Bailey gives Joyce's husband an update, which is that unfortunately she's got some extra aggressive infection. He beats himself up for letting her put off going to the doctor for a day, but Bailey assures him that she's going to take care of his wife. Leah watches it all from a distance, looking like she's about to hurl.
As Jackson teaches Anthony how to do a skin graft with a knife, Callie is showing Darvish how to put screws into a man's leg. She notices him looking around as he does so, and he explains that he's trying to figure out how best to hold the patient down and still while he works. Callie assures him that the patient will be sedated but Darvish replies that they aren't sedated if you don't have anesthesia. Callie and Jackson are horrified, but she quickly checks herself and works to figure out a new non-anesthesia approach that includes more than just having the patient bite on a belt.
April finally goes to see Matthew, apologizes way too much for being busy, you know, being a surgeon, and then begins to inspect his wounds while freaking out about his not being able to walk. He handles all of this surprisingly well and manages to peel her off and calmly tell her that he can walk just fine. April apparently never talked to Jackson, and just assumed that Matthew's mom was picking him up because he was incapacitated. How about the idea that maybe Matthew didn't want to drive himself home with lacerations and burns over a large portion of his body, and moms are good people to call to pick you up and provide transport in a situation like that? Well, it turns out it's not that either -- Matthew is having his mom come to the hospital so that he can introduce her to April. April is super relieved but then absorbs what he said and panic starts to shine behind her eyes.
Leah pulls Bailey into a room and tells her that she realized she was sick that one day, explaining that she had a low grade fever the night before but felt okay the morning so she figured it was fine. Before she can finish, though, Bailey gets fed up and leaves.
Mere and Cristina are taking a walk in the park while having cups of coffee sheathed in the hospital's beautifully-branded new coffee sleeves. Cristina tells Mere that of course she'll take Zola and Fetus, and Mere is relieved to hear it and also happy to know that she was right all along. Cristina then goes on to say that she's going to hire the best army of organized German nannies that the world has ever seen to take care of them. Mere pauses, and admits that this wasn't totally what she had in mind. Cristina is surprised and worried Mere might want her to stay home, so she points out that Mere works and Mere totally agrees that Cristina should still work. But then Cristina points out that Meredith does 30% fewer surgeries than she does since she doesn't put in the long hours anymore. Mere finally states, not upset, just a little bit sad, that Cristina doesn't want to do it. Cristina insists that she loves Zola but Mere replies that she knows, but Cristina doesn't want to be her mom -- and Cristina can't argue that point. They begin to talk about Derek's sisters and Mere notes that she doesn't want to be besties with Kathleen, but that her kids seem pretty normal. Cristina proposes that she take Zola three weeks out of every year to be the cool aunt who takes her for tattoos and shows her how to put condoms on cucumbers. Mere looks horrified, but Cristina is all about this plan, and says seriously that she just can't be mom. When Mere says that they deserve a mom, Cristina points out that currently, they DO have a mom, and reminds Meredith gently that she's not dying right now.
April is showing Anthony how to do a blood transfusion using what appears to be paper towels and a plastic bottle, but while he's very thankful for the knowledge, he wants to know if she's going to tell Matthew the truth or not. He adds that at this point, he can't go back to Syria without some sort of closure. See? These guys would fit right in. April is mortified and assures him that he has real problems to worry about, not her stupid love life, but he tells her, "Courtship troubles are everyone's troubles." Well, when you're at SGMH, that's definitely true. He tells her that it was tricky for him to get his wife, and April is super interested to hear what he did to woo her. He tells April a beautiful story about how he had a picnic with spiced lamb and honey-dipped almonds under the Cypress trees. April is practically ready to marry him herself after hearing this but it turns out he's making some gentle fun of her, and says that he took his now-wife to go see Terminator 3. April is able to laugh at herself, and the two of them smile and get back to work.
