[voiceover] The human body is designed to compensate for loss. It adapts, so it no longer needs the thing it can't have. But sometimes the loss is too great, and the body can't compensate on its own. That's when surgeons get involved.
S8 E5Love, Loss, and Legancy
Where are you going?
Um, to visit Molly for two days.
Oh, that's great.
Jackson arranged it. It was a surprise.
Oh.
What so you mean by that?
Nothing. Just oh.
'Cause it sounded like you meant, "Really, he arranged for you to visit your sister at the exact time his mother's coming into town? Guess he's not really that into you, otherwise, he'd want you to meet his mother like a normal person."
No. You had a mother. Jackson and I had surgeons who procreated. It's just a little complicated.
I-I-I shouldn't go, right?
No, I think it's sweet that he wants you to get out of the line of fire.
Congratulations, we have our winners.
Uh, he's (about Jackson) your son and you're the judge, isn't there some rule against that?
I don't play favorites, dear. Nepotism is for the weak.
That's what my birthday card has always said.
Happiness is for ordinary people.
[voiceover] We're so hopeful at the beginning of things. It seems like there's only a world to be gained not lost. They say the inability to accept loss is a form of insanity, it's probably true. But sometimes, it's the only way to stay alive.
S8 E6Poker Face
[voiceover] As babies, we were easy. One cry meant you were hungry, another you were tired. It's only as adults that we become difficult. They start to hire feelings, put up walls. It gets to the point where we don't really know what anyone thinks or feels. Without meaning to, we become masters of disguise.
[after being berated by Derek]: Can you go have sex with him so he'll be nicer?
I told you, he's going to be hard on you until you learn all of his quirks.
They're not quirks. They're these scary, nitpicky rules just to drive me crazy. [Meredith chuckles] Like what is the deal with him needing 16 towels in the O.R. at all times?
[smugly] Well, if I give you all the answers, you'll never learn on your own.
You're just as mean as he is.
Homemade maple-ginger scones. Try.
Oh, no, no, no, really.
I just had a big lunch.
The scone's a very tough pastry to make. You have to be exact with the ingredients, the baking temperature––
[glances at Derek] Hey, how is the house coming?
Oh, we're working on the drywall now.
Really? All right.
I get it. I'm a bore. But Avery's doing all my surgeries, and I'm taking up cooking to keep my mind sharp for when the next big case rolls in.
[smirks] Yeah, you keep telling yourself that.
Hey! You bought pizza?
No! Pizza? I made a coq au vin!
[dumps pan into the trash; Arizona and Mark protest] Mark, I love you. I love how great you are with our daughter. I love that you and Arizona are friends, but you, you need to leave 'cause tonight I'm gonna eat pizza and drink beer in bed with my wife and tell her all about the neck I just built and then we're gonna have lots and lots of sex. Okay? We're great parents, but, we're more than just mommies and daddies. We are hot and we are sexy, and your new hobby? The hollandaise and the short ribs and the [mockingly] coq au vin? It's getting in the way of our sex lives. So, please. Start having sex again. Okay? But, not tonight. Cause tonight? You're babysitting.
[voiceover] It's not always easy to speak your mind, sometimes you need to be forced to do it. Sometimes, it's better to just keep things to yourself, play dumb, even when your whole body is aching to come clean. So you shut your mouth, keep your secret, and find other ways to keep yourself happy.
S8 E7Put Me in, Coach
[opening voiceover] Surgeons can't be lazy, the risks are too great. The second we stop pushing ourselves, something terrible happens. Something we never see coming.
I give up. I have no idea what you're trying to do. I'm in trouble if I cut, I'm in trouble if I don't cut. I'm a fifth year who does the work of an intern. What do you want?
I want you to make a list.
[laughs] Where? On a blackboard? 'I will not do any surgeries without a safety helmet.' Hmm.
I want you to make a list of every surgery that you have ever dreamed of performing. Shoot for the moon and I will try to get you some. [Cristina stays silent] Because we're done. You've graduated, this is your present.
You're messing with me.
Okay, you know, at the beginning of this year, you nearly killed Alex Karev in that O.R because you just had to get in there. You had to be the best and you had to be first. But today? Today I saw a different surgeon. Every bit as good, every bit as advanced, but you were willing to work on a team. Today you put the patient before yourself and that is who I wanted to see. So... you're done. Make a list.
I just want to say how proud I am of all of you. You are an incredible team.
[to Bailey] Now who's drunk?
I've watched you work together, solve problems together, I've watched you teach each other and learn from each other. You step up when you need to and you... you do more than anyone asks you to. You're the finest team I've ever been a part of.
Oh, my God.
Sad.
Beautiful.
You don't think we have a shot at winning this.
What this? This. No, no, we're screwed. You are all horrible at softball but... [they all laugh] As doctors, you're pretty great and I'm proud to just to get to lead you. And you're all here so I just... I just wanted to tell you. But, now, we're going down. But what do you say we go down fighting? [they all cheer]
What the chief doesn't realize is that a lot of the work I do makes it possible for these surgeries to take place. I mean all the staffing and scheduling, I mean, so maybe, okay, maybe I'm not in the O.R. all the time but I--
April do you want to be an administrative assistant? Is that what makes your heart sing?
No, of course not.
Then stop being a whiner. Stop hiding behind paperwork. If you love it, do it. Just get into the O.R, okay? Don't sleep, don't eat, just... do this. [hands her the drill] Here.
You want me to place the k-wire?
Will it make your heart sing?
Yes, yes.
[closing voiceover] So we may no always be winners, but we're not lazy, we take chances, we go for broke, we swing for the fences, and sometimes, yeah, we struck out. But sometimes... you get a home run.
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