Will Meredith Get Alzheimers In ‘Grey’s Anatomy’? These Fan Theories Are Heartbreaking

The episode was written by Zoanne Clack and Peter Nowalk, while Ed Ornelas directed it. On March 29, 2010, Demi Lovato announced on Twitter that they would film an episode of Grey’s Anatomy during the week. It was later revealed that they would play a schizophrenic patient in a May episode. On April 14, Lovato posted a picture of themself on the set.

However, Meredith eventually told Lexie it wasn’t worth being angry over. Since Mark was still in love with Lexie, he recruited Jackson and bribed him with surgery in exchange for information about Lexie. Jackson, however, began to have feelings for Lexie and the two began dating. Lexie told Mark that she was seeing someone else when they were at Callie’s baby shower. He asked if it was someone he knew, but Lexie walked away. Eventually, Mark figured it out once the two went public with their relationship.

On March 6, 2014, it was revealed that Isaiah Washington would reprise his role as Preston Burke for 1 episode in May 2014. It is believed that his reappearance will have ties with Cristina Yang’s departure from the show after 9 years. Dr. Burke was Cristina Yang’s love-interest for much of his 3 years on the show. Washington was fired 7 years ago after he made a homophobic slur against castmate, T. On March 18, 2014, it was announced that another Grey’s Anatomy alum would return in May and stay until the end of the season. Caterina Scorsone will return to play Amelia Shepherd, one of Derek’s 4 sisters.

Season 6, Episode 1 – Season 7, Episode 20: Meredith & Derek Begin Married Life Together & Start A Family After Meeting Zola

But external pressures, like the deaths of Meredith’s mother Ellis and stepmother Susan , combined with Derek’s desire to be chief of surgery caused a strain. It was revealed in June 2013, that 4 out of the 5 interns from Season 9 would be returning as series-regulars, including Camilla Luddington, Gaius Charles, Jerrika Hinton and Tessa Ferrer. It was announced in July 2013 that Bobby Campo and Heather Hemmens were slated to guest star in the 2-part season premiere. In August 2013, TVGuide reported that Dexter alum James Remar is set for a “mysterious” story-arc. It was later revealed that Remar would be playing Alex Karev’s drug addict father, whom he hasn’t seen in more than 20 years. In October 2013, it was announced that Hector Elizondo would be returning to the show, as Callie Torres’ father, for a ‘Callie-centric’ episode that would air mid-November.

But Meredith did show up at Nick’s house at the end of the episode, delivering the news in person that they pulled off Hamilton’s surgery. Derek became so resentful of Meredith because of his choice that on season 11, she told him to take the job and go to Washington D.C. They were estranged when he left but eventually made up. When their final clinical trial patient lived, Meredith showed Derek she was ready to commit by building the floor plan for their house out of candles on his land. She told him they could be extraordinary together rather than ordinary apart. Also in season three episode one, Derek told Meredith he was in love with her even though he was with Addison and she was dating Finn, the vet (played by Chris O’Donnell).

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The guy doesn’t get her medical-internship life and is barely memorable. The possibility of Meredith getting Alzheimer’s comes from the fact that her mother, renowned surgeon Dr. Ellis Grey, was diagnosed with the disease. You may recall that the pilot revealed Ellis’ condition how to delete your browsesingles.com account — Meredith was seen narrating her story to her mom at a nursing home. Back in Season 9, Meredith was tested for Alzheimer’s genetic markers and the results ended up being positive for more than one. Lexie was the daughter of Thatcher Grey and his second wife, Susan.

They reunite at a medical conference and spend the entire day and evening together, Before Sunrise style. Most of their problems stem from the fact that they got married quickly and it probably doesn’t help that most of the time Winston seems more in love with Maggie than the other way around. These two get each other, and my fingers are crossed that they iron all the little marital wrinkles out. We’ve been burned by Amelia Shepherd before, so it’s hard to get too invested this early on — Amelia and Kai met in season 18 during Meredith’s Parkinson’s study — but so far, so good? Amelia has never felt so seen in a relationship and Kai is so in love they’re willing to throw their “no kids” rule out the window. I am very much here for inappropriate doctor-patient love stories, but Alex and ferry-boat-crash victim and facial-reconstruction patient Rebecca-also-Ava was always a disaster.

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Said Goodbye To Meredith Grey — And It Was Surprisingly Underwhelming

The reason why so many fans have such a difficult time with the idea that Mer is moving on is because no-one can replace Derek, not just in her heart, but in theirs as well. This was a bit of a non-starter, but John does get points for Josh Radnor’s charms. John was different from Meredith’s previous romantic encounters, as the two met on a blind date. Interestingly, they were each meant to be on a date with other people, but they hit it off and chose to continue their time together.

Bailey learns a lot about herself through her time with Tucker, getting her ready to meet the true love of her life , and we as an audience get to see a more vulnerable side of her for the first time. While working with Mark Sloan, she developed an attraction, intensified by Derek’s ban on them going out. Mark himself was initially reluctant out of loyalty to Derek, as she was the sister of his best friend’s wife and their age gap. One night, Lexie went to his hotel room, stripped and says “teach me”, they began a secret relationship. They grew close very quickly and Mark developed true feelings for her, but Lexie was tired of the secrecy and put their relationship on hold. Eventually, Mark told Derek and they began dating in public.

Initially, Meredith resented the fact that he didn’t keep his promise to take a step back, as now she had to take a step back to take care of the kids. As he became more and more important, occasional business trips to Washington D.C. When Derek returned from one of the trips to D.C., he had met the President, who was so interested that he wanted to make the meeting a weekly thing. He offered Derek a permanent position at the NIH and an attending position for Meredith at James Madison Hospital, so Derek could do the actual brain mapping work himself. Everyone is encouraged to go back and watch “Moment of Truth” in season eight, when Richard and Catherine sleep together for the first time. Richard and Catherine are such a great couple because they are so evenly matched.

Their few dates were plagued by Meredith canceling in a panic and after the first time that they were intimate, she kicked him out of her home. Derek was the love of Meredith’s life and meeting someone new was always going to be a struggle. Unfortunately for William, he wound up being the bad pancake.

Things get rocky from time to time, especially when Ben quits his surgical residency and becomes a firefighter instead, but they remain in a happy and stable marriage. Professionally, Derek is regarded as one of the best neurosurgeons in the world. His services result in two million dollars worth of annual revenue for the hospital.

You think that she should realize that everyone at the hospital is family, regardless of whether they are actually related and that she should be warmer and more supportive. Sometimes, her opinion really isn’t wanted, and the others should basically tell her to butt out of their personal business. She is really harsh with Richard for a while and you get why (because, of course, she has a complicated relationship with him since he was her mother’s one true love). Given that they had strengthened their emotional compatibility with their newfound friendship, the writers hinted the characters would eventually give in to their passion again. At the beginning of season 1, episode 9, “Who’s Zoomin’ Who?,” Meredith and Derek’s iconic Grey’s Anatomy romance got more serious after Meredith confided in Derek about her mother’s health.

With the news of Izzie dying and her previous comments about spending her life with Alex, Derek and Meredith decided to give their wedding to Izzie to give her the happiest day of her life. Meredith and Derek intended to get married at city hall but found they had no time due to Izzie’s surgery and the John Doe patient. So they chose to get married by writing their vows on a post-it note. They stated that they’d love each other, even when they hated each other; that they would never walk away and that they would care for each other when they were old, senile and smelly. The John Doe patient turned out to be their friend George.