Well, I’m sure I don’t need to tell you this, dear loyal readers, since I am sure that after last week’s endorsement of Grey’s Anatomy, you went straight home last night to curl up and watch.
But, for those of you who were caught up in the second winter storm of the year here in Washington, never fear. Your update is here.
Indeed, Grey’s is still going philanthropy, with Dr. Bailey running to and fro, among residents, interns and chiefs, to cull support for her new pet project, a free clinic to provide health care for those who can’t afford it.
Everyone is nearly as shocked as she is, considering her usual approach of quelling any overly emotional medical practices with a dirty look and a strict reprimand.
The resounding echo seems to be, "But why? You’re a surgeon. You operate. You don’t care."
But it all becomes clear when she explains to her colleagues, "I need more. I need to believe that medicine can do more than save lives. That it can change lives. I need to believe in something."
With the first appeals of resistance therefore rebuked, the next wave of opposition comes in the form of, "But how will you fund it?"
In T.V.-land though, where there is a will–and an intern with a newly inherited $8.7 million–there is always a way.
Some may see it as just a convenient, cheesy plot twist.
To the trained eye though, Bailey’s taking inspiration from Izzy is evidence of the power of giving together–and just how contagious being a model of compassion and social change can be.
Because at Seattle Grace, it’s not just the germs that are catching.
