Perhaps it's because I dont watch Station 19 that I dont understand why people are saying this was such a great episode, but once again I found myself not caring about what was going on.
Lets start with the good.... Owens reaction to the explosion was great, truly realistic and I like how they are showing that you dont just recover from PTSD. For too long Owen seems to have just got over it and the story shows that people can still be triggered years later. Kevin McKidd played it perfectly.
Now for the not good. Number 1 Megan and her son. Megan was brought in for a few episodes years ago as a plot device for other main characters. She has barely been seen again since, but now Im supposed to be emotionally involved in her sons illness, couldnt care less. And the surgery was portrayed so boringly by 2 of the dullest characters in the show that I had no interest in what was going on. I think there was a dramatic second when it looked like things might go wrong, but guess what? Kid I dont care about is going to be fine.
And finally, the main issue with this episode. There was a pipe explosion, so big they felt it in the hospital, yet there was no drama. In past seasons we've had many tragic events...the ferry crash, the train derailment, the gas explosion in the mall, and what did these all have in common? Patients. The hospital was overflowing with injured members of the public and their loved ones as the doctors worked flat out to save people. In this episode, for unknown reasons a couple of first responders are brought in whilst all other casualties are taken to Seatle Pres. Where was the drama, the tricky surgeries, the tragic deaths? Gone, so that the storyline of some Firefighters from a different show could be advanced.
Greys is no longer a medical drama..its a soap opera set in a hospital. No-one wants that. I think its time to put this show out of its misery.
I chose not to critique the Minnieapolis storyline, because it's just silly now.
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