Warning! This article contains spoilers for Grey's Anatomy season 20, episode 5.

This article contains discussion of mental health and suicide.

Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 marked the official halfway point of the season. Following the writers and actors strikes, Greys Anatomy season 20 was given an abridged 10-episode order, a big shift from its past seasons that typically consisted of 20 or more episodes. In the final five episodes of the season, viewers can expect one final crossover between Greys Anatomy and Station 19 before the firefighter spinoff show ends. Fortunately, the Greys Anatomy season 21 renewal means viewers have many more episodes to look forward to following the shortened season 20.

In Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5, Meredith made another return while the doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital dealt with a major accident involving medical students. The Greys Anatomy episode followed its typical formula that requires the story to find a balance between the patients and cases and the doctors personal lives. While this episode was more patient and case-oriented in some respects, the cases themselves allowed viewers to learn more about the doctors. Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 also addressed important mental health issues, potentially opening the door for more serious storylines.

After seasons of will they/wont they, Jo and Link finally got together at the end of Greys Anatomy season 19. Since then, their relationship has only grown stronger. However, an innocent conversation threatened to ruin their honeymoon phase when Jo realized her period was late. Though they are both parents already, the possibility of Jo being pregnant forced them to consider whether they were ready to have a baby together.

Jo panicked over the possibility of being pregnant in Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5, reminding Link that they already had two babies at home still in diapersScout, whom Link had with Amelia, and Jos adopted daughter Luna. Meanwhile, Link tried to be supportive, reminding Jo that she had options if she was pregnant and that whatever happened, they were in it together. After one test had an inconclusive result, another revealed Jo was not pregnant, causing even more mixed feelings for the couple.

While Link was relieved at the negative result, Jo felt confused by her own lack of relief. Towards the end of Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5, Jo confessed to Link that she did want to have a baby with him eventually, preferably when Luna was a bit older. Link told Jo that he could want a baby with her as well, he just needed more time to get used to the idea. While Jo and Link likely arent having a baby anytime soon in Greys Anatomy, its a storyline that can be revisited, especially with the medical dramas astounding longevity.

After appearing in the first three episodes of Greys Anatomy season 20, Meredith was missing in episode 4, only to make another appearance in episode 5. Though Ellen Pompeo is no longer a Greys Anatomy series regular, with Meredith leaving Seattle for Boston in the season 19 winter finale, she has appeared in multiple episodes since then. While Greys Anatomy has proved it can survive without Meredith, she is never more than a phone call away.

Greys Anatomy season 20 set her up for a larger role for Meredith than may have been expected due to her new Alzheimers research with Amelia. When it was first proposed, Meredith told Amelia they could work together from their opposite coasts, but in Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 4, Teddy gave them funding from the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital discretionary fund. This gave Meredith even more excuses to return to Seattle, which is where she was at the start of Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 before a call from Nick had her flying back to Boston.

While Meredith was in Seattle, Nick was watching her three children. When her son, Bailey, started showing signs of early appendicitis, Nick took him to the hospital. Nick eventually called Meredith, but Meredith was upset that hed taken Bailey to the hospital without telling her. Meredith was harsh on Nick, and she confessed to Richard this was partially because her son being in the hospital reminded her of when Derek was in the hospital before his tragic and untimely death.

Nick and Meredith eventually made up, with Meredith apologizing for her behavior. Nick isnt Merediths first boyfriend since Derek died, but he appears to be her most serious relationship since. With Nick having moved to Boston for Meredith, he has taken on more of a co-parenting role with her, something Meredith is still getting used to in Greys Anatomy.

After Winston didnt follow Maggie to Chicago, the Greys Anatomy season 19 finale saw some hope for the couple when they agreed to try and make their marriage work long distance. However, Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 3 revealed that Maggie wasnt keeping up on her end of the promise by constantly canceling on Winston at the last minute whenever he planned trips to visit her in Chicago. Winston took off his wedding ring at the end of that episode, but it wasnt until Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 that it was confirmed they were getting a divorce.

Early in Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5, Winston was immediately put into a bad mood when he was served with divorce papers. Though it hadnt been revealed yet that they were divorce papers, his reaction and lack of a wedding ring made it pretty clear. Their marriage was already over by the time Maggie sent the papers, but it didnt make it any easier for Winston, who had been fighting to save their relationship for the past season.

