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"I was living in my car... and then I met him and I wasn't living in my car anymore. Everybody loved him. I did. He never wanted anyone to stop loving him. So if I [undistinguishable] he would hit me in my face. Or my stomach." I can't tell what she says here. But yea, I thought her first scene was good, some of the dialogue in her reveal to DeLuca was just clunky. "If you try to divorce him..." "He would FIND me" And then her stripping and all DeLuca's "No, no, what are you doing!" made me chuckle a bit. I was just waiting for Alex to storm in. Also, I liked that they had Owen / Riggs get over there shit, but I wish there had been some actual build-up. Anyway, the Mer / Riggs scene that followed was great.

I think Riggs was my MVP two weeks in a row. He really is great and I'm actually very looking forward to his relationship with Meredith. They're scene at the church was my favourite of the episode. Also, I've said for a while that I wish they had made Cross a regular instead of DeLuca. I like the silliness he brings. As for Alex / Jo, I figured most fans would be happy because at least they're never making us doubt how much she loves him (and vice versa.) The DeLuca thing was such cheesy setup, but that's Greys. It will give them a lot to deal with next season. I DO wonder how she made it through med school with a fake name... maybe she legally changed it? Edited to add: I LOVE when they give Justin scenes like that. He really can act his butt off when he needs to. I thought Camilla was a bit silly in some scenes, but acting drunk can be tough.

I didn't mind the custody thing, I just wish we saw actual resolution AFTER it. Not just the flash of a scene that we got this week where Arizona suddenly turns around and hands over everything Callie asked for. I think Callie deserved a much, much better send-off. I made a few points in the Callie Torres character thread that I'll repeat here... I think her love for Penny made sense. Everyone Callie loved either died or cheated on her (sometimes both.) So when she fell for Penny, she fell hard and didn't want to lose that. I just wish Penny had been more engaging of a character, because it left a huge disconnect in the story for the audience. Callie fell in love and wanted to pursue it - fine. But I wish it came through more onscreen. In theory, I'm happy that (if she had to go) she wasn't killed and she got a happy ending (?) But I wish they had worked harder to show Callie and Penny falling in love... or something. We never saw them meet or fall in love, and there was so little chemistry when we DID see them together. That combined with this super rushed ending just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

I know the Callie stuff is the big takeaway, but I'm eager to hear what Jolex fans thought of... all that.

Nope. The screener I got was exactly what aired. I believe I said Callie only had one scene with dialogue. I honestly thought that was going to be a cliffhanger, not a 'send off'. Quite disappointed.

Yea, I don't disagree that it was sloppy... also not what's best for Sofia. BUT with Sara leaving, I'm glad they didn't just kill her. I think negotiations probably went down to the wire. This is probably best case scenario. It frees up Arizona, it allows us to believe they're co-parenting well, and it gives Callie a happy send-off (as much as I despise the fact that it's with Penny.) Also, if Arizona has sole physical custody, doesn't she get to decide how much time the child spends with Callie? So splitting time is her prerogative.

Arizona says "bring her back next weekend, and I want all summer and every other school year." So it sounds like she'll still be the primary guardian but is just willing to be flexible so Callie can have some leeway. I still hate how quickly they wrapped it up. If they knew this was her final episode, WHY did they do it this way? I guess it was all about the surprise, but damn...

I really liked the Mer / Riggs scenes.... I also like that we potentially have a big Alex / Jo storyline set up for next season.

Pretty rattled that Sara left us after that messy final storyline + a final episode where she had scenes with NO ONE. Sara also confirms the exit here... http://tvline.com/2016/05/19/greys-anatomy-sara-ramirez-season-13-callie-leaving/

It's the scene that I believe fans will be talking - and speculating - about after the finale, for sure.

Okay... just a few hours away... I'll throw a bone to Jolex fans who are scared of tonight's episode...

Answering this one for everybody lol... Penny does not appear in the finale!!!

I think I should go radio silent from here on out lol. I hope you all enjoy the episode as much as I did! I look forward to all the reactions + discussion tomorrow.

Not much of a spoiler I guess... No, there aren't.

Even if some fans can see it coming, I think it will be what people are talking about on Friday morning.

All of these Spoiler tags are going to give people a headache lol. Sorry! Since this isn't all from a media outlet I don't want to have it dangling around the thread incase people don't want to read!

Okay so... I really enjoyed it. I won't give anything big away, but it IS a very low-key episode mostly centred around the wedding and birth. My favourite scenes were both Mer / Riggs. Especially a scene near the end where they discuss Meghan / Derek. I'll say that we've mostly all guessed what was gonna go down to a degree.

Like I said, I literally just sort of skimmed through so far... I'll give a better idea once I get to watch the whole thing. But it does indeed look like its mostly centred around the wedding, yes. I also saw a quick glimpse of Bailey working (at the hospital). Also a Jo / Alex scene at the apartment early on and then a Jo / Steph bar scene.

Heh, well... what are your hopes for the finale?

I'm going to try to watch it shortly... I skimmed through because I can't help myself... ACTUAL SPOILER HERE: I won't give anything major away... at least not in plain sight on the board. I like my job too much for that, lol.