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Season One, Episode Eight: “Broken”

Agnes is dreaming about Garth, and in the dream, the two of them are dancing together when Becka suddenly interrupts them. The moment becomes heartbreaking when Agnes realizes that Becka is going to marry Garth. Agnes is clearly upset, showing just how strong her feelings for Garth have become and how difficult it is for her to accept that he may soon belong to someone else.

The plate-breaking engagement ceremony begins, and Agnes is expected to glue the broken plate back together before her wedding. The Aunts describe it as a symbol of resurrection, restoration, and preservation, representing the idea that a woman can be restored and made whole again through marriage. It is supposed to represent the marriage of an unbroken woman, but honestly, the whole ritual is just crazy talk. There is something deeply disturbing about Gilead turning a broken plate into something they can call beautiful or sacred.

Agnes and Garth are outside when he congratulates her on her engagement, and she congratulates him as well, even though there is clearly some sadness behind the moment. When the Green girls arrive at school, they are each carrying a bag containing a broken glass dish for their engagement ritual. The girls are then taken into a room to learn about sex—but, of course, it is Gilead’s version of sex, not the real thing. The Aunts describe the women as a “sacred vessel,” which makes the whole lesson feel incredibly strange and disturbing. During the class, Agnes notices that Hulda seems distracted and is acting differently, making Agnes wonder what is going on with her. Daisy and Shunammite are not allowed to attend because they are not considered women of age yet, but Daisy tells Shunammite that she will explain sex to her later.

Daisy goes to the bathroom and realizes that she has become a woman. Shunammite catches her washing her underwear, and Daisy begs her not to say anything. She knows that this could change everything for her if the others find out, making the moment even more frightening.

Agnes and Hulda are at recess when Hulda begins to tell Agnes about what happened during her trip to the dentist. Agnes urges her to tell the Aunts, but Hulda refuses because she doesn’t want anyone to know. Agnes becomes angry because she realizes that Dr. Grove did the same thing to her. It’s a painful moment for Agnes because she knows exactly what Hulda has been through and wants her to speak up, but Hulda is too afraid of what might happen if she does.

At lunch, Agnes has a frightening vision of Hulda jumping off the balcony. She is suddenly brought back to reality when Aunt Lydia begins speaking and announces the wedding engagements. Everyone at the table is quiet as the names are called, and Agnes is devastated when she hears that Becka might marry Garth since he is on her list now. Daisy looks shocked by the announcement as well. Shunnamite is trying to figure out why everyone seems so sad when this is supposed to be a happy occasion, and she genuinely wants to celebrate with her friends. Really Shunnamite? She doesn’t understand the tension around the table or why everyone is so quiet. Then Becka announces that she will be having the first engagement party, not a happy celebration for her since she does not want to get married in the first place.

At home, Agnes is doing a cake tasting with Commander Weston when Paula tries to put in her two cents and tells Agnes what kind of cake she should choose. Weston reminds Agnes that it is her wedding and that she should pick whatever she wants instead of letting Paula take over. When it is time to choose the flowers, Agnes picks ones that Paula doesn’t like, but Agnes is insistent that they are the flowers she wants for her wedding. For once, Agnes stands her ground and insists that she gets to make the choice.

Agnes is called to the Aunts’ office, where Hulda is waiting. Hulda has told them what happened with Dr. Grove, but Aunt Vidala talks her out of making a complaint, convincing her that she imagined what happened. Agnes sits there in shock, unable to say anything to defend her friend. She is completely caught off guard that Hulda actually spoke up and she freezes. After they leave the office, Agnes feels guilty for not speaking up and tells Hulda that she should have stood up for her.

The Green girls are in the art room when something goes missing, and Shunnamite realizes that Daisy took it and used it as a pad. After class, Shunnamite tells Daisy that she needs to tell the Aunts. Shunnamite then admits that she is the only girl who hasn’t had her period yet and that she feels humiliated. She also confides that her brother was taken on Angel’s Flight, and she feels like she can’t disappoint her mother. Daisy is surprised when Shunnamite mentions the flight that took all those children to Canada, but she quickly changes the subject and tells Shunnamite about sex. Shunnamite doesn’t believe her, gets angry, and storms out of the room.

