Probably the last thing that Grey’s Anatomy’s Link or we expected when he treated a woman injured at her divorce party was that he’d be inspired to pop the question to Jo. But that was exactly what happened in Thursday’s “Jump (For My Love).”
By the end of the episode, Link realized that his heart had fully mended after it was broken by Amelia — and that Jo’s advice way back when had helped him reach that point. In response, he raced home and blurted out, “You are my best friend. Marry me.”
Link knew, of course, that it would take more than the two of them loving each other and their family to make a marriage work. But even an eternity after he and his significant other first connected at Jimmy’s Crab Shack, “it’s still us. You’re my soulmate. And years from now, we’ll tell our kids that the secret of our marriage was that we were best friends.”
Jo was so happy that she didn’t even need for Link to get down on bended knee to make it official. She was surprised that he presented her with a ring box without a ring in it, though. “Based on my experience,” he joked, “it’s probably better if you picked your own.” True that. Elsewhere in the episode…
CATHERINE WAS BETRAYED | Catherine managed strong-arm a still-sulking Richard into working with Meredith and Nick on a liver transplant for Professor Tasha Lawson (guest star Andrea Bordeaux), the wife of former colleague Dr. Evynn Moore (guest star Lena Waithe). But before an incision was made, the surgeons discovered that two years ago, Tasha had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Evynn had withheld that key intel from even her onetime mentor Catherine, thereby putting her at risk of being charged with medical fraud and falsifying records. To be continued next week…
SIMONE AND JULES MADE UP | Bailey’s retreat for the residents was a bust but did bring to light just how upset Jules was over Mika’s exit. “What’s the point in team bonding,” Millin asked, “if we don’t have a team?” By the time the end credits rolled, she’d shown up at the residents’ house with a bottle of wine. As far as Simone was concerned, that was way better than an out-and-out apology for Jules letting her friend take the fall for the mistake that landed a patient on the floor last week.
WINSTON ASKED SKYE OUT | Finally, after spending the day with Ben saving a motorcycle-crash victim at roadside, Winston rethought his opinion that going out with someone once was “kinda my max” at present and asked out Jackie’s mom. For her part, Skye admitted that she’d gotten used to seeing him every day at the hospital and would have said yes a few months ago. But “Jackie knows you now,” she noted, “and that just creates a set of expectations I’m not sure you’re ready for.” Dang it!