guy that he is, thinks he'll be fine with the lidocaine. But he apparently doesn't trust Bernard (who is a dentist) to give him a shot, because he has Kate hold the mirror so he can watch the needle go into his belly. Bernard points out that the lidocaine will only help with some of the pain -- after the first incision, Jack will feel a lot. And now it's time for surgery. One of the reasons I stopped recapping Grey's Anatomy was because I can't stand to watch this surgical shit. So for the next few minutes, just assume that Juliet is cutting into Jack, Jack is kind of freaking out over the pain and refusing to stay still, and Kate is crying at the sheer torture of being forced to watch someone she cares about being hurt. Juliet has finally had enough, and screams at Bernard to knock Jack out with the chloroform. She also screams at Kate to get out of the tent. As Jack goes under, we go to...
Flash-forward. Jack is alone in his exam room (or some kind of medical room) late at night, examining x-rays and dictating case notes. There's an intermittent beeping noise, which he goes to investigate. He follows the noise to the lobby, which is abandoned, and sees that a smoke detector is beeping overhead. Really, they have battery-operated detectors in a joint like this? Shouldn't there be a central smoke detection system with its own power supply? Anyway, the smoke detector is beeping because the battery is low, so Jack climbs up on the reception desk and removes the battery. And then he hears a deep voice say his name. Christian, still in his suit and white shoes, is sitting on a couch in reception. Jack, near tears, slowly walks towards Christian. And then Dr. Lesbian Haircut walks up behind him and says his name. Startled he turns around, and when he turns back, Christian is gone. She's clearly feeling some embarrassment at having startled Jack, and he tries to laugh it off before he starts to cry. He mumbles something about the smoke detector, and she tells him, "Okay, thank you for keeping us safe." As she leaves, he asks her if she could write him a prescription for clonazepam. He spins a story about stress and not being able to sleep, so she pulls out her pad and writs the scrip. She also suggests that if his engagement is causing him stress, he might want to talk to someone.