[voiceover] Intimacy is a four syllable word for, 'Here is my heart and soul, please grind them into hamburger and enjoy.' It's both desired, and feared. Difficult to live with, and impossible to live without. Intimacy also comes attached to the three R's... relatives, romance, and roommates. There are some things you can't escape. And other things you just don't want to know.
S1 E4No Man's Land
You don't understand! Me gonads, you ovaries.
Oh, that reminds me, we are out of tampons.
No, you're parading through the bathroom in your underwear, when I'm naked in the shower!
You add it to your list, please?
What?
Tampons!
To the list, it's your turn.
I am a man! I don't buy girl products! I don't want you walking in while I'm in the shower. I don't want to see you in your underwear!
[to Alex] You wanna see it? You really want to see it? Fine! Let's look at that tattoo up close and personal, shall we? What are these? Oh, my God! Breasts! How does anybody practice medicine hauling these things around? And what have we got back here? Let's see if I remember my anatomy. Glutes, right? Let’s study them, shall we? Gather around and check out the booty that put Izzie Stevens through med school! Have you had enough, or should I continue, because I have a few more very interesting tattoos. You want to call me Dr. Model? That's fine. Just remember that while you're still sitting on two hundred grand of student loans... I'm out of debt.
[voiceover] I wish there were a rulebook for intimacy. Some kind of guide to tell you when you've crossed the line. It would be nice if you could see it coming, and I don't know how you fit it on a map. You take it where you can get it, and keep it as long as you can. And as for rules, maybe there are none. Maybe the rules of intimacy are something you have to define for yourself.
S1 E5Shake Your Groove Thing
[voiceover] Remember when you were a kid and your biggest worry was, like, if you'd get a bike for your birthday or if you'd get to eat cookies for breakfast? Being an adult? Totally overrated. I mean, seriously, don't be fooled by all the hot shoes and the great sex and the no parents anywhere telling you what to do. Adulthood is responsibility.
Who else did you invite?
Izzie, we said the list was jocks only. Surgery, Trauma, Plastics. Who else?
Just some people from Peds.
You invited the preschoolers to Meredith’s house? The next thing you’ll say is you invited the shrinks.
[Izzie looks away]
She invited mental defects. This party’s DOA.
LLawyer
Dr. Grey made a huge error.
And she reported it.
LLawyer
Too late. And in front of the patient's husband.
But she reported it. She spoke up. Five years ago, as a CT fellow, I had a nagging feeling that I didn't check the body cavity of a lung patient closely enough before I closed. The patient seemed fine post-op and I was in a hurry. And yesterday, you and Dr. Bailey pulled a towel out from under that patient's lung. Why didn't I report it at the appropriate time? Maybe because I was afraid that I would be called into a meeting where some hospital lawyer's fear of liability could end my career. Even great doctors make mistakes. And when we do, we've got to have a chance to be able to speak up without fear of retribution. Or everyone suffers. Dr. Grey spoke up.
[voiceover] Responsibility, it really does suck. Unfortunately, once you get past the age of braces and training bras, responsibility doesn't go away. It can't be avoided. Either someone makes us face it or we suffer the consequences. And still adulthood has it perks. I mean the shoes, the sex, the no parents anywhere telling you what to do. That's, pretty damn good.
S1 E6If Tomorrow Never Comes
[voiceover] A couple hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. "Never leave that till tomorrow," he said, "Which you can do today." This is the man who discovered electricity. You'd think more of us would listen to what he had to say. I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure. Fear of pain. Fear of rejection. [...] Sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo? Whatever it is we're afraid of, one thing holds true: that by the time the pain of not doing the thing gets worse than the fear of doing it, it can feel like we're carrying around a giant tumor. [pause] And you thought I was speaking metaphorically.
Miranda.
Excuse me?
Well, that's your name right? It's on your jacket. Fine, I'll just call you Bailey then.
You know, you think you're charming, in that talented, neurotic, overly moussed hair sort of way. Good for you. But if you think I'm gonna stand back and watch while you favor her...
I don't favor her. She's good.
I'm sure she is.
You know, can I point out, that technically, I'm your boss.
You don't scare me. Look, I'm not gonna advertise your extracurricular activities with my intern. However the next time I see you favoring Meredith Grey in any way, I'll make sure she doesn't see the inside of an OR for a month. Just for the sake of balance.
[to a patient after he throws up on Alex] You are so my favorite person today.
[voiceover] The early bird catches the worm; a stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we haven't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to 'seize the day'. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. [...] We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore, until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping. And that even the biggest failure, even the worst most intractable mistake beats the hell out of never trying.
S1 E7The Self Destruct Button
[voiceover] OK. Anyone who says you can sleep when you die, tell them to come talk to me after a few months as an intern. Of course, it's not just the job that keeps us up all night. I mean, if life's so hard already, why do we bring more trouble down on ourselves? What's up with the need to hit the self-destruct button?
You get any sleep?
She could oil the bedsprings, as a courtesy, or at least buy a padded headboard.
So, who's the guy?
You think it was just one guy doing all that work?
Do you mind if I don't think about that?
Aw, you jealous?
Not jealous.
Well, I am. But at least I know she'll be having a long day at work.
[They see Derek sneak out of the house.]
Well, at least we know brain surgery isn't his only skill.
Yang. I'm scrubbing in on a hemospherectomy with Shepherd.
[gasps] Get out! I would kill for that.
We're cutting out half a girl's brain, and it's going to work. It's outrageous. Almost makes it hard to hate him.
Why do you hate him?
Oh, no reason.
Oh, you know about him and Meredith?
You know?
When are you gonna figure out that I know everything?
[to Izzie who is walking up the stairs] She knows.
Oh, about doctorcest?
It's been going on for, like, ever.
Wha... seriously?
And you didn't tell us?
Oh, you're a gossip, huh?
I am not!
I am!
He's about to go into major brain surgery on no sleep? Not very responsible.
Jealous much? Sex all night isn't about being responsible.
No, it's about sex all night. I can't believe you're not more pissed off about this, you of all people.
Well, she works hard all day. She's good at her job, why should you care how she unwinds? I mean you like to bake all night, some people like to drink, others like an occasional screaming orgasm.
[Walking up] Yeah we do.
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