Oh, Grey's Anatomy. You may have gone to the catastrophic well too many times.
In an attempt to distract viewers not only from Derek's death, but from the poor way most fans believe the series handled it last week, Grey's Anatomy Season 11 Episode 23 brought yet another major event down upon our favorite doctors.
We opened the hour with Richard welcoming a new batch of interns to Grey Sloan, as Stephanie echoed Bailey and told them they were “learning to be surgical gods.”
Following a significant tunnel collapse that took 13 lives, Meredith, Amelia, April and Maggie were sent to the site and tasked with operating on a man named Keith.
He had been crushed and remained trapped in his vehicle.
The man died and Meredith, Amelia and Maggie were sent back to the hospital (April, very tough since her tour of duty, stayed behind to wait for Keith to be cut from his car).
This situation prompted Amelia to yell at Meredith for leaving the accident site when there was still a chance Keith could have been saved… which was really an argument over Meredith pulling the plug on Derek.
She asked her sister-in-law a number of questions (how far away was the hospital? How long did you wait before declaring him brain dead?) and then dropped the guilt-laden hammer on Meredith:
I didn’t get to tell him goodbye because of you.
It's true.
Richard and Catherine, meanwhile, postponed their wedding amidst all the chaos. They then got into a big fight over Richard not “following orders” when approving a risky surgery suggested by Owen.
Even thought the treatment worked, Catherine told Richard that she would pick a replacement for the interim chief who could toe the line.
Then, as you'll see when you watch Grey's Anatomy online, a number of relationships seemed to fall apart as the hour ended:
- Richard told Bailey it seems like his wedding has been "canceled."
- Jackson admitted to Owen that things have been different since April got back from overseas.
- Meredith asked to stay with Alex until Seattle felt like home again.
- Maggie received an upsetting phone call from her mom.
- April showed up at the hospital with Keith, still stuck in his car, but not yet dead.
Where will this all go on Grey's Anatomy Season 11 Episode 24? Check out the official promo here:
