Thanks to Derek and Zola.

Look alive, people.

I’m 98 percent sureMeredith Greyis awake.

Therefore I’m a little hesitant to outright claim this as absolute truth.

But thanks to Ghost Derek and very much alive Zola, things are looking permanent.

Emotions are definitely frayed at Grey Sloan Memorial.

Jo is irritated that Bailey won’t let her switch to OB.

Teddy is freaking out that Meredith’s enzyme levels are jacking with her liver.

And Dream Meredith is having a conversation with Ghost Derek about how dying is exhausting.

Thank goodness the sweet ICU nurse who contracted COVID is finally leaving the hospital.

I appreciate the small bits of light in these dark and twisty episodes.

Of course, we do have the awkward tension between Link and Amelia.

She grows concerned that the budding baseball player has more than a shoulder injury.

She thinks something neurological is going on.

It turns out that Amelia is right.

Felix has a tumor, and it has to come out now.

The good news is that Amelia is a badass.

This reality causes her a moment of insecurity in the OR.

They need their mother.

The family needs her.

People at the hospital love her.

Her body may be tired, but her soul is fighting.

The scan is clear, but there’s a clot in her liver that is probably causing the trouble.

It’s too close.

Richard stares Teddy down and asks her three times if she’s “up for this.”

Teddy never assures Richard that she is, so he sends Owen in to check on her nerves.

Two of the finest cardiovascular surgeons are working on Meredith Freaking Grey.

They will watch each other.

Egos will be left at the door.

And no question is too stupid.

The procedure is a success.

She roller skates, makes peanut brittle, and jumps into deep holes, causing internal bleeding.

Bailey thinks Erica is silly.

Schmidt praises her for turning COVID into lemonade.

During the surgery, Bailey realizes that she would be happier if she tried to adopt Erica’s viewpoint.

COVID doesn’t have to ruin everything.

She babbles on about an oyster and a pearl.

Both Schmidt and I are confused, but I eventually catch her drift.

Maybe COVID is an opportunity for something irritating to transform into something great.

Bailey thanks Erica for reminding her of the importance of joy.

Then she pages Jo to tell her that she can switch to OB.

Look at Bailey spreading that joy around.

She’s hyperventilating in the room where doctors go to sleep on a cot between surgeries.

Owen is there trying to get her to calm down.

Teddy pushes her anxiety away by slamming her mouth into Owen’s.

He shuts that business and encourages Teddy to cry.

Back in Meredith’s room, Winston comes up with a very bad idea that could get him fired.

What if Maggie brought Zola into the hospital to talk to Meredith?

It couldn’t hurt, right?

She puts on a special mask and face shield and walks with her entourage like a boss.

When Zola sees her mother, she flings herself on Meredith and starts talking.

It’s actually gut-wrenching and darling at the same time.

Zola chats it up while everyone watches from the window.

I need her to live.

I need her to live."

Then we see Derek touching Meredith.

Traditionally, someone who touches Meredith in her dreamworld dies.

But I guess if an already dead person is touching you, things are cool.

Derek did mention before that Meredith’s soul wouldn’t let him near her.

I guess this is her soul’s way of saying goodbye.

Meredith slowly fades, and we hear Zola’s voice telling a story about her siblings.

We love you so much."

Cue Derek walking down the beach, out of our lives again.