[voiceover] In 6500 BC, some guy looked at his sick friend and said "I have an idea, why don't I drill a hole in your skull? It will make you feel better." And thus surgery was born. It takes a certain brand of crazy to come up with an idea like drilling into someone's skull, but surgeons have always been a confident bunch. We usually know what we're doing, and we don't, we still act like we do. We walk boldly into undiscovered country, plant a flag and start ordering people around. It's invigorating and terrifying.
“Brave New World” · Season 5, Episode 4
In this episode: Meredith Grey (2), Izzie Stevens (2), Derek Shepherd (1), Alex Karev (1), Mark Sloan (1), Erica Hahn (1)
[Izzie knocks on Meredith's door and Derek answers half naked]
Where's Mer?
She's not here.
Oh. So you're just in there by yourself?
I'm not. I'm--I'm waiting for her.
Love the outfit.
What do you want?
I need cash. I ordered a pizza and Alex owes me 20 bucks, but he's not speaking to me because I saw him crying over his crazy girlfriend and there was a minute a week ago that I actually thought he was gonna be a human being and now he won't open the door.
Run into the bathroom. Just go. Go! [Izzie hides in the bathroom] Karev! Give me a twenty.
[Alex grudgingly comes out of his room hands him a $20 note and leaves.]
Thank you. [hands the $20 to Izzie]
That was so awesome. Very cool. Not that I didn't think you were cool before, but, you know, I did not. I kinda just thought you were all hair and... [looks at Derek's lower half] you know. Now, cool. [Derek snickers] You want to share some pizza?
[Izzie finds out that Alex "stole" her patient.]
[seethes] You son of a bitch.
[smirks] Go cry to somebody who cares.
This is my case. It isn't fair.
Surgery's like the Wild West. You didn't get your claim in Montana from the bank. You got it 'cause you put a fence around it and shot the ass off anyone who walked by. Karev's a cowboy. You're not.
[to Meredith] You lie to me again about your experience and the next heart you see will be your own as I cut it out of your chest with a steak knife.
[voiceover] We like to think we're fearless, eager to explore unknown lands and soak up new experiences, but the fact is, we're always terrified. Maybe the terror is part of the attraction. Some people go to horror movies. We cut things open. Dive into dark water. And at the end of the day, isn't that what you'd rather to hear about? If you've got one drink and one friend and 45 minutes. Slow rides make for boring stories. A little calamity, that's worth talking about.
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