- 4.4/10(2.7k votes)
#1 - Leave a Light On
Loading...S16:E16Bailey and Ben face a huge, life-altering decision, while Meredith and several of the doctors reflect on the past.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Debbie AllenWriter:Elisabeth R. Finch - 5.2/10(1.6k votes)
#2 - In My Life
Loading...S17:E9After 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Kevin McKiddWriter:Tameson Duffy - 5.6/10(3.6k votes)
#3 - How to Save a Life
Loading...S11:E21Derek witnesses a horrible car accident and springs into action to save lives.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Rob HardyWriter:Shonda Rhimes - 5.8/10(731 votes)
#4 - The Makings Of You
Loading...S18:E12Nick 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Debbie AllenWriter:Felicia Pride - 6.2/10(4.6k votes)
#5 - Song Beneath the Song
Loading...S7:E18A cataclysmic event leaves the doctors shaken; Callie, on the verge of a life-changing moment, starts imagining about the hospital and her friends.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Tony PhelanWriter:Shonda Rhimes - 6.2/10(1.0k votes)
#6 - The Last Supper
Loading...S16:E12Jackson 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.
0 CommentsView allWriter:Jason Ganzel - 6.3/10(1.3k votes)
#7 - Sign O' the Times
Loading...S17:E12Maggie 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Michael MedicoWriter:Jase Miles-Perez - 6.3/10(664 votes)
#8 - I'll Follow the Sun
Loading...S19:E7It’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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Debbie AllenWriter:Krista Vernoff - 6.6/10(447 votes)
#9 - Love Don't Cost a Thing
Loading...S19:E9Simone 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Kevin McKiddWriter:Jess Righthand - 6.7/10(970 votes)
#10 - Look Up Child
Loading...S17:E14Jackson pays a visit to his father that helps set him on the right path.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Debbie Allen - 6.7/10(461 votes)
#11 - All Star
Loading...S19:E8Teddy makes a challenging decision. Meanwhile, Maggie and Winston aren’t on speaking terms, and Link leans on Jo for emotional support as he preps for a surgery on a well-known athlete. Simone and Lucas are surprised by an unlikely visitor.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Allison Liddi-BrownWriter:Briana Belser - 6.8/10(969 votes)
#12 - Love of My Life
Loading...S16:E19Richard 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.
0 CommentsView all - 6.8/10(1.0k votes)
#13 - No Time for Despair
Loading...S17:E6Grey 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Pete ChatmonWriter:Jase Miles-Perez - 6.9/10(1.7k votes)
#14 - The Other Side of This Life (1)
Loading...S3:E22Meredith 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Michael GrossmanWriter:Shonda Rhimes - 6.9/10(1.9k votes)
#15 - The Room Where It Happens
Loading...S13:E8A difficult surgery brings back pivotal memories for Meredith, Richard, Owen and Stephanie, as they work together to save a life.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Debbie AllenWriter:Meg Marinis - 7.0/10(1.0k votes)
#16 - Civil War
Loading...S13:E15Richard, 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Nicole Cummins-RubioWriter:Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter - 7.0/10(738 votes)
#17 - Life on Mars?
Loading...S16:E17A 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.
0 CommentsView allWriter:Jase Miles-Perez - 7.0/10(786 votes)
#18 - Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right
Loading...S17:E11The 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Giacomo GianniottiWriter:Julie Wong - 7.0/10(683 votes)
#19 - I'm Still Standing
Loading...S17:E16Levi 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Michael W. Watkins - 7.0/10(709 votes)
#20 - Some Kind of Tomorrow
Loading...S18:E2Meredith 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Kevin McKiddWriter:Felicia Pride - 7.1/10(1.5k votes)
#21 - The Other Side of This Life (2)
Loading...S3:E23Meredith 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Michael GrossmanWriter:Shonda Rhimes - 7.1/10(1.5k votes)
#22 - Unbreak My Heart
Loading...S12:E11The evolution of April and Jackson’s relationship is revealed through a series of flashbacks dating back to when they first met. Simultaneously, we follow the years-long progress of one of Jackson’s patients.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Rob CornWriter:Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter - 7.1/10(918 votes)
#23 - Here Comes the Sun (II)
Loading...S18:E1As the city of Seattle revels at the Phoenix Fair celebrating the city’s rebirth post-COVID, the Grey Sloan doctors treat a patient who encounters illegal fireworks. Meanwhile, Bailey has her sights set on hiring new doctors, but she’s having trouble finding viable options. Owen and Teddy attempt to take the next step in their engagement, and Meredith has a surprising opportunity when she meets a dynamic doctor from her mother‘s past. The crossover starts on Station 19 S05E01 Phoenix from the Flame (I).
0 CommentsView allDirector:Debbie AllenWriter:Meg Marinis - 7.1/10(583 votes)
#24 - Today Was A Fairytale
Loading...S18:E7Dr. Hamilton takes his frustrations out on Meredith, so Nick gives her a chance to blow off steam by scrubbing in on a surgery. Back in Seattle, Link and Jo take their kids to a fairytale theater performance that goes wrong. Bailey and Dr. Lin attend a recruitment fair in hopes of attracting more doctors to Grey Sloan but find themselves ill-prepared.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Debbie AllenWriter:Julie Wong - 7.1/10(527 votes)
#25 - Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Loading...S18:E16Bailey faces an unhappy Catherine who is facing audits for several of her Foundation hospitals. Meanwhile, Addison is back at Grey Sloan; tensions rise between Meredith and Richard, and Owen returns to work.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Michael W. Watkins


The Worst Episodes of Grey's Anatomy
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"Leave a Light On" is the worst rated episode of "Grey's Anatomy". It scored 4.4/10 based on 2747 votes. Directed by Debbie Allen and written by Elisabeth R. Finch, it aired on 3/5/2020. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "In My Life".