"The face of Change"

Hi readers,

Today i will address themes that are portrayed in Grey's Anatomy's fourteenth episode, namely agency of women, passivity of men, and love. As in 90210, women in the series are powerful and stand for themselves. For instance, Cali (played by Sara Ramirez) is a strong lady that fights for what she wants and never gives up. In the episode, she will not accept that Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) sells the hospital to investors, for the reason that she feels that it is not fair. She challenges the traditional passive woman that would never resist nor negotiate any idea that men come up with.

As for passivity of men, the two female interns Jo Wilson (played by Camilla Luddington) and Stephanie(played by Jerrika Hinton) get both Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams) to obey them. Jo wants Karev to get the position of ambassador because they are "friends", while Stephanie wants Avery to get the position for the reason that they are lovers. Karev and Avery are submissive to the ladies, inasmuch as they listen carefully to their advice and make sense of it. The ladies manipulate them!

In the episode, the theme of love is not manifest, but rather latent. At the beginning of the show, we see and hear couples engaging in "acts of love" (sexual intercourse). It is not necessarily that they love each other; it is more about passion and attractiveness. Stephanie and Avery are attracted to each other, but it seems like they are not yet in love. They cannot be since Avery is still recovering from breaking up with Kepner. In regard to Christina Yang (Sandra Oh) and Hunt, they are still on to each other despite their divorce. They seem happier than when they were married. The idea that sex and love goes together is then challenged through the portrayals of these different relationships. The only instance where sex equates love is with Derek (Patrick Dempsey) and Meredith (Ellen Pompeo).

What do you guys think of this analysis? Do you agree? If you did watch the episode, what kind of aspects would you comment on?