That was so intense wasn’t it? Thankful that all three high-stakes patient cases came out on the mend. Although the season finale episode did catch a fire bursting out of a window from upstairs. Looks like Jenna must have accidentally opened the valve of that tank full of acetylene she brought in earlier threatening to blow everyone up if the surgeons like Amelia and Lucas didn’t do enough to fix her daughter Dylan.

But fortunately, Mer came over with FFP to help save the day for that young girl and Jenna it’s okay – we’re all human, Mer has gone through the exact same situation before with her son. Just please don’t turn this into a crime scene next time as Dylan’s adventures on the map lives on.

Sure being in the OR for the first time in a long time isn’t something Mer wants to do as she would rather do more medical research splitting from coast to coast.

And that’s fine by Dr. Fox and her husband Dr. Webber who sees her as the lifeblood of this great hospital in Seattle, Washington.

Hope is all well with Ellen Pompeo – who recently starred and executive produced Good American Family (limited series drama) – based on an adopted orphan Natalia where you can see it for yourself right now on Hulu and Disney + elsewhere.

More patient cases other than the hostage as well as the sad end of Owen & Teddy?

While the police and SWAT took centre stage to have Jenna arrested at Grey Sloan, Nora’s heart transplant using a live animal from a guinea pig was also a success – despite Teddy having second thoughts by trusting the best cardiologist according to Jules in Dr. Winston. On the relationship side, even though Owen wants to make his full commitment with Teddy than the one he just had a one-night stand with (in Nora btw) a few weeks ago – unfortunately she decided to choose herself, not him.

What a bummer.

What’s also risky that gives back a good ol’ return with rewards is the latest work of Dr. Bailey’s husband Dr. Warren when he might not have been allowed to operate on a patient cut open outside of an OR. But again, he trusts his insects on himself with Carter who has bleeding/blood issues and turns out he will by staying on the earth side. Wondering if Chandra Wilson will be back at GH as that red carpet reporter for the Nurses Ball? It all begins next week.

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Great to see JoLink continue their happy love song journey as now husband and wife. They had their own little honeymoon swoon together inside the hospital and having came out unscathed following the arrest of Jenna, they now want a baby girl together as fam of 3! So happy for them!

There’s also more first-year interns now set to don those white coats going into year two at Grey Sloan with their names on it.

Oh! Aside from Teddy walking away from Owen, Dr Griffith’s other man from the previous episode stops by to see her at the locker room. The good news is that Adams doesn’t know about it just yet when he was focused on fixing that young girl Dylan at the time but bad news is we’ll have to wait later this year for Season 22.

Grey’s Anatomy has returned with its 21st season. The longest medical drama in history just breaks ground on another round of medical crisis laced with emotional ruminations, hospital politics, and interpersonal drama.

The premiere episode is directed by longtime guest player Debbie Allen. We pick up where the last season left off. Our anchor characters, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Bailey (Chandra Wilson), are out of their jobs at Grey Sloan Memorial after being sacked by Catherine Fox (Debbie Allen) – Mer over her illegal research, Bailey after coming to her intern’s defense.

With such massive changes in the hospital, the doctors must keep going. The premiere episode sees the usual retinue of dramatic patients: protester falling off the sky into the windshield of a car driven by a minor, an injured radical activist crawling through the vent to evade police. It’s just another day at Grey Sloan Memorial.

No longer the chief at Grey Sloan, Bailey tries to play it cool and busy herself at her clinic, but she cannot help it when her former residents come calling for aid. Meanwhile, Mer is in legal trouble with Catherine for her unauthorized Alzheimer’s research. Jackson Avery (returning fan favorite Jesse Williams) comes back to mediate the situation, but by now we already know these ladies ain’t gonna make it easy.

Things take a surprising turn when Meredith finds Catherine collapsed at her office. It turns out that she has a spinal tumor and warns Mer against telling Jackson and Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr).

Soapy drama is always at the center of Grey’s Anatomy. And it continues to deliver exactly that for its loyal audiences. The novelty has worn off a long time ago (probably around the time they got Lexie Grey killed while trapped under an airplane), but the show consistently knows what audiences want from it. As usual, the hot blooded young interns serve up the relationship drama. This season, we have Mika Yasuda (Midori Francis) and Jules Millin (Adelaide Kane)’s budding romance, while Simone Griffith (Alexis Floyd) faces uncertainty as Lucas Adams (Niko Terho) must make the choice between leaving or staying to repeat his first year. These storylines do not have quite the same bite as the heydays of MerDer or the Alex-Izzie-George love triangle, but they remain on brand: push and pull chemistry, denial, misdirection, sexual tension.

At this point, Grey’s has an established playbook that people will latch on to for as long as possible. The banters remain heated, the music remains stirring, the scenario as loopy but heartwarmingly wrapped as always. It does feel same old, same old, but Grey’s Anatomy is an establishment now – people tune in out of habit. Those yearning for some spice might no longer be satiated, but as long as the formula sticks, it’s a comfort food that people keep coming back to.

Adelaide Kane

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More patient cases other than the hostage as well as the sad end of Owen & Teddy?

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