The Best Episodes Written By Krista Vernoff

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(15 votes)

   #1 - Into You Like a Train

   S2:E610/30/2005

   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.

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   8.8/10(5 votes)

   #2 - No Time To Die

   S18:E92/24/2022

   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.

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   8.8/10(8 votes)

   #3 - All of Me

   S14:E245/17/2018

   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.

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   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Wedding Bell Blues

   S19:E195/18/2023

   Simone's wedding day arrives as Jo and Link's relationship hits a major turning point.

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   8.8/10(5 votes)

   #5 - Phoenix from the Flame (I)

   S5:E19/30/2021

   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).

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6. 

   8.5/10(13 votes)

   #6 - Six Days (2)

   S3:E121/18/2007

   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.

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   8.5/10(11 votes)

   #7 - Disarm

   S7:E111/6/2011

   A gunman opens fire at a local college, sending mass casualties to the hospital; Arizona's return is not warmly received.

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   8.5/10(14 votes)

   #8 - Uncle Carl

   S5:E83/8/2015

   Gus tells Fiona he's leaving to go on tour. Frank seeks revenge on Sammi.

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   8.5/10(13 votes)

   #9 - God Bless Her Rotting Soul

   S8:E311/19/2017

   A violent meth dealer threatens the Gallaghers, forcing Ian, Carl, Lip and Debbie to find a way to pay him off without involving Fiona. Fiona battles it out with a vindictive tenant. Lip cares for a down-and-out Professor Youens. Frank - miraculously - attains something resembling sainthood.

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10. 

    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Get Up, Stand Up

    S4:E124/22/2021

    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.

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    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Good Mourning

    S6:E19/24/2009

    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.

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12. 

    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #12 - I'm the Liver

    S5:E21/18/2015

    Sheila gets an offer to buy her home. Plus, Fiona is off house arrest!

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13. 

    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer

    S2:E1212/11/2005

    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.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - You Are the Blood

    S18:E205/26/2022

    The blood shortage at Grey Sloan Memorial continues. Meanwhile, Meredith makes a risky decision regarding a patient, and Owen’s actions to help his fellow veterans come to light.

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15. 

    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Get Off on the Pain

    S14:E29/28/2017

    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.

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    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Jump into the Fog

    S15:E255/16/2019

    As fog begins to cover Seattle, the doctors of Grey Sloan navigate through personal complications. Meredith and Alex attempt to save Gus, while Levi talks some sense into a struggling Nico.

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    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #17 - I Am a Tree

    S3:E29/28/2006

    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.

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18. 

    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Crash Into Me (1)

    S4:E911/22/2007

    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.

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    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #19 - No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)

    S5:E214/30/2009

    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.

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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Everything Has Changed

    S19:E110/6/2022

    After a long six months, Grey Sloan Memorial has reinstated its residency program. A group of talented and striving young interns has been recruited as the attending surgeons work to rebuild the program to its former glory. Meredith, still functioning as the interim chief, sees Nick for the first time since she rejected his offer to move to Minnesota. Meanwhile, Bailey tells Richard she is not ready to return to work. Levi works up the courage to break disappointing news to Jo, and things turn awkward when Link realizes he has met one of the interns already. With Amelia and Maggie’s help, the new doctors are thrown into their first day on the job dealing with injuries from a recent tornado.

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    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story

    S14:E711/9/2017

    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!

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    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Twist and Shout

    S6:E110/6/2022

    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.

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    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Six Days (1)

    S3:E111/11/2007

    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.

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    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Crash Into Me (2)

    S4:E1012/6/2007

    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.

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    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Here Comes the Flood

    S5:E310/9/2008

    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.

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