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I was bored and not paying full attention so I may be incorrect here - did The Sun actually do any of the surgery? She was narrating it for those in the gallery but it seemed like the others did the actual surgery. It still makes no sense to me why she's even involved as she's a general surgeon. It's so dumb that she took off to Minnesota after the surgery was moved to Seattle. I also don't get why so much time in the episode was devoted to Nick doing a surgery we've seen 20x over the years. Schmidt is like Izzie after the LVAD or Derek when he went to the woods. He'll be back. Let's just hope we don't have an episode where he stands outside the hospital all day ala Izzie. I'm hoping Bailey will recommend they take Schmidt & her creepy boy stalker to space in her place. There's not one couple on this show that I root for or have any interest in watching. I loved Amelia/Link but they ruined that. I did like that Jo fixed her hair.

I like him. Hope it's a decent role for him but seems like he'll be there for a love triangle. https://tvline.com/2022/03/03/skylar-astin-greys-anatomy-season-18-cast-todd/

Antonia Thomas returning for a couple of episodes: https://tvline.com/2022/03/03/the-good-doctor-antonia-thomas-returning-claire-browne-season-5/

I am waiting for the results of the autopsy. There's still a slight chance of "OMG it wasn't Peter!" and we find out there was a twin.

They have the show off for months then resolve if someone died (my guess is most didn't think Owen would die but still) on another show. Good going. When they get to Grey's it's Schmidt that gets much of the focus. Ugh. While I cannot stand Schmidt the characters are supposed to be his friends & colleagues. How they ignored him scrubbing his hands for hours then just passing "watch him" from one to another was awful. For a show that seems to believe it's on top of every social issue they sure couldn't bother treating a mental health break with any respect. They don't even bother to try to make new characters interesting anymore. They just show up & eventually they will get around to a) have them on screen constantly until many can't stand them, b) ignore them then plop them in some story expecting fans to care or c) fade into the background because they have no idea what to do with them. Option C seems to have taken out McWidow. Once they got Scott Speedman to sign his fate was sealed. The "hotter" guy would be paired with The Sun so he was disposable. As someone mentioned above, this story with Owen could have give both of them something different and interesting for the remainder of the season. Oh well. I could be wrong but I remember a few mentions of them having a nanny. The show does a terrible job portraying most of these people as parents. The difference between Meredith and the others is that they go out of their way to pretend she is mother of the year or have her talk about missing her kids oh so much. Then 2 scenes later she completely ignores them. It's so stupid, something that a line of dialog here and there could take care of. I don't think anyone expects/wants to see her or any of them constantly parenting as it's a workplace show so they don't need to show it all the time. Example: in this episode Meredith could have told Nick something like "I'll meet you in an hour, just going home to see my kids and put them to bed". Done. Since it was still Christmas in the episode I guess there's going to be a time jump of 2-3 months. Everyone will be mostly by any injury, etc. Hopefully they can make it more interesting.

I remember many of those skaters being at the shows post Kristi's 1992 win.

I remember skating exploding after Kristi won. There were multiple skating tours and all the pro competitions and shows were on tv for hours on the weekends. Figure skating was huge. My niece was little & I took her to show after show. It was such a fun thing that we enjoyed together. Even as a little kid she knew all the skaters & followed them on tv. She and I were just talking about it the other day, we can't remember when it dropped off.

Doing nothing about the adults doping minors will cause her far more "irreparable harm" than not skating because they'll probably keep giving her (and others) the drug. She shouldn't be skating and her coach should be banned. It's unfair to all the other skaters as well. This whole thing taints the entire competition. I don't think I will be watching.

I think he called himself that, not Emma.

I love medical shows but I'm out. The father is such an miserable ass that he makes the show unwatchable. If he leaves the hospital or dies then maybe I'll check out another episode.

As expected. https://tvline.com/2022/01/10/greys-anatomy-renewed-season-19-ellen-pompeo-new-contract/

100% agree it would be ridiculous if Meredith was pregnant - should should be 50 by now. But the show has deaged her more than once & I think it said she was born in 1978. Also, this show had Adele pregnant in her 50s. That being said, I don't think she is pregnant. We've seen her puke from nerves before. If they feel the need to have yet another (unneeded IMO) pregnancy I think it will be Amelia. She slept with Linc and now is falling for someone else. Agree, nothing will happen to him. No one else has ever been held accountable so doubt he will. Maybe he will go off to the woods like Derek did or something. I think we are going to be treated to Emo Glasses for a few episodes.

That he had the drugs in his car & was helping veterans with assisted suicide. He told Hayes about it. - Ooops, typed before seeing someone answered already, sorry. Now that it is her name/reputation attached she suddenly cares. Last time everyone covered for her and now it would be on her

I don't think either are going anywhere. Owen will be saved. Hayes knows his big secret now so there is the Owen drama for the rest of the season. Maybe they will add in Hayes growing closer to Megan if he tries to help her since he seems to be the only one who sees she has a problem. Poor Hayes, they sign Scott Speedman and he gets kicked from love interest to Owen drama, lol. Glasses will probably have a crisis of confidence which I am guessing may make him even more insufferable. I don't think Meredith is pregnant. I think the puking was nerves. I had hopes for Dr. Wright but they dropped after tonight. I guess "don't bother sucking up" Dr. Bailey from the first season now loves a suck up. I have found this season really dull. My 2 favorite storylines last season and this one both involved Link - his friendship with Jo and his relationship with Amelia. Looks like both of those will be ruined. I'm fine with the show being off until the end of February. There's nothing I am really looking forward to seeing at this point.

