Post by betinad on Oct 22, 2012 18:44:44 GMT -5
'Grey's Anatomy' couples: Does love linger against all odds?
“Private Practice was pre-empted this week by the presidential debates, but “Grey’s Anatomy” returned with the powerful new episode “Love the One You’re With” on Oct. 18.
The plane crash victims consider a settlement offer from the airline company. The money is a life-changing amount, but deciding whether to take the hefty sum is far from the only thing on the Seattle Grace doctors’ minds.
Two beloved couples are still in crisis, dangling between hanging on by a thread or completely letting go.
Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Owen (Kevin McKidd) are still struggling with his infidelity and her abortion and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) is still harboring anger at Callie (Sara Ramirez) for deciding to allow them to amputate her leg.
This episode, which is brilliant on so many fronts, is pivotal for both of these couples who not so long ago were so deeply, madly in love.
A couple of big questions: Can love that deep be dashed so quickly? Does enough love linger for any burning embers to spark and fan into a flame?
Cristina/Owen
Geography is the most immediate reunion barrier for this pair. It’s pretty hard to have make up sex or try to work through issues when you live and work on opposite coasts.
Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd are brilliant in conveying the loss and despair that Cristina and Owen both feel but try to hide. Their facial expressions are so telling, so despondent and sad, as they sit with each other on opposite ends of the phone.
There is also clearly longing on both sides.
Then Cristina tells Owen they can't keep doing this and they both seem to concede
What else can they really do about it right now, short of one of them moving across the country to be with the other?
Plus, Cristina still hasn’t gotten past Owen’s infidelity and he is still bitter that Cristina aborted their child. These are some huge, relationship-breakers because trust and betrayal are at the core of both of these problems and without trust, any relationship is doomed to fail.
According to a recent TVLine report, Shonda Rhimes said these two will eventually find their way back to each other. But, it’s not immediate and it’s not without continuing struggle.
That sounds like some consolation. But, Cristina’s impending hook up in the preview for next week’s episode most certainly will not help the chances of a reconciliation any time soon…
Arizona/Callie
Besides Mark and Lexie’s deaths, Arizona and Callie’s plight is easily the most devastating story to watch.
Shonda Rhimes is breaking ground, again, with Arizona losing her leg. This type of disability has rarely, if ever, been portrayed in a TV show’s central character.
Gabriel Fife is a paraplegic doctor from GA’s sister show “Private Practice.” And, Michael Patrick Thornton, the actor who plays him, is paralyzed in real life.
A notable difference between the characters is that we met Fife in his wheelchair. But, Arizona Robbins was a walking, roller skating head of pediatrics.
Now, Arizona’s life is instantly, irrevocably altered. Her leg is gone, taken because Callie issued the order. She is bitter, angry, grieving and she needs someone to unleash all of her fury on. Of course she's going to blame Callie for making the call.
Callie is justifiably hurt, angry and devastated. Even though Callie still has all of her limbs, their marriage has been severely wounded.
According to limblossawareness.org, there are nearly 2 million people living with limb loss in the US and approximately 185,000 amputations are performed each year.
These numbers are astounding.
According to the World Health Organization the psychological adjustments for amputees can be rough and most will experience the 5 stages of grieving while trying to adapt to their new circumstance: denial, bargaining, anger, depression and acceptance.
And, the spouse of an amputee will experience a series of losses and adjustments as well.
Jessica Capshaw delivers such brilliant, raw emotion as Arizona is navigating the dark world of her pain and anguish. Everything from her flat expression to her biting digs at Callie are just so spot on and painful to watch.
The single most heartbreaking scene in the episode comes when Callie finds Arizona sitting on the bathroom floor in a pool of her own urine.
She forces her Arizona into the shower as she wildly protests and Callie desperately screams, “This is my life now too!”
It’s impossible not to tear up at the fear, and the helplessness that they both feel in this scene and it will undoubtedly remain an unforgettable moment in the history of this couple.
Can they get through this? Will Arizona find the will and the strength to adapt and go on?
From the looks of next week’s preview, Arizona attempts using a prosthetic – but it doesn’t look like things go very smoothly.
Burning Love (or Lust?)
April (Sarah Drew) tells Jackson (Jesse Williams) she’s re-virginizing and their half-hearted attempt to keep their hands off of each other provides a nice counter-balance to the other couples’ deep and complex problems.
Can we blame April, really, for caving so fast? It is Jackson, gorgeous, blue-eyed Jackson, after all!
Of course we can’t. We’re practically screaming at them to hurry up and get it over with!
Here’s an interesting question for this pair: They’re professed best friends. Jackson actually broached the subject of marriage – well, kind of. Is it possible they’re MFEO -- made for each other? (Thank you, Nora Ephron and “Sleepless in Seattle!”)
Is it love or lust with these two, or a little of both?
Whatever it is, we like it and we want to see a lot more of it!
