Spoiler alert! This story contains spoilers for Greys Anatomys Season 20 finale Burn It Down, which aired May 30. If you arent caught up, you can stream the episode with a Hulu subscription.

It was all but promised that Catherine Fox would be on a tear when Greys Anatomy kicked off its Season 20 finale, as she learned in the unhinged penultimate episode that Meredith, Amelia and Teddy had gone behind her back to continue their groundbreaking research into Alzheimers disease. But there were a couple of times in Burn It Down when the Seattle surgeons held their ground against the intimidating Fox Foundation owner, including a grand gesture by Miranda Bailey and the interns to end the season on a cliffhanger. While it was a powerful statement of solidarity, the whole thing fell flat to me.

Catherine (Debbie Allen) got called out more than once in Greys Anatomys season finale. Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) refused to be bullied into handing over her Alzheimers research, choosing to publish it instead, and Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) accused Catherine of being on an ego trip when she told Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) that she couldnt operate on Station 19s Theo Ruiz. However, the biggest stand against Catherine came from Miranda and the first-years in defense of Lucas Adams.

At the end of Season 19, Lucas (Niko Terho) chose to operate on a patient after Teddy collapsed on the OR floor. The patient didnt survive, and after an investigation, the hospital board recommended that Catherine make the intern repeat his first year.

As she was about to dole out the punishment, the other four interns barged into the office and demanded that Catherine go against the boards recommendation or they would all walk. Catherine scoffed at the notion, saying they were all replaceable, and thats when Miranda (Chandra Wilson) made her entrance, asking if she, too, could be so easily replaced. The episode ended with the women in a death-stare stalemate.

Of the three times someone stood up to Catherine Fox in the Season 20 finale, Lucas situation held the lowest stakes. Meredith was fighting to save millions of people from Alzheimers. Teddy was fighting to save a firefighters life. The interns were fighting to save Lucas from either having to repeat a year or accept the cushy job hed been offered in Chicago? Um, I think hell be OK.

I love to see Miranda stand up for whats right, especially when shes coming to the defense of one of her protgs, but its hard for me to believe this was the hill shed choose to die on. She certainly did no such thing when George OMalley failed his intern exam and had to repeat a year. Miranda even told Simone earlier in the episode that it wasnt up to them where Lucas chose to continue his career.

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Unfortunately, the all or none attitude of the interns was kind of hard for me to accept as well, due to behind-the-scenes happenings. If the first-year residents feel that strongly about remaining five strong, whats going to happen when Greys Anatomy loses cast member Midori Francis? No one knows yet how Mika Yasuda will be written out of the show, but will everyone threaten to quit again when that exit comes in Season 21?

Weve got a few months before we find out how Catherine responds to Mirandas ultimatum, but in the meantime, you can relive Season 20 or any of your favorite Greys Anatomy eras on Hulu. Also be sure to check out our 2024 TV schedule to see whats premiering soon.

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