Private Practice

Sophie's Husband's Choice

Shotgun - When a woman can't decide which one of her twins to save, her husband reveals he really likes one a lot more than the other anyway. And Sam and Addison make out, and it's very, very pretty.

Women Are Crazy

Best Laid Plans - You know how Addison is basically a mental case? Well, there are at least three women in this episode who surpass her level of insanity.

Parental Guidance

Another Second Chance - Violet helps a hoarder kick her habit and keep her son; Addison saves Sloan's daughter, Sloan Sloan, and her unborn child; and Naomi offers Dell good advice on getting his daughter's forgiveness but can't seem to get along with her own, who's pregnant but not telling her mom and dad.

Dysfunctional Families

Blowups - Dell's wife's meth lab kills her and puts their daughter in the hospital, which is almost overshadowed by what Addison considers to be childhood "trauma" -- her parents loving her enough to keep what they do in the bedroom(s) from interfering with their family.

Two Dunces and a Dink

The Parent Trap - Violet and the Captain roll around in the sack without thinking about how it might hurt anyone else -- and Naomi and Sam freak out when their daughter becomes a teenager and rolls around on the couch with a guy named Dink.

And the Winner is ... Cooper Freedman

Sins of the Father - Coop goes to jail and gets beaten up, but he still comes out looking better than anyone else in this episode -- partly because he's smart and wonderful, but also because so many of the other characters on this show suck.

The Amazing Addison

The Hard Part - Have you heard that this show is about this woman who can do anything she wants, and we're still expected to root for her?! She can deliver babies in wrecked cars in the bottom of a canyon and make out with her best friend's husband all in the same episode.

What a Pussy!

Slip Slidin' Away - Addison becomes a crazy cat lady, Charlotte hands out vibrators, and Pete's too much of a coward to find out how Violet actually feels about him.

Indecision 2009

Strange Bedfellows - Violet waffles all episode about whether to testify, and then can't even decide how to testify. Sam doesn't know if he can work with Charlotte King. And Addison tries to talk a woman into having a risky surgery on the unborn baby she's carrying.

Switcheroo!

Pushing the Limits - Oceanside loses a naturopath to Pacific Wellcare, but gains a hospital chief when Charlotte ponies up $50,000 her loser boyfriend Cooper can't afford.

The Old Private Practice Thread

Actor: Kate Walsh

Spoilers and Discussion: Talking Elevator Says What?

Private Practice in the Media

Spinoff Spoilers (with discussion)

Ratings and Scheduling: Need To Lower Your Blood Pressure?

Unspoiled Speculation (May Include Promos and ABC Episode Descriptions)

Dr. Addison Montgomery: Still Ruler Of All That Is Evil?

Dr. Pete Wilder: Do That Eastern Voodoo That You Do

1-1: "In Which We Meet Addison, A Nice Girl From Somewhere Else" 2007.09.26