[voiceover] The truth is painful. Deep down nobody wants to hear it, especially when it hits close to home. Sometimes we tell the truth because the truth is all we have to give. Sometimes we tell the truth because we need to say it out loud to really hear it for ourselves. And sometimes we tell the truth because we just can't help ourselves. And sometimes, we tell them, because we owe them at least that much.
S4 E3Let the Truth Sting
S4 E4The Heart of the Matter
[voiceover] In life only one thing is certain, apart from death and taxes: No matter how hard you try, no matter how good your intentions, you are going to make mistakes. You're going to hurt people. You're going to get hurt. And if you ever want to recover, there's really only one thing you can say...
Oh, great, I'm stuck in the pit taking smack heads and gang bangers with my idiot interns and you're getting McDreamy'd in the elevator.
Really, smack heads and gang bangers at Seattle Grace, huh?
My point is, I hate interns.
Lexie's not that bad is she?
Oh, are we not hating her anymore?
Oh no, we still hate the idea of her. We just realize we don't have a reason to hate the actual person.
She's an intern. That's reason enough.
Ohhh, I think you may be the new Nazi.
Damn right.
Why did she do this to herself?
Because people are stupid, and just want to be loved. It's the only reason anybody does anything.
[voiceover] Forgive and forget. That's what they say. It's good advice, but it's not very practical. When someone hurts us, we want to hurt them back. When someone wrongs us, we want to be right. Without forgiveness old scores are never settled. Old wounds never heal, and the most we can hope for is that one day we'll be lucky enough to forget.
S4 E5Haunt You Every Day
[voiceover] There is a reason surgeons learn to wield scalpels. We like to pretend we're hard, cold scientists. We like to pretend we're fearless. But the truth is we become surgeons because somewhere deep down we think we can cut away that which haunts us. Weakness, frailty, death.
[Meredith is emptying the contents of an urn into a plastic bag] What is that?
My mother.
Happy freaking Halloween.
[about a bag of ashes] What are we looking at?
Meredith put her Mom in a baggie and brought her to work.
I had to get her out of my closet, she was haunting me.
And now she's haunting us all.
You should direct your questions to Dr. Bailey, Stevens.
Oh, we're directing our questions to Dr. Bailey?
Oh, not you, just Stevens.
Why is Stevens directing her questions to Dr. Bailey?
Because she's been sleeping with my husband. Alrighty then? Have a good day.
[to Meredith] This is even more disturbing than your bag full of Mommy.
[voiceover] It isn't just surgeons. The truth is, I don't know anyone who isn't haunted by something or someone. And whether we try to slice the pain away with a scalpel or shove it in the back of a closet, our efforts usually fail. So the only way we can clear out the cobwebs is to turn a new page or put an old story to rest. Finally, finally to rest.
S4 E6Kung Fu Fighting
[voiceover] There's this thing about being a surgeon. Maybe it's pride or maybe it's just about being tough. But a true surgeon never admits they need help unless absolutely necessary. Surgeons don't need to ask for help because they're tougher than that. Surgeons are cowboys. Rough around the edges. Hardcore. At least, that's what they want you to think.
Dr. Hahn, I heard a crazy rumor about you.
That I'm performing open-heart surgery on a man who's wide awake?
That's the rumor.
That's the truth.
Well, I perform awake brain surgery all the time.
MEMark and Erica
Not the same thing.
You ever heard of a gentlemen's evening?
I'm sorry?
The chief is hosting a gentlemen's evening.
We're pretty sure it doesn't involve porn, but, you know, we want to be sure.
Right.
Are you two a couple?
[Derek and Mark burst out laughing]
DMDerek and Mark
No.
Just checking. [walks away]
Why would she ask that?
I don't know.
Remember when I was dead? Before I went in that water everything was so... complicated. Hard. And then you pulled me out of the water... and I came back to life. For a moment everything was so clear. As if the water had washed everything clean. Do you remember that?
I do.
Me too.
[voiceover] Deep down, everyone wants to believe they can be hardcore. But being hardcore isn't just about being tough it's about acceptance. Sometimes you have to give yourself permission to not be hardcore for once. You don't have to be tough every minute of every day. It's okay to let down your guard. In fact, there are moments when it's the best thing you could possibly do - as long as you choose your moments wisely.
S4 E7Physical Attraction...Chemical Reaction
[voiceover] Before we were doctors, we were med students, which meant we spent a lot of time studying chemistry. [...] Organic chemistry, biochemistry, we learned it all. But when you're talking about human chemistry only one thing matters: either you've got it or you don't.
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