Well, my first post here since IMDb board has been shut down...
I was bored the whole time. I appreciate that they wanted to finish some storylines and give us some backstories, but hey, they could have done that without this army-centric episode. it would have taken them 10 minutes, maximum.
I didn't care for Owen's lost sister and I bet many of viewers don't care either, so why make the most of four episodes about her and then do one especially focused on her? Why didn't they do that with Joe and his boyfriend? Or Izzie's mom? They were minor characters as well....
On the other hand, the direction this season is taking is surprisingly good. I hope they keep it up