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DECISIONS, DECISIONS The Seattle Grace doctors who survived last season's fatal plane crash -- like Callie (Sara Ramierz) and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) -- had to make decisions about how to proceed with the proposed lawsuit.

Last nights episode of Greys Anatomy -- titled Second Opinion -- was, simply put, all over the damn place. No second opinion needed on that topic. If the writers were intending to put out an hour of television that touched on nearly all the storylines going on in the show, then they surely succeeded. However, they also surely succeeded in making what was pretty much a totally schitzo installment of Greys that ran amok among all the strands of whats happening at Seattle Grace currently. (Apologies now to star Chandra Wilson, who directed the episode.)

And before you naysay about that commentary, Ill just admit: No, Im never really satisfied. I know that I complain when the show ignores certain characters, and then also -- in the case of last nights hour -- I complain when they do touch on every character. The only thing I have to believe is that there is indeed a way to weave several storylines together in a smart way. I believe that, mostly, because I know this show can do that. Its tricky, though. And for the most part, this season of Greys has been good -- I've said as much in several of my recaps here on EW.com. Last night certainly wasnt the series weakest, but it wasnt the strongest, either. It had its good moments, and its bad.

The primary storyline seemed to the be the on-going saga about the pending lawsuit that the doctors affected by the plane crash last season -- Cristina, Derek, Callie (Arizonas proxy), and Meredith -- are trying to get off the ground. The dirty work began in earnest, as the doctors were told to spill the beans about how theyd been affected by the tragedy. The lawyers wanted to calculate damages. Almost anything can be helpful to monetize your injuries, one of the lawyers told the doctors. The lawyers also detailed the formula for how theyd figure out what figure they would sue for -- but long story short, it would be huge huge huge.

The one sticking point during the lawsuit discussion was the planes pilot, who the lawyers said theyd be going after for damages. As far as the pilot is concerned, the lady lawyer said, devoid of any emotion, you need to stop thinking about him as one of you and start thinking of him as one of them. It was decidedly strange to do that, though, because the pilot had also been injured and -- as it was revealed -- was paralyzed after the accident. Another discussion focused on Derek and whether hed ever be able to do surgery again with his injured hand. At first Callie seemed to want to hedge her answer, then she emphatically said no, and then -- after a fight with Derek -- she recanted and said shed do everything she can to fix his hand. She explained why she was all over the place on Dereks hand: Because I was scared. Because I felt like I failed you. You should have pushed me harder. We havent tried everything. You shouldnt give up until we do.

NEXT: The doctors find out the lawsuit will hit closer to home than theyd expected

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