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Grey's Anatomy S8E1 — Free Falling; She's Gone
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Grey's Anatomy•Season 8•Episode 1

Free Falling; She's Gone

8.0/10 · 1,461 votesSep 22, 201186 min

Ranked #16 of 23 in Season 8•−0.2 vs season avg

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The fifth-year residents return for the first day of a year that will make or break their careers: Meredith faces the consequences of tampering with Derek's clinical trial and is terminated at the hospital; April tries to step up to the plate as Chief Resident

Directed byRob Corn
Written byDebora Cahn, Joan Rater
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Cast14

Ellen Pompeo

Ellen Pompeo

Meredith Grey

Chandra Wilson

Chandra Wilson

Miranda Bailey

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Cristina Yang

Justin Chambers

Justin Chambers

Alex Karev

James Pickens Jr.

James Pickens Jr.

Richard Webber

Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Dempsey

Derek Shepherd

Kevin McKidd

Kevin McKidd

Owen Hunt

Kim Raver

Kim Raver

Teddy Altman

Sara Ramirez

Sara Ramirez

Callie Torres

Jessica Capshaw

Jessica Capshaw

Arizona Robbins

Eric Dane

Eric Dane

Mark Sloan

Chyler Leigh

Chyler Leigh

Lexie Grey

Crew3

Debora Cahn

Debora Cahn

Writer

Joan Rater

Joan Rater

Writer

R

Rob Corn

Director

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Episode Summary

"Free Falling; She's Gone" is episode 1 of Grey's Anatomy season 8. It scored 8.0/10 from 1,461 votes, ranking #16 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Rob Corn and written by Debora Cahn, Joan Rater, it aired on September 22, 2011.

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