S2E18 Finishing

[crazychica]

New Addison love interest the sequel. :)

[crazychica]

OK who else has figured it out by now? I am pretty damn sure I know what the dealio with Dr Noah is, and oh hells no!

ETA: I WAS RIGHT! Oh noooo, this is worse than just married, knocked up wife too? Oh Shonda went to a whole other level tonight.

And OK how many months did we go forward like 3 or 4? Time jump!

You only know Addison is going to go there.

OK I was not really a fan of this epi, all of the Addie/Nae scenes were hilarious per usual, and I loved the Addie/Dell/Nae scene too. Everyone else, meh.....more bad guest stars who really go a little too over the top in their dramatic performances, and wth was up with all the friggin time jumps? Blarg.

Looks like Sam/Nae are back on, and I just really wish that Cooplotte would like end it already, that's kind of getting annoying. It also seems like Vi loves Coop maybe, but I don't think he loves her back.

[addiekatefan]

YAY! I am sooo super proud of Addison for ditching Noah in the end. If she said "starting" I would have lost so much respect for her, for real.

Anyways, this episode was just weird, I mean four time jumps of one month each..? That's what I call a cop out. I mean I get it's just to speed up both Noah's wife's and Violet's pregnancies.. But I don't know I just hate that we lost four months within 42 minutes of television.

I really liked the Addison/Morgan storyline was cute, and I loved how they were bonding and such. I thought Noah's secret would be he was married, but I actually never thought it would be to Addison's patient, what a shock! This should get very interesting.

Naomi was just strange planning Sam and Sonya's vacation. And did anyone else find it weird when Naomi kissed Sam? I'm not really phased by the fact that Sam split up with Sonya though.

Violet was great with her patient as usual. Her case was pretty good, but nothing too interesting. Her and Cooper are freaking adorable though (as friends, of course).

Cooper/Noah's case was good. The little girl was so adorable, I'm glad she got to go and be outside and by the ocean :)

After waiting three weeks, I was not thrilled at this episode but I am looking forward to see how they handle the time situation for the next few episodes.

ETA: Charlotte and Cooper are so annoying at this point, and they have been for a while now. I'm so over the on again off again, if I liked that I would be a Merder fan. WHICH I AM NOT.

[AddisonLove]

WTF? I figured he would probaly be married but not to her fucking patient. FU Shonda. I should have known. I was actually liking him. Bastard. I am so happy Addison didn't do anything and walked away.

What is wrong with Charlotte? I mean I like her but damn. Does she have to breakdown in every episode?

I am so pissed right now I probaly shouldn't comment about anything else.

ETA: From my comments, it probaly sounds like I didn't like the episode but I actually did.

[amandaplease]

So I admit I mostly watched ER this week, because...Doug & Carol [and Carter & Benton too!]...how could I pass that up?
In any case, I flipped back & forth & caught pieces of this episode and like everyone else, not at all surprised that he's married but the patient thing-- yes, it kind of pisses me off but I was actually caught off guard with that one.

Ok, now to watch the rest.

[Erin]

Did I mishear or did Addison's patient say "I wanna know who's baby is inside of me?".

Because I could swear I heard that. If I did, this is sure gonna come out and be Noah's way out of the marriage thing.

I like his wife though, she's adorable. =(

[Addyette]

Did I mishear or did Addison's patient say "I wanna know who's baby is inside of me?".

No, I don't think she said that... I watched through the scenes again and she didn't... not that I heard.

I really liked this epi!!! I think it was great! I actually liked the time skipping because the cases seemed a lot more real and comprehensible. The same with the personal stuff. Maybe just the ONE month later thing was kinda weird but I guess "some weeks later..." would have sounded strange or whatever...

I liked Vi's case and like I said with the time skipping it was more realistic. And about the baby thing: I can understand Pete and Sheldon that they wanna know who the father and that Vi's thinking a lot about herself while making her decisions. But Vi has kind of a point too... (I laughed a lot at the "Bug with a Pete or Sheldon head" :lol:)

Cooper's and Noah's case was interesting, too! The girl was pretty tough! What brings me to Cooplette ?! What the ...? I'm really tired of them right know! Every epi Charlotte has another problem with her personality and Cooper just "ignores" it?!
I also think Vi might love Cooper more than just as a friend... that's gonna be interesting with the baby comming and how that turns out with those two.

