This episode we are deep diving into the limited Peacock docuseries Anatomy of Lies: the Elisabeth Finch Story. TW: mentions of abortion, abuse, antisemitic attacks, suicide

Danger looms at Seattle Grace as the Code Black is in full effect. Derek refuses to vacate the OR as Tucker's head is still open on the table, endangering both their lives; Bailey refuses to push as she endangers her life and her baby's life and Meredith still has her hand in the body, with Cristina refusing to leave her. Away from the bombs, the stress gets to Richard, causing him to have a suspected heart attack.

Meredith has an overwhelming feeling she's going to die today - until Cristina forcibly kicks her out of bed. Bailey returns to deliver her baby as her husband ends up on Derek's operating table. Meredith's feelings prove true, as a bomb in a body cavity enters the ER. Please excuse Kristen's audio. She was house-sitting in the house where echos were born. Resources for this episode:...

The nurses' strike causes chaos in the hospital, as Meredith accidentally intubates a DNR patient, and then must let her die; Izzie treats a young pregnant patient with much more in common than the patient realizes. George joins the picket line, while the rest of the interns meet their new resident, the anti-Nazi, which Cristina immediately clashes with over her choice of medical care.

Meredith must choose between her dog and her roommates. Meanwhile, George deals with an elderly patient who has outstayed her welcome, Bailey's pregnancy has complications, Alex gets his exam results, and Richard has a strike on his hands. TW: mentions of abortion Corrections: The Rings of Power series is loosely based on the Silmarillion. The insurrection actually happened 1/6/21, not 2022 (whoops)

The Chief enforces the 80 hour work limit with an iron fist so Meredith has free-time, and so does Cristina, but she chooses to go to Twin Falls, Idaho with Bailey for a heart retrieval while the Chief asks Derek for a favor regarding Ellis Grey. George has a teenage intersex patient, Alex treats a man who has a bezoar and Izzie works on Denny Duquette. TW: mentions of abortion, self harm, and JD Vance Resources:...

Tis the season to be jolly, as Burke and Cristina's religious differences are highlighted when they treat a boy who is refusing a heart transplant, while Derek has little religious problems with his patients of mixed Jewish and Christian family beginning for Chrismukkah while he feels less than festive, while Alex has problems with his own faith in himself as the rest of the interns try to help him study for his exam.

A prisoner swallows razor blades to get out of solitary confinement, annoying Cristina in the process. While watching over the quintuplets, Addison teaches a lesson to Izzie using an old technique that Richard taught her long ago.

It's a high profile day for Seattle Grace, high profile names become staff and high profile cases arrive, specifically the arrival of Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery-Shepherd and the mother of quintuplets, in which three of the five are surgical cases. Meanwhile, the rest of the interns face their own low profile dilemmas, as Meredith's one night stand shows up at the hospital more than pleased to see her, Cristina gets keyed and Alex makes a major mistake, both professionally and romantically.

None of the doctors can resist cutting as Izzie tries to embrace the season by making a perfect Thanksgiving dinner but doesn't know how, however, Burke saves the day and helps her, while Cristina, Meredith, and Alex hide at work instead of helping Izzie; and George has to embrace his own O'Malley tradition by shooting a turkey. TW: domestic abuse, abortion, 9/11

Derek and Addison's personal and professional lives collide as friends visit from Manhattan for more than just a visit as they want radical pre-emptive surgery to prevent cancer, while Cristina and Burke attempt a "normal" date, with surgical consequences and George is left puzzled about a man who fell five stories. TW: suicide, abortion, cancer

The hospital staff invade the privacy of a man with male hysterical pregnancy and Meredith is the only person who sympathizes with him, while Alex reveals his own privacy to a patient with a sheltered life.

A train crash brings in many patients to Seattle Grace, including Meredith, who is too drunk to work; while the rest of the interns face their own professional crashes as Cristina searches the entire hospital in search of a foot for the Chief; Izzie is unsure how to react around Addison; and Meredith, George, Bailey, Derek, and Burke treat two strangers impaled on a pole. All the while, Meredith awaits Derek's decision.

Cristina tells a pornographic story. Burke asks Cristina if they're in a relationship. Meredith decides she is out of Derek's life. Derek and Meredith search for a shaman. When Alex chokes, George performs open heart surgery in an elevator, and Izzie has a patient who has had a heart attack on the same day for the past seven years.

Cristina struggles to stay in bed when she could be performing surgeries. Alex discovers that he needs to retakeh a test to stay at SGH, Derek must choose between Addison or Meredith and Meredith's mother continues to bother the staff of Seattle Grace.

Secrets are let loose as Meredith's mother is admitted to Seattle Grace and Cristina's pregnancy becomes public when she collapses in the OR.

While the Chief is still a patient, Dr. Burke continues to run the surgical floor, in the midst of a car crash bringing in a family with a less than stable home life. Meanwhile, Addison is still roaming the halls of Seattle Grace, prompting Derek to bring in Richard's wife. **We had some technical issues while recording this episode so you'll notice a change around 27:30 minutes. Thanks in advance for your understanding!

Cristina tells Meredith about her pregnancy, Meredith deals with the sudden appearance of Derek's wife Addison, George avoids Alex fearfully, and Joe the bartender is admitted for surgery.

Burke operates on his friend. George gets syphilis from Olivia, Izzie and Cristina become body snatchers, Meredith finds it harder to look after her mother and Derek operates on Richard's brain while someone from his past crops up.

Meredith and Derek grow closer, Alex and Burke argue and perform a risky procedure, Izzie treats a psychic while Cristina treats a pregnant patient.

Cristina discovers she is pregnant. George finds out the anesthesiologist has been drinking on the job, but when he tells Shepherd he is thrown out of surgery. George and Izzie catch Derek leaving the house in the morning after he sleeps with Meredith, and when asked who it was, Meredith says it's no one they know. Izzie and George think Meredith is trying to get Derek to favor her, and try to ice her out.

All of the interns are in awe when a woman comes in with a record breaking tumor, but it is so far advanced that the woman's prognosis is not good. Now that Bailey knows about Meredith and Derek's affair, their jobs are in jeopardy, and she strongly advises Meredith to end it. Meanwhile, Cristina and Burke's secret relationship gets more complicated, and when no one else can be reached, Izzie has to perform a major procedure on her own.

Meredith realizes she could be sued for making a mistake on a surgery. Her life gets more hectic hiding her mother's secret. George finds a towel in a patient, Izzie throws a party and Bailey catches Meredith having sex with Derek.

Cristina's encounter with Ellis Grey's former scrub nurse, who is now a patient at Seattle Grace, changes her forever. George becomes infuriated when he realizes that Izzie and Meredith treat him like their sister. An old part of Izzie's life will be revealed which makes her the subject of hospital gossip and Derek, Meredith, George and Alex have a patient with nails in his head.