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The guys are on the beach trying to make Maya’s science project (a volcano) erupt. Cooper and Pete question Sam about Naomi and he denies it. They’re relieved; Oceanside does not need any more office relationship drama. Speaking of which, Cooper runs off for another tryst with Charlotte, and a friendly argument over who gets to be good cop or bad cop. She wins for now. She’s got a parenting class to find a teacher for, and Cooper steals an important packet of information out of her bag.

The girls stroll in to work and Addison tries to convince Naomi to just talk to Sam. Violet is still out of the loop. Addison goes off to smooth things over with Pete and they decide to try the “friend” thing. Boo. The office is out of whack. Trash hasn’t been taken out, the temperature isn’t right, and it’s all because Dell is not in yet. He comes in and asks Sam to help him with something: He wants him to take a look at his “pa-pa.” Thankfully it’s his grandfather and not what Sam thinks. Dell thinks his grandfather Wendell and his friend Nate are being abused at their nursing home.

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It’s an odd day at Oceanside. Staff members trickle in wearing disguises (think hats and glasses) and hope that they don’t run into one another following a night of awkward situations. The women are in Naomi’s office rehashing the evening, and Sam and the guys are all gathered in the break room. He says they should talk about the women, since the gals are clearly talking about them.

Both Addison and Violet are after Naomi for advice. Addison can’t believe she was stood up, and Violet is feeling rejected for her nakedness. Naomi almost spills on her late-night office tryst. None of them want to go to the break room for coffee, so Addison heads downstairs to buy some. She ends up in line behind Carl, who is definitely not as hot as Pete, but they hit it off. When she gets back upstairs she runs into Pete, and tells him that personally he’s been downgraded to acquaintance. She didn’t even give him a chance to explain.

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Addison and Pete pick up where they left off last time, with a steamy make-out session on the countertop. She tells him she doesn’t want to be “just another notch in his acupuncture table,” but they agree to hook up after work anyway. They steal a few more moments until Dell busts them and says not to worry, this scenario will be “locked in the Dell vault.”

Elsewhere, Violet has a fit about bananas, which is just a cover for her not getting any man-action. A patient named Susan is scheduled to come in for her water birth, which Pete and Addison will be working together for. And can I just say: Tim Daly is h-o-t. It’s distracting. Sam gets a phone call from a patient to make a house visit, but the caller hangs up before he can get much information out of her. Cue the baby boom.


Naomi is at Addison’s getting ready for a date with a random guy who we never meet. The doorbell rings and Addison opens the door to find none other than Pete (not the date, naturally). He’s mildly drunk and very flirty, and he wants Addison to join him next door where he’s been playing poker with Cooper and Sam and drinking… wine? Maybe he just brought that bottle over as bait. Somehow I doubt that’s what they were having on a boy’s night.

She shuts him down, but he insists he could also come in and they could get to know each other outside the office. No go. She sends him off. Since when would the Addison Montgomery we know not take advantage of this. When did she turn into such a good girl?

Ah the elevator… enter Addison and Pete. Friendly banter. Whoa, who is this guy, and what has he done with Dr. Wilder? Clearly this can’t be real… thunk. Addison topples out of bed, midway through the awkwardly sexy scene. Well, if they’re not going to put these two together in real time, I guess a dream will do for now.

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At the morning meeting Pete tells Addison she looks hot and the whole room falls silent. He means flushed. Moving on, there is a healthy round of applause for what is to be Dell’s first solo pap smear today. Hilarious.

Naomi and Violet corner Addison about her Pete fantasies and Violet starts confessing her Bill Clinton fantasy. They talk about scratching the itch, so to speak, and Addison says she doesn’t do that kind of thing—leaving the other two speechless. They try to convince her later that self-pleasure would help her to steer her clear of Pete. Sam overhears and of course he tells Pete, who proceeds to give Addison a hard time about it all day at work.

DrMontgomery_136.jpgABC has announced it's picking up an entire season of its new Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice.

The freshman drama is the most watched new show this season and it has everything to do with the adorable Kate Walsh. Oh and the sexual tension with Tim Daly does not hurt!

After this week’s episode I thought things are going to get hot and heavy between Addison and Dr. Wilder, but then I just read that former Gilmore Girl's pot stirrer, David Sutcliffe, AKA Lorelai's true love, Christopher has been cast to stir the pot over at Private Practice.