Becka’s engagement party is underway, and everyone is there, including Penny, who looks like she hasn’t washed her hair in a while and ends up leaving the party early. Garth also has to step away to help his father, who is in a wheelchair and unable to speak, and he takes him outside to the porch. Daisy follows him and asks what happened to his father, and Garth explains that he was poisoned during the war with Boston. Daisy then tells Garth that she needs supplies now that she has started her period and asks again when she can leave. Garth tells her that they need her, but Daisy pushes back and tells him to call June. Garth has no idea who June is, leaving Daisy even more frustrated and alone.

Aunt Lydia stops Commander Weston to ask about the Pearl Girl who was taken. Weston tells her not to worry about the girl, but Lydia is clearly not satisfied with his answer. He then compliments her on the great job she is doing with the Plum girls, which only seems to irritate her more. The girl’s fate is disturbing because she could have been sent to the Colonies or, even worse, made into a Handmaid. Either way, Lydia knows that the girl’s life has been completely taken out of her hands.

Agnes and Hulda are approached by Dr. Grove, and both girls are clearly nervous around him after what has happened. Agnes goes outside and runs into Aunt Lydia, where she brings up the meeting with Aunt Vidala and tells Lydia that she believes Hulda is telling the truth. Lydia simply tells Agnes that people like him would be taken care of, but what exactly does that mean? Is she actually going to do something about Dr. Grove, or is she just trying to calm Agnes down? Then Lydia tells Agnes that once she is married, she will never have to go to the dentist again, which makes absolutely no sense. Seriously, that whole conversation with Aunt Lydia raises so many questions. If Dr. Grove is treating the men, why are the Wives suddenly not allowed or expected to see a dentist after marriage? And if Lydia knows what kind of man he is, why isn’t she doing something about it? There is definitely more going on here, and I have a feeling this may come back later.

Agnes is sitting outside when Daisy comes out and immediately senses that something is wrong. Agnes tells Daisy what Dr. Grove did. Daisy assures Agnes that it wasn’t her fault and comforts her. The two girls hug, creating a touching moment between them. Agnes still isn’t sure that she can trust Daisy, but she feels like she has to confide in someone, and for now, Daisy is the person she chooses.

This was a great episode! So much happened, and there were so many moments that made you stop and think about life in Gilead. Daisy and Agnes are both dealing with secrets and fear, while Agnes is beginning to question the things she has always been taught to accept. And Aunt Lydia continues to leave us wondering whose side she is on.

I hope everyone reading this is enjoying the show as much as I am! There is so much happening in each episode, and I love how it keeps giving us new questions to think about. I’m definitely looking forward to the next episode.

Season One Episode Eight – Man Plans

Woman is dancing down the street and goes into a store where she starts flirting with a man. The clerk confronts her and she flashes him. She then runs down the street with items she didn’t pay for her. She trips, falls and hits her head.

Amy is looking through her phone and comes across an e-mail draft she was going to send to Larson about Dixon. Jake comes out of the store; they are talking outside. Michael is at the stop light and sees them kissing. Michael is shocked and can’t believe what he sees.

 Amy asked Nurse Julie if she recognized the name Dixon and she says no.  Amy then asked Julie if she can look into it for her. Nurse Julie then tells Amy Richard is looking for her.  Amy goes to Richard’s office, and Richard wants her to shadow him with patient for the day.

 Amy examines the patient that fell in the street.  Patient is alert and very chipper.  Amy wants to run tests on her to see what if she has a head injury.

