Grey’s Anatomy’s 450th Episode: How the series honored its past while setting up the future

Grey’s Anatomy just reached a great milestone. The series just dropped the second episode of the twenty-second season. It is its 450th episode of the series. For years, this series has been capturing endless hearts with its chaotic yet beautiful storyline featuring the lives of the doctors and the medical staff.

This episode truly depicted how to honor a legacy while also making sure to set the stage for a bright future ahead. Right from the beginning, there is an echo of the show’s roots. It quickly brings back memories from the past episodes of Grey’s Anatomy.

Honoring the past and looking ahead at a bright future in Grey’s Anatomy episode 450

This episode of Grey’s Anatomy begins with a nightmare that Meredith sees, which completely shakes her to her core. In her dream, she sees her mother bringing in a reference to the carousel. It also brings out a depiction of how Meredith suffered an intense trauma recently with the explosion at the hospital. She wakes up from the nightmare and reaches to open the door when viewers are shocked to see Maggie Pierce waiting at the door.

It is truly intriguing to see how the show brings back a crucial member of the series, not in a flashy manner but rather in the most genuine and realistic manner. Maggie comes inside the house. She tells Meredith that she came for Amelia. Both Meredith and Maggie are equally worried about Amelia’s deteriorating mental state. While they discuss Amelia’s situation, there is a distinct level of nostalgia.

It is the familiar feeling of watching the two sisters come back together that truly tugs at our heartstrings. On the other hand, at the hospital, the stage is getting all prepped up for the future. The fresh batch of interns arrives, and Webber begins his customary speech. It undeniably brings back memories of how the series first began with Meredith as the intern.

The new interns in Grey’s Anatomy also come with the same flair to prove themselves that we saw when the series began. This is a perfect reference depicting that the arrival of the interns sets the stage for the central mission of the show, which is training the next generation of doctors. The introduction of these new faces symbolises the ongoing cycle of life.

Despite the challenges that the hospital went through in the previously with the explosion, it focuses on moving forward and ushering in a bright future. On the other hand, Dr. Beltran’s death adds a layer of sadness to the atmosphere, as we see Dr. Baily speaking about being worried about the second-year doctors, as they are heavily impacted by Dr. Beltran’s death.

The episode also takes the next step with Bailey making Ben her chief resident. She tells him that she cannot be in “five places all at once”. Hence, Ben’s becoming the chief resident will reduce a lot of her mental load. The episode ends with Amelia choosing to take a sabbatical.

She visits Richard and tells him about the vacation days that she did not take over the past four years. It cannot be denied that she is heavily impacted by the explosion and Monica’s death. She even blames herself, which is further deteriorating her condition. This sabbatical might be a good opportunity for her to handle the emotional toll. Throughout the episode of Grey’s Anatomy, the significance of the carousel remains.

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