Ok so Addie's pregnant woman was so sweet! I really liked her and it was fun to see Addie being personal with someone else than Nae.

(Ok I gotta go back to school but I'm gonna finish this laster...)

ETA: where did I left off? Addie and Noah's wife. Yeah and I have to admit that I'm to naive or credulous or whatever but I had no clue she was Noah's wife before she braught him to Addie's office :lol: So that was quite a suprise :p What shall I say? I loved the interaction and the whole awkwardness between Addie and Noah a lot! I really started to like him... I as bad as that may sound I still do... I know it's badass flirting with another woman when you have a wife and going to be a father but "wo die Liebe hinfällt" (I have no idea how to say that in english "Where love falls over" word by word). But he def shouldn't have tried to kiss Addie! He should become clear about his feelings and be honest with his wife...
And "I'm a proud mama" (quoting Izzie :p) that Addie said "finishing" You could literally see her sanity fighting a match with her utter attraction to him :p (there's some truth to Freud's "superego" stuff :lol:)

All in all I really liked the epi and I'm curious for next week!!!

[hangfire]

Talk about a craptastic episode. It was so bad that McRidic, as bad as he was actually brought some excitement to the dullest episode ever.

Boring doesn't even come close to describe how bad this episode was.

Yet another patient that wants to die. Violet still doesn't want anyone more in her life. Charlotte is having her weekly meltdown. Pete now has Sheldon to keep him company at being an ass. And no medical cases!

McRidic at least was new. An ass, but a new ass. Not the same crap that they have been dragging on for the last 3/4 episodes.or recycled crap that they have done over, and over, and over.

Seriously, do all the OWC patients need to have death wishes? Do all Violet patients need to be victims of robberies? Does Charlotte has to have a meltdown every episode? Do Pete and Sheldon have to have the same conversations with Violet every episode?

[emily121]

What was all that time skipping? Weird, weird, weird. I didn't like it. I didn't like this epsiode. I don't think Addie and the new guy had any chemistry. I found those scenes awkward to watch. I don't think Kate plays off him well either...there was something weird about this episode, I don't know. I don't think she was at her best in scenes with him. Although I did really enjoy the Nae and Addie scene at the beginning. I just don't think Addison and the new guy worked.

Nae and Sam, I kinda liked. I really like Nae and I think she was my favourite part of this weeks episode.

Violet's case was kind of blah. It was alright. There have been worse but it was nothing amazing.

Cooper's case was alright too. I thought the parents of the girl were really bad actors and so that took away from it a bit. And I also didn't really get why Noah was pushing for it so much.

Noah himself was just weird. I don't like him. And not even because of the whole pregnant wife thing, he just seemed odd before that, like the bit in the corridor, even though he didn't recognise her, she was clearly saying hi to him and even if you don't know someone, I think you reply and just think that they are a crazy person but he just totally ignored her which I found weird. And as I said, I just don't think they really had any chemistry at all and he seemed to make Kate's acting different? I felt like it was the worst acting I have seen from her in a long time but it was only when she was in scenes with him. I don't know. Definitely not a fan.

ETA: I forgot about Cooplotte. Hmm. It was just a bit unnecessary, it was also what 3 months? And it seemed like that bit just stayed as if it had all just happened. But it is the same thing with them every week at the moment and as much as I like them together they need something more than that every week.

[AnJella]

Oh well interesting episode, there's a lot to comment on...
First thing Addie & Noah, I loved them more with every minute and I kept hoping he's not married, when he walked in with Addie's patient I was like "Nooo! :( My favourite scene was when they were holding hands..so sweet and akward :lol: I was like wth? he doesn't have a name when he just left. I'm glad she said 'Finishing' in the end it would've ruined her character a little bit after all.

Now on Naomi/Sam, I really liked them together in this ep, I am kinda glad Sam broke up with Sonya, after all their relationship wasn't that special...(ok I need to find a word that fits better here)

Charlotte keeps annoying me. She always pretends to be that kick-ass doctor and then she has a breakdown every episode? I don't quite get that and is it just me or is it obvious that Vi feels more than friendship for coop. That's going to be interesting when the baby is born.
That's why I was also ok with those time jumps, they shortened the time until the birth ;).
Ok I'm really excited about the next episodes....