 Jake goes to see a patient who collapsed in the mall.  The patient goes on to tell Jake that he has to get out of the hospital because it’s his 10-year high school reunion.   The patient states the love his life will be there at the reunion.  The nurses are very into his story and start gossiping

 Flashback.  Richard and Amy are having lunch.  Amy is waiting on a phone call from Michael about the field trip her son went on.  She gets a call from Michael, and it doesn’t sound like its good news. Amy repeats that she does not understand what Michale is telling her. 

 The patient, Francine, tells Amy and Richards she is not violent and she doesn’t recognize herself lately.  Gina comes in to check her out.  They will do an MRI and Richard wants Amy to call the sister to get some insight on the family.

Jack is doing test on his patient Wes and the nurses are having fun trying to figure out who the mystery woman is.  Wes’s friend Mandy comes in to see him and he ask why she is there and not at work.  Wes collapses again and Jake orders a stress test.  Jake gets a call to Michael’s office.

Amy calls the sister Connie who is very reluctant to come see the patient. Connie gives insights on her father who passed away. Amy is thinking FTD as the diagnosis.

Jake goes to Michael’s office and Michael drills him on his relationship with Amy. Michael tells Jake that this is not helping Amy with the board and getting her license back. Jake leaves.

Flashback.  Richard comes to Amy after she returns from being out for the death  of her son. Amy gets upset with him and walks away. Richard was offering to help her and Amy was taking out her frustrations on him. 

Amy and Richard look at the Francine’s test results. Patient has systems frontal temporal dementia. Amy explains the symptoms to her. There is no cure. Genetic disorder. Francine asked if she would lose her mind. Her sister Connie comes in the room with her kids who are happy to see their Aunt Frannie. 

The nurses continue to gossip about Wes and Mandy. Wes doing testing but he starts to feel tired and almost collapses again.  Wes is stabilized and more test are ordered.

 Flashback.  Richard comes in to see Amy about the conversation they had earlier.  Amy lets him know that she put her name in to be Chief. 

Amy talks to Connie and lets her know that this is not her fault.  Amy does suggest Connie get tested, but Connie doesn’t want to.  Gina has a talk with Francine.

 Jake gets the results back and Wes has a hole in his heart it is treatable surgery will be simple he will have to miss the reunion now

Jake and Amy meet, and Jake tells Amy that Michael knows that they were together and it’s inappropriate for them to be together. Jake agrees with Michael.

 Amy goes to see Michael and tells him how wrong he was to confront Jake. Amy tells him that she and Jake were together before the accident. Michael tells her it could complicate things with the board, but she can do whatever she wants. Amy leaves and Michael is jealous you can tell.

 Flashback. Richard is told that Amy gets this position as Chief.  Richard states that her bedside manners are not good. The current Chief states that Amy can be taught that skill but Richard goes on to say that you can’t be taught to be nice. 

Amy goes to see Richard and asked about Francine.  Richard tells Amy about Lucas and that they had to put him in a facility. Amy tells Richard that what Francine has not not the same as what Lucas has. 

Francine and Connie are catching up when Amy comes in the room.  Amy wants to draw blood from Connie to make sure everything is fine.  Connie agrees to let her do it. 

 Olivia, the classmate, comes to see Wes to check in on him.  Mandy walks in and its very awkward.  Wes is having his procedure soon.  Jake talks to Mandy to let her know that Wes is crazy if he does not see her.

Flashback.  Amy asked Richard about Bill Dickson. Amy thinks he accidentally mixed up the medicines on Dickson. Richard gets defensive. Amy orders an autopsy.

 Amy and Richard get the lab results back on Connie.  They both seem relieved.

 Wes wakes up and the procedure went well.  Olivia is there when he wakes up. Wes tells her about the story Olivia wrote, and she says Mandy wrote the story.  Wes then realizes that Mandy is the one he has been in love with all this time. 

 Connie is about to leave the hospital with Francine.  Amy gives Connie her results and they were negative for the FTD.  Connie is ecstatic and states Francine is going home to live with Connie.  Francine is pleased that she has the support of her sister. 

Wes is leaving the hospital alone when he sees Manny get off the elevator.  The nurses are looking and are happy that the everything ended well.

