Dr. Miranda Bailey dismantles the patriarchy to save her own life.
Dr. Miranda Bailey is fearsome.
No nonsense since day one, shes universally respected and rarely outsmarted.
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She has nurtured numerous classes of interns with tough love and maternal guidance.
But what happens when Grey Sloan Memorials Chief of Surgery suddenly finds herself at the will of others?
These are the questions she faces this week.
However, once Tuck leaves the car, he seems to take Baileys smile with him.
She and Ben ride on in tense silence for a while.
Once inside, she reveals the true reason for the impromptu visit:
My name is Miranda Bailey.
Maybe shes experiencing hormonal changes?
Has she started any new medications?
Perhaps its the flu?
Hes still not buying it.
Flashes to Baileys upbringing reveal the source of her aversion to reckless behavior.
Discouraging her habit of climbing trees to read.
Insisting that Bailey wear training wheels on her bike even though shes in junior high school.
Throwing a fit over the prospect of her only child traveling six hours away for college.
With strict instructions not to tell anyone, Bailey summons Maggie to the emergency room at Seattle Presbyterian.
After a job well done, a winded Bailey collapses to the floor.
Once Bailey is conscious and back in bed, Maggie GOES IN on Dr. Know-It-All.
Appearing weak is not an option.
Its while shes on the operating table that Bailey finally requests her husband.
At the operating table, Pierce has not let up on Dr. No Help.
In the waiting room, Webber and Ben bond over their acknowledgement of Baileys stubbornness and strength.
Bailey emerges from surgery to face an angry yet relieved husband.
This intense hour delivered in more ways than one.
