Private Practice

Birth and Death in the Same Episode

By DeAnn Welker | Aired on 05.13.2010

The End of a Beautiful Friendship - When we open, Sam's starting to operate on the guy who hit Dell and Maya with his car -- only Sam doesn't know about any of that yet, just that this guy needs surgery. The guy tells Sam that...

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3-23 Weecap	Birth and Death in the Same Episode The End of a Beautiful Friendship - Maya's baby's born, and someone dies. Unfortunately, it's not Violet.	05.13.2010	C	DeAnn Welker
Ep.	Title	Air/Pub'l	Grade	Author
3-22 Weecap	Crash and Burn In the Name of Love - While Addison and Sam are saving lives, and Cooper and Violet are thinking about nothing but themselves, Dell's suffering through another tragedy, this time crashing a car that has a very pregnant Maya in it.	05.06.2010 05.10.2010	B	DeAnn Welker
3-21 Weecap	Choosing Sides War - It's all about Violet this week, unfortunately, as all of her friends must testify in her trial to get shared custody of Lucas.	04.29.2010 05.03.2010	C	DeAnn Welker
3-20 Weecap	The (Crazy) Bitch is Back Second Choices - Violet's back making ugly faces and acting like she's smarter and better than everyone, even though she's a raging lunatic. Only now she's going to sue Pete for custody. And we're supposed to believe he ever had feelings for this woman?	04.22.2010 04.26.2010	B+	DeAnn Welker
3-19 Weecap	Revival Eyes Wide Open - Addison, Sam, Vanessa, Charlotte, and Derek's little sister team up to wake up our coma surrogate Kayla, Cooper and Charlotte sort of become friends, and Violet returns from the jungle.	04.01.2010 04.06.2010	B	DeAnn Welker
3-18 Weecap	Miracle of Miracles Pulling the Plug - An entire Private Practice episode without a single dead baby? What gives? But since your other choice was The Marriage Ref you are still a winner.	03.25.2010 03.29.2010	A+	LuluBates
3-17 Weecap	Friends and Lovers Triangles - Cooper and Sheldon fight over Charlotte, but work together for their schizophrenic patient. Addison and Vanessa fight over a pregnant patient, but it's mostly about Sam. William and Fife work together against Naomi at work, but outside of work, they're both madly in love with her. And Addison finally grows up and chooses Pete.	03.11.2010 03.12.2010	B+	DeAnn Welker
3-16 Weecap	What They Can't Have Fear of Flying - Charlotte wants Cooper, but won't admit it. Cooper doesn't want Charlotte, probably until he catches her sleeping with Sheldon. Pete and Addison want Violet and Sam, but can't have them. Sam wants Addison, but is with her stand-in Vanessa instead. Fife wants Naomi, but she's dating William. Turns out Naomi wants Fife, too, but William's her boss so she can't just dump him. And our patients of the week want each other, but immigration and sperm allergies stand in the way. And one little patient just wants to fly, but is too scared.	03.04.2010 03.09.2010	B+	DeAnn Welker
3-15 Weecap	Oh, Baby 'Til Death Do Us Part - Babies having babies, babies getting married, babies dying, doctors getting it on in the bathroom. All in a day's work.	02.18.2010 02.22.2010	A+	LuluBates
3-14 Weecap	Grown-Ups Love Bites - Almost everyone acts like an adult in this episode: Dell moves on; Pete and Addison sleep together (although they can't move on); Sam plans a wedding (and tries to move on); Cooper and Charlotte, who clearly will never move on, bicker but it's not hateful; Naomi offers Sam a little help and moves on with her rich boss; and Violet... well, Violet is stuck, but at least she doesn't want to be.	02.11.2010 02.16.2010	B+	DeAnn Welker
3-13 Weecap	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.	02.04.2010 02.08.2010	A+	DeAnn Welker
3-12 Weecap	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.	01.21.2010 01.25.2010	C	DeAnn Welker
3-11 Weecap	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.	01.14.2010 01.19.2010	A-	DeAnn Welker
3-10 Weecap	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.	12.03.2009 12.07.2009	A-	DeAnn Welker
