As Season 2 of Private Practice opened last night with a pair of medical crises intertwined with turmoil amongst the show's central characters in what made for an episode that was actually pretty solid, avoiding some of the pitfalls that plagued its first season.

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One of TV's best characters on Grey's Anatomy before heading its uneven spin-off, Private Practice, Dr. Addison Montgomery (the gorgeous Kate Walsh) flashes a wry grin.

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