Grey’s Anatomy
Summary
TheGrey ’s Anatomyseason 20 last capped off the show ’s latest 10 - episode picnic by setting up several cliffhanger . While none of them quite matched theGrey ’s Anatomyseason 19 cliffhangerthat saw Teddy Altman ’s ( Kim Raver ) life history hanging in the balance , the sequence certainly tease a very dissimilar Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital for season 21 . Over the course of the season , Meredith Grey ’s ( Ellen Pompeo ) under - the - radar Alzheimer ’s enquiry took center stage , becoming one of the few whole - season arcs with any weight to it . Although Catherine Fox ( Debbie Allen ) threaten Meredith ’s financial support , Dr. Grey carried on anyway .
With the Fox Foundation — and , by extension , Grey Sloan — being Meredith ’s fundamental generator of investment firm , she seemed to be backed into a corner . After enlisting Amelia Shepherd ’s ( Caterina Scorsone ) help with the enquiry parcel of the project , Meredith rick to newly minted Chief Altman for off - the - criminal record fiscal backup . In typical way , Catherine discover the trio ’s scheme byGrey ’s Anatomyseason 20 ’s end , resulting in Teddy ’s firing . Despite Catherine ’s ultimatum , Meredith and Amelia release their finding and quit their jobs , which have in mind , among other thing , Grey Sloan ’s roster of doctors in season 21will look very dissimilar .
8Richard Webber Finally Retires From Being A Surgeon
Grey Sloan’s Long-Standing Mentor Needs To Finally Put Down The Scalpel (For Real)
Throughout the course ofGrey ’s Anatomyseason 20 , Richard Webber ( James Pickens Jr. ) once again grapple with his confidence as a surgeon . At first , Richard worry that his commitment to sobriety is slipping , prompting him to step away from surgery for a time . While Teddy and other colleagues insure Richard that they commit him in the OR , Webber ’s self - sureness is deeply shake . After failing to properly walk two interns through a complex procedure , Richard loses a patient . When he verbalise with Meredith afterward , Webber wonders if Ellis , Meredith ’s mother , make out when she ’d performed her last surgery .
Pickens Jr. has been a staple of the show since its very first installment …
It all finger incredibly net — even ifGrey ’s Anatomyhas toyed with Richard Webber ’s retirementsince at least season 3 of the show . Although Richard does n’t know who he ’ll be without surgery , he ’s at last coming to terminal figure with his raw reality . Although Pickens Jr. has been a staple fibre of the show since its very first episode , it does seem like Webber has put off his retreat long enough . Putting down the scalpel also open up a plethora of new stories for Richard , who could still be a key character in the series without setting foot in the OR .
Grey ’s Anatomy season 20 lastly solved a time of year 19 finale secret & point how much Richard Webber improve in handling backbreaking challenge .
7Ben Warren Returns To The Surgical Residency Program
Miranda Bailey’s Husband Is Due For Another Career Change Post-Station 19
One of the most likelyStation 19characters to repay toGrey ’s Anatomy , Ben Warren ( Jason George ) has become a key part of both serial . Ben Warren joinedGrey ’s Anatomyin season 6 as Dr. Miranda Bailey ’s ( Chandra Wilson ) love interest . Initially an anesthesiologist , Ben decides to become a surgeon , eventually landing in Grey Sloan ’s intern program . After a series of whimsical decisions , Ben realizes that his skill - set might be better utilized elsewhere , cue him to joinStation 19 ’s firefighters . InStation 19 ’s serial publication finale ending , Ben hold that he want to put his first - responder days behind him .
Bailey put her job on the crinkle at the destruction of Grey ’s Anatomy time of year 20 …
That said , it seems likely that Ben Warren will not just look onGrey ’s Anatomy , but return to Grey Sloan in a much larger content inGrey ’s Anatomyseason 21 . TheStation 19finale even indicated that Ben wanted to jump off back into his operative residency . Of course , with all the staffing shake - ups materialize at the hospital , Warren blame both a chaotic and opportune time to rejoin the squad . Although Bailey position her job on the line of descent at the end ofGrey ’s Anatomy season20 , it ’s concentrated to imagine Catherine Fox firing yet another top - notch surgeon .
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6Grey Sloan’s Remaining Doctors Take On Catherine Fox
Catherine Fox Fired Most Of The Hospital’s Attendings In The Grey’s Anatomy Season 20 Finale
WhileMeredith Grey ’s surrender in the finalemakes sense give Ellen Pompeo ’s decreased role in the long - running serial , it will be harder for season 21 to work around the elephant in the room : Catherine Fox dismiss a ton of veteran Doctor of the Church . After discovering that Meredith and Amelia went behind her back , Catherine immediately fires Chief Teddy Altman for allocating the infirmary ’s discretionary pecuniary resource to the private research labor . When Teddy return to the infirmary during an emergency , her hubby , Owen Hunt ( Kevin McKidd ) , end up cry at Catherine for letting her ego get in the way of save lives .
Catherine Fox has been an opposer force at Grey Sloan before …
The angry outburst — no matter how exact — seals Owen ’s fate too . In the wake of Meredith and Amelia ’s joint resignation , Catherine cements Teddy ’s firing and , seemingly , adds Owen to her lean . Even Bailey join the interns in bear in solidarity with the before long - to - be - fired Lucas Adams ( Niko Terho ) . While Catherine Fox has been an antagonist force-out at Grey Sloan before , Grey ’s Anatomyseason 21 is raise the stakes . With several long - brook surgeons jobless , the show ’s upcoming outing might just see its doctors and nanny banding together against Catherine ’s seemingly untenable business leader trip .
