Season 3, Episode 4 - Partial Transcript
I wanted to keep some of the lines from last Thursday's episode so I typed them up - this is an accurate transcription of pieces of the episode, but doesn't have any stage directions, etc, so it's missing a lot of context. These bits really spoke to me, though, and I wanted to keep track of them. Since I took the time to transcribe them I thought I'd share them here - I hope you enjoy! MTA: If enough people find this useful, I may do the same next week with parts I especially like - it has to wait until the episode is released on ABC.com so I can check myself, though.
Intro: At some point during their surgical residency, most interns get a sense of who they are as doctors, and the kinds of surgeons they're going to become. If you ask them, they'll tell you they're going to be general surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons. Distinctions which do more than describe their areas of expertise. They help define who they are because outside the operating room, not only do most surgeons have no idea who they are, they're afraid to find out.
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Bailey: Since when do you "get out"?
Addison: Clearly I am not myself today.
Bailey: I never would have figured Mark Sloan to be your type.
Addison: He's not. He's not. What is he doing here? He's not supposed to be here, I can't have him here. I can't. He's supposed to be in New York. I can't, I can't function with him here, I'm a professional here, people respect me here, but when he's here I'm just -
Bailey: A woman who gets the hots for man candy and cheats on her husband.
Addison: That is rude and unkind and completely true, oh my god, what I am going to do.
Bailey: For starters you can keep your knees closed in his presence.
Addison: Miranda.
Bailey: You asked. And also, you can remember that no man, not Derek, not Mark, defines who you are.
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Meredith: It wasn't a date so much as a disastrously uncomfortable sexual experience.
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Addison: You bellowed, Dr Grey?
Meredith: Hi.
Addison: You certainly are, aren't you. (pause) But you're not pregnant.
Meredith: Nope. Are you okay?
Addison: Fine. How are you?
Meredith: I'm trying to choose betwen two men.
Addison: O-kay, well, good luck with that.
Meredith: How did you know Derek was the one?
Addison: Excuse me?
Meredith: I know you hate me and all, you don't owe me anything. Nothing. No-thing. What was I saying?
Addison: Derek.
Meredith: Right. I want him to be the one. But I would know if he was the one, right? You knew, right?
Addison: You don't - I didn't know, I just - Derek's the kind of guy, I just knew he wouldn't hurt me. Not on purpose, anyway, not the way I hurt him.
Meredith: He hurt me. When he chose you.
Addison: I should have let him go. I should have stepped aside, been a better person, should have - a lot of things.
Meredith: Me too. A lot of things.
Addison: I don't hate you.
Meredith: How come we never talked like this before?
Addison: The only reason we are talking like this right now is because I know you won't remember a single word of this once the drugs wear off.
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Derek: Were you just talking to Meredith?
Addison: Yeah.
Derek: What?
Addison: Don't, uh, don't hurt her, again.
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Chief: Are - are you all right?
Derek: Can I ask you a personal question? (pause) Why did you leave Meredith's mother?
Chief: I could have left Adele. I could have gone away with Ellis. But I would have had so much baggage, so much guilt. Ellis couldn't see it, but I wasn't - I never would have made her happy, not like she deserved to be happy. I was a better man for walking away. I loved her enough to walk away.
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Derek: How are you feeling?
Meredith: Mortified.
Finn: I was just explaining the 'Meredith on morphine' experience.
Derek: You don't remember?
Meredith: Was it memorable?
Derek: I'll let Finn tell you, I'll come back.
Finn: Actually, I've just been sent on a mission to get the patient some ice chips. I'll be right back.
Meredith: How badly did I embarass myself? What?
Derek: You deserve to be with somebody who makes you happy, somebody who's not going to complicate your life. Somebody who won't hurt you. He's a better guy, Meredith. Finn's the better guy.
Meredith: Derek.
Derek: I'm walking away.
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Finn: So what time do they let us visitors start visiting in the morning?
Meredith: You shouldn't do that.
Finn: I don't mind.
Meredith: No, Finn, really, you shouldn't do that.
Finn: So it's Derek.
Meredith: I'm sorry.
Finn: Can I ask why?
Meredith: You are a great guy. You are a wonderful guy. And you may even be the better guy. But.
Finn: He's the one.
Meredith: And I wish he wasn't.
Finn: He's going to hurt you again. And when he does, I won't be here. Take care of yourself, Meredith.
Denny's Voiceover: Dad, Mom, it's me. I'm calling from Seattle Grace Hospital, where the beautiful, talented, and incredibly stubborn Dr Isobel Stevens has - she's just given me a brand new heart, and promised to marry me. I know we've had our differences, and - I'm sorry we've been out of touch.
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Believe it or not, I was trying to make everything better. I know you're angry, but I hope you'll forgive me. It turns out sometimes you have to do the wrong thing.
...
Sometimes you have to make a big mistake to figure out how to make things right.
...
