It's a bit of an understatement to say that Grey's Anatomy started off season 17 with a bang. Not only did the show kick off the new season with the jaw-dropping return of Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) in the premiere, there's apparently another major character return in the works for the upcoming episode. Unfortunately, though, there will be no new episode of the ABC medical drama this week ... which means, sadly, that we'll have to wait a bit more for the big reveal.

Fans first noticed that the show was skipping a week in the promotional video for the upcoming episode, titled "You'll Never Walk Alone." The preview saw Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) deteriorating further into her symptoms of COVID-19 and hinted that "another person from Meredith's past returns" in the same beach dream sequence that reunited her with her late husband Derek. It also stated that the episode will be airing "in two weeks."

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Needless to say, fans were majorly disappointed over the news, taking to Twitter to express their impatience for the next episode. "What?!?! TWO WEEKS!!! It just came back and I have to wait to find out what happens on 'Grey's Anatomy,'" one fan tweeted. "Great, now I'm going to spend two weeks creating theories of who Meredith can meet on the beach.... Thanks 'Grey's Anatomy' for not letting me sleep!" another wrote.

The next episode of season 17 isn't airing this week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, which takes place on Thursday, November 26 this year. ABC will be airing a special holiday schedule instead, which explains why Grey's Anatomy got bumped from its usual 9 p.m. ET slot this week.

The good news is that the show will return on Thursday, December 3. And if the new episode promo is any indication, Grey's fans will definitely be in for some major suspense.

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