Warning! SPOILERS about Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 ahead.

Merediths story in Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 prompted a fight with Nick and some reminiscing over her peculiar situation when her kids are involved, but it also contradicted a Greys Anatomy season 10 story. While Greys Anatomy season 20 surprisingly gave Meredith a win romantically with Nick moving to Boston to put their relationship first, Merediths trips to and from Seattle for the secret Alzheimers research interfered with it. That is especially true given that the secret trips prompted Nick to often take care of Merediths children, causing arguments between Nick and Meredith in case of emergencies.

Balancing the importance of her secret research with her family commitments proved especially difficult with Catherine on the warpath as a result of Merediths Alzheimers statements in Greys Anatomy season 19s ending. Despite their precarious situation, Richard offered Meredith the Fox Foundations private jet to get her to Boston in time for when Bailey woke up after surgery, proving once again the unbreakability of Meredith and Richards bond in Greys Anatomy. Their trip prompted a rare admission of fragility from Meredith about feeling lonely due to raising her kids without Derek. However, when they raised them together, similar problems arose.

Meredith not wanting to be in the same room with Nick because he didnt call her straight away after suspecting Baileys appendicitis showed how extremely protective she was about her children. Richard and Merediths exchange about her not actually being alone in raising them was a consequence of Richard noticing how closed-off Meredith was with Nick after what happened and of Merediths confession that she felt lonely in raising them without Derek. However, Merediths complaints against Nick in Greys Anatomy season 20 were the same as she had against Derek in Greys Anatomy season 10, episode 20.

Greys Anatomy season 10 saw Meredith and Dereks biggest-ever fight arise from his accepting to lead the presidential brain mapping initiative despite having promised to take a step back to care for their family as Meredith focused on her career. Overwhelmed by all his commitments and accused of dropping the ball on teaching the residents and operating on patients by Hunt and Webber, Derek forgot to tell Meredith with whom their kids were in Greys Anatomy season 10, episode 20, resulting in Meredith being worried about her kids whereabouts for three hours and as she operated on someone.

Merediths confession to Richard in Greys Anatomy season 20 romanticized her past with Derek, forgetting the problems she had when Derek took care of their children and what she accused him of, which exactly mirrored the reason behind Merediths anger at Nick.

For most of Greys Anatomy, Meredith raised her children alone. While Amelia, Maggie and Alex greatly helped her in her day-to-day life, decisions about her children were always taken by Meredith by herself. Merediths apologies to Nick in Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 centered the point, as it wasnt that she didnt trust him, but that she was used to making decisions about them on her own. However, changing her approach and including Nick in the decisions might actually help Meredith and her children too.

After all, Merediths inclination to fight for the right thing often impacted her kids as well. When committing insurance fraud in Greys Anatomy season 15, Meredith put her daughter Elliss name on the chart. When she almost lost her medical license the following season, her kids could also be affected as it would have impacted Merediths livelihood and theirs. Thus, making decisions with someone else like Nick could mitigate Merediths recklessness, bringing her out of her comfort zone and helping her, Zola, Bailey and Ellis as a result in Greys Anatomy.

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Title

Release Date

6

The Marathon Continues

May 2, 2024

7

TBA

May 9, 2024

8

TBA

May 16, 2024

9

TBA

May 23, 2024

10

TBA

May 23, 2024

Greys Anatomy returns on ABC with season 7, episode 6 on May 2, 2024.

Grey's Anatomy is considered one of the great television shows of our time, winning several awards and four Emmys. The high-intensity medical drama follows Meredith Grey and the team of doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial, who are faced with life-or-death decisions on a daily basis. They seek comfort from one another, and, at times, more than just friendship. Together they discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white.

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