Richard and Amy have a recap of their day. Richard gives her his recommendation for reinstatement. Amy lets Richard know she is in a relationship with Jake and that she doesn’t want to give it up. Richard says when she is ready, they will make it transparent to HR.

Nurse Julie is finishing her shift. She goes on the computer, and she finds the file on the Dixon.

Amy is home with Katie and Gina having pizza that night. Amy gets her test results. Katie opens the envelope.   Amy passed the boards.  They are both happy for Amy. 

There’s a knock at Amy’s door. It’s Michael. Michael, stating he read Richard’s recommendation to have her reinstated.  Micheal is also glad she told Richard about her relationship with Jake.  Michael says it’s been hard for him and that he missed her and doesn’t want to push them apart. Amy agrees and then goes on to tell him she passed the board. Michael’s happy for her but leaves before he says anything else.

Okay. Micheal needs to let Amy go but he is stuck in the past. He has a whole wife at home who is pregnant. Amy is the one who the one who does not remember anything and is now moving on with her life. Come on Micheal. Get a grip. Let Amy go.

Great episode. Things seem to be falling in place for Amy. I’m still not Team Jake but I need to get over that too.

Season One Episode Six – One More With Feelings

A young woman is at a party and checks her temperature. A fight breaks out and she goes to Lee. She gets glass stuck in her hand and can’t feel it.

Amy goes back to her house, and Katie lets her in so she can look around. Gina is hoping that bringing her back to the house would trigger her memory. She looks around and sees pictures of Michael and his new wife. All the decorations have been changed. She goes to her old room and has an old memory. She goes to Denny’s room, and it is just the way she left it.

Gina has a VIP patient. That comes in stating he has a pain but doesn’t. You know what it is approach you. He comes to all the He comes there all the time complaining about being sick.

Amy sees Jake and tells him about her visit to her old house. Jason asked her how she feels about it and he says Michael is married now and it’s about to have a baby.

Amy and Jake go to see young Chloe who? Has the glass stuck to her head. They are all worried that she has a high fever. Her father comes and worried about Chloe says she would die if they if they couldn’t figure out what was wrong with her. They asked questions and so far, they have to run a bunch of tests.

Flashback. Katie goes to Amy’s. New apartment to see if she wants to live there, maybe shows her around, but Katie is not convinced she likes it. Angry is at work all the time and she’s alone all the time.

Michael gets home, asked Katie how the visit was with Amy being at the house. Katie, thanks. It went well and her mom was trying to. Move on with her life. Michael looks concerned and is sad. Katie suggests that she goes to live with her mom. Michael says it’s not. Katie’s face placed fits Amy.

They run tests on code, and all the tests come back normal. So now they’re concerned that. They don’t know what’s wrong with their Chloe. Her dad is arguing. He says she wouldn’t have to move back home from college. Amy and Jake can’t figure out what’s wrong with her. We are very happy. Patient is getting new patient wanted to know. Hot.

Why can’t he get in the X-ray room? The key is Janice is in Gino’s office talking about his pain.

Katie goes to have a night at Amy’s. Katie tells her she wants to move in with her. Amy is excited. Michael is very concerned about Katie movie but finally realizes is what is what she wants Michael said about Katie. Katie moving out. He has an argument with Nora about the new baby coming.

Richard comes in to check on Crowley, he orders more test for her, still running tests and unclothed and not knowing what’s wrong with her.

VIP patient test come results come back that he has amassed in his stomach. No one believed it at first, but he does have a true. Illness. Page to Chloe’s room after review more tests

Amy thinks that it’s his appendix they do a scan they. When we’re made that, it’s her pendance and her symptoms are getting better. Now her dad has to decide if he can continue to if she can continue to live on campus or come back home. Dad decides to let her go back to. Campus as long as she can, she’ll be careful.

And we’re using the locker room with Jake and sees in his locker at the same power drink that she recognizes from her apartment. She thinks about it and puts it together, the clues together. Amy asked Gina if she knew about Jack. Amy goes over to Jakes house and asked him why he didn’t say anything. She goes into his house.