[Carrie1982]

I'm kind of meh about this whole episode.

The time change was kind of crazy and a little annoying, but I got used to it and it actually made sense for the story lines.

Hate, hate, hate this new story line for Addison and the ass hat doctor. I knew the second she said her name and he pulled away that his wife was her patient. I'm so glad Addison walked away from him at the bar, but I'm so afraid that because this is Shonda, she will end up going there.

Glad Sam and Sonia broke up, I really want to see him back with Naomi.

Loved the Addison and Naomi scenes, always a highlight of any episode.

I actually really liked the Cooper story. Very interesting and sparks a nice debate. For some reason I really do love him and Charlotte together.

I was disappointed in this episode after the awesomeness that was the last four. And I know we are going to get killed in the ratings last night because of George Clooney on ER, so maybe it was a good thing this episode wasn't that great.

[Teelke]

I don´t know about this episode, I don´t think it was really bad but not an outstanding episode either.

I liked that Addison didn't kiss that guy, that would have been so weird and idk I wouldn't have liked that at all, even though I enjoyed the flirty Addison lots ( btw she looked uberhot in this episode)

Cooper and Violet and all that paternal test thing was okay, i get Violets point of view but I can't understand why she can't make the test and then just not look, Pete and Sheldon have a right to know too.

I don't get Charlotte and Cooper they lost their chemistry in the last episodes, they need to decide and take sides, we need some action there ( SHONDA CAN YOU HEAR US?)
Also Charlotte was a way cooler character in the earlier episodes, bring the fierce back!

[addisons_whore]

OMG. This is my favourite episode in this season (along with 2x02). I loved it. I do see some chemistry between Noah and Addison. BUT. Noah is just an ass.
I thought "he's a doctor in his early 40s and he doesnt have a family?" LOLZ. Big slap to me. I would have loved it if she said starting in the ending scene. I loved it anyway.
Those scenes with Noah an Addison were awkward and funny but also deep because they just couldn't fight temptation which is awesome. Shonda is so good at seizing those little pieces of life and that is the reason why I love this show so much.

[saci]

The episode was good, but not exceptionally good. :p
The times skipping was kind of weird, but it didn't bother me that much actually.
I don't know how I feel about Noah. I think he behaves like an ass, I mean he has a pregnant wife, what is he thinking?! But on the other hand they do have some kind of chemistry and I like flirty Addison. But I'm really glad she walked away and didn't kiss him, it just would have been so so wrong.
And the Naomi/Addison scene at the beginning was funny. "My knees opened just a little bit." :D

[Addie-cted]

Okay, I actually liked this episode. Addie & Noah were soo cute in the beginning. BEFORE we knew he had a freaking pregnant wife! The hand holding scene was reallyyy awkward and when he walked away it totally reminded me of the "I don't get stood up, I'm Addison Montgomery!" scene in S1. That was a bad sign for me. In the end, I'm proud of Addie for "finishing" with that married asshole :) So ridic. Hope he doesn't stay for long. Does anyone know how long his guest-starring job goes for?

I liked Sam and Naomi. I thought it was kinda weird that Naomi kissed him though. Like.. wtf, he's your ex-husband? It seems like they'll get back together. I felt bad for Sonya at the end, she seemed nice. I wonder what Mya will think.

Violet and Cooper were adorable. I loved Uncle Cooper and Bug. So cute, mannnn :) I agree with everyone saying that it looks like Violet likes Cooper in a different way he likes her. I'm excited for that storyline though, since Char is kinda starting to get on my nerves...

[AddisonsAnatomy]

Okay this episode was good, not the greatest but it was alright. All the Addie scenes were great. I loved the Na/Addie one. LOL. I was super happy that Addison said no to Noah. I was like don't do that AGAIN Addison! But she didn't well for now..

Other than that, i thought it was pretty boring. But damn Vi is HUGE. I wonder who the father is...

And every episode, i love Char even more. She is awesome.

[Lyl]

ok ok I love writing reviews so

I liked this episode!
I like Noah. I liked their little "dates" and yes he has a pregnant wife etc. but you don't know about him anything else. Addison cheated on Derek and on Mark and on Kevin and we still love her so what?