So much pot stirring, this guy's arms must get tired. I cannot wait for the drama to unfold. This show is really growing on me. Am I the only one?

And a little inside dish on David: he's dumb as rocks, but he's so much fun to look at!

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Tonight was all about making connections and believing in miracles. While Sam promotes the book he wrote about the mind/body connection, Addison tries desperately to connect with her co-workers at Oceanside, and to believe she still has a chance at fertility.

In the morning meeting, Addison reminds everyone she has invited them over after work and no one has responded. That’s because everyone forgot, except good old Dell. In the hallway later, Violet asks Cooper if he’s going and tells him she’s at the age where she’s “done with new people.” Would it kill her to give Addison a chance? Plus, I’m pretty sure Violet needs all the “new people” she can get. After all, she seems to spend most episodes wandering around on the verge of a breakdown.

It’s pouring rain. Only Addison is not in Seattle anymore, she’s in LA, so she’s having a meltdown about the weather—but it’s not just the weather, it’s everything. She doesn’t think she fits in at Oceanside, and it seems her dream that everything would be different in LA is turning out to be more like a mirage. Naturally, Naomi sticks it to her and says it’s time she makes some friends and learns to play well with others. Namely, I hope this means she’ll be spending some time with Pete, but he’s got his own problems.

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Pete is standing out in the rain with an umbrella in a cemetery talking to his dead wife Anna’s grave. This week is the anniversary of her death and Violet thinks it is good for him because he’s in a rut. We don’t know anything about Pete’s wife, but when he said, “you were a lousy wife and I hated you,” that pretty much summed things up I think.

DrMontgomery_136.jpgThings picked up a bit this week in LA. Cooper, Pete and Violet head to Addison’s house (a surprise to her) because Cooper has arranged for a surprise for Sam (who he thinks is in a rut). He might be right. Sadly, our handsome doc is hanging out with his dog and doing Sudoku… that is until Ginger “the entertainer” arrives. As everyone watches from afar, and Sam gets a close-up of Ginger’s rashy backside, Naomi arrives at Addison’s and is none-too-pleased to hear the words “stripper” and “Sam” used together. Cue the jealous ex-wife.

Kate Walsh in Private PracticeFinally the new Kate Walsh spin-off from Shonda Rhimes is here. And, unlike that crazy pilot-within-another-show that aired on Grey’s Anatomy back in May, this time it’s strictly Addison Montgomery’s new digs at the Oceanside Wellness Group in LA. Well, save for the opening scene back at Seattle Grace, where Chief Webber demands to know why Addison’s resignation is on his desk. She tells him that she got a job offer from her longtime friend Naomi (Audra McDonald), and since she didn’t get promoted to Chief last spring, this is the perfect way for her to make a big change in her life — which is just what she needs.

If you missed the pilot, we got a brief recap of her new cohorts. There are her best friends from medical school: Naomi, a fertility specialist, and her ex-husband, Sam, an internist. Add in Cooper the pediatrician, Violet the psychiatrist and Pete, an alternative medicine specialist. Oh yes, and Dell (Chris Lowell), the young receptionist/surfer/aspiring midwife. Is it me, or did he seem way cuter before? Anyway, Chief swears Addison will be back in a month, but she is sticking with her decision. He asks her (among other things) if she plans to go dance around in her underwear, and she tells him no—actually, she’s going to dance around naked, and (fast forward to LA) that’s just what she does…

I officially love Private Practice star Kate Walsh even more than I did before, which is kind of hard to do, but she's done it. As she told the press two weeks ago, she married movie exec Alex Young on Saturday.

We'll get to the details in a sec, but first, I have to gush about her song choice. During the ceremony, a gospel choir sang Rascal Flatts' "Bless the Broken Road." Love. That. Song. For those of who aren't as big a country freak as me, check out the lyrics:

Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

Keep reading for the rest of Kate's wedding details -- including her famous guest list!

When I picked up the latest issue of TV Guide, there was a picture of Tim Daly from Private Practice on the cover. Probably due to my obsession with Rob Lowe, I automatically assumed it was the Brothers & Sisters star at first glance. Upon further inspection, I'm still convinced the two men have a similar look. My intern Jessica thinks I'm a bit crazy, so I'm putting the test to you: Do you think they look alike?

