Where the Boys Are

Season 3, Episode 7, Aired
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The men of Seattle Grace go on a camping trip together, Addison and Callie must team up to work on a patient, Meredith assists Sloan with a procedure unlike any she has experienced, and, suspicious of her recent actions at the hospital, Bailey confronts Cristina. A 9-year-old is seen by Cristina after he swallowed Monopoly game pieces. A pregnant 25-year-old, is brought in after she slipped in the shower. She doesn't want medicine to take away the pain from her injury so not to put her baby's growth in jeopardy. Doctors take care of Daniel, a man who wants a sexual reassignment surgery and who now goes under the name Donna. Accompanying Daniel is his wife of the past 10 years, who was surprised to see him want that surgery but, after much struggling, decided to stay by his side.

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  • interesting

    6.4
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    By raulkumar, Sep 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    When writing your review, remember to keep the language clean. Reviews must be 100 words minimum. We encourage you to try to get your review right the first time--you may choose to edit it later on, but by doing so, you will lose any positive feedback associated with the review. We encourage you to write your review in a word processor or text editor, save it to your local disk, then copy and paste it in the box below.
    Rate this episode on how you feel it stacks up against other episodes from this show. Ratings go from 0-10 with 10 being the highest. Be sure to click "Submit" next to your rating, before you continue with the rest of the review form.moreless

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  • he medical cases involve a sexual reassignment surgery, a pregnant woman losing her baby and a child pooping monopoly pieces. Which one of these things is not like the other? If you like my reviews check out www.lifereviewed.commoreless

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    By jkutcher, Sep 08, 2010 Report Abuse
    Review: I haven\'t really liked any of the episodes this season and after seeing the preview for this episode, I didn\'t have high hopes for this one either. The prospect of a cheesy let\'s be men and go out to the wilderness episode isn\'t very appealing. However, I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised by this episode. For the most part the writing and humor was spot on. The idea that Burke and Derek would go camping together despite the fact that they have never been friends on the show seemed a bit odd to me. Having everyone and their mother come on this trip was a bit of a stretch as well. Burke chides Derek for not having any male friends but other than his puppy dog George, he is pretty isolated as well.

    What is wrong with Dr. Sloan? Is he on ecstasy or something? I have never seen such a rampant case of man whoreidus. I don\'t think he even cares if the woman is attractive; he just needs to have sex to validate himself. He says he wants to be friends with Derek again, yet he seems very self interested to me. Telling Meredith that Derek was damaged goods and she should start over with him was the exact same line he used on Addison. Who doesn\'t like sloppy seconds? Addison, Callie, Meredith, hey Izzie is pretty **** up in the head, maybe you should try to do her? The fact that Meredith was even considering sleeping with Sloan was making me sick. I\'m glad Derek took his much needed space of less than 24 hours, he should be all set to jump into a complicated relationship! Why was Meredith giving him a hard time about needing some space? The last episode she thought that was a good idea. Well continuity really isn\'t that important is it? Not when you could be sleeping with a walking, talking, venereal disease. Better get on that Derek, Meredith isn\'t exactly known for keeping her legs closed or common sense, or intelligence, or self respect hmm maybe you should really rethink this relationship.

    Parting thought: I\'m not going to miss the penis.moreless

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  • Lot's Of little Twists in the storyline. But Very Adventurous with the nail biting drama.

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    By bonnieerb, Sep 08, 2010 Report Abuse
    Cristina finally seeing the consequences with Bailey holding onto Burkes secret. One on One action between Karev and O'Malley Camping. Lizzie Finally lets her feelings out about Deny! Addison finds out a fling thing that Callie had with "Mcsteamy" & yes- Meridith flirts a little with Mcsteamy at Joe's Bar but not in time for the surprise arrival of Mcdreamy to arrive and sweep her away. Oh, It makes you wonder.moreless

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  • Very funny!!!

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    By Sandyp, Sep 08, 2010 Report Abuse
    I (again) loved this episode, it made me laugh out loud and it made me swallow away my tears and it made me hold my breath.
    First the laughter.....
    Those guys on their camping trip, great!!
    I especially love all the facial expressions.
    I laughed out loud when Mark entered the room and both Callie and Addison were there, nothing was said, but again these facial expressions.
    Then the swallowing....
    The baby story, so overwhelming, I lived through it with close friends, brought back painful memories.
    The holding my breath....
    I told myself that when meredith would go for Mark I would quit watching.
    So, holding my breath, I finally saw what I wanted to see, Meredith & Derek!!!moreless

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  • a return to form with character driven plotlines that are increasingly involving and hilarious. the boys go camping and trouble ensues.