Okay. We all know they were going to get together eventually. I was keeping hope alive that maybe just maybe she would get back the Michael. Okay, I know he is married. Can’t break up a happy home. I just don’t like Nora.

Season One Episode Two – Try, Try Again . . .

This episode starts with a woman at a bar with a man; looks like a blind date. She starts to feel bad and excuses herself. She is having memories from her past, gets upset and falls the the floor.

Amy is reviewing her old patient files to reconnect with her past. She has a new roommate, the woman she met at the restaurant. Jake comes to examine the roommate while Amy shares her thoughts on the woman’s condition. After Jake leaves, Amy goes for a walk and finds Michael, asking about her practice plans. She mentions a board meeting she wants to attend, but Michael tells her she can’t go.

Richard is walkinga round new interns and Amy sees him. Richard gets a call and excuses himself. He is very frustrated with the woman on the phone. The woman mentions she was in court so I’m assuming it’s his lawyer. Why would he need a lawyer. Then the woman tells him to call her when he gets the autopsy results. Oh. This has to be about the Dixon patient that died. He looks really worried.

Sonya is still trying to get Jake to talk to her. She is feeling guilty for reporting Amy about her conduct. Jake states that all the doctors should stick together. I’m sure he does not trust her now; I’m thinking they were friends. There is something about Sonya too I can’t put my finger on.

Amy is in her room talking to the patient trying to figure out what is wrong with her. Sonya comes in with a wheelchair to take Amy for her FMRI. On the way out the door, Sonya advices Amy not to confuse the patient with her advice. Really Sonya. Who do you think you are.

Gina shows Amy different pictures from her past trying to get a real sense of how much she remembers. After the scan, Amy tells Gina that Michael is refusing to help her and she wants Gina to talk to him. Gina advises Amy to wait to see what her results would be. Amy gets mad at Gina.

Flash back. Six years ago. Gina comes in Amy’s bedroom try to get her out of bed. Gina cons her with junk food and Amy’s choice in a movie. It works. Amy goes back to work but angry at the world.

Amy sees Richard in the hallway since her accident and gives him a hug. It’s very awkward. Katie comes from out of Amy’s room and Amy stops her. Amy ask if they can sit and catch up. Katie acts nervous and gets up to leave. Amy ask Katie what happened between them the two of them. Katie gets upset and leaves.

Jake is back in the room talking to the patient about her condition. Amy is giving her advice and Jake looks annoyed. Jake advices the patient not to seek a second opinion as he looks Amy’s way.

The board is meeting and ask for an update on Amy’s progress. Micheal says she is moving along greatly. Amy then walks in the room to plead her case. Members of the board are annoyed that Amy just shows up without being invited. Amy says she can relearn all the new procedures she doesn’t remember. Max, the COO, says they will have to discuss further.

Amy gets back to her room and sees a young woman sitting next to the patient. The young woman says she is Grace, Simone’s daughter. Grace ask Amy what is wrong with Simone. Amy tells her that Simone has lupus. Amy explains the disease to Grace. Simone wakes up and sees Grace and is very happy to see her. Simone starts to have an attack. Amy gets ups to help Simone and calls for a doctor. A nurse comes in and Amy starts giving her test to order. Jake comes in and tells Amy to get away form Simone.

Flashback. Amy is resting one of the staff rooms and Gina comes in to tell her to go home. Amy says she is doing what Gina asked her to do, come back to see patients. Gina tells Amy it’s going to take time for her to heal.

Richard comes into the office where Jake is and ask how Simone is doing. Jake give him an update. Richard then states that he heard Amy was giving orders to the nurses. Jake says it was just a rumor; she was trying to help. Someone comes in to tell Richard the the Dixon autopsy results were back. Richard looks concerns as he leaves the office.

Richard goes to get the autopsy results and the doctor has discrepancies with some the medicine she found. Richard goes on to explain that the family pushed for them.

