Hello Friends!
What a week it has been! Sorry this is coming up late – I didn’t get the chance to watch ABC’s #TGIT until Friday, but it was definitely worth the wait. Let’s dig in, shall we?
Grey’s Anatomy
I’ve been watching Shonda Rhimes shows since Grey’s Anatomy started in the Spring of 2005, and some of my favorite episodes are the ones that focus on one particular person and how they interact with the other people in their life. Following Dr. Maggie Pierce around Grey-Sloan Memorial (I still want to call it Seattle Grace) was an excellent way to get to know her better, and to learn what was going on with the rest of the crew at the hospital.
The main patient in this episode was an older woman named Marjorie, who was struggling to recover from cancer. Near the beginning of the episode, Marjorie’s heart gives out, and while Pierce revives her, Marjorie tells her that she doesn’t want to live anymore. She’s forgetting her amazing life, and she doesn’t want to do that any more. Dr. Wilson, who is on Pierce’s service, tries to talk to Marjorie’s daughter about allowing Marjorie to sign a DNR, but it doesn’t go well. Marjorie codes at least twice more in the episode, which ends up becoming something that both unites and divides Pierce and Meredith.
Throughout the episode, Pierce runs into several other doctors. She meets Derek and Zola, Amelia Shepherd, and Alex Karev (and significantly screws up Karev’s life, totally by accident and thanks partially to Dr. Wilson), and spends more time with Dr. Bailey and Chief Hunt. Dr. Pierce solves a genetic puzzle that Cristina Yang didn’t get to solve before she left, and she witnessed Callie and Arizona arguing about and then solving a problem they were going through.
Ultimately, we learn a lot about Maggie Pierce in this episode. And at the end, when she reveals her true identity to Meredith, it doesn’t go as anyone would have hoped. And now, all we can do is wait to see what happens next. I hate waiting.
Scandal
Well. As usual, this show blew me away. First, Olivia and Jake together in Washington is beautiful, and I enjoyed every scene they had together, particularly the “come here to me” scene (you know what I’m talking about). I’m surprised at how much I enjoy seeing them together.
The premise of the episode was the State of the Union, which focused on a gun control law. Fitz was highlighting a couple who were both impacted by guns – a military man and his wife, who saved a number of children at the elementary school she worked at when a shooter came through and ended up paralyzed. The couple was refusing to arrive in Washington, DC, so Cyrus asked Olivia to go collect them, which of course resulted in some chaos and the revealing of some secrets Quinn and Huck didn’t necessarily want people to know.
And then, on top of everything else, there was Mellie. Still reeling from the loss of her son, Mellie is spending all of her time drinking, eating fried chicken, and munching on potato chips while sitting at her son’s grave. Cyrus, Fitz, and even Abby try to convince Mellie to join Fitz at the State of the Union, but all seems lost. Mellie is done, and she’s adamant about it.
I can’t tell you what happens next, but if you’ve seen the episode you know, Bellamy Young blew it out of the park this episode. Post-State of the Union is one of the most amazing scenes I’ve seen on Scandal.
The other thing you should know is that Portia de Rossi’s character, Lizzie, Chairwoman of the RNC, is out to get Cyrus. She even sets him up for a downfall in the future. I think Lizzie is going to make some significant waves this season.
How to Get Away With Murder
First of all, I’m so glad that we still get to see bits and pieces of the gang post-murder while we get to know them and how they got to the point of murder.
Second, the case that the crew focused on this week was particularly fascinating, and not just because Steven Weber played the defendant. The way the case provided opportunity for characters to begin growing within themselves was excellent. The law students that thought they were at the top of the heap got knocked down a peg when Wes and Laurel prove their worth, which I loved seeing. I definitely like Wes a lot, and I’m excited that his character is so prominent in the show.
We also learn more about the marriage of Annalise and Sam, which clearly plays into the murder that eventually comes. Marriages are fascinating to me, and I’m looking forward to getting to know their relationship better.
The case ends in a pretty unexpected way, and reveals how good of a lawyer Annalise is and what kind of lawyers the rest of the crew will be. Law has always been one of my favorite things to learn about, and I’m definitely intrigued by the show.
What did you enjoy or not enjoy about the episodes this week?
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