Grey’s Anatomy

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Grey ’s Anatomyseason 18 showed Meredith shinny with her past times , nail how her happily ever can not avoid being color with sadness . Ellen Pompeo ’s Meredith was relentlessly trusted of her option to leave Seattle and Grey Sloan Memorial in the 2nd half ofGrey ’s Anatomyseason 18 . While her departure was momently stop by the hospital ’s abidance program being shut down and needing to be salve , it uncovered how Meredith ’s past times at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and her inability to deal with it affected her life and prevent her from living it amply .

When Kate Burton ’s coming back to portray Ellis Grey was annunciate beforeGrey ’s Anatomyseason 18 , many consider it meant Meredith would   take up to hallucinate her .   That would have spell disaster for the medical drama ’s protagonist , as one popularGrey ’s Anatomyending possibility predicted Meredith getting Alzheimer’sjust as Ellis had . While there was nothing inGrey ’s Anatomyseason 18 that hint at Meredith being closer to receiving an Alzheimer ’s diagnosing , she did start to see her female parent more frequently , first in nightmares and more recently inGrey ’s Anatomyseason 18 , sequence 19 , when she was briefly unsure how to progress with the unmanageable surgery she was lead . Curiously enough , Ellis seemed ever - present when Meredith drop her time in Seattle rather than during her groundbreaking enquiry in Minnesota . Ellis had , after all , made her first coming into court in Meredith ’s nightmares , question her animation and career choice , when Meredith was weigh participating in David Hamilton ’s ( Peter Gallagher ) trial but had not yet determine .

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Grey ’s Anatomyseason 18 , episode 17 ’s nerve - to - heart between Meredith and an unwittingly pit Richard ( James Pickens Jr. ) proved that Meredith want to leave had more to do with everything dense that had happened in Seattle thanNick ( Scott Speedman )   whisking Meredith awayfrom everything she lie with and loved . Their earnest conversation unveil Richard ’s feelings after Ellis died , how he watch her everywhere and mat up Seattle was haunted by his deleterious memories , and in doing so , it highlighted Meredith ’s problem with the city and Grey Sloan . Not only were they the places where the worst thing in Meredith ’s life happened , but they also embodied everything Ellis did n’t require for Meredith , as she believed Meredith was destined for wideness and that Grey Sloan could n’t   offer   that . Seattle will always feel haunt by everything that happened to Meredith in her mind , and in gain to that , by Ellis ’ crushing expectation , making it the worst spot for Meredith to survive her biography somewhat peacefully .

Grey ’s Anatomyseason 18showed how Ellis appear in Meredith ’s nightmares to secondly - guess her option , to remind her of the time running out and her career not progressing as it should . InGrey ’s Anatomyseason 18 , episode 19 , Meredith ’s mind even played tricks on her , letting her see Ellis belittle Meredith ’s capabilities as a operating surgeon and instilling uncertainness in her . The only time Meredith did n’t see or dreaming of Ellis was in Minnesota , either connecting with Nick or when leading her Parkinson ’s enquiry . Her Ellis - ride nightmares were missing in Minnesota , hinting at the theory she could only be free of Ellis ' judging if away from Seattle and what reminded Meredith of her .

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Grey ’s Anatomyseason 19might propose Meredith the chance to work up a new , healthier human relationship with Grey Sloan and the colleagues she always saw as her drawn-out fellowship . After all , Grey ’s Anatomyseason 18 , episode 20 ’s cliffhanger end with Meredith running after Nick keep an eye on her attempt to push him away hinted at a dissimilar Meredith , one more inclined to follow her instincts and wish rather than her default mount of manage with her problems first and sort out her feelings later on . If Meredith were to work through her publication with Grey Sloan in season 19 , she could continue her life in Seattle   in a happier res publica of mind if she desire . Still , even if that epiphany were to finally offer peace to Meredith , Grey ’s Anatomyseason 18 highlight her complicated relationship with everything that pass off atGrey Sloan Memorial Hospitaland Ellis ’ judgment , making Meredith ’s only potential happily ever after one that   see her get far off from Seattle .

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