Jake is checking Simone when Amy walks in. Simone is not doing well. Grace is very upset and tells Jake he needs to do more. Jake promises Grace he will not stop until he figures out what is wrong with Simone. Jake walks out of the room and Amy follows him. Amy wants to express her opinion on what she thinks is wrong with Simone. Grace overhears them talking. Jake puts in a new order.

Amy is back in the room and is talking to Grace who states she has not seen her mom in four years. Grace is now worried that Simone will never meet her son. Amy tries to tell her everything will be okay.

Michael walks in the room and calls Amy out in the hallway. Micheal goes on to tell Amy that the board has decided against her coming back to work anytime soon. Amy is shocked. Amy’s HR complaints and her reputation is not good. Michael also ask Amy to give Katie some space and time.

Flashback. Sonya and Richard are walking down the hall with Amy. Sonya is tryin to get her patient records together so she can explain what she would do. Amy gets annoyed with Sonya and ask her if she wanted to be there and if should be a doctor. Sonya walks away and Richard tells Amy she can’t speak to people like that.

Gina is doing testing on Amy and Richard looks on. Richard is very concerned. Amy gets back to her room and sees Simone gone. Amy goes to ask the nurses where Simone went and she is told they moved her to ICU. Amy goes to look for her but sees Jake first and he gives Amy an update. Jake doesn’t think Simone will make it through the night.

Richard reprimands Jake for not following orders after listening to Amy. Sonya watches as Richard mentions that the daughter saw him talking to Amy. He warns that if Simone dies, the daughter will sue for malpractice, which could lead to Jake facing a hearing and possible suspension or termination.

Gina comes in to tell Amy she has been release and can go home. Gina offers to take her home. They get to Amy’s apartment and Amy says it looks like a showroom. Gina gives her a tour of the apartment. Amy ask if Katie lived there and Gina says she lives full time with Michael. Amy ask why and Gina says they were fighting all the time and the three of them decided it would be best if Katie went to live with Micheal. Amy thanked Gina for bringing her home. Gina gives Amy a new phone she purchased for her.

Flashback of any coming home and going staight upsets without saying a word to Michael and Katie. Michael promises Katie things would get better.

Katie is home looking through an old photo album. Amy is at her apartment looking through her old photo album but there are not any current photos in the album. Gina calls to check on Amy to see how she is making out. Amy sounds depressed and Gina tells her not to shut down or put on a mask.

The word mask makes Amy think about Simone. Amy goes back to the hospital to look for Jake to tell him her theory. Jake says Grace refuses to talk to them. Somehow, they convince Grace to let Simone have the surgery. The surgery was a success and they wake for Simone to wake up.

Amy goes to Michael’s office and apologized to him for pushing him to let her become a doctor again. Amy states that someone will hire her. Michael then tells Amy he is married now. Amy states she hopes she appreciates what she has. Then Michael gets on the phone to call Max. Michael informs Max that Amy is protected under the disability act. Michael also states the Amy could sue if she wanted to. Max states he will take it to the board.

Richard is talking to Jake when Amy comes down the stairs. Richard walks away. Amy thanks Jake for helping her off the floor the other day and says that Jake does not hate her like everyone else. Jake takes Amy to Simone’s room where they look in. Simone is holding her grandson as Grace and her husband looks on.

Amy calls Katie and wants to apologize for anything she has said or done to her. Amy says she will always be there for her. To me, Katie seems like a brat. Now she could have reasons for acting this way and I guess we will found out later. Right now, she is not one of my favorite people.

Amy is going through a lot in the few days she had her accident. What I can say is that she is cool as a cucumber. She is not lashing out at anyone but seeing where she fits in. Not all people would be that calm. Not sure I would be as calm as her. How are you feeling about the entire situation? Would you be calm?

Season One Episode One – If at First You Don’t Succeed . . .

I came across this show on Netflix after moving past it several times. I’m glad I decided to take a chance and watch it.

