Make Me Lose Control

This episode is a treat! The friendship between Meredith and Cristina, and their jogging at the beginning, Kate Burton's acting as Ellis, and the interaction between her and O'Malley. The humorous and light scenes with Chief Webber are great. Both him and O'Malley are so good at being awkward and witty.

The story about Cristina and her situation is really well portrayed. Excellent acting! I love seeing Burke concerned about her.

Btw: Bailey's fingernails are way too long for a surgeon.

I'll go spoiler free here and be vague. A significant plot-line is resolved in this episode. It's especially divisive, but instead of facing up to the difficult questions, the show takes the easy way out and avoids debate. I think that were this show on HBO or a streaming service, that might not be the case. The series as a whole is well written, but at least up to this point, it is also too often very safe and approachable. This episode in particular is as witty and enjoyable to watch as most of the previous ones. The subplot around blushing was a real dud though and is mostly why I give this entry a 7 instead of an 8. Also, the mushy soap moments will give varying mileage depending on your tastes. I tolerate them, personally, but I do feel like previous episodes nailed the landing a bit better.