The Best Episodes Written By Krista Vernoff
Every TV Episode Written by Krista Vernoff Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Krista Vernoff Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Krista Vernoff is "Into You Like a Train", rated 8.8/10 from 10 user votes. It was "directed by Jeff Melman". "Into You Like a Train" aired on 10/30/2005 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Another Second Chance".
8.8/10 10 votes#1 - Into You Like a Train
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2005
Train Wreck victims come to Seattle Grace and all staff gets called in. Everyone deals with really weird cases. Except Addison and Izzie. They work with a woman who is pregnant.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.3/10 3 votes#2 - Another Second Chance
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2010
Desperate to help his pregnant daughter, Mark (Eric Dane) follows Addison back to Oceanside Wellness, Dell and Naomi struggle to raise their children under the same roof, and Violet and Cooper heatedly disagree on how to treat a patient on.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.3/10 10 votes#3 - Make Me Lose Control
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2005
Cristina and Meredith try to figure out if Cristina should tell Burke that she's pregnant right before Cristina faces an emergency. Alex and Izzie get closer while Meredith's mother gets too close.
Director: Adam Davidson
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.2/10 4 votes#4 - All of Me
Season 14 Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/2018
Meredith Grey and the team of doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial are faced with life-or-death decisions on a daily basis. They seek comfort from one another, and, at times, more than just friendship. Together they discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white.
Director: Debbie Allen
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.1/10 10 votes#5 - Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/2005
The holiday season has started but not everyone is in a festive mood. This is Alex's last day in the hospital unless he passes his boards practical exam the next day, thus everyone helps him to review so that he succeeds. However, Izzie is not happy about the others helping him and Meredith has to remind her of the true spirit of the Christmas holiday. Justin is in need of a new heart. One is available but he does not want it because he does not believe Santa gave it to him as his mother said. Cristina and Burke, both handling Justin's case, have opposing views on the matter due to their different stances on religion. Despite a reconciliation with his wife, Derek isn't in a festive mood. George has a simple case of a woman who has a bleeding ulcer, he realizes that the ulcer is caused by her entourage but fails to keep them away, with the consequence that it perforates.
Director: Peter Horton
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.1/10 8 votes#6 - Six Days (2)
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2007
Cristina and Burke continue to play Uncle until one of them gives in. Derek and Meredith are fighting over the reason for their sleepless nights. Meredith tries to talk to her father about his side of the story. There's tension between Alex and Addison. There is even more tension between Addison and Mark. Addison confides in Callie. Bailey wishes she didn't have to keep a secret from one of the interns. Callie rushes to be with George after she learns that his dad needs an emergency procedure. Izzie may have found 'some good to do' with her inheritance.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.0/10 8 votes#7 - I Am a Tree
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2006
Cristina meets Burke's parents, the interns try to get Izzie's job back, and Addison takes a day off, a surgical patient may be living her last day. Some of the interns want to know why Bailey won't talk to Izzie. Meredith tries to decide between Derek and Finn and comes to a decision somewhat. Webber finds out that Callie has been living in the hospital and he confronts her about it.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.0/10 9 votes#8 - Good Mourning
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2009
The hospital staff is left to deal with the aftermath of George's passing. Hitting the staff hard, they all find unique ways to get through the various stages of grief. George's mom returns, faced with the difficult task of deciding what to do with his organs.
Director: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.0/10 6 votes#9 - Disarm
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2011
A gunman opens fire at a local college, sending mass casualties to the hospital; Arizona's return is not warmly received.
Director: Debbie Allen
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.0/10 5 votes#10 - Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
Season 14 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2017
After a roller coaster car falls off the track at the county fair, the doctors at Grey Sloan tend to patients who spark memories about ghosts from their past. The series 300th episode!
Director: Debbie Allen
Writer: Krista Vernoff
8.0/10 2 votes#11 - Wedding Bell Blues
Season 19 Episode 19 - Aired 5/18/2023
Simone's wedding day arrives as Jo and Link's relationship hits a major turning point.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.9/10 7 votes#12 - Get Off on the Pain
Season 14 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2017
Meredith struggles to come up with a new plan for Owen’s sister. Jo makes a surprising choice regarding Alex, and Andrew’s sister’s controversial research leads to a shocking discovery.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.8/10 8 votes#13 - Six Days (1)
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2007
Meredith discovers that Derek has a problem sleeping while her father comes to visit the hospital. George's father is moving from one surgery to another. A patient named Heather checks into the hospital. Heather is 17 and has a nasty attitude that results from her medical condition and all the surgeries it has required her to have. Izzie has an emotional breakdown when she tries to hand over something very important to her. George's family comes to visit to celebrate his father's surgery. Cristina and Burke are playing Uncle.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.8/10 9 votes#14 - Crash Into Me (1)
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2007
An ambulance crash endangers the lives of the paramedics involved, as Meredith and the Chief work on-site to save them, Bailey treats a patient who refuses her help, and Ava returns for Alex and meets his other girlfriend in the process.
