I know this place can be competitive.. and that you can be an insecure bitch sometimes, but you would not be talking behind my back if you weren't scared to death that somebody might give you a run for your money! And I might be from Dillard, but I am here now. I'm right behind you, breathing down your neck, and I am a dark freakin' horse!
S12 E17I Wear the Face
Richard, war is ugly, senseless, and scary as hell, but there are some things worth going to war over.
Oh, my God, I was promised sisters. I just got you guys back in the same house. I've never had sisters. It's nice. But it's going to implode. You know it, and I know it. So have at it. Go to town over the cabinets. If you're gonna kill each other, just do it already. I can't keep this family together by myself.
Nobody asked you to. We're adults. We're going to fight.
A lot. I'm annoying.
She is. But I don't plan on kicking her out anytime soon. So, are you good?
I'm not homeless. I'm good.
Good.
Though Maggie is starting to get on my nerves.
Agreed. Well, you wanted sisters. You got 'em.
[closing voice-over] What happens when the gloves come off and you stop hiding behind your mask? What's your next move? Do you take your best shot and see where it lands? Or do you hang back, wait a minute, and see if you get sucker punched? It's your move. You can either retreat or go out swinging, so whatcha gonna do?
S12 E18There's a Fine, Fine Line
[opening voice-over] I used to spend hours studying old footage of my mother's surgeries. I dissected every move, every cut, every decision. I was piecing together a puzzle, watching, studying, learning. It's a luxury we don't have when the patient is splayed open in front of us. We can't rewind. There's no replay. We just have to cut and hope to God we know what the hell we're doing.
You had a choice.
No, no. No, no. That's not... That's not what happened. I didn't know that the doors had opened. I...
Well, I'm looking at it, and so are you.
No, no. I don't care! Look. I didn't know!
No, you saw what you wanted to see. You made a choice that you wanted to make.
Do you really believe that?!
What else am I supposed to believe?
Oh, son of a... I am your damned husband!
Was this a mistake, or was it hubris? Did he do his job, or did he overstep? Bailey, I know it's hard being his wife and his boss, but you're the Chief now. This is your call. It's your job. Do your job.
[closing voice-over] Hindsight is always 20/20. It's easy to figure out what you should have done when you replay it. You see your mistakes. You know how you'd correct them. But that's the kicker, isn't it?
S12 E19It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
[opening voice-over] Surgeons have a saying: all bleeding must stop. It's sort of our version of "this too shall pass". Every crisis will eventually come to an end. You either save your patient, or you won't. So, one way or the other, the bleeding will stop. Actually, as far as sayings go, this one's really not all that comforting.
You don't owe me an explanation, obviously, but you're a good guy and a great surgeon, and I just... Why?
I didn't lie to Meredith.
It's fine. Forget it.
Look, everything I told her was true. There was a patient. There was a helicopter. I just left some parts out. The part where we fought... where I cheated... where I failed the best person I've ever met, the only woman I've ever loved. And those parts are for me and Megan. You're right. I don't owe anyone that. I made a mistake, a big one. And I've paid for it ever since.
All right, I have been going over the paperwork, you know, for the lawyer. The prenup, post-nup, whatever.
You know, I just... I don't need this.
At first glance, it was actually really frustrating, you know, 'cause I wasn't finding anything that was actually gonna help my case. It was just so fair. Um, and I realized that was because it was written by two people who really loved each other, two people who really wanted to protect each other, who really wanted what was best for each other. And, April, I, uh... I don't know where those people went. I don't know if we can fix us, April. I don't know if we should. But I know I don't like who I am turning into. I don't want to treat you... This person who wrote this, who signed this, was your best friend. You were my best friend, April, my favorite person. And I realized that that's who I should be dealing with. We should treat each other the way we did on this paper.
[closing voice-over] All bleeding must stop. Sometimes, it does so at a cost. You lose the arm, remove the organ. You choose to live with the loss, because at the end of the day, you'll do whatever you can to stay alive. And sometimes, by some miracle, it works. The bleeding stops. But sometimes, now matter how hard you try, it's still not enough.
S12 E20Trigger Happy
[opening voice-over] Surgeons are often evaluated on speed and efficiency, but that doesn't mean faster is always better. You jump the gun, you risk making the wrong diagnosis. We don't always have the time to think before we act and that's what gets us in trouble.
I'm not a cat lady just because I stopped having se...
Read the room.
S-E-X with DeLuca.
Hey, Mommy.
Yes?
Why did Aunt Maggie stop having S-E-X with DeLuca?
Because he couldn't handle that she was his B-O-S-S. Do not ever date a man who can't handle your P-O-W-E-R.
[closing voice-over] Once that first shot is fired, we're committed. There's almost no way to take it back. The question becomes: do we keep firing back and declare an all-out war?
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