Muffyn

MEchelle parted like the Red Sea and a new life burst forth from her womb. Oh those horrible people who open their hearts and homes to children in need. What are they thinking? You would almost think that Christ talked of love and caring rather than simply procreating.

I am not weirded out by the thought of women talking to women about Viagra, which is the claim that these ads aim to do. The issue is how these women are presented. If they're trying to reach me, a middle-aged woman who could be expected to have a partner who might be starting to have issues getting it up and/or keeping it up, the coy, stretch across the bed, talk over your shoulder act does not make me want to listen to the spokesbeing. It does, however, make me a little queasy and more than a little stabby.

The biggest issue with Owen being an ass is that I don't think the writers necessarily see much of this behavior as him being an ass. Or, if they do, they don't understand that they make his reactions too extreme and aggressive. It's one thing if he doesn't approve of his mother's partner. It's another thing if he stomps around like a three year old and refuses to listen to what he's being told, meanwhile interfering with her medical treatment. The writers seem to think that we should be cheering when various men on this show act all puffed up and aggro about things - like that makes them more passionate rather than just wholly unprofessional jackasses.

Boob and MEchelle are so sex obsessed, I'm surprised they haven't done premarital genital inspections and provided a step-by-step guide to the "kids'" first sexual experiences. Heck, I can see Boob and MEchelle sitting in the corner of the bedroom, directing the action. Boob: Okay Derrick, you can enter Jill now.

Well sure, I fell asleep while driving after having sex that I was inexplicably compelled to do to get money for gambling that I could not resist, but at least my legs weren't restless. You've got to count your blessings.

For a trauma surgeon, Owen has zero control of his emotions. So many reasons to slap him, so little time. Yet more evidence he is a terrible lay; he is damn near mortally embarrassed by the thought of underwear. I know it’s for his mother but it is still just underwear. Did he bring her tasseled pasties, a thong and a ball stretcher to use on her “boyfriend”? I really hate when this show has the doctors debate the treatment in front of the patients. Alex and Mer basically handed liver boy’s sister all the ammo she needs for a law suit. Pretend you are professionals. Debate it outside the room. In the flashback, when Derek complimented the researcher and she gave her knowing look to all of the women who turned to look at her – so much hate. As a woman working in a male-dominated field, I can assure you that we do not see every compliment, even from an attractive man, as some kind of sexual foreplay. We especially don’t do so when the boss compliments our work. Would the guys suddenly assume Derek wants a blow job if he expressed an interest in their work? Thanks for the memories! I had forgotten nazi boy,

On the "super-sized" episode, they said Edgar works 40 hours a week at an auto parts store. If any of his coworkers saw this show, I'm sure his work life is extra special now.

I did a few searches for Charity and I think she is another one of the famewhore contestants who will do anything to be on TV. Here's an interview with her: http://www.ghananation.com/news/119551-world%E2%80%99s-heaviest-woman-charity-pierce-cries-about-battle-to-shed-her-weight.html I am sure she's happy to have those huge lymphedema masses removed but unless she can get famous for her weight loss, she'll pack on the pounds again so she can continue her tear-filled interviews about her struggle. As people have said, her stories don't add up. There is something seriously fishy here.

In this case, they moved to Texas to get the surgery and be on the show. While I doubt Charity was working when they were in Iowa, we don't know if her fiance and daughter were. This is one of the issues with this show in these later seasons. In the earlier seasons, because we saw the people for longer periods of time, we saw them more at their real homes rather than Houston apartments. Given that, we were more likely to see working spouses, other family members helping them out, etc. Many of the people may well have been financially supported by their families. In this season and last, in some other episodes I think we even saw some resentment from family members who basically shut down their lives to follow the person having surgery to Houston to be near Dr. Now. However, the show does not make this clear; it is reality TV and that does not fit the story they want to tell. This leads to the idea that no one works and everyone is getting a government check, even when that is not stated. We simply aren't shown how the finances are handled for the vast majority of these people. As to why Charity needed an ambulance rather than driving in some sort of van like Penny did, while this may be an issue of sheer size and weight, it could also be that it hadn't occurred to her that is would be possible to set up a bed in the back of a panel van (rather than trying to sit up in a passenger van). Or this made much better visuals for the show. It took a lot of people to lift her into the transport ambulance. They should be commended for their kindness and professionalism when helping her. Another possibility, with her lymphedema she was unable to lift her legs into a van.

So upon closer inspection, there was some kind of white cloth tucked into Charity’s folds that may have acted sort of like underwear. She also has a large towel or sheet covering the couch. So she’s not quite twat to fabric, but given that she bathes with wipes it doesn’t matter much. I think her butt wings may actually be her butt. It’s as if the weight of them is pulling them away from her body and they spread out from her always sitting. It always gets me that there is a warning about the program including surgical procedures. There should be a warning about butt wings, lymphedema masses and toothless chewing. The masses were removed from the outside and inside of her left thigh. When she said her dresses were loose on her, all I could think was they are now able to cover your ass – let ‘em hang!

She did have a modelling career. I think her main site currently has her as inactive.

