Post — Aaron Ngo

Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please Read with Caution.

A week break was too long! This episode was more positive than anything else. I was amused by everything going on from Richard-Link-DeLuca bonding, Glasses and Nico romance, the Jackson-Maggie drama, Amelia-Owen love, and Teddy-Meredith heart-to-heart.

Let’s start with Teddy and Meredith’s story. My favorite blonde is back! I love how Meredith tracked down Teddy (Cristina mention) and managed to get the pregnant lady back to her house. They talk and bake cookies, then we get to the heartbreak. Back to the baking, Meredith has no idea how to do it…

Teddy is initially mad that Maggie told Meredith but admits that the plan was to tell Owen about their love child. Then she saw her worst fear: Owen is back with Amelia and building a new life with her. After this, the new plan is to raise the baby on her own back in Germany.

Meredith tells Teddy from her personal experience with Thatcher how that plan will ultimately backfire. The child will look for his/her father and discover a decent man was kept from them their entire lives. Then we get into the unrequited love of it all…

Teddy has been in love with Owen for most of her life. She knows if she tells Owen, then he’ll do whatever he can support her and the child… he might even get together with her for the sake of the child. Teddy doesn’t know if he’ll be with her out of love or obligation.

Throw love out the window! Teddy needs to tell Owen for her child, not for herself. This is going to hurt once Owen and Amelia finds out.

Speaking of the couple, they spend the episode staking out Betty’s school, making sure she doesn’t ditch to smoke or do drugs or both. The two of them talk about their relationship and then to the child she lost… Christopher. Amelia was afraid she would replace Christopher with any other kids she would have, but now she sees this isn’t true.

The “Teddy” storm is fast approaching. The happiness is in trouble!

Jackson Avery has returned to the show and brought along a pro bono surgery. Why did he leave? That was ridiculous he randomly left. Maggie is not happy about his comeback. But by episode’s end, it looks like they’re going to rekindle the romance.

Alex is coming to terms with Link and Jo’s past. It looks like he is jealous at first, but then it is revealed Alex is pissed off that Link never protected Jo from Paul. Then Link tells Alex that he never liked Paul, and Jo pushed him away for it. If he knew what that monster did to her, he would’ve done something, which is what Alex needed to hear.

Plus they’re like brother and sister… so it’s all good… right?

Richard and DeLuca bromance is developing professionally. No “Richie” at work. DeLuca got lectured for not teaching interns but was praised for the potential he had in becoming an attending. The love here is too much. Let’s have more scenes like this.

Bailey and Jo Karev work together pretty well when they try to up-start Meredith Grey. Bailey’s speech about teaching Meredith and calling her a lump of clay was spot on. Of course, they end up saving the patient and learn the source of Bailey’s stress… it wasn’t work at all: Ben Warren being a firefighter is. I don’t like that revelation.

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