Mere grudgingly admits to Derek that he was right about Cristina, and so suggests Kathleen as their guardian. He suggests Lizzie, who somehow Mere had forgotten about despite her being played by a rather well-known actress not that long ago. Derek's a little worried about naming someone guardian whom Mere could forget, so Mere makes her the alternate. Derek then points out that this is a disaster plan, and generally disasters don't happen. Mere can pretty accurately counter, though, that disasters do happen to them with rather amazing frequency. On that note, the lawyer told Derek they also have to fill out a health care directive. Mere tells Derek he already knows her wishes, which are to have absolutely no extraordinary measures taken. In fact, she wants to be offed the moment she forgets where she put her keys. Derek isn't so sure about this plan but Mere totally isn't kidding. She reminds him that her mom was forgetting things all of the time before they knew she was sick, and that just made Mere think she didn't care and she refuses to have Zola and Fetus go through that. One could argue that having a mom who is present and loving leading up to that point would ensure that they know she does care, but I get her point. Derek refuses to outright agree to giving Mere a lethal dose of morphine, but instead says they'll deal with it when they come to it. Um, isn't that the point of filling out the paperwork now -- so that if Mere's memory starts to go you both already have agreed on all of this? (Well, you know, except for the early mercy killing part which I suppose isn't technically legal.)
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April is showing Anthony how to do a blood transfusion using what appears to be paper towels and a plastic bottle, but while he's very thankful for the knowledge, he wants to know if she's going to tell Matthew the truth or not. He adds that at this point, he can't go back to Syria without some sort of closure. See? These guys would fit right in. April is mortified and assures him that he has real problems to worry about, not her stupid love life, but he tells her, "Courtship troubles are everyone's troubles." Well, when you're at SGMH, that's definitely true. He tells her that it was tricky for him to get his wife, and April is super interested to hear what he did to woo her. He tells April a beautiful story about how he had a picnic with spiced lamb and honey-dipped almonds under the Cypress trees. April is practically ready to marry him herself after hearing this but it turns out he's making some gentle fun of her, and says that he took his now-wife to go see Terminator 3. April is able to laugh at herself, and the two of them smile and get back to work.
Mere grudgingly admits to Derek that he was right about Cristina, and so suggests Kathleen as their guardian. He suggests Lizzie, who somehow Mere had forgotten about despite her being played by a rather well-known actress not that long ago. Derek's a little worried about naming someone guardian whom Mere could forget, so Mere makes her the alternate. Derek then points out that this is a disaster plan, and generally disasters don't happen. Mere can pretty accurately counter, though, that disasters do happen to them with rather amazing frequency. On that note, the lawyer told Derek they also have to fill out a health care directive. Mere tells Derek he already knows her wishes, which are to have absolutely no extraordinary measures taken. In fact, she wants to be offed the moment she forgets where she put her keys. Derek isn't so sure about this plan but Mere totally isn't kidding. She reminds him that her mom was forgetting things all of the time before they knew she was sick, and that just made Mere think she didn't care and she refuses to have Zola and Fetus go through that. One could argue that having a mom who is present and loving leading up to that point would ensure that they know she does care, but I get her point. Derek refuses to outright agree to giving Mere a lethal dose of morphine, but instead says they'll deal with it when they come to it. Um, isn't that the point of filling out the paperwork now -- so that if Mere's memory starts to go you both already have agreed on all of this? (Well, you know, except for the early mercy killing part which I suppose isn't technically legal.)
