Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24386552-20141107022731/@comment-4287993-20141107161106

I liked this episode and I carried some good messages. Eathing healthy is important and a reminder that homelessness is a big problem, even for those who served their country.

I love the unexpected plost twist with Herman. I thought she was going to be some recurring character that suddenly just would stop appearing without any reason, but I can't stop feeling like she's definitely going out with a bang. It's a great idea to add this to Arizona's story, now only encouraging her more to pursue the fellowship. Also, it'll make her one of the only (and best) fetal surgeons in America, which I think is awesome. I'm silently hoping that maybe Addison will visit to continue to train Arizona (this hope is encouraged now that I've heard that Bad Judge, Kate Walsh's show, got cancelled).

I was kind of sad that we didn't get to see the dinner party. There's been numerous occassions (like last year's Thanksgiving), where we follow the entire planning of an evening but don't get to see the evening itself. I was looking forward to seeing Maggie and Richard being kind of forced to talk to each other, and only having Richard give a speech after which she walks off was kind of disappointing after all the dinner planning.

On another hand, I didn't like Amelia's absence. I think that we need to see her in her natural environment as a neurosurgeon and head of the department a little more, as next episode will be all about whether or not she should be allowed to perform that job. Up to now, we've barely seen her in the OR as the lead surgeon, so it's gonna be hard for us as viewers to take a side in that discussion.