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    By jatechair, Sep 08, 2010 Report Abuse
    i must admit over the past few weeks i felt my devotion to ga starting to slip, particularly with the mer/der thing being stretched out even further. however, last week was back on track and this episode was definately a highlight.

    derek and burke go camping, and are joined by the chief, george, alex, joe and walter (joes boyfriend). out in the woods derek is getting pissed about there being too many people ruining his 'space', webber is creating more than a few awkward moments, george is starting to realise theres something wrong with burke, and alex is creating tension by bringing up the subject of callie and mcsteamy, which ultimately results in fisticuffs and a split head. its nice to see them away from the hospital and in each others company as friends, particularly the friendship between mcdreamy and burke.

    meanwhile, back at the hospital, izzie is running away from her annoying grief councellor (a familiar face), cristina is in bailey's bad books, and meredith spends the day with mcsteamy, who actually seems to have a vaguely decent side and yet is still a complete ass, at the same time.

    by the end of the episode, i was seriously on edge. when meredith almost went off with mcsteamy,it seemed like the end of the known universe. did anyone else notice that the manner in which derek entered the bar was almost identical to the way alex did all the way back in 2.07 (when he came to kiss izzie)? and the kiss left a smile on my face so big its still lasting. an excellent episode, with the right amount of emotion and humour, and thoroughly commendable acting from all sides.moreless

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    • Goof: The boy who swallows the Monopoly pieces says that he swallowed mostly houses and hotels, but he also swallowed the thimble, the race car, and the shoe. However, when Izzie is digging through his stool, she finds the dog piece. He never said he swallow the dog, so why does she find it? Edit

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    • The run-time for this episode is about 45 minutes without commercials, while most episodes are around 43 minutes long. Edit
    • Awards and Nominations: This episode won the Outstanding Individual Episode Award at the 2007 GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) awards. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: The Netherlands: February 19, 2007 on Net 5 Spain: March 8, 2007 on Cuatro Brazil: March 19, 2007 on Sony Entertainment Television New Zealand: March 22, 2007 on TV2. Italy: March 19, 2007 on Foxlife Australia: April 15th 2007 on Channel 7 Israel: April 23, 2007 on Yes Stars 1 Switzerland: April 23, 2007 on SF 2 Sweden: April 25, 2007 on Kanal 5 France: June 5, 2007 on TF1 Great Britain: July 5, 2007 on Livingtv Ireland: August 14, 2007 on RTE Two Norway: September 25, 2007 on TV2 Finland: October 10, 2007 on Nelonen Croatia: October 22, 2007 on NOVA TV Romania: March 4th, 2008 on TVR1 India: April 27, 2008 on Star World Edit

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    • Meredith: You are a complete and total whore. Mark: Maybe, but I'm more fun than Derek! Edit
    • Sydney: I lost a kid, my first year. It was my fault, and I just couldn't- So I had a break down, they gave me time off and when I came back I put a smile on my face and everybody thought I was fine. I lost a kid. It comes in waves Izzie. There's a lull and then another wave hits you. I wasn't trying to pry. I just wanted you to know that it's okay not to be fine sometimes. Izzie: I miss him. All the time I miss him. It's not waves, it's constant. All the time. And I walk through the doors of this hospital and I want to be here, I do, but I... I don't know if I can be a surgeon again and I can't talk about it because it scares me too much. Edit
    • Meredith (opening voiceover): As surgeons, we are trained to look for disease. Sometimes the problem is easily detected, most of the time we need to go step by step. First, probing the surface looking for any sign of trouble. Most of the time, we can't tell what's wrong with somebody by just looking at them. After all, they can look perfectly fine on the outside, while their insides tell a whole other story. Edit

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    • Chief: ...like the Brokeback Mountain thing... The movie Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee, talks about the tragic story about two men who love each other. Edit
    • Joe: You're doing some kind of crazy MacGyver surgery in the middle of the woods I want what's best for my guy. A reference to the television show MacGyver that aired from 1985-1992. MacGyver was able to use ingenuity to fix or remedy a problem using only the tools available at hand. Edit
    • Episode Title: Where the Boys Are Where the Boys Are is a song by Connie Francis. Edit

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