Warning: this story contains spoilers from the May 15 episode of Grey’s Anatomy.
Lives hung in the balance on the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy.
On the May 15 episode of the ABC medical drama, Jenna — the mother of Dylan, the young girl whom Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) performed brain surgery on — took matters into her own hands when her daughter showed no signs of improvement.
Jenna found Amelia and Simone Griffin (Alexis Floyd) and told them that she had a tank of acetylene gas. She threatened, “You’re gonna operate on Dylan, and you’re gonna fix her. And if you don’t, if you don’t save her, I’m taking everyone down with me.”
From left: Caterina Scorsone and Alexis Floyd on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.
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Lucas Adams (Niko Terho) arrived in the O.R. and demanded to know, “What the hell is happening?” as she held Simone against her will. When Jenna insisted they continue, Lucas came to the aid of Amelia, who was working without neuromonitoring.
After finding out about the hostage situation, the response team then wanted to send a SWAT unit. But Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) reminded them, “Wait a second, that mother’s not in a rational state. If you send officers in there right now, it’s over. Amelia has already started the surgery, so the safest thing for us to do right now is to let her finish.”
In Harm’s Way
As the situation escalated, Meredith — who previously placed her hand on a bomb inside a patient in season 2 — risked her own life once again to help. She said to Jenna, “I’m a mother too. I had my son in this very O.R. I know we would do anything for our kids. We feel our kids’ pain as deeply as they do, if not more and we live to protect them.”
The doctors were then able to complete the procedure and save Dylan. Jenna then dropped the tank of gas. She broke down in tears and admitted, “It’s empty. It’s always been empty. … I’m so sorry.” She was promptly taken away in handcuffs by the SWAT team.
After the incident, Lucas pulled Simone into a supply closet and kissed her. He said, “I don’t want to be apart, Simone. All I want is to be with you. … If we can make it through that, the rest, we’ll figure it out.” However, unbeknownst to him, Simone had later hooked up with someone new, who turned out to be a doctor in the new intern class, after their breakup.
Niko Terho is ‘Gray’s Anatomy’.
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Dylan’s father later apologized to Lucas and Amelia for his wife’s actions, and Amelia said, “Thank god, the tank was empty.”
“I don’t have any empty tanks in my truck,” he replied, and Lucas clarified, “The police said it was empty when they checked.”
Jenna’s husband then asked if his wife ever opened the valve and if anyone was still in the O.R. Realizing what this could mean, Lucas raced to see if the gas had been released from the tank as Atticus “Link” Lincoln (Chris Carmack) — who learned he was expecting twin girls during the episode — was seen performing surgery.
As Meredith walked away from the hospital, a large explosion was seen, and who survived in the hospital was unclear.
Choosing Me
After Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) presented an experimental procedure that could save Nora (Floriana Lima), Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) questioned if it was the right move. After admitting her own doubts, Teddy told Owen that she had seen him with Nora and asked, “Was there a trauma, or did you just lie so that you could spend quality time with your girlfriend?”
When she asked if he was in love with Nora, Owen said, “I am married to you.” Teddy then reminded him, “That’s not what I asked.”
Nora told Owen, “When I told you I loved you last night, I thought I was dying…but if Teddy’s plan works, then I want you to know that if you’re not there when I wake up, I understand.” He told her that she would “make it to the other side.”
From left: Kim Raver, Jacqueline Mazarella and Floriana Lima on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.
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Teddy was undeterred by evacuation orders due to the hostage situation and continued Nora’s surgery. When Owen demanded they exit, Teddy responded, “If we close now, Nora is dead.”
After Teddy second-guessed their plan, the doctors pulled it off and ultimately saved Nora.
In the aftermath of the surgery, Owen and Teddy have a conversation about their future. After admitting that he had feelings for Nora, Owen insisted he wanted to make his relationship with Teddy work.
From left: Kim Raver and Kevin McKidd on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.
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However, she was done, saying, “From the moment I met you, it made my world feel whole. I changed my career. I moved continents because being without you felt impossible. But sometimes what we think is impossible is just failure of imagination. There is no invisible force keeping us together. It was a choice, picking you every time. And I’m not sure I want to make that choice again.”
When asked if she was giving up on them, she responded, “I’m choosing me.” The moment was the antithesis of Meredith’s infamously asking Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) to “Pick me, choose me, love me” on a 2005 episode of the show.
Proud Wife
Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) delivered bad news to her husband, Ben Warren (Jason George), telling him that Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) would not be recommending to permanently bring him on board at Grey Sloan after he transitioned back to medicine following his stint as a firefighter.
With the O.R. shut, Ben went rogue and decided to reopen a patient’s abdomen to save him. When Bailey found him, she said, “You do not cut a patient open outside of the O.R. or unless he’s about to die.”
Jason George on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.
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“What are they gonna do? Fire me?” he responded. Despite her reservations, Bailey jumped in to help her husband.
She later told him, “I should have stood up for you more,” after he lost his job. Ben said, “I have no regrets. I stand by my choices to save lives, every time.”
A Return to the O.R. — and Grey Sloan
Meredith returned to Grey Sloan and informed Catherine Fox (Debbie Allen) and Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) that she would be selling her shares of the hospital to help fund her Alzheimer’s research.
“You grew up here, and this hospital is part of who you are,” Richard told her, to which she said, “Part of who I was.”
After the hostage situation, Meredith realized she missed the operating room and asked Catherine if she could spend her summers at Grey Sloan working as a general surgeon, in addition to being “available for consults during the year.”
Richard interrupted, saying, “It’s a deal,” and Catherine agreed.
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