It was one other bottle episode that gave us some much-needed character-focus and background on a handful of GSM’s most interesting.
From heartbreaking flashbacks to the loss of life of Hayes’ spouse, to a stunning discovery about Teddy,Grey’s Anatomy Season 16 Episode 19 was chock-full of perception.
Be a part of TV Fanatics Meaghan Frey and Paul Dailly, and Gray’s Fanatics Berea Orange and LC as they focus on the hour.
Did Hayes’ backstory make you take pleasure in him extra? On a scale of 1-10, how emotional was it?
Meaghan: 10. Hayes is a superb character who I want we had met earlier on within the present. His backstory might have been proven to us in about 5 minutes, however it nonetheless managed to pack the emotional punch that it could have had we seen it play out over an extended interval.
His spouse allowing him to fall in love once more was such a touching second, and it positively tore me aside a bit bit. The medical gross sales rep attempting to pimp out the gadget that led to his spouse’s loss of life was simply the icing on the cake.
Berea: I’d give this a 7 on the emotional scale. I cherished studying extra about Hayes. I form of want we’d gotten a full episode centric for him.
He’s an awesome man, and considered one of my favourite new additions to the present. Seeing what occurred along with his spouse was so unhappy, particularly the scene the place he breaks down along with her, and he or she offers him permission to maneuver on.
Paul: Hayes is nice, and this storyline positively made me like him extra. I’d give it a 10 as a result of it felt like we would have liked this intel to attach with him extra. Character growth has all the time been among the best features of the present.
LC: Twenty stars for this storyline. He deserved extra. Hayes’ story ought to’ve been a centric episode as a substitute of those fast jiffy of emotional heartbreak.
They’ve had him floating round like he is simply an impassive plot for a love triangle. I am all about that Hayes now!
Did you fall in love with Maggie and Winston’s quick love? Do you assume their relationship can final and lead someplace, or was it too good to be true?
Meaghan: They’re a candy couple, however Gray’s has this behavior of expediting relationships after they wish to get to a specific finish recreation. I really feel like fast-tracking this relationship could also be proof that Gray’s is heading to its finish.
I will be a bit ahead, OK? I’ve had a crush on you since my first 12 months of residency.
Winston
Berea: I like Maggie and am glad she’s gotten one other romantic curiosity. Nonetheless, this case with Winston gave the impression to be too good to be true.
How did he know simply all the suitable issues to say to Maggie? And wanting them to maneuver to be in the identical metropolis already? I’m feeling a bit little bit of creep vibes.
However I don’t know. I may simply be jaded contemplating all relationships this season have gone by means of it. I don’t see Maggie agreeing to maneuver throughout the nation for a man she simply began seeing, regardless that she’s recognized him just a few years.
Paul: I agree with Berea. It got here out of nowhere and felt compelled. Nothing is ever as clean-cut on this present, so even when they do pursue a relationship, there’s going to be a number of drama.
LC: Was it intentional of the writers to present him the identify Winston trigger Maggie acquired her groove again? In any case, I am not offered. Sorry.
It is gonna take greater than an episode to leap aboard a ship since you gave my good sis a number of orgasms and know the way to make her again arch. You’re easy, Winston, however that does not do something for me.
Did we study something from Nico and Schmidt, or are we simply going to hurry Maggie right into a relationship trigger we wish her toes to twist? Is that basically happiness? Let’s get Schmidt on the road for affirmation.
He is an attractive plot and that is that. This is not an indication of Gray’s ending, in order that they rushed Maggie off right into a relationship. It is a plot to drive into one thing else. Season 16 is all plot-driven; that is it.
Had been you stunned to study that Teddy is sexually/romantically fluid, had an affair and that Allison wasn’t simply her finest good friend however the love of her life? What are your ideas on this Teddy reveal, and what do you assume it means for her within the current?
Meaghan: I’m not mad by any means about this reveal. Nonetheless, I’m upset that one thing this vital in Teddy’s life was saved from us till now.