3-9 Weecap	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.	12.03.2009 12.07.2009	C-	DeAnn Welker
3-8 Weecap	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.	11.19.2009 11.24.2009	B-	DeAnn Welker
3-7 Weecap	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.	11.12.2009 11.16.2009	D-	DeAnn Welker
3-6 Weecap	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.	11.05.2009 11.06.2009	C+	DeAnn Welker
3-5 Weecap	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.	10.29.2009 11.02.2009	A-	DeAnn Welker
3-4 Weecap	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.	10.22.2009 10.26.2009	B	DeAnn Welker
3-3 Weecap	"How Come All Anybody Thinks About Is Sex?" Right Here, Right Now - Bailey asks that question of Addison, and while we don't get an answer, I'm glad someone brought it up. While she's at it, Bailey also calls Addison out on her bullshit with Noah and Squeaky, and almost makes out with Sam.	10.15.2009 10.19.2009	B+	DeAnn Welker
3-2 Weecap	Regret and Recovery The Way We Were - It's a month later and everyone's still trying to move on, though not too productively. Violet has "crazy head," Cooper's still blaming himself, Addison and Sam can't forgive Nae, Charlotte's still heartless, and Pete's enabling Violet. Dell's not even back at work, which means he's not recovered yet either. For doctors, these people sure suck at getting better.	10.08.2009 10.12.2009	C	DeAnn Welker
3-1 Weecap	(Sort of) Birth And (Sort of) Death In the Same Episode A Death In The Family - There's a funeral from the past and a baby who isn't exactly "born." But the most shocking thing of all is that's it's not all about Addison (though she tries like hell to make it be).	10.01.2009 10.05.2009	C	DeAnn Welker
2-22 Weecap	Special Delivery Yours, Mine & Ours - Addison can't do her job, Dell sucks at his job, Naomi quits her job, Charlotte loses her job and Violet's job puts her life in danger. So ends another season of Private Practice.	04.30.2009 05.04.2009	D-	DeAnn Welker
2-21 Weecap	Letting Go What You Do For Love - Pete breaks up with his girlfriend, Sam breaks up with Naomi, and our patient of the week (a teacher) breaks up with her student. It's another happy day at Oceanside.	04.23.2009 04.28.2009	C	DeAnn Welker
2-20 Weecap	Internal Affairs Do the Right Thing - Everything gets messy at Oceanside, as Naomi dates one of Sam's best friends; Violet's jealous as Pete dates a patient; and Addison finally makes out with her patient's husband.	03.26.2009 03.30.2009	B+	DeAnn Welker
2-19 Weecap	Fetal Attraction What Women Want - Addison and Dr. Barnes continue to gaze at each other while Addison tries to keep his pregnant wife from losing her baby. Another pregnant lady's already lost her baby, but loves it far too much to let the doctors remove the fetus. Oh, yes, the crazy is intact this week, but somehow this episode is pretty good anyway.	03.19.2009 03.23.2009	B	DeAnn Welker
2-18 Weecap	Say My Name Finishing - Sam's still being punished for saying "Naomi" during sex with Sonya, and Addison waits a little too long to introduce herself to her new love interest.	03.12.2009 03.16.2009	D	DeAnn Welker
2-17 Weecap	Oh, Grow Up! Wait and See - Charlotte, Archer, Violet, a new father, some couples in counseling, and Pete's cancer patient all have some learning to do. At least one of them actually pays attention and gets a very valuable lesson out of it. I'm not so sure about the others.	02.19.2009 02.23.2009	B	DeAnn Welker
2-16 Weecap	Nothing Really Changes Ex-Life - Charlotte's still whining. Cooper's still trying to win her over. Violet's still thinking about no one but herself. Dell still doesn't matter. Archer's still an ass, according to Derek. And it turns out Sam (probably) still loves Naomi. Addison and Derek are still bickering like an old married couple and, of course, Bailey's still the smartest, most reasonable person on any episode -- even when it's not her show.	02.12.2009 02.17.2009	A	DeAnn Welker
