Grey's Anatomy: Season 7
Episode 18

Title: Song Beneath the Song
Episode: 7.18
First Air Date: March 31, 2011 (9pm)
Writer: Shonda Rhimes
Director: Tony Phelan
DVD: Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Seventh Season
Guest Stars:
Kate Walsh as Addison
Rachael Taylor as Dr. Lucy Fields
Daniel Sunjata as Eli
Scott Foley as Henry
Payton Silver as Dr. Knox

Music:
Grey's Anatomy Theme: Cosy in the Rocket by Psapp

Cast, "Snow Patrol's - Chasing Cars"
Our doctor's race with Callie's gurney through the ER. Everyone works on Callie. Bailey searches for the rapid infuser. She watches the chaos for a second. Bailey grabs Callie's hand. Callie loses consciousness...

Cast, "Kate Havnevik's - "Grace""
Callie is on her bed as Addison, Alex, Mark, and Arizona run through the corridor to the OR. Mark and Arizona are left behind. Everyone scrubs in. Lexie, April, and orderlies transfer Callie onto the table.

Cast, "Anna Nalick's - Breathe (2AM)"
Everyone is trying to help Callie. Der gets ready to operate. Arizona is in the gallery alone. Lexie goes to find Mark. Lexie sings as she moves out of the OR. Mer assists Der on Callie. Lexie enters the lobby and looks around. Chief tells anyone not needed to exit the OR. Alex exits. Lexie looks for Mark. Owen decids to take Callie to the ICU...

Cast, "KT Tunstalls - "Universe & You (Acoustic)""
Arizona sits with Callie and prays.

Cast, "Gomez's - "How We Operate""
Everyone debates Callie's case. Mer, Cristina, and Alex watch the proceedings. Owen tells everyone they need to make a plan.

Cast, "The Fray's - "How To Save A Life""
Everyone works on Callie. Mark and Arizona watch. Mark sings. Cristina and Derek continue to work on Callie. Arizona sings. Cristina continues. Callie watches herself. Chief has his hands in Callie's chest. Mark, Arizona, and Callie watch. Mark bursts into the OT. Lucy and neo-natal team work on the baby...

Cast, "Get Set Go's - "Wait""
Bailey enters Callie's room. We can still hear Mark and Arizona fighting, but muffled. April and Bailey hook Callie up to the IABP machine. Lexie sits on the bench trying to wake herself up. Jackson enters. He tells Lexie they have a plan for Callie. Cristina holds reference books and stares at Callie's films. Mer is in the bed...

Cast, "Brandi Carlile's - "The Story""
Callie still unconscious. Arizona enters and updates her on the baby. Callie moves across the catwalk. Callie looks at her baby. Mark is there. Lexie and Jackson change to go home. Jackson questions Lexie's loyalty to him…

Cast, ""Running on Sunshine""
In the car moments before accident. Callie tells Arizona the events that will happen. Arizona gets more panicked and Callie becomes calmer. Bailey is charting, Eli begins to sing to her. Cristina and Owen undressing. Owen sings to her. Henry sings to Teddy who is trying to do a work up on him. Alex sings to Lucy. Bailey sings to Eli. Teddy sings to Henry...


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Synopsis:

A cataclysmic event leaves the doctors shaken; Callie, on the verge of a life-changing moment, starts imagining about the hospital and her friends.

(From ABC)
In a series first, the music that has been at the heart of the show and been beloved by fans comes to life for Grey's Anatomy: The Music Event. A cataclysmic event rattles the doctors of Seattle Grace to the core, as Callie, on the verge of an enormous life-changing moment with Arizona, envisions her hospital and friends as it has never-been-seen before. "Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol), "How to Save a Life" (The Fray) and "The Story" (Brandi Carlile) are among the songs performed by the cast in one of the most special hours.


(Recap From ABC)
“I asked her to marry me and a truck came out of nowhere."

These are the words Dr. Arizona Robbins speaks during this very special Grey’s Anatomy Music Event. Songs punctuate the story as one of Seattle Grace’s own fights for her life as her friends do whatever it takes to save her and her unborn baby.

The driver’s side airbag has been deployed. Arizona looks to be okay after a horrifying car crash. Callie, however, has been launched through the windshield. Only her feet remain inside the car. The rest of her cut and bloodied body rests atop the hood of the car.

Every Seattle Grace surgeon awaits the incoming ambulance. Mark wants in on the trauma. That’s not gonna happen. The Chief convinces him to stand down while everyone else works to save his best friend’s life. There’s a fetal heartbeat, but Callie is crashing. There are bleeders everywhere inside her body. The team tries to get them under control as Derek works to repair the severe brain injuries.

Callie stabilizes, but things still look grim. Lexie is told to keep an eye on Mark. Alex hangs with Arizona. They may have to deliver the baby sooner rather than later. This is a little more than Lucy Fields can handle. The Chief calls in his best option—Dr. Addison Montgomery.

Owen is the calm amidst a storm of anxious surgeons. Emotions are very high. Everyone needs to take a breath. Callie has a hole in her heart. The massive head trauma she suffered could cause permanent brain damage. Mark and Arizona verbally attack each other while trying to decide what’s best for the woman they both love. Venomous things are said. Nothing is resolved.

We flashback to just prior to the accident. This is Callie’s dream. She wonders if this is what love feels like as Arizona pleads with her to put on her seatbelt. We segue into the musical portion of the dream sequence. All of our favorite Seattle Grace Mercy West couples sing, dance and do all sorts of lovey-dovey things to each other. It’s interesting to note that Lexie is with Mark, not Jackson, during this particular number.

Cristina wants to perform a dicey procedure she learned from Burke. Teddy thinks it’s too risky. Owen backs her call. It’s all hands on deck when Callie starts bleeding out. She’s rushed into the OR where things go south fast. It’s obvious to everyone but Teddy that the only way to save the patient is to let Cristina do her thing. Dr. Altman steps back. Dr. Yang steps up.

Derek works the brain while Cristina works the heart. Callie is crashing again. Addison has to get the baby out now. The extremely premature little girl isn’t breathing. All attempts to save her seem to be failing. Mark knows there’s one person in the room who can help. He gives a slight, confident nod to Arizona. She’s ready. Moments later, the baby miraculously takes her first breath. A few feet away, her mother’s heart is getting stronger with each beat.

Only time will tell how Callie will recover from her significant injuries. As for her friends, they’ll also try to bounce back from all that’s happened. Jackson doesn’t want to wait for Lexie if she’s still in love with Mark. She takes him by the hand, asking if they could just go home. Derek promises Meredith that somehow, someway, they WILL have a baby. And Teddy tells Cristina that she can no longer be her teacher.

Mark apologizes to Arizona for his outburst. Many hurtful things were said in the heat of the moment. Callie’s still not out of the woods. Arizona waits by her side, hoping the woman she loves will come back to her. Callie does just that. She opens her eyes, struggling to speak. Arizona finally understands what she’s trying to say. The answer is yes. Yes, she’ll marry her.