In multiple post surgery scenes we saw Laura not finish the food. I think part of the adjustment is for her and others to understand how much she can now actually eat. She had a few bites of the steak and vegetables, then said she was full. She did the same with the eggs. So, in her case, I don't know that she was continuing to stuff herself like some of the other people have. The editing on that scene was really weird. From the sound, we were left with the idea that she and her mother had some kind of healing moment. But if you match what was said to the state of things on the table, not so much. That is unless her mother routinely packs up her leftovers then puts them back on her plate and eats more. While I am glad it seemed to help her, I hated the therapist harping on how she had to forgive. If it was about forgiving her mother for not knowing what was happening, that's one thing. If it was about forgiving the pervert that molested her, it doesn't need to happen. She could learn to move past it, process what happened, look at how it affected her life, etc., but she does not need to forgive.

From what we saw, unless there is something I missed, Joe is taking care of his own personal hygiene. He even mentioned he would be too humiliated to ask someone else to bathe him. There are assistance devices specifically created to help people with issues like wiping and cleaning themselves, putting on clothing if you cannot reach your feet, etc. As a person with a disability (not weight related), I have used various items. (I have fortunately always been able to wipe myself without an assistance device).

All day long I've wanted to shout "Release the bugs!"

I weirdly enjoyed Kurt’s egg dance. Just hopping around chewing a gelatinous egg.

I'm thinking Derek accidentally left the phone on a chair at the airport - he's coming to see Mere. Or, in high drama fashion, Derek blacked out/was mugged and is in the hospital. He hasn't come to and doesn't have his wallet. Or, the underwear gremlins accidentally also took Derek's phone when they were raiding his pantie-drawer, er, drawers drawer. Those little guys love to answer strangers' phones.

Is it wrong that I kept laughing during the dramatic phone call? Exactly how was a small child able to pierce a woman's chest with a skewer then slide a plastic straw over it and into the chest cavity. It would be hard for an adult to get the skewer in, even between the ribs as she was directed. A straw would not be strong enough to effectively increase the opening. it makes so little sense. I did not need to see Owen and Amelia's big bow-chicka-wow-wow moment. I don't like them as a couple at all. Can anyone work there without hooking up with one of the leads? And Dr. Muffyn has a much longer winning streak going than Mere. It's not unheard of. This show makes it seem like more surgeries than not kill the patient. It's amazing anyone ever goes to Sloan Whateverthefuck hospital of doom. And if they could all stop entering operating rooms, getting too close to the open patient while barely holding a mask to their faces maybe they could reduce the mortality rate. Now if they could all just huddle around a phone for most of an episode.

My thoughts went to the L&O SVU episode too. Oh-leeeeeee-via. A friend teaches voice over/voice acting. She uses parts of that episode as an example of what not to do. On topic - world class surgeons, highly educated and trained, years of experience, supposedly masters of their fields, critical thinkers, problem solvers, the smartest folks in the room, stumped by a phone. Sounds about right in Shondaland. The again, with the way some of these characters behave, I'm surprised they can get their pants on most days.

This episode was just so dull to me. Most of the episode was Joe saying, "I hope the doctor will qualify me for surgery," "I really need to do this," "It's so important that I do this," "I really want the surgery." It just sounded like meaningless platitudes in a flat affect. I am glad he got therapy and time with a nutritionist.

I would love that so much. Then he could spill spaghetti on the floor while trying to drain it, fail at cracking an egg, be unable to turn on a light . . . . so much ineptitude happens in black and white. That would be a mighty small supply.

I think they were implying the stroke caused Dr. Hermann's coma. At the time they spotted it they were focusing on why she didn't wake up post surgery. Since she waited until the tumor affected her eyesight, the blindness was more likely caused by the surgery since Amelia would have to cut very close to the optic nerve. The implication here is that, if Dr. Hermann had done the surgery earlier, she would have a better chance of having kept her sight.

The piercing place was pretty unrealistic and definitely played up for drama/disgustingness (yes, I am making up words). In reality, they would have had to sign a contract to agree to the piercing, her ID would have been checked (and she would have been rejected if she was underage), the piercer would examine the area to be pierced to determine if it was a good choice/could be done safely, would have described how it is done and guided her through the procedure. Also, the needles are taken out of fresh packages and the jewelry and forceps are sterilized. Also, she would have been sent home with after care instructions. I am sure there are a few places that don't hold to these standards, but all of the ones I have been to or I know people who have been to do. (So if you're getting a piercing and they are not upholding these standards, move on). With that said, the whole thought of almost randomly deciding on a piercing shows a level of maturity for both Hannah and the student that is really low. Hannah seems to be happily reverting back to high school or even junior high behavior. As many have pointed out, she is focusing on being the cool, popular teacher, not on being a good teacher. Now let me see if I can finish my half a haiku.

May I add to your list "fecal lodge", er, make that "eco lodge".

Before the episode, I assumed Dr. Hermann was toast. So I was hoping that Amelia would be so upset that she killed Hermann that she would kill herself with a scalpel in the operating theater. Maybe I'm going a little too dark, even for GA.

Hopefully Blair and Hayley have separate rooms at this pit stop. He looked like he wanted to smother her in her sleep.