Yep to all your things. Even the bit about Hinton. Never agreed to that before. I mean that in a good way. She has grown on me.
Katherine mentioned it was Bailey who did it so she probably did her stuff in a crazy sneaky way… hospital politics! I am sure she did her thing to make sure she wouldn't get in trouble.

Arizona is too decent not to be decent to Minnick in some regards. But I think it was about getting Minnick out there to tell the parents and to help a resident not fail and learn. Not really about Minnick. Be in that OR because a kid is in that OR but sadly not have the visualization because she was forced to be…

The fact that In The Mood for Love is on this list alone makes me really happy.

Ooooooo. Thats a hard call. I'd say Chungking Express is my favorite Wong Kar Wai film but In the Mood for Love is a better romance and put together film.
For well known reasons as to how Chungking Express was slapped together as a "breather" when Wong Kar Wai got brain blocked filming something else.

Definitely how deep will they let the well go with the iconic Betty Cooper. It could be so easy to mess up in any direction. However really down the well with BETTY? mmm. would they be so daring.

Though I am a SuperCorp fan from episode 1 of the season… (seriously they both have chemistry with doormats so with each other its electric. I am fine with that being subtext only, not the fault the actors are woah.)

Our milage may vary and passing out may have happened anyway.

The actress who plays Steph almost left last year when her pilot almost got picked up. Sooooo who knows? You sure you are losing her?

I like new Leah Murphy. With less lines it is hard to judge but the snark of old Leah is there but takes the foot of the pedal faster to go get things done. Also why she came back and the speech she gave was great. Humbled and hard working from the bits we have seen. If she gets a bump to regular for season 14 I would…

Stretching out MFEO Jolex into a love triangle nobody wanted by wedging Deluca in there? Every time they know they are going to get a season renewal (14!) they can't leave it be. It is meta for sure but the actors and etc have said "nobody likes watching happy couples on a drama"

I think Alex got called out to go nowhere near Deluca once this was all turned bumped up vs misdemeanor. I know there was a lot of "no one talk to anyone". Maggie was rubbish.
YES TO THAT LAST BIT. I hope season renewal does not have them considering them keeping Minnick. That character is annoying on a few levels and…

Oh she has had some fab moments. Even as a guess star bringing Derek a tumor. Etc.
Separating Twin A and B with Derek probably her best 1 ep surgery?
SO MUCH TO DO! Confident Quirky Sassy Amelia the NeuroGod even with bits of doubt was great.
Mer/Maggie/Amelia household was even entertaining IMHO.

Wait until you get into Staten Island vs the Bronx and NYC will really turn your brain inside out. Truth is even in NYC, "standard you should hear this on national news broadcasting" English is taught. Whether people decide to speak it is another matter entirely.

A childhood love of Archie has me reading the Waid reboot and now I'm screening Riverdale…

I do not want a Deluca/Jo Wilson/Alex Karev love triangle. NOPE.
Yes Jo Haters. I get it but I remember the good years with the drunk fake crying wedding dates and the furnishing Alex's buying of Mer's house. But I get your hate, bad writing, maternity leave, etc.
Deluca is pulling some serious Nice Guy(TM) telling Jo…

Oh man. Owen/Amelia feels like the only reason that McKidd is still on the show. Amelia as a character could do some interesting things if the writers wanted it. (Looking at you amazing brain tumor arc with Gina Davis)
Once Sandra Oh left it has really just been a count down for his bland.

i really need a "see you at the next board meeting where you can vote to reinstate yourself" line. Because REALLY.

It had to be Kepner. Weak Link. She grew tolerable over the years and Africa made her really tolerable. However Greys needs people to dislike or the grumble just randomly picks any character the writers are having a bad week with. This at least is a nice focused reason with a good plot line to milk!

Deluca has gone between that and earlier comments about Jo picking bad guys right into Nice Guy (TM) territory. Last season he had a purpose and while I didn't always like him I at least understood his awkwardness in the Deluca/Maggie storyline. Now I just want him 100% gone.

BTW, just wanted to say thanks for sharing.
It is very easy to say "characters! tv!" but some of these hit home for people.