re: before and after

i liked that this week was about each character, and who they used to be, and who they are now. but i felt like meredith's insecurity about derek's old life should have happened, oh, about 4 seasons ago. i realize that naomi and sam weren't around to reminisce, but it's still a little ridiculous. i also feel like the whole derek/addison power struggle in the OR is old news, which is why, while i'm not NOT looking forward to next week's episode, i am happy to see this cross-over business go away. and seriously, they didn't get why derek was so uncomfortable talking about the wedding song?

why didn't any other doctor in the US think to get rid of the cysts one at a time? i am no expert, but of course it's not going to work to try to get rid of them all at once. it's like juggling cysts - and appparently they're slippery little suckers. one at a time only makes sense.

i like what they did with owen's back story...at first it seemed like he was just a big jerk, but now we see that he has changed, and cristina, who is co-queen of being dark and twisty, accepts him for who he has become: dark and twisty (duh).

and yes, dear hayley, i think you are right - sadie definitely mixed up the lab results and i think izzie has a brain tumour. can i just say that introducing sadie into the show seems like a big waste of time now? why even bother? they didn't even commit to her and meredith's friendship - at the beginning, we all thought it was hard to believe that someone so close to meredith could remain hidden all this time. i'm still not convinced. is it because they needed self-mutilating, sexually confused cast member on which to pawn off all of their crazy storylines? what's wrong with using george? or izzie? they're writing them both off anyway.

i was going to comment on the private practice part of the episode, but it's too long ago and i'm tired. so i'll leave it at that. hayley and melissa, feel free to add your own tidbits. :)