Overall, “Love the One You’re With” is a “Grey’s Anatomy” standout. It makes us laugh and cry and root really, really hard for true love to prevail against all odds.
www.examiner.com/review/grey-s-anatomy-couples-does-love-linger-against-all-odds
“Private Practice was pre-empted this week by the presidential debates, but “Grey’s Anatomy” returned with the powerful new episode “Love the One You’re With” on Oct. 18.
The plane crash victims consider a settlement offer from the airline company. The money is a life-changing amount, but deciding whether to take the hefty sum is far from the only thing on the Seattle Grace doctors’ minds.
Two beloved couples are still in crisis, dangling between hanging on by a thread or completely letting go.
Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Owen (Kevin McKidd) are still struggling with his infidelity and her abortion and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) is still harboring anger at Callie (Sara Ramirez) for deciding to allow them to amputate her leg.
This episode, which is brilliant on so many fronts, is pivotal for both of these couples who not so long ago were so deeply, madly in love.
A couple of big questions: Can love that deep be dashed so quickly? Does enough love linger for any burning embers to spark and fan into a flame?
Cristina/Owen
Geography is the most immediate reunion barrier for this pair. It’s pretty hard to have make up sex or try to work through issues when you live and work on opposite coasts.
Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd are brilliant in conveying the loss and despair that Cristina and Owen both feel but try to hide. Their facial expressions are so telling, so despondent and sad, as they sit with each other on opposite ends of the phone.
There is also clearly longing on both sides.
Then Cristina tells Owen they can't keep doing this and they both seem to concede
What else can they really do about it right now, short of one of them moving across the country to be with the other?
Plus, Cristina still hasn’t gotten past Owen’s infidelity and he is still bitter that Cristina aborted their child. These are some huge, relationship-breakers because trust and betrayal are at the core of both of these problems and without trust, any relationship is doomed to fail.
According to a recent TVLine report, Shonda Rhimes said these two will eventually find their way back to each other. But, it’s not immediate and it’s not without continuing struggle.
That sounds like some consolation. But, Cristina’s impending hook up in the preview for next week’s episode most certainly will not help the chances of a reconciliation any time soon…
Arizona/Callie
Besides Mark and Lexie’s deaths, Arizona and Callie’s plight is easily the most devastating story to watch.
Shonda Rhimes is breaking ground, again, with Arizona losing her leg. This type of disability has rarely, if ever, been portrayed in a TV show’s central character.
Gabriel Fife is a paraplegic doctor from GA’s sister show “Private Practice.” And, Michael Patrick Thornton, the actor who plays him, is paralyzed in real life.
A notable difference between the characters is that we met Fife in his wheelchair. But, Arizona Robbins was a walking, roller skating head of pediatrics.
Now, Arizona’s life is instantly, irrevocably altered. Her leg is gone, taken because Callie issued the order. She is bitter, angry, grieving and she needs someone to unleash all of her fury on. Of course she's going to blame Callie for making the call.
Callie is justifiably hurt, angry and devastated. Even though Callie still has all of her limbs, their marriage has been severely wounded.
According to limblossawareness.org, there are nearly 2 million people living with limb loss in the US and approximately 185,000 amputations are performed each year.
These numbers are astounding.
According to the World Health Organization the psychological adjustments for amputees can be rough and most will experience the 5 stages of grieving while trying to adapt to their new circumstance: denial, bargaining, anger, depression and acceptance.
And, the spouse of an amputee will experience a series of losses and adjustments as well.
Jessica Capshaw delivers such brilliant, raw emotion as Arizona is navigating the dark world of her pain and anguish. Everything from her flat expression to her biting digs at Callie are just so spot on and painful to watch.
The single most heartbreaking scene in the episode comes when Callie finds Arizona sitting on the bathroom floor in a pool of her own urine.
She forces her Arizona into the shower as she wildly protests and Callie desperately screams, “This is my life now too!”
It’s impossible not to tear up at the fear, and the helplessness that they both feel in this scene and it will undoubtedly remain an unforgettable moment in the history of this couple.
Can they get through this? Will Arizona find the will and the strength to adapt and go on?
From the looks of next week’s preview, Arizona attempts using a prosthetic – but it doesn’t look like things go very smoothly.
Burning Love (or Lust?)
April (Sarah Drew) tells Jackson (Jesse Williams) she’s re-virginizing and their half-hearted attempt to keep their hands off of each other provides a nice counter-balance to the other couples’ deep and complex problems.
Can we blame April, really, for caving so fast? It is Jackson, gorgeous, blue-eyed Jackson, after all!
Of course we can’t. We’re practically screaming at them to hurry up and get it over with!
Here’s an interesting question for this pair: They’re professed best friends. Jackson actually broached the subject of marriage – well, kind of. Is it possible they’re MFEO -- made for each other? (Thank you, Nora Ephron and “Sleepless in Seattle!”)
Is it love or lust with these two, or a little of both?
Whatever it is, we like it and we want to see a lot more of it!
Overall, “Love the One You’re With” is a “Grey’s Anatomy” standout. It makes us laugh and cry and root really, really hard for true love to prevail against all odds.
www.examiner.com/review/grey-s-anatomy-couples-does-love-linger-against-all-odds