Here's the thing. Some of us -- not saying you, just some of us -- are over Grey's Anatomy. But, it's kind of like that long term relationship that you know might be over, but it's not quite time to leave because you still really care about the person (or at least, can't afford the rent by yourself). Regardless, whether your Grey's passion is still a blazing fire or dwindling embers -- Lindy and Olivia are going to hit you with the best and worst each week -- you know, just to keep you updated in case you decide to go to couple's counselling or whatever. Feel free to weigh in if you think we got it wrong...
Lindy-Low: Meredith's voice over. Always Meredith's voice over. As if it weren't enough that we have to suffer through Meredith acting out the same self-doubting, abused housepet theatrics every. single. episode. We also have to listen to contrived monologues about how being a surgeon is an allegory for life. Get a personality Meredith. Get a couple. Also, the poor guy who gets the metal implement pushed up his nose until he's screaming his dignity out of the room. We still have our hands over our face from that one.
Olivia-Low: Meredith's psychiatrist/therapist/pseudo-Mommy. I don't know where Little Miss Labcoat got her degree, but the blatant life coaching has got to stop. Since when does your therapist hunt you down and tell you you're too messed up to quit your sessions. Only at Seattle Grace. Also, the whole therapy thing? Just one more excuse for Meredith to whine incessantly about how loving Derrick is so difficult and futile. Girl, really? If loving that blue-eyed doctor is both hard and useless, stop doing it. There's your counsel: Just stop. And shut your mouth. Cause your voice is giving us Scabies. And that is not a good look. (Wow, we got hostile there at the end, huh? . . . we take that back, Mer, your voice only gives us adult acne. Still not a good look).
Lindy-High: The cancer patient with the overprotective sister. Our favorite bit: When Meredith's pushing her down the hall on a gurney, Derek passes them and cancer girl says, "Dude. You failed to mention the hair." Ha. We love that girl. Also, Alex throwing himself over the patient's open body cavity to protect it from the flood of water and ceiling plaster raining down on his surgery table, and later telling that same patient, "your luck is turning, man." We may have lost faith in this show, but we will never stop loving Alex.
Olivia-High: The cheeky resident-banter still does it for us. Meredith is whiny. Christina and Alex are cranky and abrasive, respectively. Izzy's all whimsical and a touch crazy. George is borderline pathetic, and knows it. Separately, their archetypes are a little irritating. When they're all together, it's cheesy, but a little bit of the old magic comes back. The lick and slap bit, Alex popping Christina one to test her pain threshold, was perfect. They're funnier and more likeable as a unit. They have chemistry. They're like Sweet Valley High in scrubs. Stay together kids, and you'll go far.