Punk Rock and Steak Knives

Calzona Review 11x16  “Don’t Dream It’s Over”

Because of this episode,  I’ve taken a liking to the sound of the word “ steak knives” and the idea of Arizona in punk rock t-shirts.

I dreaded this episode.  Why? Why not?

That scene we saw in the sneak peek was too discouraging to see, really. But Jessica’s tweets about there having a twist made me brave enough to watch and Im happy I did. 

Why? Many fans like me actually thought that scene would be the last scene of this ep. Little did we know that after the Japril action in the supply closet and the Omelia action in the on-call room, which were both cut short, incidentally for different reasons, this scene of Callie with that woman with the Portia hair happened.

That  Scene

She walked Callie into the hospital, Trying to prolong her half date with Callie who got paged for a trauma emergency. Callie apologized for the date that was cut short but Heather, the Portia-haired woman in pink,  understood:

 “Your profile did say crazy hours.  And you’re  off to go save a life. What’s hotter than that,”

So Callie had been online dating. Okay.

Callie did suggest that they do it again sometime, and the woman did jump to the end of that first date and gave Callie that 28-second kiss that was so painful to watch.

And as we saw in the sneak, who else would happen to see them enjoy that tender kiss but ex-wife Arizona.

Arizona watched that kiss from a glass portion of a door, and she did stare for like 17 seconds.

I was feeling so much pain seeing her see that kiss. I was thinking she was jealous. That she was hurt. Even if Callie was her ex, seeing her for the first time kiss another woman was obviously painful. I felt pain so I assumed Arizona did too. Little did I know….

Callie was grinning to herself, and evidently enjoyed the kiss but  then she saw Arizona staring at them kissing, so her enjoyment of the kiss seemed cut short. There was guilt in her. AWKWARDNESS. As Arizona walked nearer to her as she was on her way to a trauma patient too

Arizona: I need to go to the pit

Callie: Me too

Arizona: Great

Callie: Okay

In the elevator, yes, it was an elevator scene, the first of two in this ep , the cuteness of their awkwardness sticks like glue:

Arizona: So, big trauma coming in huh

Callie: Yeah car accident I think

Arizona: Yeah I heard there were two victims, maybe more.

Callie: Yeah

(Silence)

Arizona: I like your uh dress

Callie: Thanks

Arizona: I don’t remember that one

Callie: It’s new

All through this awkward conversation, they barely looked at each other in the eye. Both were…shy…

Thank goodness  the elevator door opened and eventually  ended the uncomfortable situation.

Callie and her Costume Change

I must comment though on how Callie entered the trauma room. In a rockstar wonder-woman fashion.

There was no time to waste. Wonder woman Doctor Torres could multitask and how.

She was sexily and quickly  changing clothes as Jo briefed her about the case. How sexier another  surgeon can do this better than Callie Torres, I just don’t think that is possible.

Even Owen, Chief of Surgery  had to comment:

Owen : Oh you’re changing clothes, you know we have attending’ lounges for that

Callie: Yeah , no time. Let’s go.

Callie shared a patient with Mer, and Stephanie, assisting them, was too conscious about Mer’s so-called streak of not losing patients for 89 straight surgeries.

Arizona’s patient was lost, got out from her bed but was then  found.

The patient  Blair, was hurt when a car smashed into their house. And she was pregnant. And her mom had not approved of her punk-rock band member  husband since eight years ago. They didn’t hear the oncoming car because of the loud music from practice.

The husband Tom,  who was seriously injured , was Callie and Mer’s patient.

Tom and Blair’s serious conversation, as Tom didn’t feel so great because of her severe injuries, affected both Arizona and Callie. Their facial reactions were serious.

Guilty Callie

Callie, Mer and Owen were doing surgery on their patient and Callie couldn’t hide her pent up guilt anymore

Callie: You know what? I didn’t even kiss her. She kissed me. So why, why am I compelled to apologize to Arizona? I didn’t do anything wrong. Did I?

And why did she have to make it so weird? And…what is my responsibility here? I mean time has passed. I can date. She can date. I want her to date. We can see other people.

Callie’s guilt was irrepressible.

Mer: Arizona was seeing other people while the two of you were still married.

Mer was being Miss all-honesty here. And Callie was dumbstruck.  What Mer said was true.

But Mer was just being matter-of-fact. Apart from having worries about her suspected own similar situation, her words were like a pep talk for Callie to do away with her guilt feelings and just do what she wants.