After taking his anger out on a patient, Jules boldly confronted her attending, which eventually led him to change his behavior. Towards the end of Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5, Amelia checked in on Winston, knowing Maggie had sent the papers. With Amelia still recovering from her breakup with Kai and Winston now getting divorced, Greys Anatomy season 20 should continue to explore their growing friendship.

Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 featured a major trauma that caused a group of medical students to become patients at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. The students had been at a party following their white coat ceremony, an event that celebrates the beginning of their time in medical school, when the second-floor deck collapsed, leading to a variety of injuries. Most of the patients were drunk and rowdy, while a student named Eddie was relatively calm.

Eddie had a simple dislocated shoulder, and after a long shift, Bailey told Simone, who had taken care of him, to go home and pass him off to Kwan. However, just before she was about to leave, she realized Eddie was missing. Assuming he was drunk like most of the other students and had just wandered off, the two interns went looking for him, eventually finding him on the roof, standing dangerously close to the ledge.

Simone realized that Eddie was completely sober and while he told them he wasnt sure if he came to the roof intending to hurt himself, he was ready to let the wind decide. Ben, who had been visiting Bailey and had mental health training through Station 19s Crisis One program, told Kwan that if they could keep Eddie talking, they could save his life. Eddie threw his white coat off the roof, confessing that he didnt feel like he deserved it. With all the pressure and pain of medical school, Eddie worried that he might not be cut out to be a doctor.

Kwan reassured Eddie that he wasnt alone in feeling that way, referencing the Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 title, Never Felt So Alone. In a rare moment of vulnerability, Kwan admitted to Eddie that he too still doesn't feel like a doctor, but he's still here. Fortunately, Eddie got off the ledge safely due to Kwan and Simones help. With Kwans confession, Greys Anatomy season 20 could and should continue to explore the mental health of the doctors and the interns in particular.

Another couple who received a good amount of screentime in Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 was Yasuda and Helm. The episode began with Helm, now co-chief resident, helping Yasuda study. As the only intern to have completed her procedure log, Yasuda was left waiting for everyone else in her class to finish their logs so she could return to the operating room.

The biggest case of the episode revolved around a medical student named Sophia who came to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital with a wooden railing in her back that caused her to lose feeling in her right leg. Lucas was put on the case with Owen and Amelia as the attendings. Lucas formed a bond with Sophia, who told him how badly she wanted to become a doctor. With Lucas and Owens insistence and support, Amelia performed a riskier surgery on her, saving her spine.

Meanwhile, Yasuda was left to deal with all the drunken medical students in the emergency room and was even puked on by one of them. Helm had led Yasuda to assume that shed tried to get her on Sophias case, but Schmitt told Yasuda that was the opposite of the truth. Schmitt had wanted to put Yasuda on the case, but Helm overruled him. Yasuda told Jules she felt betrayed by Helm, which could spell trouble for the couple in upcoming Greys Anatomy episodes.

Things have been rocky between Simone and Lucas in Greys Anatomy season 20 following Simones failed wedding and their hookup. Unable to deny their feelings, they perhaps got together too quickly, further complicating things. Just when it seemed like Simone and Lucas' relationship might be on the right track, their attempted surgery on Sam in the Greys Anatomy season 19 finale once again caused some issues between them.

After being on and off, Simone ended their relationship in Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 3, claiming she had to put herself first. Lucas then called her out, saying she was selfish and had always put herself first in their relationship, playing with his feelings. Since then, things have been tense and awkward between the interns, but Greys Anatomy season 20, episode 5 offered a glimmer of hope for Simone and Lucas when they took a nap in an on-call room together.

Episode #

Title

Release Date

1

We've Only Just Begun

March 14, 2024

2

Keep The Family Close

March 21, 2024

3

Walk on the Ocean

March 28, 2024

4

Baby Can I Hold You

April 4, 2024

5

Never Felt So Alone

April 11, 2024

6

The Marathon Continues

April 18, 2024

7

TBA

May 2, 2024

8

TBA

May 9, 2024

9

TBA

May 16, 2024

10

TBA

May 23, 2024

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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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