Grey's Anatomy: Fragging in the OR
March 16, 2007 at 1:39 p.m.
When The Chief asked Dr. Bailey if she'd heard of the term "fragging", I'll admit, I quickly turned to my not-always-reliable friend Wikipedia for assistance. And this is what I found, for those of you out there who share my ignorance: Fragging is a term from the Vietnam War that means to kill an unpopular officer from one’s own unit - much like the patient in this episode who had a bullet lodged in his back for over 50 years. The Chief was comparing this to the way the doctors of Seattle Grace were competing with each other to take his place and not working as a team during their operations.
In Mark and Derrick’s cases, this was almost detrimental to their patients. I thought it would have been interesting if Preston and Addison (yes, I’m on a first name basis with all the MDs) were put in similar situations, and one of the doctor’s lost their patient as a result. Not that I’m a fan of surgeries gone wrong… I just think it would have helped put the whole thing in perspective for everybody. Of course, a replacement has not been decided on, so you never know what might happen.
I really hope it’s not the new guy, Dr. Colin Marlow, however. I really don’t like this new twist, and I think he should just go back to wherever he came from. I’m sure there are plenty of fresh college students he can grope in the hospital corridors back home.
Christina sure didn’t put up a good fight with Burke. All it would have taken was an “it’s different with you,” and “I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together.” But, no, she had to say she found the idea of marriage a joke. Wrong answer. I hate to say it, but if Colin doesn’t go home soon, I foresee a breakup in the near future. :(
As weird as it sounds, Derrick and Meredith seem to be the most functional and happy couple at the moment. He was really great with the whole dinner thing. He even had some drama of his own going on, but he was still a very supportive boyfriend. Props to Derrick. I hope Meredith doesn’t screw it up. Unless of course Chris O’Donnell comes back. Then I might be willing to accept a McSwap.
And of course, there is the big, glaring truth that was this episode’s drama: Izzie and George.
All I can say is … I’m speechless. Go to any Grey’s Anatomy forum, and you’ll find endless discussion over the O’Mizzie/ O’Callie debate. To tell the truth, the whole thing makes me a little bit queasy. Give me a week to gather my thoughts.
In the meantime, tell me what you think.
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