Mer: Sorry I just meant you could do whatever you want. God knows she did.

"Good save, Robbins."

Blair just had a deep cut. But said she felt okay.

Arizona: So your husband’s in a punk rock band?

Blair: Yeah we met at a show

Arizona: Mm I used to like punk rock once.

Amelia : Okay.

Arizona: What? I did. I rocked the heavy eyeliner and I had some t-shirts.

Amelia: Sure you did, Robbins.

Arizona: It’s more of a post punk scene now..It’s more of a proto…

And then she suddenly had a seizure . Blair who was all right and 35 weeks pregnant suddenly had a seizure.

The seizures were frying her brain and Amelia suggested they had to put her under.

Arizona wasn’t giving up as she charged up to 360. She wouldn’t give up on the patient until Bailey advised her to stop. 

As Amelia said, Blair suffered from intracranial bleeding which anyone cannot come back from.

They were all stunned by the shocking death of the patient but Arizona didn’t lose her bearings. She  acted fast with major trang. Ordered Jo to bag the patient and start CPR. She knew they  could still save the baby inside the dead patient’s body.

The magic of fetal surgery was still in play. If they went on with CPR, they could still save the baby.

Arizona did save the baby and the moment was too intense that it made me forget how to picture Arizona in her punk rock t-shirts and  that it led Jo to break into tears. 

Made me think of how jaded our favorite  doctors were already. Compared to the newbies like Jo, they were already toughened by experience. Not that they were not affected but they already had mastered the art of controlling their emotions when they did surgical procedures.

It was a landmark moment when Bailey said “ Good save,  Robbins.”

I was so very proud of Arizona, blame it on her fetal surgery genius, her  hairporn and  her glowing beauty  in  this scene.

Arizona though, made a second sad  look at the dead patient, and yep, that dampened the victory but still, they saved a life.

Callie Has Moved On and Arizona Should Too

Callie went over to Karev to check on the baby to have some good news when her patient, the baby's  dad Tom, woke up. He still didn’t know that his wife died.

Coincidence that Arizona came by too, to check on the baby she saved. Yep, Callie and Arizona are in the same room and in the same frame on my TV.

Ergo, another chance we see them again talking

Callie: Hey, I heard the mom died, you  okay?  (Callie is always concerned about Arizona)

Arizona: Yeah, it was…It was bad

Callie: I’m so sorry

Callie walks away

Arizona: Callie, about earlier,

Callie: Yeah that was…

Arizona: How long has that been going on, exactly?

Callie: It hasn’t. I mean that was our first date and it got cut short so we didn’t even make it to dinner.

Arizona: Yeah no, she just skipped right to dessert

Callie: You know what? Let’s not do this.

Arizona: I probably shouldn’t be saying anything but I …ugh, I feel like I have to

Callie: You don’t. Arizona, I am seeing people, I will kiss them. I didn’t plan on that happening and I certainly didn’t  plan on you seeing that. But I do not need to feel bad or apologize.

Arizona: No Callie I

Callie: I’m moving on and you should too. And it’s kind of not your business who I see now, or kiss, okay?

Arizona: You’re right. Godspeed. Go kiss everyone.

Callie obviously thought that Arizona was jealous. And she was guilty about the whole thing.

Even at the O.R. as she told Mer about the kiss that Arizona saw, Callie was a bundle of guilt emotions.

Arizona was too shy to intrude, that’s why she could not explain her questions.

At the last part of the convo, Callie ended up trying to emphasize that she has moved on, and that was sad. Even if it seemed she was also trying to convince herself that she has already moved on because seeing that Arizona saw her kiss someone bothered her psyche. 

Tunnel Scenes Are Back!

Here’s another prized humorous Callie scene ...

Surprised that Mer had the same idea, and was resting in a bed in the "tunnel" Callie’s lines were hilarious

Mer: Hey

Callie: Geez! Why are you lurking in the dark? You're lurking

Mer: I can't sleep

Callie: I’m wiped. If you're gonna keep lurking, please don’t stare at me whiIe I sleep.

Mer: Did you know when Arizona cheated on you , before she told you

Callie: What?

Mer: And with George. Did you know it? Did you have a feeling?

Callie: Meredith, what? What happened?

Fun Friendship at The Tunnel

Friendship time with Mer, Maggie, Karev, Callie or C.A.M.M. as people call them.

They were thinking of probable situations why a woman ended up answering Derek’s phone when Mer called him.

