Spoiler alert! This story discusses the Gray’s Anatomy Season 21 finale that aired Could 15. If you happen to’re not caught up, you’ll be able to stream the episode with a Hulu subscription.
The fates of a lot of our beloved Seattle surgeons have been left unknown on the finish of Gray’s Anatomy’s season finale “How Do I Stay,” which aired Thursday on the 2025 TV schedule. In truth, after that terrifying cliffhanger, Meredith Gray is among the few individuals we all know to be secure, as she witnessed the hospital explosion from the parking zone. Showrunner Meg Marinis spoke candidly about Ellen Pompeo’s function on Season 22, and I’m so comfortable about one massive Meredith change they’re apparently making.
Meredith made a giant determination within the Season 21 finale. As a substitute of promoting her shares of Gray Sloan Memorial to fund her Alzheimer’s analysis, she struck a take care of Catherine Fox (Debbie Allen) to proceed her analysis whereas spending summers in Seattle and serving to across the hospital. When requested by Selection if that meant we’d see Meredith in additional than seven episodes this fall, Meg Marinis stated:
We’ll see her as a lot as we will get her. She’s all the time welcome to return with us. She’s household. We beloved watching her get a star on Hollywood Blvd. — very, very deserved.
When Gray’s Anatomy was renewed for Season 22, it was introduced that Ellen Pompeo would stay an government producer, proceed doing the episode narration, and she or he was “anticipated” to return as Meredith. Having the character select to spend extra time in Seattle set that up fairly properly, and it additionally addresses a grievance I had about this season that Meg Marinis appears to share:
I wished to see Meredith not solely persevering with her analysis on Alzheimer’s, which is tremendous essential and related proper now, however I additionally miss seeing her within the OR — and never essentially doing probably the most groundbreaking surgical procedure of all time. I missed simply seeing her within the OR and instructing, and particularly with this class of residents that she selected, it was additionally a method to get her again into Seattle with the intention to see that facet of her.
I’ve missed seeing Meredith within the working room this season. Ever since she moved to Boston, she’s largely been in analysis mode, and all too typically, she’s remoted from the opposite medical doctors. Season 21 noticed some nice scenes between her, Richard Webber and Miranda Bailey, and I really need extra of that. However let Meredith lower! And will we get extra scenes between Meredith and McDreamy’s favourite nephew?
Meg Marinis stated Scott Speedman can even be again for Season 22, as Nick March and Meredith are nonetheless collectively in Boston. The showrunner stated multiple-episode arcs are simpler for Ellen Pompeo to schedule than one-off appearances, however that’s not truly probably the most troublesome half about writing for Meredith. Marinis stated:
I wouldn’t say that it’s troublesome to include her coming out and in. Clearly, it’s the choice of whether or not to indicate her in Boston or present her in Seattle that’s exhausting to generally get organized and determine.
It doesn’t sound like that concern goes to get a lot simpler, with Meredith deciding to separate her time between the 2 coasts. Nevertheless, they determined to do it, and I’m simply comfortable Ellen Pompeo might be again for extra, and that we must be getting extra surgical procedure scenes and interplay with the opposite medical doctors.
The medical drama will return to ABC this fall, however within the meantime, you’ll be able to rewatch any Gray’s Anatomy period from these beginning factors, as the primary 20 seasons may be streamed with a Netflix subscription. All 21 seasons are additionally accessible on Hulu.