'Grey's Anatomy' recap: Cristina’s Choice

One dynamic that's different but not so different for the show that I'm really digging is the potential relationship between Sadie and Callie. Yeah, I'm still sad about the departure of Dr. Hahn and in some ways it seems like the producers just exchanged an older, somewhat acerbic possible lesbian for a younger, cuter possible lesbian. But anyway, we can't do anything about that switch now. But I think Sadie and Callie could be cute together. That is to say, if Callie doesn't first start some sort of more serious relationship with Dr. Sloan. (Goodness, can't you just imagine the threesome between Sadie, Callie, and Sloan? You know that idea has been kicked around the writer's room. Guarantee it.) But, oh wait, on the Sloan front.

He hooked up with Lexie last night. That gets a big ol' fat ewwwwww from this camp. Especially when Lexie rolled into Sloan's hotel room, I was dying. ''Teach me. Teach me. Teach me,'' Lexie kept repeating, and weirdly enough, I just kept hearing her older half-sister Meredith say, ''Pick me. Choose me. Love me.'' But the situation is totally different. The thing that seems pathetic is that Lexie seems to want to use this sex-with-Sloan thing to further her career. Or it almost seems that she feels she has to go to bed with him to make up for her mistakes at work.

What I'd like to say to Lexie is: Don't you know Sloan's history with women? That he's basically slept with every female doctor at the hospital? But, sigh. As much as I think this pairing is somehow wrong, I did enjoy seeing Sloan squirm as Lexie turned up the heat — her little ''I would rather just learn today'' flirty speech — at the hospital. Even funnier: When Lexie acted like she didn't know what Sadie was talking about when she said the only time the doctors ''even bother with us is when they think they can get us in bed.'' You tell it, Sadie! That certainly has been the case with this class of interns — most of the doctors are too busy bedding Meredith and Cristina's class of residents to pay the newbies any mind.

Cristina certainly had a very busy episode, between shepherding around Dr. Dixon (which I already mentioned), picking the winner of the solo surgery, and, of course, making out with Dr. Hunt over a steam vent in the hospital's basement. Taking a look back after this fun little excursion to the steam room, the foreshadowing was sweet. Early in the episode, Dr. Hunt was on the cardio floor of the hospital and told Cristina that he was there to explore. ''What else is there?'' she responded. ''The OR, the ER, the place with the food?'' Ha! A very Cristina comeback, but Dr. Hunt's response reveals his desire to open her mind a bit: ''Someone has got a lot to learn.'' The next lesson was obviously the basement steam room. As silly as it was — those two standing there giggling and making out as a bunch of hot air blew up their scrubs — it was also sweet and carefree. Even if just for a minute in one episode, carefree does suit the usually cranky Cristina.

Cristina was also grappling with picking the resident to do the solo surgery. My question: Why do we even see these other residents from their class who are supposedly in the running for it? Was there ever a question that she'd pick anyone but Meredith, Karev, Izzie, or George? It's just so funny to me that all of these other crazy residents have been coming out of the woodwork lately. I just don't care about them. The world of Grey's does not need to be expanded anymore — especially not but a bunch of no-name characters who have no personality and add nothing to the show. End rant.

My favorite part of the campaign to get the solo surgery was the pleas that Cristina's four friends made to her. They were all just so very perfect for each of the characters. George with his earnestness: ''I know you still see me as 007. But that was day one. I've grown a lot since then. And learned a lot. I'm a fighter.'' Izzie with her realistic view, citing the fact that Cristina would probably pick Meredith and that'd be ''boring'' and ''slightly corrupt.'' Meredith with her practicality: ''So you know I deserve this.'' And then, the winning Karev with his no-bullshit stance: ''I can kiss ass when I have to but not yours.'' This — those five great characters and their individual quirks — is what made me fall in love with Grey's in the first place. And truly, despite any heinousness with Denny and Izzie, it's what makes me still tune in nearly five seasons later. End sappy moment. And end TV Watch.

But what do you think, TV Watchers? Did Cristina make the right decision by awarding the solo surgery to Karev? Where are you in the love-him-or-hate-him debate about Denny? How'd you feel about the Kanye track that closed out the episode? And: Have you ever made out over a steam vent that's steaming?

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