Grey's Anatomy - 12.05: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" [250th EPISODE]

Maité · 10-22-2015, 11:49 PM

12.05: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
Original Air Date: October 22nd, 2015

Episode Description:
Maggie leaves her dinner party and races to the hospital, so April takes over the cooking duties in an attempt to dodge Jackson. Meanwhile, Arizona is anxious about meeting Callie's new girlfriend.

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T'Lynn · 10-23-2015, 06:46 AM

Wow, that was a crazy episode but it was incredibly good!

Sunny1183 · 10-23-2015, 07:00 AM

TFTNT Maite!

I'm still recovering from the EP :-)

Ron_Beckett · 10-23-2015, 08:05 AM

Wow, easily one of the best episodes so far since I tried giving up the show 6 years ago but still continue to watch!

- Found Maggie's storyline a bit pointless but that story aside, the rest of it was freakin' incredible!

indigolillies · 10-23-2015, 08:12 AM

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- Found Maggie's storyline a bit pointless but that story aside, the rest of it was freakin' incredible!

She reminds me of George a lot and that scene took me back to the episode where George punched Alex because he gave him syph.

Ron_Beckett · 10-23-2015, 08:55 AM

Yeah true. I just found it a bit pointless given the episode. Don't get me wrong though I love Maggie.

posterity · 10-24-2015, 12:45 AM

I thought Amelia was out of control. I get that she was shocked that the resident responsible for Derek's death was eating at the table and she was ambushed but she completely forgot that Meredith is struggling with her pain. Meredith couldn't say anything because she was shell-shocked the entire evening and had she carefully examined her face she would know something was wrong and wouldn't have attempted to demand attention over something as equally painful for Meredith as it is for her.

Another shocking thing with Stephanie's holier than thou speech. We never had any evidence that Jo was jealous of her in the past other than a few competitive squabbles. I thought her speech was smug and far-fetched. Neither of them have sold themselves as remarkable in comparison to the first batch of residents, so in my eyes she hasn't really out-shined Jo. I hope the speech motivates Jo to do something because it's really sad how disliked she is by her peers. One can't help but feel sorry for the underdog.

I wonder why Penny sat there for dinner while knowing that she was sitting with the woman who lost her husband through her mistake. That takes a lot of guts or stupidity. She should have left when she realized the house she was in...

I like that April is beginning to realize she messed up this episode, and that she made a huge mistake. Hopefully it leads to real confessions so that they can begin the reconciliation process.

ryanforever · 10-24-2015, 03:11 AM

Maggie doesn't act like a woman in her 30s. Writing her like a 12year old who rants all the time gets boring..

posterity · 10-24-2015, 03:19 AM

I wish Maggie would miss some episodes. She gets far too much airtime. I think Thursday's episode was indicative of that. She had a subplot that was disjoint from the main story line just so she could receive airtime. Other characters are struggling to receive airtime/story lines so they can share the wealth if they wanted to...

ryanforever · 10-24-2015, 03:24 AM

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I wish Maggie would miss some episodes. She gets far too much airtime. I think Thursday's episode was indicative of that. She had a subplot that was disjoint from the main story line just so she could receive airtime. Other characters are struggling to receive airtime/story lines so they can share the wealth if they wanted to...

Bravo ,again i'm ok with you

but she's Shonda favorite...

posterity · 10-24-2015, 03:37 AM

She's clearly a favourite but I think this kind of desperation could eventually backfire in terms of likability. I never took a strong liking to her because I never understood how someone can have a centric episode just a few episodes after they are introduced into the plot when some have been around for seasons with no such episode...

I don't dislike her either (I'm indifferent), but I think I'd appreciate her if she would take a few backseats..

Karma Police · 10-24-2015, 04:20 AM

Just because she's in her 30s doesn't mean she's going to overcome her insecurities and social awkwardness (or even social anxiety?). Her subplot was pointless though and quite boring tbh. I wish the other guy stuck around, he was hotter.

I found both Amelia's and Mer's reactions realistic and consistent with what we've seen so far. But both need to get a grip and stop acting like they are the only ones grieving.

Penny coming to the hospital is so ridiculous, obvious why they did it but out of all the hospitals, she chose the one in which Derek worked and Mer is still working at? And she didn't think she'd bump into her? She's on the board ffs.

Also loved all the Alex/Meredith scenes. Felt so old school.

I didn't quite understand Stephanie's rant and the conflict between her and Jo came out of nowhere but if it means more scenes between Stephanie and Amelia I don't care.

All in all it was a solid episode, perfect mixture of drama and comedy. Could have done without the Maggie subplot though.

darkxtwisty · 10-24-2015, 07:37 AM

I'm getting tired of Amelia and Meredith fighting. They need to come to terms with that Derek is (I can't use past tense) someone who's important to both of them and use that to their advantage rather than constantly attacking each other. It's beyond ridiculous by now. Last season they both spent the whole season arguing with Derek. Now they're spending this season arguing about Derek. It has to stop.

The scene everyone claims is so "award-worthy" reminded me of my 12-year-old self lashing out at my 5-year-old sister. Meredith is me, Amelia is my sister.

Grow uppp...

WalaBridget · 10-24-2015, 12:52 PM

Can I just say Maggie and her love life is too forced and rushed at the same time

Meredith feelings are realistic she been through so much and she has kids ,so for her she has to pull her **** together. Alex and Meredith scenes

Penny needs to go omg I felt bad for Arizona so awkward why would she have to be friends with her ex new GF

Overall good Depp 7\10

QueenMeredith · 10-24-2015, 12:59 PM

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Can I just say Maggie and her love life is too forced and rushed at the same time

I agree, it felt so out of place, with the episode.

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Meredith feelings are realistic she been through so much and she has kids

It was so real, and about time to have a scene like that. She didn't deal properly with her loss, now with Penny showing up she has to re-live it and face it. Ellen knocked that scene out of the park, I watched it many times.

The Mer/Alex scenes


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