Cristina's decision to terminate made complete and total sense to me in the context of her situation. She's a career-woman, and this was unplanned. As an intern, not only would it be incredibly strenuous on her unborn child, but it would set her back significantly in her career. Pregnancy is no walk in the park, and I imagine an unwanted one would be that much worse. So when we delve into the story of a pregnant woman facing cancer, I was watching it from Cristina's perspective.
In a sympathetic sense, I can understand the patient's plight. All she wanted was to be a mother, and now that's part of what is killing her. I can fathom how this woman might want to sacrifice herself to cancer for her child. However, I can't totally get past that last part, and neither could Cristina. What is the point in having a child when you'll be dead because of it? Why would you leave a grieving husband to raise that child alone? I wouldn't do it, but then that's my choice, just as it's hers as well.
The whole endeavor gives a nice insight into Cristina's thought process as she makes her own decision, despite the brave choice her patient makes to go forward with her pregnancy. It's a great episode in its portrayal of a conflict many women face, and how it can arise in many forms.
Some fun stories also in this episode are a somewhat misguided Orthodox Jewish girl, and an epileptic "psychic."
Now when I say misguided, I in no way mean her faith is misguided, just her execution. She's an incredibly passionate girl, excited for her faith, but she seems to mistakenly interpret doctrine because of this passion. Even in the extremely conservative Orthodox rules, medical necessity is actually acceptable when it comes to animal products. Also, if she was that stringent about the rules, there's no way a woman would be blessing her before surgery, but a male rabbi instead. It was still an interesting story arc, however, and the fact that they worked to accommodate her faith is a testament to Burke and Alex's characters.
Our psychic was a fun little aside as well, playing as a fun plot device as insight into our still newly developing characters. Again, his story touches on the faith issue, and how often fear of the unknown can play into it.
Season 1 Episode 8 - Save Me
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