Callie playfully popping some green beans into Alex’s mouth made it so cozy and fun to watch them and their friendship.

The friendship of the awesome foursome is stronger than ever. Talking Meredith off a ledge. Thinking of all options and possible scenarios about Derek’s phone and the unwelcome preson who answered it.

Friendships on Grey’s are always so sweet and fun to watch. And what’s even so great about this is that Callie is part of this fun clique. It’s a fun support group and yes we love them.

When Mer and her negative imagination about Derek and the girl got to a head, Callie had to poke Alex to take over the advice chores

But then Callie did say this,

“Mer, I lived down the hall from you guys, I’ve heard the sex noises,I’ve seen the drama and the tears, and there is no way that Derek’s …”

Callie said the best line of the ep:

Look, you and Derek are living proof that love exists. That it works, that there is hope.  You guys are a frickin romance novel and I, for one, am rooting for you two. Team MerDer!!!

Oh my,  I’m laughing too hard.  She had to shout that out. Callie’s fangirl is showing.

The Steak Knives Gal

Callie and Arizona again chanced upon each there  waiting  for the elevator

Arizona: Hmm uh one more thing

Callie: Come on

Arizona: About Heather

Callie: You found out her name. What is wrong with you

Arizona: I know her name because I used to go out with her

Callie: Oh well I’m sorry but that’s gonna happen sometimes and I can’t be expected to

Arizona: Heather is “Steak Knives”

Callie: The Steak Knives? (Callie was surprised)

Arizona: What?

Callie: Steak Knives

Arizona: Yes

Callie: The one who wanted you to get matching tattoos

Arizona: On our fourth  week anniversary, yes

Callie: And then when you didn’t want to, she

(Arizona then made the most adorable squeaking noises holding an invisible steak knife)

Callie: Oh my God she seems so nice        .

Arizona: And you never would have seen it coming  and I don’t know if it was my place to tell you . But I wasn’t jealous. I was just worried.

Callie: Thank you.  Holy crap, thank you.

And the elevator door opened  and both went in, and on cue, the first notes of my fav song last year, Ed Sheeran’s “One” grabbed my heart and seeing those sweetest smiles on both Callie and Arizona’s faces. It was surreal.

This time inside the elevator, they looked at each other sweetly.and Smiled. Sweet knowing smile that only people who have shared a lot with each other.

That song playing, hey, if that didn’t mean the start of something beautiful, the rekindling of new feelings, remembering past funny moments and sharing them with each other again. It was like they were feeling the comforting presence of each other.

Oh my I haven’t regained my bearings yet.

The writers are making us believe it’s the start of new love. It’s the start of the journey back.

That smile, that  look they gave each other as the elevator door closed, that was enough to set my heart afire.

It is the start of something beautiful. The start of a restart.

Callie was concerned and guilty that Arizona saw that she moved on, Arizona was concerned about Callie. I don’t know if Callie did want to feel that Arizona was jealous. For a moment there I thought she wanted to feel Arizona was jealous but nope. It was just concern. Both of them were concerned for each other and that is just sweet.

And never forget that Callie said this: Look, you and Derek are living proof that love exists. That it works, that there is hope.  You guys are a frickin romance novel and I, for one, am rooting for you two.”

She believes that love works and there is hope. So there.

Just seeing Callie so guilty about Arizona seeing her kiss another woman and so concerned about what  Arizona thinks, the fact that this bothers her, it may mean she does still care. Well actually it was obvious.

And telling Arizona to move on, she seemed so vulnerable, that Arizona’s questions were bothering her equilibrium. Like she is already bent on moving on but knowing that Arizona has been keeping tabs on who she dates, kept her off balance.

Arizona on her part was also concerned that Callie did not fall for the wrong people.

So still, they are on the friendship stage which is just fine. They talk, they care about each other.

Little steps. And it had to take that awful kissing scene to lead Callie and Arizona to have something to talk about. A bonding moment, reliving past stories, stirs up communication.

In this episode, they gave us the light, sweet moments that make them closer to each other.

Am I wrong to guess that we might see some other drama too, just like in that episode with Herman’s surgery,  that will lead them closer to each other and have them talk more to each other and even hold each other’s hands again.

So let’s look forward to more.

To quote Mer in this episode, “Whatever’s gonna happen is gonna happen no matter what.”

Little by little. We will get there.

Acknowledgment: 

Grazie, @Calzona502 for help with the transcription :)

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