[voiceover] It's all about lines. The finish line at the end of residency, waiting in line for a chance at the operating table, and then there's the most important line, the line separating you from the people you work with. It doesn't help to get too familiar, to make friends. You need boundaries, between you and the rest of the world. Other people are far too messy. It's all about lines. Drawing lines in the sand and praying like hell no one crosses them.
“The First Cut is the Deepest” · Season 1, Episode 2
In this episode: Meredith Grey (3), Cristina Yang (1), Miranda Bailey (1), George O'Malley (1)
Every intern wants to perform their first surgery. That's not your job. Do you know what your job is? To make your resident happy. Do I look happy? No! Why? Because my interns are whiny. You know what will make me look happy? Having the code team staffed, having the trauma pages answered, having the weekend labs delivered and having someone down in the pit doing the sutures. No one holds a scalpel until I'm so happy I'm Mary Freakin' Poppins.
I kissed Derek.
You kissed Derek?
In the elevator.
Why'd you kiss him in the elevator?
I was having a bad day. I am having a bad day.
This is what you do on your bad days, make out with Dr. McDreamy.
Well, you know, that and carrying around a penis just makes everything seem so shiny and happy.
Who here feels like they have no idea what they're doing?
[Everyone except Alex raises their hands]
[voiceover] At some point you have to make a decision. Boundaries don't keep other people out; they fence you in. Life is messy, that's how we're made. [...] So you can waste your life drawing lines or you can live your life crossing them. [...] But there are some lines [...] that are way too dangerous to cross. [...] Here's what I know, if you're willing to take the chance, the view from the other side is spectacular.
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