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Real estate in Seattle is approaching San Francisco levels of ridiculousness. I can totally accept that Arizona might need a roommate to help shoulder some expenses, especially after a divorce.

Ah, so that explains why Zay wasn't in the episode.

Canadian here. *waves* You can't get into Canada without a passport, passport card, or a NEXUS card. The requirements are the same for Mexico. Whether they actually check when you cross into Mexico is different story.

You would be right.

Tiny, blink-and-you'll-miss-it thing that gave me a whole lot of joy in this episode: Mariana had a "Bit Torrents" folder on her computer's desktop.

I fully support and appreciate Lena's attitude regarding Nate. You don't get to call my mother that word just because you're hurt, or angry, or feeling abandoned. You don't get to call anyone that word just because you're hurt or angry. Not ever. Not ever never never NEVER. I think Lena was right to be angry with her mom for handwaving her sensitivities away. There is probably an entire series that could be written about Lena's upbringing and the challenges she faced as a biracial kid growing up in the 70s when that pairing wasn't all that common. She's right to be disappointed that her mother, a woman she considered a hero, could be so callous about her own daughter's feelings. For as much as Lena's mom wanted to protect her husband's feelings, she didn't seem to consider the effect this lie of omission would have on her daughter. I think there are larger issues between Lena and her mother that haven't been explored yet. This isn't the first time we've seen prickly tension between the two of them. I hope we get to see this explored a bit more fully in episodes to come.

So that's where I know him from! Thanks for mentioning it!

Did the Katrina metaphor about "things getting better" rub anyone else the wrong way? OMG, I thought I was the only one who was ticked off at the misogyny, the "ownership" male characters (Shawn mostly, but Cory too) displayed in this episode. THANK YOU. Sadly, this would probably only happen if the show aired on ABC Family. Every single one of my black female friends who watched BMW back in the day watched it because of Shawn and Angela. As a matter of fact, I think I was the only one in my circle of friends who'd watched the show from the beginning; most of my black female friends only tuned in when Angela was added to the cast. I wore Beatles t-shirts and other memorabilia pretty much non-stop from the age of 12-17, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I don't claim to be every (queer) woman, but I prefer butch women and totally chase/respond to women like Boo.

I get the feeling I'm in the minority, but I rather liked that Cory and Topanga didn't drop the hammer on Riley for sneaking out (although, being grounded for 3 weeks is a pretty heavy hammer when you're 14). The whole premise of the show is about teens testing boundaries, figuring out who they are, and meeting the world. In a city like New York, that means seeing sights and doing things that may not fly in smaller cities/towns. It also means that Riley, Maya and the rest of the teens are probably a little more street smart than your average kid because they're growing up in New York City. This doesn't apply to Huckleberry though. He's hopeless.

I agree with this 100%. I also think there's a fair amount of "big sister wisdom" going on in this scene, as the college girls understood that if you tell a 14-year-old that her feelings will change, she'll stomp her feet, say "I'LL ALWAYS LOVE JOSH 4EVA" and ramp up her antics to get his attention, which could possibly end up with a worse result. I think the writers honored Maya's feelings in the best way possible by treating them as real, not as the starry-eyed musings of a lovesick kid. Us older and wiser audience members know she's a lovesick kid, but kids have to be allowed to figure that out for themselves.

OMG. Please, please, please, please, PLEASE let this happen, Grey's writers!

Don't hate me, but I kind of loved how this episode played out. (*cringe*) I loved Derek getting the chance to be a hero again (even as I bitched about his Porche Cayenne and selvedge denim jeans). I loved how he was able to make everyone at the accident scene feel calm and secure, even in the face of an explosion. And I have to say it - I even loved the voiceover when he couldn't communicate with the medical staff at the other hospital, because I knew that as soon as we didn't hear his voice anymore, Derek as we knew him would be gone. It was brutal. It was moving. It was so totally Shonda and I ate it up with a spoon. I've been a fan since the show first premiered, though I've never been on the Good Ship MerDer. For me, the strength of this show has always been about the relationship between the female characters, and that's why last season (Cristina's departure and her line about Meredith being the Sun) and this season (Meredith coming back to her skill and brilliance as a surgeon, Edwards daring to stand up to Amelia and Owen, April standing up for her beliefs) have been my favourite seaons of all 11. I look forward to "dark and twisty" Mer coming back for awhile, and I look forward to her figuring out what a post-Derek life looks like, and what that means for her as a surgeon, as a mother, as a sister, and as a mentor. I can't wait to see what happens next season.

Thank you for saying this. Though I'm clearly in the minority on the Internet about how this played out (i.e, I'm glad he's gone) I'm still a bit confused by comments that suggest this came out of nowhere.

The comment about the Johnsons from black-ish being able to afford their costumes seems off to me. The father is a VP at an advertising agency, and the mother is an anaesthesiologist. What about those professions suggests financial hardship? At the very least, they'd have the means to rent the costumes.