Grey’s Anatomy – S12xEp07 -‘Something Against You’

Every once in a while, the docs encounter a very special patient. We’re not talking about the ones who teach them life lessons each week, but ones they really love. Mr. Jaffee is one of those patients. Suffering from end stage renal failure, Mr. Jaffee has been waiting for a year and a half for a kidney to match his specific needs. That kidney has arrived. It’s late, but the docs leap out of bed to rush to the hospital. This includes Penny, who is in mid-makeout (and nap) with Callie when she gets a call from Meredith. Callie doesn’t like the fact that Meredith seems to be running Penny ragged, but Penny’s not complaining. She’s already throwing on her pants and rushing out the door.

Meanwhile, Jackson and April worked together on a case with a young boy from Jordan who has extensive tumors in both of his hands. The case first seems hopeless but April ultimately inspires Jackson to fight for the boy’s surgery and is able to save the boy’s hands.

However, the doctor who brings the boy in turns out to be someone Dr. Owen Hunt has history with, he reacts with a small PTSD flashback as a result of Riggs’ mere presence. Riggs has an ego, which being a cardio surgeon in a combat zone he has earned. Hunt sees Bailey praising the new guy and flies off the handle. He tells Bailey that she should not have hired him before storming off. Remembering her promise to Cristina to look after Owen, Meredith checks on her friend. She doesn’t ask what happened, she just asks “Do we hate him?” Just like that, Dr. Riggs has no friends here.

These things combined make for an episode that’s heavier than what we’ve recently become accustomed. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but in this case, the more dramatic stories have become a little too redundant. Add to that the fact that Amelia worries over whether or not she’s been racist.