: Amelia spends much of the episode standing in the "OR of her dreams," delivering a lecture to a gallery full of skeptical but hopeful doctors.
: Mid-surgery, Amelia hits a "wall" where the tumor is more complex than her prep suggested. She freezes, paralyzed by the weight of the task. [S11E14] The Distance
The surgery is technically a , as the tumor is removed and Dr. Herman survives. However, there is a bittersweet price: : Amelia spends much of the episode standing
The episode follows as she attempts a nearly impossible task: removing a massive, "inoperable" brain tumor from her mentor and friend, Dr. Nicole Herman. Dr. Nicole Herman.