I HATED the time slot! really it was pretty annoying.

I loved Cooper and Charlotte in this one and how Cooper has talked to little Bug.

I have to say I loved all the cases in this episode and Sam and Naomi were cute.

[kwfanrox]

well done addie! :thumbsup:
love all the scenes Na/ addie ajaja so :lol: and I love coop with vi!!!!!!! they're look so sweet!!

[Addyette]

I don't think Addie and the new guy had any chemistry. I found those scenes awkward to watch. I don't think Kate plays off him well either...there was something weird about this episode, I don't know. I don't think she was at her best in scenes with him. Although I did really enjoy the Nae and Addie scene at the beginning. I just don't think Addison and the new guy worked.

Noah himself was just weird. I don't like him. And not even because of the whole pregnant wife thing, he just seemed odd before that, like the bit in the corridor, even though he didn't recognise her, she was clearly saying hi to him and even if you don't know someone, I think you reply and just think that they are a crazy person but he just totally ignored her which I found weird. And as I said, I just don't think they really had any chemistry at all and he seemed to make Kate's acting different? I felt like it was the worst acting I have seen from her in a long time but it was only when she was in scenes with him. I don't know. Definitely not a fan.


ok I rewatched the whole epi and I have to say that I don't think Kate and the new guy have no chemistry. I agree that the scenes have been kinda awkward but I believe that this was supposed to be like this! It should be awkward and unsecure between them... So maybe those scenes didn't have the "wow chemistry" effect because of the awkwardness but I'm quite convinced it's gonna change... so along with that I don't think Kate's acting in the scenes was bad (and I'm not saying that cause I'm a fan who doesn't criticize anything at all what Kate does :lol: cause I'm not) and that's again cause I think the awkwardness was on purpose so they conveyed that very good...
That's just my feeling about it... I hope I'm not proved wrong the next 3 epis :p

Oh and while I'm at it... what was that about the different pronunciation of "mute" I didn't get that. Could someone of you native speakers explain that :D

[emily121]

ok I rewatched the whole epi and I have to say that I don't think Kate and the new guy have no chemistry. I agree that the scenes have been kinda awkward but I believe that this was supposed to be like this! It should be awkward and unsecure between them... So maybe those scenes didn't have the "wow chemistry" effect because of the awkwardness but I'm quite convinced it's gonna change... so along with that I don't think Kate's acting in the scenes was bad (and I'm not saying that cause I'm a fan who doesn't criticize anything at all what Kate does :lol: cause I'm not) and that's again cause I think the awkwardness was on purpose so they conveyed that very good...

Yeah I do know what you mean. I really honestly think there is no chemistry but that is of course just how I found it, I don't expect everyone to think that. The awkwardness/acting thing I am a bit more unsure about I will admit. I do get that it was meant to be awkward. But awkward scenes like that, don't normally make me cringe and want to stop watching that scene like those one's did. And I just think I don't normally notice Kate acting that much as I did in that scene, I don't really know how to explain what I mean by it. But for me, I just didn't think it was Kate's best work, I mean the scene in the corridor was alright, on Kate's behalf, I thought the guy wasn't that great, but the scene that was the sneak peek in the scrub room, I found the acting too noticeable, and the same with the one in the doctors lounge. I am aware it was meant to be awkward and it most definitely was but I didn't think it was awkward in the right way. Great if other people thought that it was awkward in the right way but for me it just really wasn't.

Cooper should have said 'moot' which is what they were all saying. He was saying 'mute' which is when there is no sound. 'Moot' means more irrelevant.

[Addyette]

^ I get what you think! When I watched the sneak of that scrub room scene I felt the same way... that it was too much acting but I didn't have that feeling while watching it in the whole epi.

and thx for explaining the "moot" "mute" thing :D

[Grace]

Okay so I'M not a fan of this episode but it was okay.
I think the time jumos were quite a good idea to push some storylines forward like the one with the girl and Violet and her patient and her pregnancy BUT they so fucked up the personal storylines, like the Addie flirting time jump was okay but seriously 4 months pass and Sam and Sonya still talk about nothing else and after being togehter for quite some time they just break up and Nae did this planning for 4 months, NO! This storyline sounds like one for a normal episode and so not fits the time jump. Same goes with Coopltte, please don't tell me they have this "but I cheated - but I love you" arguments and breakdowns for 4, in written words, FOUR months. sry, but I don't buy that.