Amy Larson is Chief of Internal Medicine at Westside Hospital. Amy doesn’t seem to be the most liked person at the hospital but everyone says she is the best. Amy seems to be very strict and want her doctors to know how to treat patients. What’s wrong with that.

A new pregnant patient comes and suffering from a infections she thinks. Amy is called in by Dr. Jake Heller and Dr. Sonya Maitra is also there. Amy comes in to exam the patient who knows what is wrong with her. Amy tells the patient to let the doctors figure out what is wrong with her. The husband of the patient states that Amy has poor bedside manners. Amy continues to exam the patient and orders labs.

Amy sees Dr. Richard Milier in the hallway. Amy ask Richard about a patient that died in Richard’s care and questions him about the procedures he performed. Richard gets very defensive and Amy wants him to tell her what really happened. Richard does not say much and Amy says she ordered an autopsy report.

Amy comes across Dr. TJ Coleman at the nurses station and reprimands him for giving his patient and the family false hope when he knows that person is sick. TJ says he would go take care of it.

Back in the pregnant patient’s room, Jake and Sonya are checking her vitals and she goes into shock and has a seizure. Jake goes to tell Amy what happened and that she is stable now. Jake confirms that more test had been ordered and it would take an hour to get the results. Jake and Amy go to the parking deck and get into her car and start messing around. Jake gets a call that the labs are back and they leave the car. Before leaving Jake lets Amy know he loves her and she responds back at she loves him. Wow! I didn’t see that coming. They don’t look like they are good match at all.

Amy is still trying to figure out what is wrong with the pregnant patient. Amy goes to the nurses station to schedule more test but Nurse Julie is leaving and does not want to take the orders. Amy gets angry with her. Dr. Gina Walker comes in to save the situation and distracts Amy.

Down the hall comes Dr. Michael Hamda. Gina sees him and walks the other way leaving Amy to talk to him. Michael gets on Amy about all the bad customer surveys Amy has been getting and that she needs to do better. Amy says she doesn’t care about the surveys and that she is a good doctor. Michael tells Amy it matters and tells her to go home and get some rest.

Amy is in her car going home. It’s raining very hard as she is singing to music. Amy gets a text on her phone and gets distracted only for a few minutes. Amy looks back and sees is that she is about to hit a truck head on and swerves her car. Her car flips over and Amy hits her head on the window.

Amy goes into emergency surgery. When she wakes up, she didn’t remember she was in a car accident. Amy ask how her family is. Gina tells her they are fine. Amy thinks they were in the car with her, but Gina tells her she was in the car alone. Amy does not believe her and starts hyperventilating. She is given medicine to calm her down. Gina is concerned and takes Amy down to get an MRI. Gina is asking Amy questions and the answers are not from the current year. Gina then realizes Amy has a gap in her memory.

Gina goes to tell Michael about Amy’s condition. Jake watches with concern, and Gina asks him to join the other staff for a meeting. Michael informs Richard that he has been chosen as Interim Chief. Richard suppresses his excitement in front of Michael, but we can tell he is thrilled. There’s something about Richard that makes me uneasy. What is he hiding?

Gina give Amy an update on her condition. and that she has lost eight years of her memory. Amy ask to see her family. Gina brings Michael in first. Amy looks at him with love and hugs him. Michael looks concerned. Amy senses something is wrong and Micheal tells her they have been divorced for four years. Then her daughter, Katie comes in. The last memory Amy has of Katie was when she was nine years old. Amy is amazed at how beautiful Katie is. Next, Amy ask for her son, Danny. They all look sad at Amy and tell her that Danny had died seven years ago. Amy is devastated. So Micheal was Amy’s husband and works at the same hospital as her. I bet that is interesting.

Michael calls a meeting with the staff to give them an update on Amy. Michael explains that Amy has lost eigth years of her life and will be recovering for a while. Michael announces that Richard will be the Interim Chief. Everyone is in shock, especially Jake. Jake knows that Amy will not remember the relationship they had. Maybe that’s a good thing. So far, I don’t like him for her.