It is not like Teddy is a few new character. We’ve got been by means of loads along with her over time, so to be discovering out one thing this big this far in feels odd.
I can not preserve mendacity and sneaking round from Claire, she’s our greatest good friend.
Teddy
I feel that the aim of this was to make Teddy understand that it’s attainable for her to like two individuals on the similar time as a result of Allison did. As if her being in love with two individuals makes it okay that she is dishonest with Tom simply because she loves him. She wants to choose.
Berea: I used to be completely shocked by this reveal. I didn’t see this coming in any respect. I can’t look ahead to Owen to seek out out!
Positive, it’s not essentially his enterprise what her sexual exercise consisted of earlier than assembly him, however she named their youngster after her. That’s a giant factor that may’t keep a secret for lengthy.
What I cherished essentially the most about this reveal is that it proved me proper! I’d been saying Teddy dishonest isn’t out of character, and so they’ve simply proven that is true. She has a historical past of falling in love with people who find themselves unavailable after which sabotaging the love she will get.
I’m glad we acquired this backstory on Teddy as a result of for therefore lengthy her story has been so intricately tied with Owen’s. It’s good to have one thing that targeted on simply her.
Paul: Every little thing with Teddy took me abruptly on this installment, however it was good to study extra about her previous. Teddy has now confirmed that she sucks at relationships, and it could be clever to take some extra time to herself to determine who she desires to be with.
I believe the prospect assembly will drive her to come back to that conclusion. It could possibly be so simple as Teddy by no means getting over Allison’s loss of life, and which may clarify why she is not being devoted to Owen.
LC: This shocking storyline made Teddy attention-grabbing. Theodora Grace Altman has an origin story, and I would like extra of it.
I imply she’d be nice with Tom, however Teddy and Allison had been a wonderful pairing. I feel components of Teddy desires a love that she shared with Allison, and I feel she is aware of she will’t get that from Tom or Owen. In the long run, she’ll be single.
How heartbreaking was Richard’s episode on stage? What do you assume is flawed with him, and the way do you assume the storyline will play out?
Meaghan: Watching Richard bumble by means of his presentation like somebody having a psychotic break was devastating. It appears fairly clear after this episode that Richard is affected by Korsakoff’s syndrome which is linked to alcoholism.
His tremor, hallucinations and reminiscence points can all be attributed to it. I am positive we’re going to see him proceed to say no.
Tonight, with my sensible spouse’s assist, I found out the way to treatment most cancers.
Richard
Like Maggie’s whirlwind romance, this looks like one other signal that Gray’s will come to an finish. It could be nearly an ideal mirror to its beginnings watching Meredith visiting Richard in a nursing dwelling like she did Ellis.
Berea: Oh my goodness this broke my little coronary heart! I used to be so joyful initially of the episode (“Yay Richard and Catherine lastly made up! It’s about time!”), after which they shattered all my hopes and goals.
When he acquired on the stage, and so they confirmed all of his notes, I cringed so exhausting from second-hand embarrassment. I want Richard hadn’t been so prideful early on and simply gotten checked out when he first seen his tremor as a substitute of throwing suits and resigning.
I believe he might need Parkinson’s, however that analysis appears too apparent. Since we solely have two extra episodes left on this season, I actually hope we resolve it quickly.
Paul: Richard is considered one of few OGs nonetheless on the present, so I hope he pulls by means of. One thing tells me will probably be a mind tumor, and the docs are going to have a small period of time to avoid wasting his life. Even when they do save him, I nonetheless reckon he’ll retire from the hospital.
LC: I wished to cry. It was a second for Richard to lastly be entrance and heart, and it is halted by this medical situation.
It was exhausting to look at. It harm to look at. I am unsure what’s flawed. I am not going to invest as a result of I do know for positive I will be flawed.
I wish to assume that it could reunite Catherine and him. However I do not assume so. I feel this brings one other couple collectively *coughs* Jaggie *coughs*.
Which was your favourite storyline throughout this hour?
