Grey's Anatomy

I had honestly never seen an episode of Grey’s Anatomy until I watched last weeks for this class assignment. I normally do not feel like I have the time to watch much TV, so I was glad for a good excuse to watch this episode. I was surprised by how much this episode could be related to our class discussions. I first noticed the camping trip was like an act of homosocial bonding for the men that were participating. Then, I noticed that there was some uneasiness between some of the men with regards to the gay couple on the camping trip. This seems to be very heteronormative in society. However, the aspect of this episode that most reminded me of our class was the man, Daniel, who wanted to become a woman and preferred the name of Donna to Daniel. Daniel had been taking drugs to make him appear more like a woman, and was preparing to have his male genitals removed when the doctor told him that the drugs were giving him cancer. His wife stood beside him until he decided that he wanted to go ahead with the surgery and continue to become a woman. Daniel/Donna did not want to live longer as a man when he had the feelings of a woman. What I found was surprising was that all though at first Donna’s wife was upset and left by the news of this, she soon came back. She returned because man or woman, Daniel/Donna was her best friend and the person she wanted to be with. She even commented that when she had went on dates with other men she always came home wanting to tell her best friend which was Donna. It was very interesting to watch everything that took place in this episode, and see how it could be connected to our classroom discussions. I may even start watching this series on television.