Amy trying to deal with her memory lost tells Gina it may be better she does not remember because of everything she lost including Michael and Danny. Gina reminds her of the successes she had accomplished during those years. Amy ask Gina what happened to Danny. Gina says he as on a school trip and his heart gave out. Amy then ask Gina if that was why she is no longer with Michael. Gina says she needs to ask Michael who can give her the details.

Amy is moved to a patient room the same floor she worked on. Michael is hoping it will trigger her memory. Everyone stares as she passes them in the hallway.

Jake is taking the news hard. Sonya comes outside to check on him. Jake tells Sonya that he and Amy were together. Sonya is shocked and ask why he didn’t tell her. Jack says that no one knew because she is the chief.

Katie and Michael are sitting in the cafeteria. Katie is concerned about Amy and nervous to let her know she no longer lives the her mom. Michael is trying to calm Katie down and says they need to take it one day at a time.

A few of the nurses and doctors are behind the nurses station gossiping about Amy and making jokes. TJ comes in and says they need to be ashamed of themselves. They all look guilty. TJ walks away.

Amy is sad thinking about all the years she can’t remember. And she is grieving the lost of her son, Danny. She falls the the floor crying and Jake hears her. Jake comes in to help her to her bed. Jake is so hurt she cannot remember the relationship they had.

Richard goes to his new office, Amy’s office. Amy’s things are still in there. Richard calls his wife to let her know he made cheif and she sounds so excited for him and says he deserves it.

Jake is still trying to figure out what’s wrong with the pregnant patient, Phylicia. Dr Peter Douglas performed the procedure that Amy had just suggested before she had her accident. There are complications with the procedure because Phylicia’s blood pressure was dropping. Peter wants to stop but Jake tells him to keep going. Phylicia has a seizure and they have to stop the procedure. Peter then blames Jake for not wanting to stop. Sonya gets Phylicia stable again before leaving the room.

Michael comes to see Amy and tells her she should be resting. Amy is just guessing that Michael moved on and she just threw herself into her work. Amy then ask Michael what happened between them. Michael is not ready to talk about it yet.

Micheal is called in to go over what happened with Phylicia. Richard tries to blame Amy for ordering the test that almost killed her. Jake takes up for Amy. Peter comes in the room with the results of the test and it turns out Amy did the right thing ordering the test. Now they have to convince Phylicia to have the surgery she needs; but she refuses because of the earlier incident. Michael goes with Peter to talk to Phylicia and her husband. Phylicia has the surgery and it was a success.

TJ goes to see Amy. Amy is so happy to see him and ask if he works at the hospital now. TJ says he is an intern all because of her. Amy asks if she was rough on him and he smiles. TJ says he would not be where he is now if it wasn’t for her. Okay, there is some history there. Maybe she was his mentor before.

Gina come in Amy’s room and tries to have a pep talk with her. Amy talks to Gina about Michael. Gina tells Amy this is her chance to do things differently and that most people don’t get that chance. Gina seems like a good friend.

Sonya finds Jack and he is mad at her for reporting Amy about how she talked to Phylicia when she first came in. Sonya thinks she did the right thing. Amy is at the nurses station when Phylicia comes by. Phylicia asks what happened to Amy and she says she was in an accident. Phylicia thanks Amy for her help and that she is the reason she is still alive. Amy has no idea what Phylicia is talking about.

Amy goes back to her room to call Michael. She asked him if he can help her continue to be a doctor. Michael says he would try. Michael hangs up the phone looking sad. In walks a pregnant woman who must be his wife. I knew he was hiding something from Amy. He looked so guilty every time he was around Amy. Just tell her Michael. Might as well keep ripping the bandaids off.

This was a great episode and I’m pleased that is moving along at a good pace. Amy just wants her life back and will do everything she can to make that happen. I ain’t made at her. What are you thoughts? What do you think of the first episode?