I don't expect to see large amounts of time with kids since the show mostly takes place at the hospital. It's not the length of the scenes, it's the content. For me anyway. Had she said she was going home instead of to the cabin is an example. Easy way to show her kids are important while requiring no scenes with the kids. There's been quite a few things like this over the years and it's cumulative in giving (again for me, I'm sure other people feel differently) me the impression that she is far from a warm mother. The fact that the daycare is in the building makes it even worse. It's not like someone would have needed to pack them up and take them to a sitter,

I find the Minnesota storyline to be dull as all hell. Somehow they have managed to make Scott Speedman and Peter Gallagher boring. I'll add Kai to the list of boring. I do want Amelia/Link together but if they're going to test the waters with other relationships for them then don't use dull characters. I really like Jo/Link as friends. I think the actors have great friend chemistry and I buy them as friends. I really hope we don't have Jo pining away now because Link had a crush on her a decade ago. I hope it's a fleeting moment then we move along. If the new resident is joining the cast perhaps he is a option for Jo if there's some chemistry. I already like him more than Glasses and Helm. For me, Meredith ambitions aren't the problem with her being a mother. It's that she rarely shows any warmth towards the kids and they are generally nothing more than a fleeting thought. She and Derek were both surgeons, he being a world renowned one at the time. Yet we saw quick scenes of Derek visiting Zola in daycare, having a tea party, etc. Probably 90% of any warm scenes with Meredith's kids since Derek died have been with Amelia, Link or Maggie - all busy surgeons with ambitions too. Even in the last episode Meredith couldn't make it home for the holiday (out of her control) & when the weather cleared and she could have gone home to see her kids she instead said she would go off to the cabin with Nick. She changing her plans to return home to see her kids, even if delayed for a day, went out the window for Nick & not her ambitions. I tried a couple of times today to get into the forums but they were down.

And to make it worse she said she would go to the cabin with Nick if the snow cleared the next day. Not home as planned after being away and missing Thanksgiving with the kids, trot off with Nick. You'd think almost dying from COVID would maybe have her making her kids a priority after they almost lost her but nope. I can. Meredith chose to adopt a child then have 2 more.

Re: Nick being real - I don't think promos are considered spoilers but just in case I'll just say go watch it. Promo The episode was OK. I enjoyed Amelia & Linc together and Richard and Bailey working together. I'm glad Meredith's kids have their aunts. Meredith isn't even going to bother to come home when the snow clears after missing Thanksgiving with her kids. The kids can eat the turkey with Amelia & Linc as Meredith goes off to the cabin with Nick. I still don't care about Glasses or Meghan but I hope her son makes it. I hoping the second half of the season picks up and is better than the first half has been.

That was like watching clips from 4 different shows spliced together. I didn't know who half the people were (see Daisy's post above!), part in another city (bored), Owen & then the rest. Worst episode of the season IMO.

Other couples also had 2 full characters. This one is bumbling Glasses and the guy he has sex with. As someone said it's the only time we see him. I want less Glasses and Helm. It doesn't matter if the scenes are sex scenes, OR scenes, locker rooms scenes, training class scenes - they are just everywhere this season. Smaller doses of them may make them more tolerable. Right now it's some decent scene then there's Glasses bumbling through again to kill the momentum.

I loved having Addison back. She was the best part of these past 2 episodes, a reminder of the show when it was so good. In this episode the Amelia/Addison scenes were fantastic. After years of characters yelling "SISTERS" it was great to see two women being close without the point having to be pushed at all. I am glad they didn't destroy Addison's marriage in the process of bringing her back. I wish they could have a trial or something in Seattle that would let her pop in for an episode here and there. It doesn't need to be her spending X number of days in each city (too close to the Meredith storyline) but have her come in for a patient in the group here and there. For me it's going to feel like a letdown the next episode when she is gone. My strong dislike of Helm and Glasses continues. I am thankful Helm wasn't quoting Meredith during her surgery mess so I guess there is that. Nico exists to have someone for Glasses to push against the lockers and kiss every time he has a good doctor day. Owen and Winston feel like they were on another show. I like that Winston is handling medical storylines but he seems so disconnected to most of the cast. Meredith is his sister in law, Richard is his father in law - I wish he'd have some interaction with them to tie him into the family more while Maggie is away.

She said her son was 8 so that was a bit of a Henry mention. I hope she's still married to Jake. Maybe she'll talk with Amelia more and we will find out next week. We saw Addison react to Mark's death on Private Practice. Since Private Practice ended before Derek died we never saw her acknowledge it. I didn't mind her being upset here. They were married 11 years, he died suddenly and it's the first time she was back to somewhere she associates with him. UO: I wish she had the moment with Amelia instead of Meredith. Addison has a long history with Amelia and they have a close relationship.

I had read 2 episodes but I can't find the article now. ETA: Here's the article but take with a grain of salt. Not being confirmed anywhere else that I see. https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/greys-anatomy-how-long-addison-montgomery-back-kate-walsh-episodes-fans-watch-season-18.html/ Agreed. She's practically a stalker. She's been on the show for years and her creepy attachment to Meredith is her only defining character trait. Time to move on.

The first 4 are on CBS so they are the same production as previous seasons. David did a lot of press yesterday (there's spoilers in his interviews for anyone interested). He talked about the shift to Paramount+ in most of them.

Guessing it was intended to remind us of Derek taking Meredith to his land. The "I'm not sleeping with you", date on the land, & likely more to come - they're trying to make him Derek-like. If I was a MerDer fan that would aggravate me but I'm not so I don't care, just noticing it. Maybe having the lab in Minnesota sets up an ending if they decide this season is it. Meredith leaves Seattle for the next chapter with Nick in a new city. If they decide to continue they can move the lab or end the study.