'Grey's Anatomy' recap: Clearing the Air

At any rate, Cristina wasn't thrilled about, as she said, ''Private Benjamin over there.'' Can't blame her, really, for feeling territorial about Owen around a cardio goddess who happens to look that good. ''She went to a state school,'' she complained, as Alex pointed out that so did he. ''She's skinny and blond.'' So is Meredith. ''She's really annoying.'' So are you, Cristina. That all changed, however, with a cardiac asthma case. Finally, Teddy gave Cristina the chance to really, as she's said before, hold a heart in her hands. She was back in the game. (Dr. Hotness Monster remained smitten: ''Believe me, I'm watching,'' he said as Cristina did her thing. Who doesn't dream of a guy who looks like that swooning over us just doing what we do best? Sigh. If only.)

Of course, we also learned that Teddy was into Owen (shocker). She'd always thought, she told him, that he'd call her if he broke up with his wife. Oops. Don't suppose it's almost as good if he calls you to come be a present for his new girlfriend? No?

The Chief has issues
Adele was convinced Bailey was having an affair with the Chief. Hahahahahaha. ''They're work husband and work wife,'' Callie explained of their rapport. Still Adele was not totally buying his innocence. ''Wife wife to work wife,'' she said to Bailey, ''someone in this hospital is sleeping with our husband.'' (Callie, without missing a beat, slyly took out her phone to text the gossip. Perfect.) When Bailey tried to ask the Chief about it, he asked if she was ''hitting on'' him. Seriously, the idea of these two together never stopped being funny. (But an affair, in general, with the Chief, I wouldn't rule out. Dude has still got it after all these years. In fact, I was a little bummed to find out he definitely wasn't having an affair.)

Worse, a patient had turned yellow — because the Chief had, apparently, ''clipped the common bile duct'' when he performed surgery. He decided to take a ''step back'' from surgery. Bailey wondered what she'd do without her work husband. (Callie suggested a new one — maybe Derek? Bailey's response: ''You kidding, with all that hair? I can't be looking at that all day.'') He also revealed — at least to us as viewers — that he's something of a functioning alcoholic. How long can he go on like this?

Mer and Der are adorable
Good God, does it get any cuter than his trying to re-create the ''five perfect seconds'' she referred to, when no one knew George was dead, Alex and Izzie had just gotten married, and Mer and Der had just taken vows via Post-It? With the kisses on each cheek, each side of her neck, and her lips? How long can these two be this happy?

It was certainly an episode full of more questions than answers, Grey's Watchers. What do you think is coming now? Do you think Izzie is on her way out for good? Which of the new docs will stick around? Will Owen and Cristina survive Teddy? What will become of the Chief? Will Meredith and Derek ever have a problem again?

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