As Season Two of Private Practice opens, Dell is going green, Naomi is, to put it mildly, flustered, Addison is fielding offers from Pete and Officer Kevin, and (shockingly) the Cooper-Charlotte-Violet triangle is rather complex.

Add in two thought-provoking, emotional medical cases and the premiere of Private Practice was terrific - almost worth a nine-month wait!

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