While Owen disrupts the trauma department, Chief Richard Webber pushes Dr. Miranda Bailey toward her own version of "total victory":
The episode establishes their long-term arc as Cristina struggles with her attraction to Owen, a man clearly haunted by the 19 soldiers he lost in Iraq. [S5E6] Life During Wartime
Medicine is a battlefield where you use whatever is available to save a life, even if it’s "meatball surgery". While Owen disrupts the trauma department, Chief Richard
Meredith confronts the Chief about his inability to look at her. He finally admits that she is a "walking reminder" of his affair with her mother and his many failures. Meredith confronts the Chief about his inability to
Ultimately, the episode argues that for a surgeon, every patient is a terrain to be won, and the most frightening "wars" are often the ones they have yet to fight within themselves. Life During Wartime | Grey's Anatomy Universe Wiki | Fandom