Biology determines much of the way we live. From the moment we're born we know how to breathe and eat. As we grow older, new instincts kick in. We become territorial, we learn to compete, we seek shelter… Most important of all, we reproduce. Sometimes biology can turn on us though. Yeah, biology sucks sometimes.
S7 E4Can't Fight Biology
Mark stares at my boobs when we talk. He starts at my face, but then somewhere along the way, he gets distracted and ends up on my boobs.And I love guys - I love them. But I have tried my whole life to avoid the boob-staring guy. Biology even helped me by making me gay. But now, my girlfriend's best friend is that guy. And I don't think that I need to apologize for the fact that the only person I want staring at my boobs is you.
Boobs... really, you're making this about boobs?
He stares at them.
'Cos they're good boobs!
I need you to take my blood.
For what?
So I can get tested for the Alzheimer's gene. I mean it's time I know one way or the other, right? I have a hostile uterus. What's a little Alzheimer's too?
Alright. This is a lot bigger than a baby step.
Just do it before I change my mind.
Okay.
I love you and you love me. And whatever happens, I don't care. I don't want to know. I mean it. I don't want to know.
The lab already has my blood, so...
Here's what we're gonna do. No more doctors, no more labs. You and I, we have a lot of sex. Maybe we'll make a baby, maybe not. Maybe you get Alzheimer's, maybe not. Just screw the odds, screw the science. Let's just live. Whatever happens. Happens. Me and you. Okay?
Okay.
Okay.
[voiceover] Biology says that we are who we are from birth. That our DNA is set in stone. Unchangeable. Our DNA doesn't account for all of us though. We're human. Life changes us. We develop new trades. Become less territorial. We stop competing. We learn from our mistakes. We face our greatest fears. For better or worse. We find ways to become more than our biology. The risk, of course is that we can change to much, to the point we don't recognize ourselves. Finding a way back can be difficult. There is no compass, no map. We just have to close our eyes, take a step and hope to God we'll get there.
S7 E5Almost Grown
[voiceover] They train doctors slowly. They watch us practice on frogs, and pigs, and dead people, and then live people. They drill us relentlessly. They raise us like children. And eventually, they take a cold, hard boot, and they kick us out of the nest.
I like the dark blue scrubs on you. You look good. You okay?
My patient deserves a doctor.
You don't have to cut, nobody's asked you to...
I know what's being asked of me and I'm doing it.
Did you just stop that bleeder?
Uh-huh.
How did you even know to do that?
Okay. Sorry I'm late.
That's okay. Lexie made a good call. I've got it under control.
What do we got?
Let me finish, Derek. I got this.
Yes, you do.
I'm gonna find a cure for Alzheimer's.
The cure for Alzheimer's... With $1 million?
With $1 million. It's a start.
You're talking about a clinical trial. A clinical-surgical trial?
Yes.
Start-up costs alone, never mind the FDA, Derek, it's...
Today I watched Meredith perform an emergency craniotomy by herself. She was perfect. She's got her mother's talent. She's got her mother's looks, Richard. What if she has her mother's disease? Ellis was young when it started. Every time Meredith forgets her keys or asks what day of the week it is, I... When that $1 million runs out, investors are gonna throw money my way for the same reason I am gonna throw everything I got at this trial - because their dad has it or their wife. Breakthroughs don't happen because of the medicine. Real breakthroughs happen because someone is scared to death to stop trying.
[voiceover] We all want to grow up. We're desperate to get there, to grab all the opportunities we can... to live. We're so busy trying to get out of that nest... We don't think about the fact that it's going to be cold out there... really freakin' cold. Because growing up sometimes means leaving people behind. And by the time we stand on our own two feet... we're standing there alone.
S7 E6These Arms Of Mine
Doctor Yang and my wife sometimes have sleepovers, in my bed, with me in it.
Being a hero has its price.
S7 E7That's Me Trying
[voiceover] Question: When was the last time a complete stranger took off her clothes in front of you, pointed to a big purple splotch on her back, and asked, "What the hell is this thing?" If you're a normal person, the answer is hopefully "never". If you're a doctor, the answer is probably about five minutes ago. People expect doctors to have all of the answers. The truth is we love to think that we have all of the answers too. Basically doctors are know-it-alls until something comes along that reminds us we're not.
[running a simulation] Sir! You said the helicopter was gonna be here hours ago, And it's not here, and I'm not complaining, but where is it?
Well, the rain's still pretty bad. Probably got caught in a hail storm.
[Intern Steve approaches with index card update on "patient's" condition]
No! No! I know what that card is gonna say. It's gonna say he has cardiac tamponade with associated hypotension and bradycardia, but he can't, 'cause I already did a pericardiocentesis and bolused with IV fluids.
SSteve
She's right. What do I do? Do I ...
Karev! Grab his feet. [Karev goes to grab Steve's feet] The patient! Come on!
Hey, hey, hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
This is awesome! [helping to load dummy onto ambulance]
Whoa, whoa, whoa. What do you think you're doing? This ambulance is not in play.
Oh, you're just making stuff up, which I can do too! And I say it is in play. Can't fit nine patients on an ambulance, but two will fit just fine. Seven of my patients may have died today, but these two won't! 'Cause I'm gonna get them on this ambulance, and I'm gonna take 'em to that hospital right there!
Alright!
Kepner, this ambulance was involved in the accident and no longer runs.
There are keys in the ignition, so let's see. Looks like I got triple-A. Ha! Apparently they could get here when the helicopter couldn't. Now MOVE! Or I will run you down!
[to Alex] Go. Let's go. [They run to hospital entrance. Ambulance pulls up]
John Doe, multiple chest and extremity trauma. Still hypotensive despite two large-bore IVs started in the field.
All right, Kepner. That's enough.
We need a full workup and likely a thoracotomy. [walks into hospital carrying dummy over her shoulder] I suspect active bleeding in the chest.
Will you tell us we won, or she's never gonna stop.
It's not a contest.
Karev! Call the OR and make sure that there's a room available.
Will do.
All right, all right, fine. Blue team wins.
Blue team wins?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you win. He's gonna live for 40 more years and have 15 grandkids. You happy?
[drops dummy] Blue team wins!
Yes.
[hugs Alex] Yeah!
Callie Okay. Fine. I don't want to go to Africa. But I do wanna be with you. Okay? So, I'm really trying here. We're going miss our plane, let's go. Oh my god! Okay, you wanna fight? The flight is eighteen hours, we can fight on the plane.
Arizona You are ruining this for me. And I don't wanna do this.
What? What does that mean? What, you suddenly don't wanna go or?
I don't wanna go to Africa with you.
Arizona. No, okay? No.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
You're sorry, you're sorry? It's three years.
I'm gonna miss my plane. You take care of yourself.
No. No! Please. Please I can - we can do this, we can figure this out.
You stay here and be happy. And I'll go there and be happy.
If you get on that plane, if you go without me, we are done. Do you hear me? We are over.
We are standing in the middle of an airport, screaming at each other. We're already over.
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