2-15 Weecap	You Thought There Was a Crossover? Acceptance - Turns out this show and Grey's won't really crossover until next week. This week was all about setting that up. And something about a fetus, a baby, and a little girl. Oh, and this might be the first episode in the history of this show in which no one has sex. Which might be a good thing, because it was a pretty good episode.	02.05.2009 02.09.2009	B+	DeAnn Welker
2-14 Weecap	Pregnant Without Purpose Second Chances - Violet's still pregnant, and not telling either possible father. But, hey, at least she's letting it affect her work as a therapist. Charlotte's still mad at Cooper, despite his many unnecessary apologies. Addison's still self-absorbed and her brother, Archer, is still an ass. Fortunately for us, though, Sam and Naomi are still hot, and they're getting naked a lot in this episode. But not with each other.	01.29.2009 02.02.2009	C	DeAnn Welker
2-13 Weecap	They're Just Trying to Make Us Cry Nothing to Fear - This week: Hannah from Everwood gives up her baby, and it's sad. Charlotte's still grieving Big Daddy, and it's sad. Pete and Sam help Joel Grey die alone, and it's sad. Violet's pregnant and it tries to be sad, but isn't. Addison breaks up with Kevin, and it's... not sad.	01.22.2009 01.26.2009	B	DeAnn Welker
2-12 Weecap	Eeny Meeny Miney Moe Homeward Bound - Violet and Addison each have to choose between two men, while one patient has to choose between her son and her partner, and another has to chose between his son and his daughter.	01.15.2009 01.19.2009	B+	Cindy McLennan
2-11 Weecap	My Three Sons Contamination - New night, new time, same old mess.	01.08.2009 01.12.2009	B	LuluBates
2-10 Weecap	Secret Diary of a Call Girl World's Apart - This one's got hookers, kidnapping and adultery. Just your typical day at Oceanside Wellness.	12.17.2008 12.19.2008	B-	Angel Cohn
2-9 Weecap	Loneliness and a Haircut, Two Bits Know When to Fold - Addison's hair takes center stage this week, going from straight to curly in a single episode. Oh, and Pete and Violet made out. Stop the insanity!	12.10.2008 12.12.2008	B	LuluBates
2-8 Weecap	Euthanasia Euphemism Crime and Punishment - It's murder, mayhem, fornication and sin over at Oceanside Wellness. But what's new?	12.03.2008 12.04.2008	B	LuluBates
2-7 Weecap	SWAT a WASP Tempting Faith - The Church of Addison continues to grow when she convinces some Christians that she knows better than God. Unfortunately SWAT may not be a believer after all.	11.30.2008 12.01.2008	B	LuluBates
2-6 Weecap	Two of Hearts Serving Two Masters - Drinking, fornicating, bigamy, secret daughters, secret girlfriends, arrests, sin, and ethical dilemmas are just par for the course at Oceanside Wellness.	11.19.2008 11.20.2008	B	LuluBates
2-5 Weecap	Moral Majority Let it Go - Addison tries to fix the financial issues at Oceanside Wellness, but no one is willing to listen to her because her morality is showing. Also, Violet’s friend is Ming Na and she is wacked.	11.05.2008 11.06.2008	C-	LuluBates
2-4 Weecap	The Way We Weren't Past Tense - Addison makes a heartfelt plea for the office to return to the funfest that it once was. She'll even spring for the ponies and cotton candy and Paxil if that will make everyone happy.	10.29.2008 10.30.2008	B-	LuluBates
2-3 Weecap	Sadists, Sociopaths, and Surgeries... Oh My! Nothing to Talk About - Nothing like a potential serial killer to get a therapist's hypothetical panties in a twist. Violet gets all the fun.	10.22.2008 10.24.2008	B-	LuluBates
2-2 Weecap	Incest is (Not) Best Equal and Opposite - The practice is still in chaos, and Naomi is not talking to Addison. While mature, that tactic gets tricky when your clients turn out to be siblings who are determined to have a kid. Is it the Halloween episode already?	10.08.2008 10.09.2008	B-	LuluBates
2-1 Weecap	Touching the Monkey A Family Thing - The practice is failing, they try and tackle issues, and Zanzibar seems like a nice place to be right about now.	10.01.2008 10.02.2008	C-	Angel Cohn
