I'm just shy of old age and I call my 83-year-old mother "Mummy."

Thanks for replying. Maybe someday I'll rewatch that movie.*

From the linked article about an anesthesia-free caesarian: "Despite losing consciousness, doctors were able to save the child's life." Maybe this will serve as inspiration for a future episode of Grey's!

Which law shows are more realistic? (I am sincerely curious here; I've never thought to ask a lawyer this question before.)

Unless they're poor and/or junkies.

"Daughter" was a confusing and charming slip of the fingers/brain.

I agree with everything you say except "even shitty parents wouldn't do that" and "nobody chooses their spouses/significant others over their children," because, sadly, neither is true. But Callie, of course, is not supposed to be a monster, so they should be true of her.

Hey, hey, now—be fair: Owen is perfectly capable of convincing himself that Callie was motivated only by her devotion to the troops, and it ain't perjury unless you deliberately lie. The man is a master of denial and self-delusion, after all.

How in heck is Anezka going to keep Petra's roots touched up without getting caught?

Yup. The PTB figured we're too dumb to guess Thomas was bitten as he was cuddling the dying child to his bosom (was it a child? the priest maybe? I don't recall).

Yes. I just took "raised" to mean the parents were out of the picture. But if instead we're talking about that privileged scenario where the parents leave the raisin' to the help, then the accent is plausible, of course.

Oh, okay. Though what does boarding school have to do with anything? Doubt if he'd have acquired an enduring Scottish accent there.

And they all go to Grammy's for Thanksgiving.

This show could use Galavant. Galavan, however . . .

Another plug for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend here:

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is very good.

The funny thing is Tom Scharpling always made ruthless fun of Randy Newman on TBSOWFMU.

I agree.

It is the best piece of television ever.

Yup. Way too long.