We’ve nonetheless acquired a month to go earlier than Gray’s Anatomy returns to the 2025 TV schedule and throws us into the chaotic aftermath of the explosion at Gray Sloan Memorial, and I’ve already spent quite a lot of time fascinated by what’s to return. Who will die? Will or not it’s a number of docs? Who do we all know is secure? I am engaged on a brand new idea, nevertheless it’s admittedly a fairly wild one — particularly as a result of it could have already been disproven on a special Shonda Rhimes sequence.
To backtrack a bit bit right here, within the Gray’s Anatomy Season 21 finale (obtainable to stream on Hulu or with a Netflix subscription), a canister of gasoline that was regarded as empty after Piper Perabo’s hostage state of affairs ignited, blowing out a portion of the constructing and working flooring. Meredith Gray (Ellen Pompeo) and Ben Warren (Jason George) have been exterior of the hospital when the blast occurred, so I’ve been assuming they’re secure, however what if that’s simply what they need us to assume?
Hear Me Out: I Assume Gray’s Anatomy May Kill Off Ben Warren
We do know that Ben doesn’t die within the explosion, however what about within the aftermath? He’s clearly seen sprinting again into the hospital instantly after, with these firefighter instincts kicking in and his spouse Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) final seen on the working flooring. Ben has confirmed to be impulsive to a fault time and time once more. It’s gotten him in bother. It’s gotten him damage.
Do any of us assume he wouldn’t danger life and limb to save lots of his spouse, or any of his different colleagues or sufferers? We all know he would. He even says as a lot in his remaining dialog with Miranda simply minutes earlier than the blast:
I stand by my selections to save lots of lives. Each time.
And why precisely is Ben having to face by his selections in “How Do I Reside”? Oh sure, as a result of as of the Season 21 finale, he’s now not employed by Gray Sloan Memorial. Meaning Jason George’s function on the present was already in query.
Is Gray’s Anatomy showrunner Meg Marinis going to ship him to a different hospital to proceed his coaching after bringing him on board from Station 19? Or will he give all of it up and be a stay-at-home dad to his adopted daughter Pru? Personally, I feel it makes extra sense that this rule-breaking maverick would exit like a hero attempting to save lots of his spouse.
Ben and Miranda’s final phrases to one another have me a bit involved, too, as she acquired paged whereas they have been discussing his subsequent strikes:
- Ben: Go. I’ll be OK.
- Miranda: That’s proper, you’ll. I really like you.
Will he, although? Now look, I’ve predicted Ben Warren’s demise earlier than, and I positively don’t wish to be proper, however his character by no means actually acquired absolutely reintegrated on the hospital following Station 19’s sequence finale. Fittingly sufficient, it’s that very finale that throws the largest wrench in my idea, as a result of …
Station 19’s Finale Appeared To Present Ben In The Future — Alive
Station 19 was canceled after seven seasons, and its sequence finale “One Final Time” (streaming with a Hulu subscription) gave us a glimpse into every firefighter’s future. For Ben Warren, that included seeing his and Miranda’s three kids all graduate. The proud mother and pa flash throughout the display within the viewers of three totally different graduation ceremonies, which seemingly proves that Ben (and Miranda, for that matter) survives at the least one other decade.
Is Gray’s Anatomy beholden to that ending? Does it imply that Meg Marinis and the remainder of the writers can by no means mess with Jason George or Chandra Wilson’s characters? Or was that Station 19 ending by no means meant to be taken actually within the first place?
Are Station 19’s Finale Flash-Forwards Truly Canon?
The Station 19 finale featured an enormous wildfire that put many of the firefighters in near-death conditions, throughout which they imagined the futures they needed to combat to stay for. So have been these the true futures showrunners Zoanne Clack and Peter Paige meant for the primary responders, or just projections of what the characters hoped their futures held? Clack was requested that very query however by no means gave a clear-cut response. To The Wrap, she stated:
We actually wished to strive to determine the best way to seize little bits of them as they are going to be or may very well be sooner or later. … The accuracy to those characters is no matter we would like it to be proper?
How infuriatingly obscure! Nevertheless, the co-showrunner sounded a bit extra decisive when talking to Deadline about Ben’s ending particularly, as she stated:
After we determined that the flash-forward could be [Ben and Miranda] wanting on the totally different graduations for all their kids, it simply appeared like this lovely second that Pruitt was going to comply with within the footsteps of each her fathers.
I’m fairly certain that I’m not the one Station 19 fan that took these endings as canon, nevertheless it feels like there’s sufficient wiggle room there if Gray’s Anatomy did have totally different plans for its crossover characters.
Who Else Is In Hazard, And Who’s Not Doubtless To Die?
One other large query going into Gray’s Anatomy’s Season 22 finale is not only who, however what number of surgeons will likely be killed or badly injured. So who’re the individuals most at-risk, and who may be very doubtless secure? Atticus Lincoln (aka Chris Carmack’s “Hyperlink”) is certainly in essentially the most hazard, because the finale instructed he was within the working room that blew up. Carmack has had some enjoyable with that idea on social media, and I’ve been backwards and forwards on whether or not or not I imagine it.
I additionally imagine Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) may very well be in peril, since her whereabouts have been unknown seconds earlier than the explosion and he or she had simply made an enormous transfer for herself by breaking apart with Kevin McKidd’s Owen Hunt after saving the lifetime of the girl Owen could or is probably not in love with. That would definitely be an attention-grabbing twist in Owen’s story.
As for who’s secure. Meredith will not be going wherever. She’s already confirmed for a number of episodes in Season 22, so if I’m unsuitable, I’ll eat my ferry boat scrub cap. I additionally assume Simone Griffith (Alexis Floyd) and Lucas Adams (Niko Terho) are secure, as a result of we’ll wish to discover what occurs when Lucas finds out Simone had a one-night stand with one of many new residents, performed by Trevor Jackson.
Nevertheless, if Lucas have been injured within the blast, we would lastly discover out which of Derek and Amelia Shepherd’s sisters is his mom.
All will likely be answered earlier than too lengthy. Gray’s Anatomy’s twenty second season premieres at 10 p.m. ET Thursday, October 9, on ABC and streaming the following day on Hulu. As an enormous fan of Ben Warren’s, although, I’m going to start out getting ready myself.