Ironically, Meredith stays in Seattle.
Notice that Meredith Grey’s (Ellen Pompeo) name is not on that list.
So how did we get here?
Ellen Pompeo and Scott Speedman on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.Liliane Lathan/ABC
How can so many people allegedly walk out of the hospital without a care in the world?
The answer is blood.
There’s a shortage, and it causes a perfect storm of chaos at Grey Sloan.
There’s no blood in the city.
Take Simon, for instance.
If he’s intubated, he won’t be able to meet his unborn son.
Therefore, the machine pumps his blood outside of his body, buying him time.
What’s the catch?
You need blood to do this.
It makes Maggie (Kelly McCreary) and Winston (Anthony Hill) question their relationship.
Maggie goes as far as to wonder if she and Winston got married too early.
Link (Chris Carmack) and Jo (Camilla Luddington) are closely involved in this patient, too.
It’s all four doctors on deck when Kris begins to bleed profusely.
Something is wrong, and Jo must take the baby now.
Simon begs Link and Winston to save his wife and baby by taking him off the machine.
Tell me this is not happening.
Oh, but it does.
Maggie and Jo deliver the baby.
Winston runs the blood to the operating room.
Winston and Link make that happen, and Simon dies moments later.
Apparently, he heard Owen helps out veterans from Heather.
She’s the one Owen provided pills for her husband.
Teddy gets involved and flips out.
John leaves in a huff and immediately tells Bailey precisely what Owen and Teddy have done in the past.
She understands Owen’s sympathy but can’t allow the law to be broken.
This gives Owen and Teddy a few hours to resign and get the heck out of town.
She is not happy seeing all the residents giving blood during their shifts instead of working.
All of this is brand new information.
He tries to work his magic.
Is everyone on the same page?
Because we’re not done.
Even though Richard forbids it, Dr. Grey goes in anyway.
She’s going rogue for many reasons.
First, she’s Meredith Grey.
Second, Cora’s aunt Sally suffers from memory loss, and there’s a sentimental connection.
This is why Ellis Grey flashed in Meredith’s vision the entire episode.
Finally, Meredith thinks a surgery this advanced could save the residency program.
Sadly, there are complications, and Meredith needs blood to fix Cora.
Richard reprimands her in front of everyone, claiming Meredith is all about herself.
She probably killed Cora and the residency program along with her.
Cora does pass away, and it’s hard on Meredith.
Nick tries to talk her off the ledge, but Meredith isn’t letting him in.
Finally, Bailey exhales and airs all the dirty laundry.
Ms. Blake reminds Bailey that it’s hard to work with people for so long.
They become family more than colleagues.
And since there is so little respect at the moment, she will shut down the residency program.
A handful of residents are gone.
(Richard down.)
She can’t leave now, because her name is on the hospital.
And if there’s any chance of saving Grey Sloan, Meredith and Bailey will do it.
Except Bailey is out, too.
She tells Avery that she quits, hands the chief’s office keys to Meredith, and walks out.
I’m assuming this is when she spies Kai and Amelia making out in the parking lot.
I guess they aren’t so broken up anymore.
Nick finds Meredith in Bailey’s office.
She immediately tells him he should go back to Minnesota.
This is when I scream at my TV for Meredith to get over herself.
Nick feels the same way, but he articulates it so much better than I do.
It was her OR.
He let her fire off the show.
Meredith bickers and tells him again to go back to Minnesota.
A myriad of iconic moments bombards Meredith’s brain in thirty seconds.
Is it too late?
Will Nick be waiting in the hall?
Can Meredith and her sisters keep Grey Sloan afloat?
And will Todd ever find someone to appreciate his sex bear?
Here’s looking forward to another season ofGrey’s Anatomy.
