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Grey's Anatomy S18E5 — Bottle Up and Explode!
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Grey's Anatomy•Season 18•Episode 5

Bottle Up and Explode!

7.6/10 · 731 votesNov 11, 202143 min

Ranked #4 of 20 in Season 18•+0.3 vs season avg

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The Grey Sloan doctors spring into action after an explosion rocks Seattle, with the incoming trauma hitting close to home. Owen experiences PTSD after he hears the explosion, while his sister Megan enlists help from Winston and Hayes in confidence. In Minnesota, Meredith and Amelia

Directed byLindsay Cohen
Written byKiley Donovan, Beto Skubs
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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

No Time to Die stillE9 7.4

No Time to Die

Living in a House Divided stillE10 7.3

Living in a House Divided

Legacy stillE11 7.3

Legacy

The Makings of You stillE12 5.7

The Makings of You

Put the Squeeze on Me stillE13 7.2

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Road Trippin' stillE14 7.2

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Put It to the Test stillE15 7.8

Put It to the Test

Should I Stay or Should I Go? stillE16 7.1

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I'll Cover You stillE17 7.2

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Out for Blood stillE19 7.6

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You Are the Blood stillE20 8.5

You Are the Blood

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Ellen Pompeo

Ellen Pompeo

Meredith Grey

Chandra Wilson

Chandra Wilson

Miranda Bailey

James Pickens Jr.

James Pickens Jr.

Richard Webber

Caterina Scorsone

Caterina Scorsone

Amelia Shepherd

Camilla Luddington

Camilla Luddington

Jo Wilson

Kevin McKidd

Kevin McKidd

Owen Hunt

Kim Raver

Kim Raver

Teddy Altman

Chris Carmack

Chris Carmack

Atticus Lincoln

Anthony Hill

Anthony Hill

Winston Ndugu

Kelly McCreary

Kelly McCreary

Maggie Pierce

Jake Borelli

Jake Borelli

Levi Schmitt

Scott Speedman

Scott Speedman

Nick Marsh

Crew3

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Kiley Donovan

Writer

B

Beto Skubs

Writer

L

Lindsay Cohen

Director

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Episode Summary

"Bottle Up and Explode!" is episode 5 of Grey's Anatomy season 18. It scored 7.6/10 from 731 votes, ranking #4 of 20 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Lindsay Cohen and written by Kiley Donovan, Beto Skubs, it aired on November 11, 2021.

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