We left last season with Preston Burke leaving Cristina Yang at the alter (at their wedding) to which Meredith says, "It's so over." She starts off this season having a hard time believing that maybe its not possible to really make things work out. She tells Cristina that their marriage was going to be the defining moment for her of whether girld like them could ever be married and now that it ended badly, she's through trying to make things work with Derek. I can't believe that Meredith Grey was relying on Christina's happiness with Burke to define whether her relationship with Derek Shepard was really going to work. You just feel like shaking her and asking, "what the heck?" Through it all, at least she's rededicated herself to being a good doctor, though. She doesn't really ever let it shake her too bad. And then Lexie shows up. Are you kidding me?

Lexie Grey introduces herself as Meredith's half-sister at the worst possible moment and just doesn't seem to get it. Meredith with everything on her plate, now has this desperate sister on her tail. Pa-lease! Then she shows up while Meredith is talking to Derek and he calls her "the girl from the bar!" Whoah! Derek ran into Lexie at Joe's at the end of last season and she tried to pick up on him. Derek doesn't even bother to take the time to explain that he refused her. He just leaves as is and lets Meredith go ahead and be jealous. That was a blow! Meredith offended says, "I'm the girl from the bar!" Two strikes for Lexie and Derek just sits there as smug and calm as ever. Sometimes I just wish he'd just yell and be irrational (like me). I know he's fighting his own battles inside I just wish we could see it come out sometimes. Mc Dreamy and McSteamy finally take a step towards being friends again. Mark reaches out to Derek and tells him that he's missed his freindship with all the women drama getting in the way. They both need it more than they know. I like that Derek and Mark are such good opposites. I think they both help eachother and make a good team when they're friends. I finally got excited for Derek when he defends Meredith to Mark (the man who thinks the next best thing is always a step away). He says that it's not Meredith's fault for everything bad that's happened to her. At least Derek acknowledges that Meredith is messed up for good reason.

And then she dumps him. . . . kind of. She basically says that they should take a break, but she doesn't quite seem to be able to let him go entirely. Make up your mind Meredith. Derek knows what he wants, why don't you? I understand, she's messed up because of her bum dad and all, but I want you to just go for it and don't drag your feet because you are sooooooo going to lose your McDreamy ever after ending!

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