1-9 Recap	Paw-Paw Says Knock You Out In Which Dell Finds His Fight - Inspired by his boxing grandfather, Dell challenges Sam for Naomi's love. Addison helps make a baby. Cooper proves he's a bigger jerk than Charlotte. And Pete advises Addy to go on a date, then mopes when she actually does.	12.04.2007 12.09.2007	D+	Mollie
1-8 Recap	You Give Me Fever In Which Cooper Finds A Port In His Storm - If by "port" you mean "person to sleep with that isn't Violet." Addison dates a weirdo, bonds with a baby, and refuses to play games with Pete, while Sam and Naomi discover that nothing brings a couple together like exposure to a life-threatening illness.	11.20.2007 11.26.2007	B-	Mollie
1-7 Recap	Oceanside And Too Many Babies In Which Sam Gets Taken For A Ride - When it comes to having a baby, you can't plan for everything, but it helps if you don't stop to commit armed robbery on your way to the hospital. Meanwhile, the Oceanside docs learn that the best-laid plans won't get you laid...and the best sex is unscheduled.	11.13.2007 11.19.2007	D+	Mollie
1-6 Recap	What's Gonna Work? Teamwork! In Which Charlotte Goes Down The Rabbit Hole - It's Team Week at Oceanside: Violet and Pete take turns fielding Charlotte's insults and uncovering her emotional issues. Cooper and Sam save an uncooperative kid from her abusive parent. Addison and Naomi help a potentially dying woman embrace her right to happiness. But will Addison and Pete, or Naomi and Dell, decide to "cooperate" after-hours?	10.30.2007 11.03.2007	B-	Mollie
1-5 Recap	Let Me Take You To Ladytown In Which Addison Finds A Showerhead - Addison shouldn't have sex with Pete, no matter what happens in her dreams. Violet shouldn't be "friends" with Allan, no matter what he says. Thirteen-year-olds shouldn't have sex, period. Also: a runner doesn't listen to Pete; an attack victim lies to her husband; Dell breaks into the world of gynergy.	10.23.2007 10.28.2007	C+	Mollie
1-4 Recap	Rejection Saddens Vulnerable People In Which Addison Has A Very Casual Get Together - Sam appears on TV, inspiring a pregnant psych-ward escapee to seek his services, and inspiring Addison to revive her dreams of having a baby. A lovesick little boy inspires Cooper to admit to crushing on oblivious Violet, who continues obsessing over her ex. An elderly engaged couple inspire Pete to smirk less. And absolutely no one gives a crap about Addison's party.	10.16.2007 10.21.2007	C+	Mollie
1-3 Recap	Let Them Eat Cake In Which Addison Finds The Magic - Addison feels sorry for herself because it's raining in L.A. But she's got nothing on the newlyweds who can't have sex, the guy whose wife is a seriously ill harridan, and the mom whose daughters keep turning blue. Naomi's moping, Pete's grieving, and Addy needs to suck it up.	10.09.2007 10.15.2007	B-	Mollie
1-2 Recap	Can Baby Say "Malpractice"? In Which Sam Receives An Unexpected Visitor - Remember that classic episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show where Rob thought they brought home the wrong baby from the hospital? Well, this is kind of like that, but at the end, instead of a huge laugh, there's just crushing tragedy. Luckily we have a puke-related subplot, and a potentially contagious stripper, for comic relief!	10.02.2007 10.06.2007	C-	Mollie
1-1 Recap	In Which We Meet Addison, A Nice Girl From Somewhere Else In Which We Meet Addison, A Nice Girl From Somewhere Else - Addy arrives in L.A., surprising everyone. Other surprising events: mistress and ex-wife fight over dead man's sperm; woman has psychotic break in department store; Addy performs holistic C-section. Less surprising: Sam and Naomi squabble; Pete smirks. Oh, and somebody dances naked.	09.25.2007 10.02.2007	C+	Mollie
1-1 Extra	Come Rain Or Come Shine: From Grey's Anatomy To Private Practice Come Rain Or Come Shine: From Grey’s Anatomy To Private Practice - Before Addison's L.A. adventures begin, Grey's sends her off in style, with a clip show hosted -- no, really -- by the staff of People magazine.	09.18.2007 09.25.2007	C-	Mollie