re: lay your hands on me

*this is long overdue, and i planned on watching it again before posting my initial thoughts, but i haven't had time. so i'll just post it and hope i didn't miss anything too big. besides, hayley's busy with her new house, so i'm sure she won't notice what i did miss.

this may be the last new episode for a long time, and i have to squeeze as much enjoyment out of this episode as possible to tide me over...so where shall i start?

bailey's son. this was so heartbreaking, both because of the brutal injuries inflicted upon such a little boy, but also because of the damage done to bailey's marriage. i can only imagine how easy it would be to point the finger here, but it still makes me sad to think that when their son needs them most to work together, they are still divided. as an aside, i know that bailey's busy, but i would have thought that she would have taken some time to talk to her husband after last episode. apparently not. i also thought it was sad how they were putting off baptizing the baby when they had more time...it's one of those things you take for granted, that the baby is going to be fine, day in and day out, until he grows up to be an adult. that's just what you assume, which is why it seems okay to delay the baptism...but when something like this happens, you realize that time is precious, and you can't count on your baby outliving you.

i have tried valiantly to dislike rose. i really have. but she's so sweet and funny and real. i can't hate her, i just can't do it! i'm certain the writers did this on purpose. i actually don't mind the thought of her and derek together, just as long as i get to see his goopy eyes, which i did see when he asked her out for dinner. but. they wouldn't just abandon the mer/der storyline, so they are clearly going to get back together (for the 18th time - one would think this is getting a little old? sadly, i'm still in it for the long haul), so that means rose is probably going to get hurt in the process. and that makes me a little sad.

meredith and derek were working things out. slowly she was opening up to him, and that's when she finds out about rose. i can understand why she's angry. i can also see her point that he just wants someone to fill the space beside him. i can see derek's point that no matter what he does, meredith keeps bringing up the past and old excuses as to why she can't trust him. sigh. what a complex relationship.

the healers...this was a bit hokey, but like the chief said, whatever they do, it can't hurt. it was kind of neat to see a hospital using alternative forms of medicine since i'm sure this is usually dismissed.

cristina's compassion for little tuck was wonderful and touching. especially after her extremely comical robot impression.

izzie. WHO WAKES UP WITH PERFECTLY DONE MAKE-UP? especially luminous eyeshadow?? this was a little too much. and if she's sleeping with her make-up on, then she should at least have bad skin, otherwise why do i wash MY face every night?

i like how they keep alluding to alex's past, with a few snippets here and there, reminding us he is the way he is because of his childhood. i can't wait for the future episode that centres around his past...if there will be a future episode, that is...grumble grumble!