'Grey's Anatomy' Fan Columnist: One Foot in Front of the Other

So here's the thing. Every episode can't be a barn burner. Not possible. Grey's Anatomy has been on a real hot streak as of late. If you count the season 6 finale there were basically five crackerjack episodes in a row, but that trend has now ended. 

To be fair, there wasn't anything really wrong with "Can't Fight Biology." It wasn't horrible and it wasn't wonderful. It was ... fine. It was one of those transitional episodes that moves things along without setting the world on fire. I actually believe that in retrospect it will hold up pretty well. It suffers a bit by immediate comparison to the latest episodes but will rebound over time because it's still a tremendous improvement over the erratic season 6. In that spirit, let's concentrate on the major developments.

The Twisted Sisters are Still a Mess

One of the trademark GA storytelling devices is the "patient case as parallel to the doctors' lives." This week the "patient anvils," as I've heard them called, were even heavier than usual.  Meredith was dealing with a patient with Huntington's disease (which ranks right up there with ALS, in my opinion, as one of the most awful ways one could die), which stirs up her anxiety that she will have Alzheimer's disease like her mother before her. This coupled with the news that she has a "hostile uterus" and may never be able to carry a child to term makes for a very stressful day. Thankfully, Derek is wise as he suggests that they stop worrying about the future and "just live." Together.

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