An Honest Mistake

"There’s this thing that happens when people find out you’re a doctor. They stop seeing you as a person and begin to see you something bigger than you are. They have to see us that way, as gods, otherwise we’re just like everyone else, unsure, flawed, normal. So we act strong, we remain stoic. We hide the fact that we’re all too human. Patients see us as gods or they see us as monsters. But the fact is, we’re just people. We screw up, we lose our way. Even the best of us, have our off days. Still we move forward. We don’t rest our laurels or celebrate the lives we’ve saved in the past. Because there’s always some other patient that needs our help. So we force ourselves to keep trying, to keep learning. In the hope that, maybe, someday we’ll come just a little bit closer to the gods our patients need us to be."

- Meredith Grey

 is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season and the 94th overall episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Short Summary
Derek's confidence is shaken like never before as he faces off with Addison over what treatment is best for their dying pregnant patient, Jen; Cristina calls the abilities of a renown surgeon into question after she botches a standard procedure; Bailey, who has decided to pursue a fellowship in Pediatrics, is appalled by the Chief's less-than-stellar recommendation letter; Izzie gets some bad news and Callie asks Arizona out on a date.

Full Summary
Episode in detail.

Main Cast

 * Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
 * Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang
 * Katherine Heigl as Dr. Izzie Stevens
 * Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev
 * T.R. Knight as Dr. George O'Malley
 * Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
 * James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber
 * Sara Ramírez as Dr. Callie Torres
 * Eric Dane as Dr. Mark Sloan
 * Chyler Leigh as Dr. Lexie Grey
 * Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
 * Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd

Special Guest Stars

 * Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery

Guest Stars

 * Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona Robbins
 * Jennifer Westfeldt as Jen Harmon
 * Ben Shenkman as Rob Harmon
 * Kathleen Early as Dr. Daisy Pepman
 * Louis Giambalvo as John Terzian
 * Brandon Scott as Dr. Ryan Spalding
 * Faye Dunaway as Dr. Margaret Campbell

Co-Starring

 * Susan Merson as Lorraine
 * Mark Saul as Intern Steve
 * Gloria Garayua as Intern Graciella
 * Molly Kidder as Intern Megan

Jen Harmon

 * Diagnosis:
 * Apraxia of speech, complication from aneurysm clipping surgery
 * Post-operative intracranial bleeding and swelling
 * Hypertension
 * Late-term pregnancy


 * Doctors:
 * ​Derek Shepherd (neurosurgeon)
 * Meredith Grey (surgical resident)
 * Addison Montgomery (perinatal surgeon)
 * Alex Karev (surgical resident)


 * Treatment:
 * ​Extra-intra cranial (ECIC) bypass
 * Neurosurgery to correct complications, lobotomy
 * Premature cesarean surgery

John Terzian

 * Diagnosis:
 * ​Broken foot
 * Post-operative infection, complication from cholecystectomy


 * ​Doctors:
 * ​Margaret Campbell (attending general surgeon)
 * Callie Torres (orthopedic surgeon)
 * Cristina Yang (surgical resident)
 * Owen Hunt (trauma surgeon)


 * Treatment: Surgery

Notes and Trivia
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 * This episode's title originated from the song An Honest Mistake, originally sung by The Bravery.
 * This episode scored 15.39 million viewers.
 * This concludes the Grey's Anatomy-Private Practice Crossover.

Quotes

 * Callie: Campbell is Seattle Grace's first female surgeon, as pioneer as it gets. Mostly she just sits in her office and spreads préstigé around.


 * Campbell: Look it's like a calculator: just because there's a machine to do it for them, children shouldn't have to learn simple arithmetic?
 * Cristina: If it would help them to avoid mistakes like this one.