It was a satisfying fall finale.
Who is critically injured?
Can Meredith save the day?
GREY’S ANATOMY – “Help Me Through the Night” – Following the car crash at Joe’s Bar and subsequent rescue efforts led by the Station 19 firefighters, Grey Sloan doctors work through the night to save the lives of their colleagues. Meanwhile, Amelia worries about sharing her pregnancy revelation with Link. Owen and Teddy take a big step, and Bailey deals with grief over her recent loss when “Grey’s Anatomy” returns THURSDAY, JAN. 23 (9:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Christopher Willard)RICHARD FLOOD.Christopher Willard/ABC
Did Averys face get injured?
Shonda Rhimesanswers these questions in a two-hour crossover event withStation 19.
My butt was clenched the entire time.
Theres a bunch of rubble blocking the door.
Its fortunate that Ben and Avery are inside the bar and able to help people.
Helm, who is clearly hurt herself, orders someone to help Simms, who is clearly bleeding.
Parker and Schmidt are in shock and Brody is certain they are all going to die.
Avery springs into action and barks out instructions.
Schmidt turns an unconscious Simms on his side and holds his head still.
Nico and Brody help assess Helms injuries as she blurts out her own diagnosis.
Shes pretty sure her internal organs are bleeding and shes going to die.
Meanwhile, Ben builds a pyramid out of liquor boxes so he can see inside the car.
Ben teaches Joan how to perform CPR on her husband while Station 19 firefighters arrive on the scene.
The looks they give each other fall anywhere between shade and cold shoulder.
She has Dr. Jackson Avery as her new lover, thats how.
Vicky decides Andy should get a hot doctor, too.
I hear DeLuca is free.
Then he asks Joan to unbuckle her seatbelt so he can do the same to her.
Of course, its stuck.
She can cut it off and they can all get back home to the dog.
Montgomery cant save her and this devastates him to the core.
Im glad the key was under the front door mat and the alarm was non-existent.
Bonus: Andy has no idea her dads cancer is back.
Simms is placed on a gurney and rushed out to the ambulance.
Save all the lives!
Avery: Youre not dying, Helm.
A grateful Miranda reunites with Ben.
Because of her miscarriage, he doesnt want her to go back to work.
But she insists because shes the mother hen and two of her little chicks are in bad condition.
Ben is given privileges at Grey Sloan, but Miranda makes him promise he wont go into an OR.
Miranda hides in the supply closet.
Just when shes about to do thatGreys Anatomyscream thing, she hears sobbing.
Hes about to lose it.
Together they assure each other that their friends and colleagues will not die on their watch.
Meredith arrives with reinforcements in the form of Webber and Owen.
Now all of Baileys chicks are under one roof!
After everyone scatters to different ORs, Ben makes Webber promise he will stick to Miranda like glue.
Shes in no condition to operate and she needs someone she trusts near in case she loses it.
Webber is the man for the job.
Amelia and Teddy take Parker for a CT scan.
Its clear hes suffering from PTSD.
Teddy wants to gab about baby stuff and Amelia stiffens.
Fortunately, she doesnt have to have that awkward conversation because Parker is MIA.
They go on a hunt around the entire hospital and eventually find him in the hyperbaric chamber.
I dont know which set is more delightful to me.
The hyperbaric chamber or the room with plants in it.
Meredith starts out with Helm, who continues to diagnose herself.
She also asks to scrub in for her own surgery.
Meredith accepts the compliment with confidence and Schmidt collapses to the floor.
All signs point to heart attack, but since hes not even 30 years old, that seems unlikely.
Teddy finally figures out that he has broken heart syndrome, which is an actual medical thing.
He has to be monitored.
Avery and Owen handle Simms head injury with Koracick hovering.
This drives Avery crazy.
Why must Koracick micromanage?
My favorite part was when Brody slammed Dr. Altman for dating Dr. Koracick after he left the room.
Which begs the question: When is the wedding?
There is no wedding date because there is no engagement ring.
Hes been waiting for the right time.
And we all know that time is going to be moments before Amelia tells him, Hey Owen!
Youre going to be a daddy again!
On a side note, big props to theGreys Anatomymakeup department.
When Avery peeled Simms face off of his own skull, I might have experienced some digestive distress.
Its at this point that Owen notices fluid around some blood that dropped onto the paper sheet.
That means Simms brain is leaking.
Koracick flies in to save the day, angry that this wasnt caught sooner.
The surgery is a success.
Avery and Owen share the good news with Simms grandmother, who wonders if Tommy did the surgery?
It turns out that Koracick is not a tin man.
He personally moved Simms grandmother to Seattle so they could be together.
He has a heart after all!
Koracick thanks Owen for the catch and rewards him with a hearty handshake.
This place is as good as any to propose.
He whips out a whopper of a diamond ring, but Teddy doesnt say yes right away.
She doesnt want Owen to feel obligated to propose.
Of course, he doesnt feel obligated.
Hes loved Teddy F-O-R-E-V-E-R and he wants to spend the rest of his life loving her.
Teddy says yes and they run through the halls to tell all their medical friends the good news.
This will not end well.
However, I do concur that Scout is a cute name.
Across the hospital, Helm is crashing after Link set her broken leg.
Miranda and Webber rush in to figure out whats wrong and end up having to crack her chest open.
It was touch-and-go for a few minutes, which led Miranda into a tailspin.
No one is dying today.
Helms heart starts beating moments later.
Lets do a roll call, shall we?
Helm is alive and well and has forgiven Schmidt for tattling on Meredith Grey.
Simms face skin has been stretched back on his skull and hes in recovery.
Parker has been found and is getting the help he needs.
Schmidt needs a few weeks to mend his broken heart.
Miranda, however, is not fine.
Through a beautiful dialogue performed byChandra Wilson, we feel a shred of the pain her character feels.
She cant help her baby.
She cant do anything but stand there and lose her.
It was heartbreaking to watch Miranda weep in her mentors arms.
I have so many questions about that situation, but thats another post for another time.
DeLuca: You did that.
You saved him.Random Lady: Maggie Pierce?
Maggie is being sued for wrongful death.
Maybe Dr. McWidow can hold her for a few minutes to make it all better.
