Let this be a lesson to all of us when Shonda Rhimes says a season finalewill be on fire, shes not kidding around. As in, were gonna go into next weeks episode with the hospital actually ON FIRE.

And leave it to Greys to have a literal explosion not be the only shocker of the night. Lets just scrub in and get right to all of it

Alex tracks down Jos husband Alex Karev has a particular set of skills, and hell use them to locate the abusive estranged husband youre hiding from and fantasize about punching him in the face. Alex has indeed found Dr. Paul Stadler (Glee alum Matthew Morrison) and is lurking around the hotel where hes attending a medical conference, conflicted as to whether he should approach the guy and what he should do. First, he imagines chatting Paul up at the hotel bar, introducing himself with a fake last name and getting drunk with him before throwing punches at him outside. But that daydream ends with police sirens and Alex in jail, and nobody wants to worry about him getting arrested again (raise your hand if you were glad that was just imaginary, because Im right there with you).

Then, he imagines doing his best Liam Neeson/Taken impression to the guy before he gives a speech at the conference, casually walks over, and warns that hes watching him, and how if he ever goes near Jo again, hell find him and kill him. That scenario also takes a nightmare turn when he imagines coming back to Seattle to find Paul strangling her. (Raise your hand if you were glad that was imaginary, too.)

But then we see the non-imaginary, no-one-dies-or-gets-arrested scenario play out: Paul cuts in front of Alex on the street to get a cab, then apologizes and offers to share it, if hes heading to the airport as well. Our dear Dr. Karev stares at him, but ultimately doesnt say anything about Jo and lets the cab drive away. Much less dramatic, but is this the last well see of the two of them in the same place?

Owens shocking sister newsWhen Owen gets a knock at the door and two Army officers are waiting outside, it doesnt look like the news is good. And at first, we think it isnt all we hear is that its news about his sister, and then Owen goes into work in a shell-shocked daze. When a mother tearfully thanks him for stopping their baby daughter from choking, hes abrupt and non-Owen-like with them and walks off. Amelia sees this and goes after him, and once theyre alone in one of the supply closets, he tells her theyve found his sister alive.

He tells her Megan Hunt was found in a basement in a rebel-held neighborhood and shes now in an Army hospital in Germany. Hes still in shock and cant bring himself to believe its really her, and Amelia calmly says theyll find out for sure.

After getting on the phone with Dr. Altman (Teddy! Kim Raver!) and showing off some impressive conversational German Amelia learns Megan is being transferred to the U.S. and asks if she can be brought to Grey Sloan once shes stateside. She also tells Owen shes called a PTSD expert, not just for Megan, but for him as well.

For Owen, the news his sister is alive and coming home has him wracked with guilt. He thinks about how he got married, divorced, and married again, going on with his life for the past 10 years while she was being held captive and tortured. I stopped looking, he says, breaking into tears in Amelias arms. I gave up.

What does Megans return mean for Mer and Riggs? Well, Mer had just decided to take another huge step with Riggs letting him meet her children and sleep over for part of the night when she comes home to Amelia sitting with a sleeping Owen on the couch. Amelia tells her about his sister being alive and how shell be arriving in Seattle in the next few days, and Meredith asks if Riggs knows yet. He doesnt, because Owen hasnt told anyone else yet, not even his own parents. Mer decides she has to tell him immediately because if Derek were alive, shed want to know as soon as possible.

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