Mistakes are painful,
..
but they're the only way to find out who you really are. I know who I am, now. I know what I want. I've got the love of my life, a new heart, and I want you guys to get on the next plane out here and meet my girl. Everything's gonna be different now. I promise. From here on out, nothing's ever gonna be the same. I love you. Bye.
Intro: At some point during their surgical residency, most interns get a sense of who they are as doctors, and the kinds of surgeons they're going to become. If you ask them, they'll tell you they're going to be general surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons. Distinctions which do more than describe their areas of expertise. They help define who they are because outside the operating room, not only do most surgeons have no idea who they are, they're afraid to find out.
....
Bailey: Since when do you "get out"?
Addison: Clearly I am not myself today.
Bailey: I never would have figured Mark Sloan to be your type.
Addison: He's not. He's not. What is he doing here? He's not supposed to be here, I can't have him here. I can't. He's supposed to be in New York. I can't, I can't function with him here, I'm a professional here, people respect me here, but when he's here I'm just -
Bailey: A woman who gets the hots for man candy and cheats on her husband.
Addison: That is rude and unkind and completely true, oh my god, what I am going to do.
Bailey: For starters you can keep your knees closed in his presence.
Addison: Miranda.
Bailey: You asked. And also, you can remember that no man, not Derek, not Mark, defines who you are.
...
Meredith: It wasn't a date so much as a disastrously uncomfortable sexual experience.
...
Addison: You bellowed, Dr Grey?
Meredith: Hi.
Addison: You certainly are, aren't you. (pause) But you're not pregnant.
Meredith: Nope. Are you okay?
Addison: Fine. How are you?
Meredith: I'm trying to choose betwen two men.
Addison: O-kay, well, good luck with that.
Meredith: How did you know Derek was the one?
Addison: Excuse me?
Meredith: I know you hate me and all, you don't owe me anything. Nothing. No-thing. What was I saying?
Addison: Derek.
Meredith: Right. I want him to be the one. But I would know if he was the one, right? You knew, right?
Addison: You don't - I didn't know, I just - Derek's the kind of guy, I just knew he wouldn't hurt me. Not on purpose, anyway, not the way I hurt him.
Meredith: He hurt me. When he chose you.
Addison: I should have let him go. I should have stepped aside, been a better person, should have - a lot of things.
Meredith: Me too. A lot of things.
Addison: I don't hate you.
Meredith: How come we never talked like this before?
Addison: The only reason we are talking like this right now is because I know you won't remember a single word of this once the drugs wear off.
...
Derek: Were you just talking to Meredith?
Addison: Yeah.
Derek: What?
Addison: Don't, uh, don't hurt her, again.
...
Chief: Are - are you all right?
Derek: Can I ask you a personal question? (pause) Why did you leave Meredith's mother?
Chief: I could have left Adele. I could have gone away with Ellis. But I would have had so much baggage, so much guilt. Ellis couldn't see it, but I wasn't - I never would have made her happy, not like she deserved to be happy. I was a better man for walking away. I loved her enough to walk away.
...
Derek: How are you feeling?
Meredith: Mortified.
Finn: I was just explaining the 'Meredith on morphine' experience.
Derek: You don't remember?
Meredith: Was it memorable?
Derek: I'll let Finn tell you, I'll come back.
Finn: Actually, I've just been sent on a mission to get the patient some ice chips. I'll be right back.
Meredith: How badly did I embarass myself? What?
Derek: You deserve to be with somebody who makes you happy, somebody who's not going to complicate your life. Somebody who won't hurt you. He's a better guy, Meredith. Finn's the better guy.
Meredith: Derek.
Derek: I'm walking away.
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Finn: So what time do they let us visitors start visiting in the morning?
Meredith: You shouldn't do that.
Finn: I don't mind.
Meredith: No, Finn, really, you shouldn't do that.
Finn: So it's Derek.
Meredith: I'm sorry.
Finn: Can I ask why?
Meredith: You are a great guy. You are a wonderful guy. And you may even be the better guy. But.
Finn: He's the one.
Meredith: And I wish he wasn't.
Finn: He's going to hurt you again. And when he does, I won't be here. Take care of yourself, Meredith.
Denny's Voiceover: Dad, Mom, it's me. I'm calling from Seattle Grace Hospital, where the beautiful, talented, and incredibly stubborn Dr Isobel Stevens has - she's just given me a brand new heart, and promised to marry me. I know we've had our differences, and - I'm sorry we've been out of touch.
...
Believe it or not, I was trying to make everything better. I know you're angry, but I hope you'll forgive me. It turns out sometimes you have to do the wrong thing.
...
Sometimes you have to make a big mistake to figure out how to make things right.
...
Mistakes are painful,
..
but they're the only way to find out who you really are. I know who I am, now. I know what I want. I've got the love of my life, a new heart, and I want you guys to get on the next plane out here and meet my girl. Everything's gonna be different now. I promise. From here on out, nothing's ever gonna be the same. I love you. Bye.