Begin the Begin

Season 2, Episode 13, Aired
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Cristina is bothered by a new year's mandatory work limit. Izzie patient, Denny Duquette, wants two things: 1. a heart transplant, 2. Izzie. Addison detests Derek's trailer, Derek visits Meredith's mom, George treats a young teen hermaphrodite frustrated by her pre-pubescence. Other news includes patients doing uncanny things and relationship havoc being wrecked between the doctors, as per usual.moreless
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  • This episode was very good. I liked it very much!

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    By sunnekra, Sep 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    Izzie started to get strong feelings for a patient, Danny Duqette. She has started to forget the relationship with Alex. Dr. Bailey and Christina traveled to find a heart to Danny, but failed. Derek and Meredit had a akward time in the elevator. Addison and Derek had a fight about Derek's trailer. The staff was shocked about a new work-rule. They could only work eighty hours a week. Christina didn't really have premission to travel with Bailey. Dr. Burke was a little bit angry at Christina because of that. George had a patient with hemafroditt. She was a fourteen year old girl. She decided to become a boy.moreless

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  • whao is denny hot or what?!not more than 80 hour a week roaster,how will christina survive? the elevator scene between mer/der is so not interesting anymore if all they're gonna do is banter back and forth with no declaration of some sort.moreless

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    By stephshady, Sep 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    whao was that alex showing a self less emotion like jealousy? denny duqutte is so hot? i hope he lasts long.the bex was really cool in his/her scenes, i like the way she accepted her state atleast now she had an insight as to why her life has been so weird. i love the way george stood his ground to dr addison montgomery sheperd, he was really passinonate. it was really amazining of her parents to accept the situation. it was a weird medical case really. the mer/derek in the elevator again, they shpuld get together already! they're wearing me out.really addison's charater is really belittling herself over the der/mer issue.moreless

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  • Not the greatest episode.

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    By attilasd, Sep 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    The guy who ate his novel was bizarre. They certainly know how to create off-beat characters! Although I did not think that he added anything to the episode.

    I can't believe they pulled the "Addison catching Meredith and Derek together in the elevator" thing AGAIN. It's a crutch the writers really need to stop using. Every time they want to create an awkward moment, they just shove people into an elevator. It's ridiculous!

    The plot line with Becks was great. I was so relieved that the mother ended up accepting the news and even offered to cut the hair.moreless

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  • There is a land called Passive Agressiva, and I'm Their Queen!!!!

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    By ileanabrea, Sep 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    I really liked this episode. Things I like to remember:

    1. I have always found Izzie empathy with the patients one of her best things. Even she thinks of it as a handicap.
    2. George is the most caring doctor, always trying to give his patients the best of himself.
    3. Deny (a.k.a. Papa Winchester) is a great person trying to deal with his fate with hope. And he made Izzie happy.
    4. The Dog is destroying the entire house. And Meredith is in denial.
    5. Cristina as always, competitive and scare of Burke finding the truth about her trip with Baylie. But even cold hearted Cristina showed concern about her unborn baby and Burke's reaction to her decision of not keeping the baby.
    6. I really like Burke's character, always supportive and honest.
    7. There is a land called Passive Agressiva and I am their queen.moreless

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  • Mandatory 80 hour week limits frustrate Christina, George, Izzie and Alex all have unique patients, Meredith and Derek again meet in the elevator.

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    By totallyaddicted, Sep 06, 2010 Report Abuse
    With Seattle Grace now enforcing the 80 hour week for Doctors, Christina finds herself lost, after being told to leave the hospital, she ends up on plane to Iowa to pick up a heart for a transplant patient. Christina running not only from the 80 hour limits but also from Burke, until Bailey gives her the confirmation she needs, that she did the right thing for herself at the time regarding her terminated pregnancy.

    During this time Izzie tends to the transplant patient Denny at Seattle Grace, some harmless flirting ensues.

    George treats Bex (Rebecca) and young patient in for the removal of a tumour pressing on what they thought was an ovary, but turns out to be a testes. George shines in this episode, making Bex feel a little more at ease, when she feels like an outsider, by telling her that he was a mathlete and the secretary and president of the Dungeons and Dragons club during highschool and that you just have to ride it out. Slowly, George is showing his strength and depth of charactor.

