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The Worst Episodes of Grey's Anatomy

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The Worst Episodes of Grey's Anatomy

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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    4.8/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Nothing Left to Cling To

    S16:E1

    Meredith, Richard and Alex must deal with the consequences after Bailey fires them from Grey Sloan for insurance fraud. After disappearing in the fog, Jackson helps a man in a dangerous situation, as his relationship with Maggie comes to a new crossroad. Meanwhile, Tom gets new responsibilities at the hospital that throw the doctors for a loop.

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    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - With a Little Help from My Friends

    S18:E4

    Richard recruits Meredith and Bailey to help him launch a new program. Meanwhile, Addison’s patient has complications from a procedure, and Jo helps a woman who goes into premature labor.

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    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Add It Up

    S15:E18

    Maggie introduces mood rooms as an alternative approach to medicine. Alex and DeLuca butt heads over an 11-year-old patient who tries to sabotage her own surgery. Jackson and Richard deal with a gender non-binary patient. Meanwhile, Teddy has a pregnancy scare that brings Owen and Koracick to odds.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Hotter Than Hell

    S18:E3

    Seattle’s favorite redhead returns and graces the Grey Sloan halls with her experience and expertise as she attempts to help Richard teach the newest crop of residents. Meanwhile, Meredith has a decision to make, and Link confides in Teddy.

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    5.8/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Idle Hands

    S9:E18

    As the hospital continues to make positive changes under the new management, the doctors begin to realize that owning a hospital comes with its own set of problems and responsibilities. Meanwhile, Meredith worries about the wellbeing of her unborn baby, Callie and Arizona try to get the spark back in their relationship, and Alex gives Jo‘s new boyfriend a run for his money.

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    5.8/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Catastrophe and the Cure

    S13:E2

    Meredith considers her loyalties, as Alex deals with the repercussions of his actions. Newlyweds Amelia and Owen host a dinner party with unlikely guests, and Jackson proposes an arrangement to help April through her recovery.

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    Director:Kevin McKidd
    Writer:Karin Gist
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    6.0/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Break Down the House

    S14:E1

    Meredith and the team are focused on helping Owen’s sister after her shocking return, and Amelia faces a conflict over a patient. Meanwhile, Bailey is forced to give Grey Sloan a facelift after the fire, and the doctors are introduced to a few new faces that spice things up around the hospital.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Mama Who Bore Me

    S19:E15

    With Levi’s help, a patient celebrates a milestone. Jo processes a difficult diagnosis, and Maggie and Winston decide their future.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Ready to Run

    S19:E18

    Richard and Teddy make an exciting announcement. Jules and Blue butt heads over Maxine’s care while Lucas helps an artist decide on a risky procedure. Jo and Mika tend to Sam as Simone faces a life-changing decision.

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    6.1/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Song Beneath the Song

    S7:E18

    A cataclysmic event leaves the doctors shaken; Callie, on the verge of a life-changing moment, starts imagining about the hospital and her friends.

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    Director:Tony Phelan
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    6.1/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Danger Zone

    S14:E5

    In a flashback to Iraq in 2007, the events leading up to Megan’s kidnapping are revealed. In present day, Owen and Megan hash out old wounds.

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    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Whistlin' Past the Graveyard

    S16:E6

    Alex enlists Richard to help distract investors when he hears disturbing news about skeletons on the construction site grounds. Teddy tasks herself with creating original Halloween costumes for Allison and Leo.

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    Director:Pete Chatmon
    Writer:Julie Wong
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    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Leave a Light On

    S16:E16

    Bailey and Ben face a huge, life-altering decision, while Meredith and several of the doctors reflect on the past.

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    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Last Supper

    S16:E12

    Jackson creates an uncomfortable situation when he invites new girlfriend, Vic, to what he thinks is Richard and Catherine’s anniversary celebration, only to discover the dinner was called for different reasons. Elsewhere, Levi brings Nico on a trip to visit an ailing family member.

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    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #15 - The Room Where It Happens

    S13:E8

    A difficult surgery brings back pivotal memories for Meredith, Richard, Owen and Stephanie, as they work together to save a life.

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    Director:Debbie Allen
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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Haunted

    S19:E4

    It’s Halloween night at Grey Sloan Memorial. Meredith and Nick try to spend some alone time together; Levi is stressed due to overworking, and Winston and Owen have the interns practice trauma training on a real cadaver.

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    Director:Amyn Kaderali
  18. Background image for I'll Follow the Sun
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - I'll Follow the Sun

    S19:E7

    It’s Meredith’s last day at Grey Sloan Memorial and the doctors plan a goodbye surprise, while Nick confronts her about the future of their relationship. Elsewhere, the interns compete to scrub in on Maggie and Winston’s groundbreaking partial heart transplant procedure, and Richard asks Teddy an important question.

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  19. Background image for The Sound of Silence
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    #18 - The Sound of Silence

    S12:E9

    Meredith is brutally attacked by a patient, and Penny is the one who discovers her. The doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial rush to stabilize Meredith and remain by her side in the harrowing aftermath.

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    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Momma Knows Best

    S15:E4

    Meredith turns heads when she shows up to work done up and ready for her blind date later that day, while Alex makes a questionable decision in order to save a patient. Meanwhile, the burden of knowing Teddy’s secret keeps Maggie up at night, ultimately making her decide she has to tell someone.

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    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Falling Slowly

    S13:E4

    Alex tries to do the right thing but still cant catch a break. Jackson and April adjust to their “new normal” with the baby. While Meredith and Nathan establish what’s going on between them, Amelia questions the state of her relationship with Owen.

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Save the Last Dance for Me

    S16:E13

    DeLuca can’t figure out what’s going on with his incurable patient Suzanne and he turns to a diagnostics genius, Dr. Riley from UCSF, for help. Bailey checks in on Joey, a foster kid that Ben brought into Grey Sloan. Meanwhile, Amelia is getting the results of her paternity test and Jo confronts her about how she is treating Link.

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    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Helplessly Hoping

    S17:E7

    “Grey’s Anatomy” picks up where the previous episode of “Station 19” left off as both teams tend to a tense situation with so much at stake. Meanwhile, Jo convinces Hayes to bend the rules on a case, and Maggie and Winston reconnect.

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Love Don't Cost a Thing

    S19:E9

    Simone is met with a life-changing decision upon the return of someone from her past. Blue shadows Maggie on a risky procedure, while Jo and Link tend to a pregnant woman. At the intern house, Lucas and Mika throw a party filled with surprises.

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves

    S19:E10

    Catherine returns to Grey Sloan for a surgical case that makes Lucas and Blue queasy. Amelia treats a possible cancer patient with a family that’s a little too supportive. Owen takes his medical future into his own hands, much to Teddy’s surprise.

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    Director:Linda Klein
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    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Start Me Up

    S7:E12

    Arizona tries to reconcile with Callie, who has big news to share; Teddy faces an important decision; the residents receive new interns; the Chief makes an announcement.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Nothing Left to Cling To" is the worst rated episode of "Grey's Anatomy". It scored 4.8/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Debbie Allen and written by Krista Vernoff, it aired on 9/26/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "With a Little Help from My Friends".