SPOILER ALERT: The story contains particulars concerning the Season 20 finale of ABC‘s Gray’s Anatomy.
Over the previous 20 years, Gray’s Anatomy has turned season finale cliffhangers into an artwork type and, closing out its milestone twentieth season, the venerable medical drama didn’t disappoint.
The final episode — aptly double entendre-titled “Burn It Down” because it takes place throughout an enormous wildfire — served a few bombshells.
After the being pregnant false alarm in Episode 5, Jo (Camilla Luddington) and Hyperlink (Chris Carmack) agreed that they’d need to have a child in the future. That day got here far faster than any of them hoped for: exams achieved after Jo fainted revealed she was pregnant, a truth she selected to not share with the expectant father, punting that dialog to Season 21.
Kwan (Harry Shum Jr.) additionally left us hanging with a bomb he casually dropped, revealing to Adams (Niko Terho) {that a} wildfire sufferer with amnesia was his ex-fiancee. With him having solely talked about in passing an ex-girlfriend for the primary time within the final episode, the existence of an ex-fiancee is actually a improvement that wants severe elaborating subsequent season.
By the tip of the episode, no one’s life was hanging within the steadiness like in earlier Gray’s Anatomy season enders however most docs — together with all interns — discovered themselves at profession crossroads, with their jobs at Gray Sloan in limbo, elevating questions concerning the actors’ future on the present. (Extra on that later.)
‘Gray’s Anatomy’ – “Burn It Down” – Ellen Pompeo; picture: Disney/Anne Marie Fox
Disney/Anne Marie Fox
The record contains Meredith’s (Ellen Pompeo) co-conspirators on her secret Alzheimer’s analysis Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) and Teddy (Kim Raver), who each have been fired by Catherine Fox (Debbie Allen) after Meredith defied her boss on the Catherine Fox basis by refusing to surrender the undertaking and hand all her notes to Koracick. As an alternative, she printed an summary for the research on-line.
Owen (Kevin McKidd) additionally discovered his badge deactivated after standing as much as Catherine and refusing to dismiss Teddy from the crew attempting to save lots of the life –and the leg — of Station 19‘s Theo Ruiz. (It was a very good name as they efficiently did so, with Teddy because the crew’s MVP.)
For a second, the Season 20 finale felt like a repeat of the Season 19 nearer, with two interns tending to a affected person in an OR who subsequently died. This time, it was Millin (Adelaide Kane) and Yasuda (Midori Francis) below the supervision of Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.).
The demise rattled Richard, whose confidence already had been shaken by his close to sobriety lapse within the Season 19 finale, which he has been engaged on rebuilding all season.
“I feel my time could also be up,” he instructed Meredith. “I do know I’ve stated it earlier than, I do know I’ve taken breaks from the OR prior to now however this time it feels completely different. Seems like I would like to consider placing the scalpel down.”
‘Gray’s Anatomy’ – “Burn It Down” – Anthony Corridor, James Pickens Jr.; picture: Disney/Anne Marie Fox
Disney/Anne Marie Fox
Fortuitously, Richard finally realized that the affected person’s demise was not a results of the interns’ actions, making him really feel higher about his judgement and probably rethink his retirement plans.
Having dismissed Meredith, Amelia, Teddy and Owen, Catherine was not achieved. She was about to uphold the GME advice to make Adams repeat as a first-year intern when the remainder of the interns (and a few random individuals in scrubs behind them) walked into the room to defend him.
“We don’t need to go away anybody behind or lose anybody, stated Griffith (Alexis Floyd), who just lately rekindled her romance with Adams. She had been sounding the alarm all episode that Adams, who obtained the best rating on the massive take a look at, might go away after he was provided a job on the Chicago Coronary heart Middle the place Maggie works.
Griffith’s menace try, “If Adams goes…” was rapidly shut down by Catherine who bluntly instructed the interns that she will be able to exchange them by the following day.
That led to the last word energy transfer by Bailey (Chandra Wilson) who had an emotional rollercoaster of an episode, combating to save lots of Theo whereas worrying sick for her husband Ben whereas he battled the wildfire on the frontlines. (Who can blame her for having a pit in her abdomen after these ominous parting phrases from Ben, “I like you Miranda Bailey, all the time have, all the time will”.) Capping an episode of energy strikes, she delivered the largest one by waltzing in and confronting Catherine: “What about me? Are you able to exchange me?” within the finale’s final cliffhanger.
‘Gray’s Anatomy’ – “Burn It Down” – Debbie Allen; picture: Disney/Anne Marie Fox
We must wait till the autumn for Catherine’s reply. As for the way forward for the solid, as Deadline reported completely, Jake Borelli and Midori Francis are set to depart. All different sequence regulars have signed on to return subsequent season although the veteran solid members seemingly gained’t seem in each single episode, with every probably skipping a pair.
As anticipated, Borelli and Francis have closed offers to return within the fall and wrap their characters’ tales over multi-episode arcs. Certainly, the Season 20 finale didn’t present closure for neither Levi nor Yasuda.
There was an inkling about Borelli’s Levi who lastly secured Beltran’s (Natalie Morales) advice for the peds fellowship he had been pursing however it was contingent on his scoring properly on the take a look at and he landed within the so-so 62nd percentile.
“I need to rethink my complete life,” he instructed Helm (Jaicy Elliot) upon seeing his consequence.
Nothing stood out about Yasuda who discovered herself in the identical boat with the opposite interns who spoke up on Adams’ behalf. Moments earlier than the 4 stormed Catherine’s workplace, she shared an intimate second with Millin the place the 2 nearly kissed.
A pair who did kiss within the closing minutes of the finale have been Meredith and Nick (Scott Speedman) who flew in from Boston to once more profess his love regardless of Meredith making it very arduous for him to be a part of her life, one thing he acknowledged.
“I’m in, I’ve been in, I can’t appear to get out,” he stated, telling Meredith that he would observe her wherever she decides to maneuver after the key analysis debacle although he would love for them to be companions going ahead.
She responded with a grand gesture of her personal, revealing that she had simply put in a suggestion on the Chestnut Hill home he had talked about within the final episode as a spot they may make into a house collectively.
In different romantic developments, Beltran and Ndugu (Anthony Hill) at the moment are formally a Gray’s couple after they opened the finale by waking up collectively and closed it out by making preparations for a second hookup.