Spoiler: The crossover that did happen ...

...and will continue next week. I don't know about you, but I am over this idea of the Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice double episodes. The shows need to return to their stand alone form. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the episodes tonight, but it was only OK because I thought it was going to end shortly. I guess ABC is truly trying to garner audience attention and this was the best idea they could come up with.

A lot happened in the two hours, so I think the best way for me to handle this post is to just run down a bunch of facts and explain what happened. I may throw in a bit of opinion, but mostly I will leave that up to you.

- Owen's ex-fiance is in the hospital because her father, who has cancer and has already been through radiation but has not told his daughter, is there. For the first time we learn a bit about Owen, including that his mother does not know he is home from Iraq and that his ex-fiance thinks he has changed and is harder since returning from way. We also get a glimpse into his relationship with Cristina. He tells her that he is a different person from when he left for Iraq and that he feels like a ghost but the only person who truly sees him is Cristina. This made me almost sympathize with him. He is still pretty screwed up, but at least we know a little more about him.
- Izzy, as a way to boost morale with the interns, organizes a game for them to play. At points throughout the episode Izzy is unable to see out of her peripheral vision and Alex notices. Later in the episode, he questions Addison about whether or not she is happy. He tells Addison that he is thinking about running away from his problems like she did and all she really says is that she did not run but walked. Alex says he loves Izzy but wants to run because he senses something really bad is about to happen. (Foreshadowing, anyone? Not that we didn't already know she is dying.)
- Tonight's episodes seemed to imply that Sloan is actually ready to commit to Lexi. We'll see if this actually happens in the coming weeks.
- When Addison, Naomi and Sam show up with Archer in Seattle, they are reunited with Derek and Sloan and there is a lot of reminiscing and celebrating (especially after Derek saves Archer).But this leads Meredith to feel left out and she tells Cristina she feels like she does not really know Derek. I think this is foreshadowing Meredith turning down Derek's proposal, if he ever actually asks her to marry him. She is going to feel like they are not ready because they do not know each other well enough. This is just my opinion, maybe they will actually live happily ever after.
- I think it is hysterical that Archer is the pain in the butt of the episode. Bailey, more than once, refers to him as evil and unlikeable. It is also humorous that Derek saved Archer's life, yet Archer previously did and at the end of the episode still hated Derek.
- How cute was Sam throughout the episodes? First, he travels to Seattle to stand by both Archer and Naomi. How awkward must it be to watch your ex-wife with one of your oldest friends? But he stands by. And then he starts having bad asthma attacks. Addison and Sloan say they think it is because he is still in love with Naomi and they are being caused because he is watching her with Archer. But then we find out it is because his prescription was refilled with the generic brand and he is allergic to something in it. He then gloats and tries to get Naomi to understand that he is over her. But right before the end of the episode, Bailey (always the voice of reason) makes Sam realize that he may not really be over Naomi.
- The opening of the second hour was humorous. Archer's surgery had already been successfully completed (or at least they thought so at the time) and the cast members at Oceanside Wellness are sitting in the staff room worrying about Archer and wondering why they have not yet heard from anyone. Then it cuts to Addison, Sam and Naomi in the bar rather drunk and dancing. It was a cute scene and an interesting contrast.
- As for the important case happening in California, Cooper has a mother come in who is obviously sleep deprived and it is through this case that the rest of the Cali-side action happens. We find out that the mother has postpartum depression and momentarily tried to kill her newborn baby. Cooper, Pete and Violet work together on the case. Pete uses discussions about the case to talk to Violet, essentially telling Violet that he does not want to be cut out of her life. It was sincere and I hope she realizes soon that having Pete in her life would be a good thing. Violet also starts to have bad thoughts about herself when thinking about the circumstances of the postpartum mother. She starts to list off ways in which she could screw up being a mother to Cooper, who tells her everything will be fine.
- I love Charlotte. When she corners Cooper late in the second hour and tells him that she understands that he needs to be there for Violet, I almost melted. And then it continued and she admitted to him that he can't have Violet as a best friend because he should want her to be his best friend. She is right. That is what true love is, now when is Cooper going to realize it?
- In Seattle, Derek needs Addison's help on a case. He did a surgery and during it he made a mistake that led to him needed to give the pregnant patient a blood transfusion, which later led to her having pregnancy complications. Addison swoops in and saves the day, much like how Derek saved the day with Archer by removing eight cysts filled with parasites from Archer's brain. But as the episode closes, we find out that the patient may not actually be fine, which leads to yet another week of crossover that must be used to complete the storyline.
- On the Archer front, even after he is continuously told that all of the cysts are gone and that he will be fine, he swears that he is still dying and requests more tests. Therefore he begins to confess past sins and share his sole, only to find out that he is not at all dying but will actually be just fine. It was funny to see him slapped in the face after making embarrassing confessions.

So I think that is it. I guess we have to watch for one more week before this crossover event concludes. Tell me what you thought. Any non-Private Practice watchers out there confused by the storylines? Did experiencing some of the show convert you into PP watchers? What are you looking for from the conclusion next week? I want to hear from you.