Meaghan: It’s a toss-up between Hayes’ spouse’s story, Richard’s decline, and Teddy’s reveal. All had been examples of Gray’s at its finest, delivering storylines heavy in emotion.
We do not get sufficient of those moments surrounding the core characters anymore. Often, they’re counting on the sufferers for most of these moments lately.
I met the daddy of my daughter in Afghanistan after Allison died and he saved me from a grief so big that I in all probability would’ve let it kill me. For years, I cherished him a lot I felt responsible for loving him half as a lot as I cherished Allison, responsible as a result of he was with another person, and responsible as a result of perhaps I wasn’t able to letting somebody love me absolutely. And Allison did love me, sure. However she cherished you too, Claire. Allison was in love with the each of us. On the time, I didn’t consider it. I assumed nobody may love multiple particular person directly. I assumed love couldn’t be divided like that. However now I do, I consider it. And I’m sorry for the lies, the betrayal. I used to be a foul good friend and I used to be egocentric and I by no means, ever meant to harm you.
Teddy
Berea: This episode was the primary time shortly this season that I can say I loved all tales. Teddy’s reveal was a jaw-dropper. Hayes’s backstory was heart-wrenching. Richard’s breakdown on stage (and discovering out Catherine was by no means there) was stunning!
And I cherished seeing Maggie get one other love curiosity, though I believe there’s something extra about Winston that we’re but to seek out out. I truly cherished each second of this episode.
Paul: Teddy’s storyline hit me essentially the most as a result of I’ve all the time had questions on her actions. I would not thoughts delving deeper into her backstory.
She was the love of my life, and also you had been the love of hers. Take care, Teddy.
Claire
LC: Hayes. It was stunning and heart-wrenching I appreciated the others. And actually, I’d have most well-liked a centric for every of those storylines so we are able to delve deeper.
Do you could have any extra ideas?
Meaghan: Thank god Hayes’ shaved his head. The person simply doesn’t look proper with hair.
Berea: Meaghan! I assumed I used to be the one one. Hayes with hair is NOT it! The bald seems to be nice on him.
I feel it’s attention-grabbing to see Maggie and Teddy performing like associates on this episode. If something, I’ve all the time form of thought-about the 2 of them frenemies.
Teddy resented having to ask her for a job. The 2 butted heads over Amelia and Owen greater than as soon as. I suppose the present desires to make them associates now, which I suppose I perceive contemplating she doesn’t have Arizona and Callie anymore.
Paul: What the heck occurred to DeLuca? I would like solutions!
LC: So, Meredith was simply at dwelling whereas the person she loves that went to jail for her hopped on a motorcycle and rode off into the sundown? M’kay. The promo subsequent week reveals Carina on vacay, and Andrew is simply gone with the wind after his meltdown? M’kay.
Plot-driven season. Hayes and Meredith have to occur in some unspecified time in the future.
What was your favourite quote and/or second?
Meaghan: Hayes’ spouse telling him that it’s okay to fall in love once more and that he will not have hassle given the truth that he’s a scorching physician.
His spouse’s capacity to inject humor into an in any other case heartbreaking scenario was unimaginable. Hopefully, him revisiting that second along with her will make him understand it’s time to let somebody in once more, and we are able to transfer in direction of him and Mer getting collectively.
Mrs. Hayes: It is OK so that you can fall in love once more. You will have my permission.
Hayes: I do not need that.
Mrs. Hayes: Which is why it’s essential to hear me say that it is OK.
Berea: Though it was unhappy, my favourite second was after we realized Catherine was by no means there after which Richard gave that cringe-worthy efficiency.
It was at this second that everybody lastly realized he’s sick. I’m trying ahead to everybody rallying behind him and discovering out what’s flawed to allow them to repair him.
LC: The truth that Teddy named her youngster with Owen, Allison … Whew, a large number!
Over to you, Gray’s Fanatics. Do you agree with our spherical desk? Do you disagree? Hit the feedback beneath.
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