Addie flirting and Addie and Nae are just super cute and fun. Addie with her patient was also sweet but that seriously was some bad acting, I mean distracting ehr with talking might work but that actress didn't move at all or anything like she just forgot to act "patient".

The little girl was cute but the storyline is so so old, why do they always have to have patients who want to die? Why are parents nerver crying or breaking down? Why are they always so under control? Why are children always so responsible? And why do judges listen to them? Mmmh that was just strange.
Also STRANGE (at least I think so) is that this girl had so much hair! I thought she was getting chemo...

[emily121]

Also STRANGE (at least I think so) is that this girl had so much hair! I thought she was getting chemo...

It's a very common side effect but it doesn't always happen.

[Grace]

^ oh okay thanks. I just thought it mostly happened with aggressive chemo because it's supposed to stop anything growing fastly from growing at all or whatever... yaeh I really don't know, so I'm gonna shut up now :o

[Erin]

I think it depends on the meds. Almost all chemotherapeutics have hair loss as a side effect, but apparently there are some that have not. (Still, I find it highly unlikely that the hairloss does not happen after such a long treatment with probably a lot of different kinds of meds.)

[emily121]

I think it depends on the meds. Almost all chemotherapeutics have hair loss as a side effect, but apparently there are some that have not. (Still, I find it highly unlikely that the hairloss does not happen after such a long treatment with probably a lot of different kinds of meds.)

It depends on lots of things. The type of meds as you say, the aggression of the treatmeant as Grace says, the length of the treatment. It's really unusual not to lose your hair or at least not have it thin out, as I said, it's a very common side effect, but it does happen. And it's a tv show, they are going to use their dramatic licence.

[EgyptianRedMusk]

Oh well interesting episode, there's a lot to comment on...
First thing Addie & Noah, I loved them more with every minute and I kept hoping he's not married, when he walked in with Addie's patient I was like "Nooo! :( My favourite scene was when they were holding hands..so sweet and akward :lol: I was like wth? he doesn't have a name when he just left. I'm glad she said 'Finishing' in the end it would've ruined her character a little bit after all.

Now on Naomi/Sam, I really liked them together in this ep, I am kinda glad Sam broke up with Sonya, after all their relationship wasn't that special...(ok I need to find a word that fits better here)

Charlotte keeps annoying me. She always pretends to be that kick-ass doctor and then she has a breakdown every episode? I don't quite get that and is it just me or is it obvious that Vi feels more than friendship for coop. That's going to be interesting when the baby is born.
That's why I was also ok with those time jumps, they shortened the time until the birth ;).
Ok I'm really excited about the next episodes....


You really hit the nail on the head for me here. I pretty much agree with every single thing you said. I'm not sure if the writers/Shonda are planning on Addie actually considering pursuing a relationship with this guy (from the promo's with Pete saying that marriage doesn't affect chemistry with others or something like that, and also with the promo showing that Addie is dropping the wife as her patient), but it will be interesting to see what does or doesn't develop and how. I would love for Addie to stay somewhat virtuous at this point, but the vibe when they held hands... That got to me. So, I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I seriously hope they don't just kill off the wife with pregnancy complications just to accommodate the attraction between Noah and Addie, but we'll see. In general, I actually loved the episode.

[mägggi]

okay was i the only one who is disappointed that addison said finishing at the end??
i loved the storyline with her and noah;)

[kimmy1987]

It was a weird episode,with all of those time jumps (how many months? 4?5?)!Things seemed rushed, I don't know...
I knew who Noah was the moment Addison told him who she was...and I was like...wow! I could have never imagined the "unattainable" would have turned into something so complicated.Married to her pregnant -almost friend patient...what else?

Violet/Pete/Sheldon:I didn't like the bag thing and I really don't understand Violet.

Naomi/Sam/Sonya: thank God Dell was there to make Naomi realize she couldn't go on like that. So,I guess now we'll have Sam and Naomi again...I like her more with Archer!!!
Charlotte/Cooper:this thing is really getting annoying...togheter or not togheter!