    Meredith and Derek again meet in the elevator, and despite Derek reconciling with Addison, we see a Mer/Der moment, the flirtacious banter that I'm sure we've all missed. However, this doesn't last, when Meredith finds Derek at the nursing home visiting Ellis, Meredith is hurt and shocked, but after hearing some sage advice from Richard Webber she learns that sometimes a favour is just a favour.

    Derek and Addison are having they're own problems, with not much said initially about Derek's confession about falling in love with Meredith, Addison is clearly not happy, and with the trout and the trailer things dont seem to be looking up. Ultimately things seem to resolve themselves with Addison resiging herself to waiting for Derek's feelings for Meredith to go away, atleast for now anyway.

    Alex treats a patient who tries to put his past behind him and start a fresh, literally, by eating his own book. Alex recognises some similarities between himself and the patient, being so determined to be only one thing, not having a plan B, seems to scare Alex at first, but he soon realises that it isn't neccessarily a bad thing. After routine surgery to remove the remnants of the novel, Alex notices that the petient still seems to be a little under the weather, and quickly realises that he is suffering from mercury poisoning, displaying a thorough and less cocky Alex.

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    • Goof: When George talks to Bex about his years at school, you can see a little microphone taped on her shoulder. Edit

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    • This is the last episode the opening credits sequence appear in. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Bulgaria: July 10, 2006 on bTV Australia: July 24th, 2006 on Channel 7. United Kingdom: October 18th 2006 on LivingTV Norway: November 7th 2006 on TV2 Sweden: November 7th, 2006 on Kanal 5 Germany: December 12, 2006 on PRO7 Croatia: January 29th, 2007 on NOVA TV Finland: February 1st, 2007 on Nelonen Italy: March 30, 2007 on Italia 1 Romania: June 5, 2007 on TVR1 Ireland: June 5, 2007 on RTE Two Edit
    • Music Featured In This Episode: 1. Hide Another Mistake by The 88s play when George and Izzie talk in the bathroom, 2. One of These Days by Kraak & Smaak plays when Meredith and Derek talk in the elevator, 3. Ride by Cary Brothers plays when Addison and George talk to Mr. and Mrs. Singleton about Bex's surgery, 4. Break Your Momma's Back by Slow Runner plays as Meredith asks Derek to tell her about the Alzheimer's program. Edit

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    • Bailey: Yang? Cristina: You know what's wrong with having an 80 hour limit? It protects the weak. It levels the playing field. Which not only sucks. It's, it's dangerous. Bailey: 80 hour work week. That's what's on your mind? (Cristina looks down) I thought about it. Not keeping it. Cristina: You did? Bailey: My husband and I ... we tried for years but still when that stick turned blue ... Well you can't work the way we work, you can't want the kind of careers that we want and not take pause. I took pause. Cristina: You paused? Bailey: I paused. I paused for a very long time. Cristina: So why did... Bailey: I sat up one night. Middle of the night ... and I knew I could do this... I still don't know how I'm gonna do this but ... I knew I could do it. You just have to know and when you don't know then no one can fault you for it. You do what you can when you can, while you can. And when you can't, you can't. Edit
    • Bailey: Cristina, call Burke. I'm feeling some fairly extensive damage from coronary artery disease. Cristina: Um... Bailey: Yang? (Cristina walks over to the phone, scene switches to Burke answering the phone) Burke: Talk to me, Bailey. Cristina: It's me. Burke: I can't talk, I'm waiting for a call from Bailey. Cristina: I'm with Bailey. Burke: You're in Idaho? (scene switches to Cristina) Cristina: Yeah. Burke: You're breaking the rules? Cristina: Yes. (scene now switches to Burke. Richard is walking up to him) Richard: Preston. What's happening with our heart? Burke: Hello, Dr. Webber. Tell me what I need to know about Denny's heart, Dr. Bailey. (shows Cristina who has an 'oh, no' look on her face) Edit
    • Cristina: Uh, hi. I heard that you were going to Twin Falls, Idaho. I've never been. Bailey: You reach 80 hours? Cristina: Technically. Bailey: You're off work Cristina. Go enjoy your day. Cristina: I'll enjoy my day if I can help retrieve a heart. Promise. Edit

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    • Episode Title: Begin the Begin Begin The Begin is the title of a song sung by the group REM. Edit

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