I love it whentelevision showrunnerscram their entire cast into one room.
It’s even more glamorous when everyone trades up his or her scrubs for appropriate business attire.
Meredith’s attorney commands her to remain seated, with her lips zipped.
GREY’S ANATOMY – “My Shot” – Meredith faces the medical board as her future as a doctor remains uncertain, and she’s forced to reckon with her past in some challenging ways. Meanwhile, the interns are put to the test as they are each vying to be the most successful on their respective cases in the absence of some of the attendings on “Grey’s Anatomy.".Kelsey McNeal/ABC
This is called foreshadowing, people.
Let the record show that Meredith will neither remain seated nor zip any lips.
Does his name ring a bell?
He’s the man who killedDerek Shepherd.
Particularly when he doesn’t seem to recognize her.
Just looking at him brings back all the emotions of that day.
In a split second, we see Derek lying on a gurney with Dr. Castello looming over him.
The image pains Meredith.
It pains me too, and anyone else watching who loved McDreamy.
Unfortunately, if they dismiss Castello, it will be six months before the hearing can be rescheduled.
That’s unacceptable in Meredith’s eyes.
Bring on the witnesses.
Bailey is first to swear in and delivers her answers like a cold, heartless robot.
Who cares that Meredith named her child after Bailey?
She reminds the audience and panel that Meredith is no longer her chief of general surgery.
In short, things aren’t looking up for Dr. Grey.
DeLuca is up next and appears smooth until his relationship comes into play.
Castello wants to know if the union is consensual.
Both DeLuca and Meredith roll their eyes at this obnoxious question.
Then Ashley asks DeLuca why he applied for a transfer once upon a time.
(Cue Alex beating DeLuca to a pulp.)
DeLuca shrugs and states that he changed his mind.
Ashley squints her eyes and says, “Dr. Grey made sure of that.”
And then there’s Schmidt.
Ashley inquires about Gabby, noting that Schmidt was on the case.
This means he would have checked her ID bracelet, which read Ellis Grey.
Didn’t he notice?
So he took it to Dr. Bailey to sort out.
Now we know the one who ratted Meredith out.
Is that a bad thing?
Meredith was breaking the law.
Should we be mad at Schmidt like all the other interns?
This news sends everyone into a tizzy, causing the panel to offer a 15-minute break.
During this time, DeLuca and Meredith sit on a bench overlooking the water.
She thinks out loud that this might be her last day as a doctor.
If that is the case, she projects that she and DeLuca won’t make it.
If he can cut and she can’t, they are done.
That’s a harsh burn and a little uncalled for, right?
Didn’t this dude go to jail for Meredith?
Hunt and Webber take the stand.
Both fail miserably because this Ashley person is so good at her job.
Webber straight-up lies and proves that he bends the rules in favor of Dr. Grey.
Even Webber’s old assistant comes in and shares that Meredith was never matched at Seattle Grace.
Richard Webber had to make a call.
The hits just keep coming.
Alex sees no reason to bring children into the picture.
Castello tags in and both wonder if insubordinate behavior is a part of life for the Grey household.
Meredith can’t take it anymore.
She unzips her lips and lays into Castello.
Blips of that horrible night bombard the screen and we are forced to watch Derek die all over again.
It’s gut-wrenching and very effective.
Castello’s entire face drains of blood.
He’s horrified by the things Meredith is shouting.
Then he collapses to the floor and starts seizing.
Lucky for this guy, he’s in a room full of doctors.
Meredith is first to help.
We find Webber and Bailey having a frosty conversation.
She calls him out for lying under oath and chastises him for covering for Meredith.
She’s worth it.
Was it worth it?
Tom Koracick is her boss.
She lost her hospital and her best surgeons because of what they did.
So many burns in this episode.
Meanwhile at Grey Sloan, Koracick finds Amelia checking Castello’s brain scans.
I often forget that Derek was Amelia’s brother.
Of course, seeing Castello is hard for her too.
Through tears, she asks Koracick to step in.
He does, but Castello dies on the table.
Alex suddenly storms the hall with a ton of people who have come to speak on Meredith’s behalf.
It’s a who’s who ofGrey’s Anatomypatients from days of yore.
Moreover, Alex has letters from Crystina, Arizona, Torres, Kepner, and Addison Montgomery.
The gang’s all here, sort of!
She’s just too good.
And all that Meredith has survived, it’s made her a better person.
Bailey even gives Meredith her job back.
Look at everything falling into place, tied up in nice, neat little bows!
That lasts the length of a commercial break.
Maggie is drunk at the hotel bar, tormenting herself (and the bartender) for Sabi’s death.
Jackson takes her home and the two process through her emotions.
He wants to talk.
Meredith apologizes for what she said and DeLuca laughs, knowing that she meant every word.
That’s what you do for your partner.
Only DeLuca is not her partner.
He can never live up to the passion she had (and still has) for Derek.
Meredith respects Derek and considers him an equal.
DeLuca will always be less.
How will he ever compare to the legend?
(Spoiler: He won’t.)
DeLuca asks Meredith to figure out what she wants and let him know.
I personally think Meredith is going to choose the OR.
May MerLuca rest in peace.