A high-intensity medical drama which follows Meredith Grey and the team of doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial, who are faced with life-or-death decisions on a daily basis. They seek comfort from one another, and, at times, more than just friendship. Together they discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white.
5Meredith Grey & Amelia Shepherd Pursue Alzheimer’s Research Independent Of Grey Sloan
Meredith Published Her Findings & Quit Working For Catherine Fox
The Catherine Fox Foundation , which replaced the Harper Avery Foundation , not only possess a fairish chunk of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital , it was also the institution funding Meredith ’s Alzheimer ’s research . Both Catherine Fox and her son , Dr. Jackson Avery ( Jesse Williams ) , have been know to throw money and secret jets around . However , when Williams left the show , Avery ’s in - universe excuse for exit the infirmary was that he wanted to change the world of medicine by running the foundation . In fact , it was Jackson who advance Meredith to pursue her inquiry with the Fox Foundation in Boston .
Catherine has already threatened to hand the project over to Tom Koracick …
In the season 20 last , Meredith bring out her abstract and some findings on the NIH web site , making her Alzheimer ’s inquiry public knowledge . It ’s operose to know if that will make issues for her down the seam . It may be hard to find fiscal backers given the innovative nature of the research , or it could conduce to vivid contest . Admittedly , Catherine has already threaten to hand the project over to Tom Koracick ( Greg Germann ) . no matter , Meredith Grey is as tenacious as ever . Plus , the research endeavour may be the most personal Meredith ’s employment has ever been .
4Teddy Altman & Owen Hunt Teach Triage Classes
Two Of Grey’s Anatomy’s Longest-Standing Surgeons May Have Less Screen Time
Season 20 ofGrey ’s Anatomycreated the perfect release for two surgeon : Teddy Altman and Owen Hunt . The show has teased the theory of the married doctors go away Grey Sloan , but the latest finale pushed them out of the nest . In one of season 20 ’s episodes , Owen teaches a tramper how to stop a bleed and tourniquet a wound , which sparks an estimation for teaching aesculapian basics to as many non - healthcare professionals as he can . While Owen and Teddy will probably miss the OR , there ’s no deny that being jobless frees up their schedules to quest for life - saving work .
3Blue’s Fiancée Remembers Him (Eventually)
Benson “Blue” Kwan Ran Into His Amnesiac Ex In The Trauma Center
Grey ’s Anatomyhas hint at Benson " Blue " Kwan ’s ( Harry Shum Jr. ) wild-eyed past a little bit , butthe time of year 20 finish drops a monumental dud . antecedently , Kwan lie to the female parent of a brain - deadened patient about having a dead organ - donor brother who preserve tons of people . Needless to say , he has a flair for tall tales . That change when a patient , Molly Tran , jaw the hospital during the wildfire . Years before , she had been in a gondola stroke that caused a nous injury and memory loss . As she ’s shinny to take a breath , Kwan assists , provide her with asthma attack MEd .
Kwan has a lot to process when he learns that Molly is engage to someone unexampled .
Molly ( Dianne Doan ) enunciate that Kwan await familiar to her , but he sweep it off . When Adams interrogate Kwan , he do matter - of - factly , revealing that Molly is his ex-husband - fiancée . It ’s hard to say whenGrey ’s Anatomyseason 21 will blame up;with Molly in for a twist ankle , it ’s hard to guess she ’d remain a patient at Grey Sloan for much longer . Still , there ’s a lot of exciting dramatic play to unpack between Molly and Kwan . Even on his own , Kwan has a lot to summons when he see that Molly is engaged to someone novel .
The Grey ’s Anatomy season 20 finale contended with a wildfire , but two of the show ’s doctors also release up the estrus on their would - be romance .
2Jo & Link Navigate Parenthood In Grey’s Anatomy Season 21
Jo Wilson’s Surprising Pregnancy Reveal Will Throw A Wrench Into The Couple’s Plans
After Jo ( Camilla Luddington ) and Link ( Chris Carmack ) get together in time of year 19 , it ’s been pretty liquid sailplaning . The friends - to - lovers duo have two kids , Scout and Luna , and seem to be juggling the work - life balance pretty well . However , when Jo has a gestation scare , the brace have whole different feeling about the subject . In the conclusion , Jo learns that she isactuallypregnant , so season 21 will no doubt start with her telling Link the news . With Jo move to OB full - time , it would be interesting to see her pilot her own maternity .
1Winston Ndugu & Monica Beltran Are Grey’s Anatomy Season 21’s Power Couple
Amelia & Monica Weren’t Season 20’s Slow-Burn Pairing After All
For most of the season , Grey ’s Anatomyhinted that its next great romancewould be between Grey Sloan newcomer and renowned peds surgeon Monica Beltran ( Natalie Morales ) and Amelia Shepherd . In fact , Amelia even asked Monica out on a day of the month . With Monica weathering a hard divorce , Dr. Beltran try companionship with another doctor who ’s going through something similar : Winston Ndugu(Anthony Hill ) . There ’s always the off opportunity that Winston and Monica could be get a rebound pass , but it would be even more compelling if their family relationship evolved into one ofGrey ’s Anatomy ’s proficient couples .
All 20 season ofGrey ’s Anatomyare now teem on Hulu .
A in high spirits - intensity medical dramatic event which succeed Meredith Grey and the squad of Doctor of the Church at Grey Sloan Memorial , who are faced with life - or - death decisions on a day-to-day footing . They seek comfort from one another , and , at times , more than just friendly relationship . Together they discover that neither medical specialty nor relationships can be delineate in dark and blank .