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April finally ventures back to Matthew's room; his mom isn't there yet so she decides to have a talk with him. She comes up with a very convoluted lead-in about how working with the Syrian doctors, and figuring out how to do all of these procedures with very few instruments available, made her realize that she and Matthew can get by without a lot of "stuff." He's understandably confused, even though he agrees, but then after a moment he asks her what it is that they are getting by without. She swallows and then says in a quavering voice, "My virginity." April explains how she was a virgin for a long time, hoping for a guy like him and for marriage, but she screwed up and was too scared to tell him until she saw the Syrian doctors today and witnessed how they are making due with almost nothing left. This is seriously the crappiest metaphor in the world and I wish she'd just say, "I realized I messed up and I'm sorry." Of course, if she could just say that, she probably could have just told him the truth in the beginning and been done with it. Oh, April. And though his facial expression still stays neutral, Matthew has the tiniest of bites to his voice when he asks if he would be an ungrateful jerk to worry about her virginity when people are dying in a war elsewhere in the world. Well... it does put things in perspective, but of course that's not what April meant and they both know it. He finally points out that of course what bothers him way more is the lying about it, and manages to bring it back to her awkward metaphor by pointing out that in war people still value honesty. Oh please make this stop. Let's take war out of it. This whole storyline was aggravating before war was dragged into it because it all revolves around her inexplicably just not telling him the truth in the beginning when I doubt it would have been that big a deal because at his age I am certain that he's dated non-virgins before.
Cristina is in Paul's room when Owen comes by, upset to see that Paul still isn't awake and even more upset to learn that Cristina is making decisions about her patient's without consulting Owen about it first. It's as obnoxious as it sounds, even if it is coming from a decent place. Cristina is taken aback, especially because she DID consult with Jeff this time like Owen had wanted earlier. She thinks it's a misallocation of resources to have three surgeons supervising one patient, and she's not wrong -- Owen needs to take a step back and pull himself together. But he's in too deep with Ethan to do this, and just tells Cristina that tomorrow the three of them will have a meeting to brainstorm Paul's care. Cristina is pretty much appalled at the idea but as she gets ready to lay into him, Bailey runs up to speak to him and insists that they have to talk immediately.
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April finally ventures back to Matthew's room; his mom isn't there yet so she decides to have a talk with him. She comes up with a very convoluted lead-in about how working with the Syrian doctors, and figuring out how to do all of these procedures with very few instruments available, made her realize that she and Matthew can get by without a lot of "stuff." He's understandably confused, even though he agrees, but then after a moment he asks her what it is that they are getting by without. She swallows and then says in a quavering voice, "My virginity." April explains how she was a virgin for a long time, hoping for a guy like him and for marriage, but she screwed up and was too scared to tell him until she saw the Syrian doctors today and witnessed how they are making due with almost nothing left. This is seriously the crappiest metaphor in the world and I wish she'd just say, "I realized I messed up and I'm sorry." Of course, if she could just say that, she probably could have just told him the truth in the beginning and been done with it. Oh, April. And though his facial expression still stays neutral, Matthew has the tiniest of bites to his voice when he asks if he would be an ungrateful jerk to worry about her virginity when people are dying in a war elsewhere in the world. Well... it does put things in perspective, but of course that's not what April meant and they both know it. He finally points out that of course what bothers him way more is the lying about it, and manages to bring it back to her awkward metaphor by pointing out that in war people still value honesty. Oh please make this stop. Let's take war out of it. This whole storyline was aggravating before war was dragged into it because it all revolves around her inexplicably just not telling him the truth in the beginning when I doubt it would have been that big a deal because at his age I am certain that he's dated non-virgins before.
Cristina is in Paul's room when Owen comes by, upset to see that Paul still isn't awake and even more upset to learn that Cristina is making decisions about her patient's without consulting Owen about it first. It's as obnoxious as it sounds, even if it is coming from a decent place. Cristina is taken aback, especially because she DID consult with Jeff this time like Owen had wanted earlier. She thinks it's a misallocation of resources to have three surgeons supervising one patient, and she's not wrong -- Owen needs to take a step back and pull himself together. But he's in too deep with Ethan to do this, and just tells Cristina that tomorrow the three of them will have a meeting to brainstorm Paul's care. Cristina is pretty much appalled at the idea but as she gets ready to lay into him, Bailey runs up to speak to him and insists that they have to talk immediately.
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