Meredith performs a groundbreaking surgery that could be world-changing but does Nick’s surgery have an even bigger impact?
How will you leave your mark?
Big things are happening at Grey Sloan Memorial, and lives will change as a result.
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As you know, Meredith, Amelia (Caterina Scorsone), and Dr. Kai (E.R.
Fightmaster) are on the brink of curing Parkinson’s disease.
Let’s do this!
(Secretly and as quietly as possible, of course.)
Dr. Hamilton isn’t the only one with a future hanging in the balance.
Bailey (Chandra Wilson) has just been asked to run clinical training for aerospace medicine at NASA.
Her groupie Jordan begs to differ.
He thinks Bailey should reach for those stars.
Then he spends the entire episode unabashedly flirting with the chief.
Why is Tom Koracick back on the scene again?
I’m glad you asked.
He’s on Meredith’s super-secret surgery team.
Since this is a teaching hospital, she invites everyone to watch the entire procedure.
Schmidt (Jake Borelli) is not one of those people, unfortunately.
He’s still at odds with himself for accidentally killing his patient.
Even Webber (James Pickens Jr.) can’t talk him out of his doldrums.
Schmidt claims the apocalyptic video game he’s obsessed with helps him cope.
It doesn’t matter that he keeps dying in the game.
The point is that if he fails, he can take another crack and take a completely different path.
Webber is encouraged by the metaphor.
He likens this to medicine.
Schmidt has the foundational knowledge and skills.
The possibilities are endless!
Why doesn’t Schmidt return to work, and he and Webber can figure out their next moves together?
Schmidt would rather stay in his mother’s basement.
He’s “bled out,” if you will.
There’s nothing left to save.
And Schmidt has no desire ever to return.
Even for the groundbreaking surgery happening as they speak.
Do you know who else isn’t around for that surgery?
Owen (Kevin McKidd).
Link’s (Chris Carmack) had enough of his attitude and demands he starts physical therapy or else.
I don’t need to tell you that their exchange was way more entertaining and full of colorful descriptions.
That’s one of the perks of day drinking.
Just as Amelia preps for the first round, a nurse notices a page for Dr. Shepherd.
Everyone laughs, wondering who would be silly enough to page Amelia for surgery.
The bad news: It’s Owen.
Something neurological happened during physical therapy.
The good news: Amelia is ready to abandon all groundbreaking moments to save her former husband.
Hold on just a second.
The world watches as Amelia and Meredith first speak with their eyes and then their voices.
Meredith implores Amelia to tighten up and inject that man’s brain.
Even Kai comes in hard with a sharp word.
Finally, Amelia turns to Tom and hands off the figurative baton.
Tom calls Teddy to let her know that Owen is headed into surgery.
Including that time she slept with the man who just cut open her husband’s head.
Owen may not totally be forgiven, but at least Teddy is speaking to him.
It’s slurred, but it’s a start.
As Dr. Hamilton’s surgery progresses, we see another storyline unfold in Minnesota.
And the conversation he has with the family of a young man who has just died was incredibly touching.
It’s all about leaving legacies.
So, Meredith ditches her kids again and travels to Minnesota to celebrate with Nick.
Of course, Bailey is leaving legacies, too.
Especially when Jordan nerds out by comparing Bailey toStar Warscharacters.
Bold move, resident!
And finally, there’s Jo, who finds Link taking a shower in her bathroom.
Will it be a friendship legacy or what?
Okay, she jumps his bones, but that doesn’t mean they are together.
It’s not like she wants him to move out.
c’mon help me make a decision.
Do we want Link and Jo together?
Or does this feel like we’ve matched everyone else, and they are the two odd people out?
Do we need some new blood at Grey Sloan to mix things up?
Perhaps a friendlyenvironmental scientist?
