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Yeah, I never thought he was crazy. But I think he thought he was.

I guess it wouldn't have killed Diane to ask, "why are you crying?" before the fired the intern, but I don't think she was unfair not to. Law firm interns are college grads, correct? So, early 20s? Plenty old enough to know that kind of display is completely unprofessional. And I think it would be equally poor form even if she did know Will before. I've cried at work. I'm not going to lie. Some people are easy criers. I've cried about work stuff, I've cried about personal stuff. In my office, in the restroom, in my manager's office. But not in the freaking hallway! And it's not like she was even making an attempt to get into a private space. She was just standing there drawing a crowd. Get a grip, girl.

I'm hoping so, but that scene felt oddly chem-testy to me. Maybe I'm just over-sensitive because I read an article where the Kings refused to say it wouldn't happen, and referred to his and JM's "fun chemistry". I'll cross my fingers that they just mean friend-chemistry.

My UO, which doesn't seem too unpopular in here, is that I loved Logan. Like loved loved. He was the only guy (it's been a long time, so I don't remember them all, and I didn't watch every season) that I thought valued Rory's intelligence, instead of being threatened by it. Plus, he was comfortable in all her different worlds, even her grandparents', which I think was important. Rory wasn't anti-establishment like her mom, so I don't think she was ever going to be happy with someone who was uncomfortable with her family.

Yay, windsprints! That side with all the kids in the same family having heart failure sounds agonizing. Whoa.

That's possible, but then wouldn't they be expected to ask him about it? So Eli was prepared to send him out blind into a bunch of questions about a shooting that he should know about? That seems out of character. I'm not annoyed that Alicia was consumed with knowing what Will wanted to say to her - that seems natural. What bugged me was that she took it so far as to track down the judge who was trying to leave for the day, and even followed the prosecutor to the hospital. One had been shot, and both had just experienced what was likely the most terrifying moments of their lives. But their pain and fear don't matter, because Alicia must know TODAY why Will was calling her. I was hoping one of them would say, "yeah, he was calling you because you left your purse in the office," or something equally mundane. Like, no, Alicia, Will's last moments did not center around you. You were no longer that important to him. I know the prosecutor is joining the show as a regular, but they were really shoving it down our throats that he was a big hero. I got it, Good Wife. He's a white hat. I saw that myself in the shooting aftermath scenes. I don't need four characters to repeat the same thing. And if they try to hook him up with Alicia, I will go ape. Leave your damn husband if you don't want him, work on your myriad personal problems, and then start up a new relationship. I can't stand a cheater, even if the person they're cheating on is a slimeball who doesn't deserve any consideration. It's just so weak. Leave the jerk and stand on your own two feet alone for more than a day, and then we'll talk.

Eh. Alicia is such a narcissist. She managed to make Will's death be all about her. Running all over town and asking, "but did he say anything about ME!??!?" Ugh. Diane, Cary, and David knocked it out of the park like usual. Kalinda was suitably Kalinda-y. I love this show, but I would love it a lot more if Alicia was 10% more likeable. I just have a hard time rooting for her. Ever.

Midru, co-signing your whole post, but especially this part. I'm totally fine with the characters not growing or evolving, as long as it's funny. I watch sitcoms to laugh, not to be educated. In fact, I think the attempts at character "growth" - the build-up to Shamy sex, Penny quitting her job, etc. - have actually drug the show down, not made it better. If they could do it and still be funny... but it seems like they can't. Only Howard's journey has been successful in my eyes, in that it was occasional poignant, but never ceased to be funny. That said, it's still must-see TV for me, and it's the only current sitcom I would say that about!

Really glad to have one forum for everyone - US and UK - and hoping we can figure out a mechanism to keep it that way. You know, in five years when new episodes actually start airing!

Thought it might be nice to do some introductions. I started watching Grey's in syndication. The first episode I ever saw was actually Chyler Leigh's first on the show, and maybe for that reason, I always loved Lexie and never found her to be the intrusion that many viewers did. At some point I skipped ahead to first-run episodes, so I've missed big chunks of story, but I feel like I've seen all of it because of reading all about it at TWoP. My favorites are usually the characters no one else likes (see Lexie, above), although there are actually no characters right now that I just can't stand. Well, Leah, but she's leaving. And Derek when he's at the hospital.

Yes, exactly. It didn't advance any story, but it didn't delve into Cristina's characterization the way a normal character-driven episode would. I couldn't even get invested, because I knew it wasn't real. I spent the hour waiting for the last five minutes.

Hm. Don't know what to think about that. I love Cristina and Owen separately and sometimes together, but that was a strange episode. I feel like I watched an hour of them being miserable for naught. Except I guess she has decided to let him go? Which, good. It was funny seeing Shane in the future when we all know he won't last the season. In the future, is there no hair dye? I swear I can still hear a baby crying. Yikes.