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The anticipated return of “Shonda Thursdays” is finally here! Kicking off the Thursday night line up is Rhimes’ longest running series, Grey’s Anatomy, with season 11, episode 9, “Where Do We Go From Here?” If you are feeling a little hazy after all the holidays and long winter hiatus, we have all the details from the winter finale to get you ready for Grey’s Anatomy‘s return!
Baby blues
The motto of Grey’s Anatomy should be, “No news is good good news.” If you are expecting a child, chances are you will deliver in a power outage, or something will be devastatingly wrong.
It comes as no surprise then that April and Jackson’s first child suffers from a brittle bone disease. After birth it is likely that their boy will not live past a few days. Dr. Herman, the head of the neonatal unit, confirmed the diagnosis at the end of the winter finale.
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Tick, tick, boom
Speaking of Dr. Herman, her time with Arizona is rapidly running out. Suffering from an inoperable brain tumor, Dr. Herman entrusted Arizona to keep her diagnosis a secret and serve as her protege. Risking the chance to learn everything she can from the world famous surgeon, Arizona oversteps and orders Dr. Herman’s medical records under Amelia Shepherd’s name.
Already betraying Herman’s trust, Arizona is met with a surprise diagnosis from Shepherd’s unsolicited consult; Amelia believes she can remove the tumor.
Washington, coast to coast
Derek is officially answering the call of POTUS and is on his way to Washington, D.C. The final episode of 2014 pitted Meredith and Derek against each other, this time over how to handle a patient’s care. Up until that case their bickering was kept behind closed doors, at home, or, and perhaps the worst, masked behind silent glares.
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As Derek explains to Amelia prior to the winter finale, he has never felt more lost and unsure of himself. Derek resents Meredith for not supporting his choice to stay close to his family and Meredith is fed up with Derek dragging everyone into his black hole of despair. In the end, Derek places the call to Washington and Meredith walks away. Whether or not she is walking away from her marriage completely remains to be seen.
The rest of the gang
With Alex back as head of pediatrics and Bailey an official member of the board, the former mentor and mentee still have a few hurdles to leap over to reestablish their professional relationship. From the looks of this week’s premiere, Alex and Bailey will begin that journey as they work on a case involving two young boys.
Callie and Owen are full steam ahead with their veteran’s program. A huge hiccup and confidence buster befell Callie in the winter finale after she pushed one of her trial patients too far. Owen’s refusal to let Callie abandon the project not only gives her the confidence to continue, but allows her to transfer that motivation to the patients in the program.
Grey’s Anatomy season 11, episode 9, “Where Do We Go From Here?” returns this Thursday, January 29 at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.
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