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Grade more celebrity look-alikes!

E_KateWalsh2_136.jpgGrey's Anatomy / Private Practice's Kate Walsh has announced her wedding date, and it's soon. Like two weeks away soon. She and her fiance Alex Young are getting married over Labor Day. Yes, this Labor Day -- a whole four months after they got engaged. According to People.com, plans for the wedding, which is said to take place at California's Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, include:

"...a rehearsal dinner on Friday, include a pre-wedding meal on Saturday and a sunset ceremony, then wrap up with a post-wedding brunch on Sunday, according to a source.

During the ceremony, the bride will wear a custom made Monique Lhuillier wedding dress, the source says. The Saturday reception will be held outdoors at the inn's Casa Elar, a Spanish-style estate, where the pool will be covered to accommodate the approximately 110 guests."

Kate's old costars Katherine Heigl and Sara Ramirez are said to be attending.

I'd be mad if I were them. My best friend got hitched over Labor Day weekend last summer, and it's really a pain in the booty because it takes away from your own vaca time. That probably makes me a bad friend, but it's true! That said, if Kate has any extra invites laying around, I'd be happy to attend!

...so sweet I think I might have to vomit. Just to make your Monday morning even more depressing, check out what the Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice star told People about her engagement to Alex Young.

"I know – I'm literally living the dream. But you know when you know. I was not expecting it, so it's kind of amazing."

While Walsh says she loves "everything" about her fiancé, a production co-president at 20th Century Fox, she admits she's partial to his looks. "He's pretty handsome," she said, adding with a giggle, "He's ridiculously handsome!"

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New show. New fiance. No fair.

But I love her anyway!

Geesh, since when did Kate Walsh become the "It" girl? Ellen Pompeo must be pissed. Not only is she getting her own spinoff, but now she has just announced she's engaged! The lucky man? Her boyfriend Alex Young, who is production co-president at 20th Century Fox. Congrats!

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What's up with all these stars getting uber-successful and then getting engaged? How lucky can some chicks be? America Ferrera, I'm talking about you... weigh in below!

E_TRKnight_136.jpgAs if there was ever really a doubt, Dr. Addison Montgomery is officially headed to Los Angelos. The Grey's Anatomy spin-off, still tentatively titled Private Practice was picked up by ABC. I'm actually really psyched about this. During the May 3 two-hour special, I was way more into the new storyline than the old Grey's drama. I'm done with the whining and love triangles going on in Seattle Grace and am ready for a new cast of characters to love and a new "McDreamy" to obsess over.

P.S. My love for Brothers & Sisters can continue because it, too, was picked up by the network. I swear, Rob Lowe was the best thing to happen to that show.

Does this Grey's news really come as a surprise to anyone?

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ABC has announced that the two hour GA episode that will serve as the springboard episode for Kate Walsh's spin-off will air on May 3rd. But don't worry, the episode entitled, The Other Side Of Life, won't be solely focused on Addison's road trip to Southern California and her reunion with old med school pals.

In fact, Chrisitina will be trying to find a wedding dress with the help of both her and Burke's mom and Jane Doe will have emergency surgery when she takes a turn for the worse.

I kinda don't want this spin-off to get picked up because I love Addison at Seattle Grace so much! Although the show, tentatively titled Private Practice will also be starring Taye Diggs who is too hot for words, so watching him might ease my pain.

E_TayeDiggsIdinaMenzel_sm.jpgTaye Diggs told People.com that the cast of the new Addison-centric Grey's Anatomy Spinoff has "great chemistry."

According to Taye, the pilot episode has just finished filming in LA, but he won't reveal any plot secrets. He's the only one who isn't talking.

The spinoff tentatively title Private Practice revolves around Addison leaving Seattle Grace and heading to Southern California to work with her med school classmates who all have thriving practices there.

"ABC plans to test out the show with a "back-door pilot," an expanded two-hour episode of Grey's, Reuters reported in February. No air date for the episode has been set. "

In case you hadn't noticed Taye Diggs is hot and so is Addison. Everything I know about this spinoff is hot. Cannot. Wait.

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