


And now, years later, she bumps into him in Minnesota. And, more important, it was the first time post-Derek that Meredith actually imagined the possibility of falling in love again. It was honestly a shock that they didn’t have him stick around for multiple episodes that season because he was very swoony with his flirting, and his raising his niece because his sister couldn’t, and his wanting to be a shoe salesman in another life. Nick Marsh.Ĭan you believe it? After all this time, Grey’s Anatomy is bringing back Nick! Sure, he was in only one episode back in season 14, but the chemistry between Meredith and the handsome transplant doctor whose life she saved was unreal. While out to dinner with David as he wines and dines her in hopes of getting her onboard, she spots a familiar face: Dr. There is one other thing that might persuade Meredith to actually consider this offer. Wouldn’t it be a real full-circle moment to have this dark and twisty woman leave Seattle for good for something that has been described as “bright and shiny”? And yeah, sure, helping to cure Parkinson’s seems cool too. It turns out that the reason he’s so passionate about finding a cure for Parkinson’s is because he has it. Meredith asks why he, a surgeon, can’t do that himself. Sure, he’s impressed with her mini-livers and reconstructed abdomens, etc., but he’s currently developing an experimental surgery to possibly cure Parkinson’s disease, and he needs a surgeon to become the face of it and persuade the FDA to give him approval. Yes, he dedicated the library to his old friend, but he also built a state-of-the-art research lab, named it the Grey Center, and wants Meredith to have it. They aren’t wrong to worry: It doesn’t take long for David to reveal his true intentions for bringing Meredith out there. They can’t afford to lose any more surgeons, and they keep calling her to make sure she isn’t abandoning ship. Of course, Webber and Bailey are nervous that not only will David be showing her this library, he’ll also be offering Meredith a new job. Just eat all the bagels and schmear you have available because, and I say it again, we really did it. I feel like we walked through the valley of season 17 to be rewarded with Peter Gallagher - the Sandy Cohen - joining the ranks of Grey’s. David Hamilton, or, as Webber calls him, “Minnesota’s prized-tumor guy,” because he’s dedicating a library to Ellis Grey. It’s time to hopefully move on to bigger and better things.įor Meredith, might those bigger and better things be located in Minnesota? She hightailed it out of Seattle for a bit to meet with Dr. And it’s more than just Grey Sloan ditching the masks and the COVID-19 protocols: The OR is buzzing with surgeries! No one is having mental breakdowns on benches! Meredith isn’t a doll anymore! We really did it, pals. This season-18 premiere does feel as though things have changed. So the show never wants to speak of it again, and neither do we, and honestly my condolences to Andrew DeLuca, who deserved better and we all know it. But the whole thing quickly morphed into something much more exhausting. And yes, having McDreamy show up on the death beach that first time was life-affirming. It felt right for a medical show to explore the effects of the pandemic on doctors. Season 18 opens with a quick housekeeping note to let us know that the show will now be portraying a “fictional post-pandemic world,” and we all get it. Apparently, even Grey’s Anatomy wants to pretend season 17 never happened.