Director: Michael Grossman
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.7/10 10 votes#15 - Crash Into Me (2)
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2007
Meredith works furiously to save a paramedic trapped in an ambulance; Lexie holds the life of a patient in her hands; Derek must rely on a nurse to save a patient; Bailey struggles to balance her personal life with her work.
Director: Jessica Yu
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.7/10 7 votes#16 - No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2009
As preparations continue for Meredith and Derek's wedding, Izzie receives a surprise hospital visit from her handful-of-a-mother, Robbie. Meanwhile, a newly sober Thatcher visits his daughters, Meredith and Lexie, in order to make amends, and the Chief and Meredith bitterly fight over a controversial medical case.
Director: Tom Verica
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.7/10 3 votes#17 - Twist and Shout
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2022
The Station 19 crew jumps into action as a violent tornado rips through Seattle. Amidst the chaos, the team makes a shocking discovery buried under a tree, and Travis' first responder instincts kick into high gear at a political event.
Director: Stacey K. Black
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.6/10 8 votes#18 - Haunt You Every Day
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2007
It's Halloween at Seattle Grace! There may be jokes, pranks, and/or scare tactics. Some of the women form a club based on an experience they all share. A man volunteers for what most of the doctors believe is an unnecessary surgery. One of the patients is in the hospital because they tried to carve a pumpkin in an unconventional manner.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.6/10 8 votes#19 - Here Comes the Flood
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2008
When the plumbing springs a leak, chaos breaks out at Seattle Grace as the Chief tries to put in place new teaching methods. Meanwhile, George takes his residency exam; and Derek attempts to get Meredith's roommates to move out, much to their surprise.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.5/10 2 votes#20 - Ex-Life
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/2009
Derek asks Addison to work with his pregnant patient while Archer recuperates from surgery; Bailey and Naomi work together to find the cause of Sam's sudden asthma attack; Cooper, Violet and Pete treat a woman with postpartum depression.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.5/10 2 votes#21 - No Time To Die
Season 18 Episode 9 - Aired 2/24/2022
The Grey Sloan Memorial doctors grapple with the aftermath of the car crash that involved some of their own; Meredith works to save Dr. Hamilton's life. Levi is impacted from his latest loss.
Director: Linda Klein
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.5/10 2 votes#22 - Get Up, Stand Up
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2021
In the wake of national outcry after the tragic murder of an unarmed Black man, Maya brings in Dr. Diane Lewis to grief counsel the team.
Director: Daryn Okada
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.5/10 2 votes#23 - Phoenix from the Flame (I)
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2021
Relationships are challenged at Station 19 following Sullivan’s actions at Maya and Carina’s wedding, putting his marriage with Andy to the test. Dean comes to terms with his feelings for Vic, while Travis rekindles an old flame. The annual Phoenix Festival brings out some reckless behavior in some of Seattle’s citizens, challenging the teams at Station 19 and Grey Sloan Memorial. The crossover continues on Grey's Anatomy S18E01 Here Comes the Sun (II).
Director: Stacey K. Black
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.4/10 14 votes#24 - If Tomorrow Never Comes
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/2005
Izzie tries to get George to find the courage to ask Meredith out. All of the interns are in awe when a woman comes in with a record breaking tumor, but it is so far advanced that the woman's prognosis is not good. Now that Bailey knows about Meredith and Derek's affair, their jobs are in jeopardy, and she advises Meredith to end it. Meanwhile, Cristina and Burke's secret relationship is also getting more complicated...
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Krista Vernoff
7.4/10 10 votes#25 - Yesterday
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/19/2006
Derek and Addison's relationship is rocked to the core when a former friend comes to Seattle Grace and his presence promises to shake things up for a few members of the staff. Burke and Cristina's relationship is affected when one of her secrets is outted. Alex and Izzie are having similar reactions to their closet scenes during the Code Black crisis. On top of this a cocky doctor shows up to piss Derek off in all kinds of ways. A patient is suffering from constant orgasms and her condition sparks interesting conversations among the staff. George is trying to figure out how to get Meredith to see him as more than just a housemate. Another patient, that Derek is treating, is dealing with a rare disorder and needs his parents support and understanding. Burke has a patient who inspires him to talk to Meredith and Cristina about doing what they say they will. Meanwhile, Meredith learns more about her family (in fact maybe more than she may have wanted to know) through her parents.
Director: Rob Corn
Writer: Krista Vernoff