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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.
  1. Background image for Leave a Light On
    4.5/10(2.8k votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Background image for In My Life
    5.2/10(1.6k votes)

    #2 - In My Life

    S17:E9

    After a heart-wrenching loss, Teddy struggles to cope and it triggers memories of her past. When Owen brings her home, she must face some long-standing truths. Meanwhile, Amelia tries to help the situation by encouraging Owen to accept and forgive Teddy.

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  3. Background image for The Makings Of You
    5.7/10(760 votes)

    #3 - The Makings Of You

    S18:E12

    Nick whisks Meredith away to his Minnesota cabin for a romantic weekend, leaving Winston and Maggie to care for Meredith’s children. Meanwhile, Amelia and Kai grow closer.

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  4. Background image for Mama Who Bore Me
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Ready to Run
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - 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. Background image for We Built This City
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - We Built This City

    S22:E2

    The team at Grey Sloan navigates a chaotic first day of surgical rotations amid hospital renovations. Meanwhile, Meredith spends time with Amelia.

    Director:Kevin McKidd
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  8. Background image for Song Beneath the Song
    6.1/10(4.7k votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Tony Phelan
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  9. Background image for The Last Supper
    6.2/10(1.1k votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Background image for Sign O' the Times
    6.3/10(1.3k votes)

    #9 - Sign O' the Times

    S17:E12

    Maggie is preoccupied with Winston while trying to treat a patient wounded in the Seattle protests. Meanwhile, Levi is tested by an emergency, and the doctors struggle to treat a patient who doesn't believe in COVID.

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  11. Background image for How to Save a Life
    6.4/10(9 votes)

    #10 - How to Save a Life

    S11:E21

    Derek witnesses a horrible car accident and springs into action to save lives.

    Director:Rob Hardy
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  12. Background image for Haunted
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for Look Up Child
    6.7/10(1.0k votes)

    #13 - Look Up Child

    S17:E14

    Jackson pays a visit to his father that helps set him on the right path.

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  15. Background image for Love Don't Cost a Thing
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Linda Klein
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  17. Background image for Love of My Life
    6.8/10(999 votes)

    #16 - Love of My Life

    S16:E19

    Richard preps to present his PATH pen at the LA Surgical Innovation Conference but becomes distracted by his issues with Catherine. Maggie and Teddy run into people from their past at the same conference, while Hayes relives moments from when he met his late wife.

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  18. Background image for No Time for Despair
    6.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #17 - No Time for Despair

    S17:E6

    Grey Sloan Memorial faces new pressures as Seattle Pres is overloaded, and Grey Sloan Memorial is now on surge capacity protocol. Meanwhile, Owen and Amelia are faced with one of the most controversial surgeries of their careers.

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  19. Background image for The Other Side of This Life (1)
    6.9/10(1.7k votes)

    #18 - The Other Side of This Life (1)

    S3:E22

    Meredith works on her relationship with Susan and Thatcher. Cristina has to deal with her mother and Burke's. Alex continues to tend to Jane Doe/Ava. Meredith and Derek's relationship has a problem that needs resolution quick. Addison sees her god-daughter which leads to a job offer outside of Seattle. Derek has to perform surgery. Burke has a reservation about marrying Cristina. Many new people guest star in the course of Addison's road trip to California. Addison considers moving to be closer to her old med school friends until she discovers that drama she wishes to leave behind isn't exclusive to Seattle. Her friends who she thought had it all, are divorced. A pregnant woman must discover who the father of her child is.

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  20. Background image for The Room Where It Happens
    6.9/10(1.9k votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Debbie Allen
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  21. Background image for The First Cut is the Deepest
    7.0/10(35 votes)

    #20 - The First Cut is the Deepest

    S1:E2

    The surgical staff tries to be optimistic as a young woman clings to life after a brutal attack. Meanwhile Meredith puts her career on the line to save a newborn in the hospital nursery, and the other interns learn that it takes more than just medical knowledge to be good at their jobs.

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  22. Background image for Civil War
    7.0/10(1.0k votes)

    #21 - Civil War

    S13:E15

    Richard, Jackson, April and Catherine tackle a grueling trauma case intensified by hospital politics. Amelia finally faces her feelings about Owen, and Meredith gets caught between Nathan and Alex over a patient.

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  23. Background image for Life on Mars?
    7.0/10(761 votes)

    #22 - Life on Mars?

    S16:E17

    A wealthy inventor arrives at Grey Sloan and asks Koracick for help, while Meredith struggles to save a woman with diabetes who has been rationing her insulin. Jo and Link fight to save a young man who fell onto train tracks, and Jackson and Vic's relationship hits a snag.

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  24. Background image for Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right
    7.0/10(809 votes)

    #23 - Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right

    S17:E11

    The Grey Sloan doctors are stuck in the middle of a fight between a newlywed couple who are injured in a car accident and brought to the hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, Jackson’s generosity with COVID-positive patients goes a bit too far, and Hayes works to rebuild Maggie’s confidence and convince her to perform an extremely risky heart surgery.

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  25. Background image for I'm Still Standing
    7.0/10(706 votes)

    #24 - I'm Still Standing

    S17:E16

    Levi gets accepted into the vaccine trial. Meanwhile, Amelia and Owen treat a car crash patient, and Hayes and Jo are met with Luna’s legal guardian.

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  26. Background image for Some Kind of Tomorrow
    7.0/10(732 votes)

    #25 - Some Kind of Tomorrow

    S18:E2

    Meredith seeks advice from Amelia. Meanwhile, Richard is reenergized as he takes teaching to a new level at the hospital, and Winston treats a patient suffering from kidney failure.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Leave a Light On" is the worst rated episode of "Grey's Anatomy". It scored 4.5/10 based on 2808 votes. Directed by Debbie Allen and written by Elisabeth R. Finch, it aired on 3/5/2020. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "In My Life".