Posted by Dustin on 02.06.2010 at 12:33 am

Here are my thoughts on this week’s Thursday night ABC Medical Dramas . . . . .

First, I’m shocked it took “Grey’s” long enough to get into the waking up during surgery drama, given it’s been in the news a lot over the past few years. Even though they were late to the game, it was still no less horrifying to watch. I felt bad that Bailey was the one caught in the middle, but loved it was Derek who had to suck it up and say “I’m sorry.”

I think they have really taken Yang from the bitchy know-it-all you loath to a fragile-yet-strong character you want to win. Her speech to Owen about how she let Burke take too much from her, and how she was doing that again with him, and had to stop it, was just awesome! She’s become one of my favorite characters this past season.

I really feel McSteamy’s new name needs to be McAsshole, because that’s how he’s acting. I guess on some small level I get he thinks he’s being responsible . . . . but only when it comes to being a parent to his kid. On a mature adult relationship level, he’s still an asshole (pardon my language!). I loved when Callie accidentally revealed to Lexie how Mark slept with Addison MULTIPLE TIMES. Yet he still acted like he was in the right with Lexie, and even Callie tried to tell him he was a McAsshole and wouldn’t listen. You can be the greatest parent ever, but still the crappiest husband/wife. I don’t think he’s realized that one yet.

The story with Alex and the pedes case . . . . well this isn’t the first time we’ve been here with him and Arizona. Arizona’s speech to Alex at the end, about how until he’s a parent he doesn’t get to lecture a parent the way he dead . . . hello foreshadowing! I really think the next time Izzy returns, it will be to say she’s pregnant. And we thought Izzy was going to be written out! Won’t that return be a shock (if it happens like I think it will).

Onto “Private Practice” . . . .

Oh Holly Hell! What is with this show and killing children? We endured way too many shows about this last season, and now we are back on it. Yes it’s real life, yes it happens, but sometimes we don’t want to be exposed to TOO MUCH REAL LIFE on our TV shows. “Private Practice” seems to enjoy going way over that line of too much reality with us. Dear “Private Practice,” next week balance it out, let’s not put a kid on the line for a change.

I loved Charlotte and Violet’s weird and perverse relationship, but oh lord please don’t let them be lesbians! Okay Charlotte, totally can see, but I want Violet to end up with either Pete or Cooper at this point. Not that I have anything against Violet being a lesbian, I just am invested in her at this point with a man given her history, and even though her baby daddy is Pete . . . part of me really thinks she’s supposed to be with Cooper.

As for Pete . . . well first let’s deal with SamAddison. No no no and no! I really can’t believe the show is still going down this road. I have to say, I loved when Naomi told Addison (who brought it up as a joke to test the water) that her sleeping with her husband’s best friend and her best friend’s husband (okay she should have said EX) really would make her the worst person on earth. Ex or not, we all know it’s against the girlfriend code (yes men know it too, most of them just don’t care, IE Sam). While I guess part of me felt for Sam, yes Naomi did walk out on him . . . as Addison put it . . . Naomi didn’t walk out on her. I am glad Addison didn’t go there with Sam. The whole ordeal with Noah last season was bad enough, had she had done this it would have destroyed Addison’s character and the show. Of course the question is will Sam let it go or push it and the show’s boundaries (along with how much the audience can put up with).

As for Pete, well it seems from the previews he sleeps with Addison next week! So if that is what happens, no I won’t be routing for him and Violet at all, the last part of me that wants to see them happy will be killed.

As for Dink and Maya, I don’t know what to think here. Part of me is with Sam for trying to support his kid and hope for the best, but part of me is with Naomi. Statistically not many people end up with their high school sweetheart, and well . . . . to be blunt . . . getting knocked up at that age doesn’t weigh in a couple’s favor of staying together. Yes there are those that beat the odds, but honestly? We want Maya and Dink to beat the odds, cause again this is TV and we don’t want to deal with reality, however most of us know in the real world it’s a long shot. Most of us know Naomi was in fact correct (even if she came off cynical, cold and heartless), that on some level it will be much easier for Dink to walk away and if it comes to it support his kid with money rather than with being there as a father full time father, whereas that option for Maya is not so easy.