8.8/105 votes#1 - Walk on the Ocean
Season 20 Episode 3 - Aired 3/28/2024
Meredith and Amelia work to secure funds for their research while Amelia finds herself at odds with a new attending. Levi runs into someone from his past, and Owen gives Winston advice. Lucas ditches Mika, forcing her to treat a patient alone.
Director: Debbie Allen
Writer: Mark Driscoll
8.3/103 votes#2 - Cowgirls Don't Cry
Season 19 Episode 13 - Aired 4/6/2023
A bull rider shows up at Grey Sloan with severe injuries, forcing Maggie, Amelia, Owen and Blue to examine their own biases. Elsewhere, Simone can’t find anyone to be her maid of honor, and Mika takes drastic measures to pay down her student debt.
Director: Chandra Wilson
Writer: Mark Driscoll
8.0/105 votes#3 - Bad Reputation
Season 14 Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/2018
The hospital brings in crisis management to help them sort out allegations against Harper Avery. Nurse Olivia shows up at Grey Sloan with her son, throwing Alex and Jo for a loop Arizona decides to spend more time with Sofia who is having a hard time at school.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Mark Driscoll
8.0/102 votes#4 - I Can See Clearly Now
Season 21 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2024
Simone and Lucas work to balance their relationship while competing to assist on an awake kidney transplant. Teddy offers Amelia a new opportunity, and Ben's interview doesn't go as planned. Meredith's secret causes tension with Richard.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Driscoll
7.8/104 votes#5 - Breathe
Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 4/1/2021
The hospital ventilator shortage has the doctors gravely concerned when both a mother and daughter are in critical condition with COVID and fighting over the last ventilator. Meanwhile, Hayes’ high-risk sister-in-law with multiple sclerosis ends up in the hospital with a kidney stone, and the sister house has a few more kids join it as Amelia plays babysitter for the day.
Director: Linda Klein
Writer: Mark Driscoll
7.8/104 votes#6 - Legacy
Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 3/10/2022
While Meredith, Amelia and the team prepare for Dr. Hamilton’s long-awaited, groundbreaking surgery, Bailey receives an unexpected offer. Owen’s impatience makes him a difficult physical therapy patient, forcing Link to intervene. In Minnesota, Nick makes a liver transplant a teaching moment.
Director: Kevin McKidd
Writer: Mark Driscoll
7.7/103 votes#7 - What I Did for Love (I)
Season 15 Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/2019
Maggie treats one of Station 19’s own, and Jo learns a hard lesson. Meanwhile, when working with a family seeking asylum, Meredith makes a call that could jeopardize her career. The crossover continues on Station 19 S02E15 Always Ready (II).
Director: Jesse Williams
Writer: Mark Driscoll
7.6/107 votes#8 - The Great Pretender
Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 2/19/2015
Maggie gets upset when Meredith dodges her questions about DC; Bailey and Ben become concerned about Ben’s brother after he is admitted to the hospital, and Dr. Herman starts to warm up to Arizona. Meanwhile, Richard feels manipulated by Catherine.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Mark Driscoll
7.6/105 votes#9 - Gut Feeling
Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2018
Meredith works on a patient who happens to specialize in matchmaking, and a seemingly drunk patient pushes Richard's buttons and gives him a medical mystery to solve. Meanwhile, Maggie tries to reach Teddy after bearing the burden of her secret becomes overwhelming as she struggles with issues in her own personal life.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Mark Driscoll
7.4/105 votes#10 - Get Outta Dodge
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1994
Al will get a new Viper for his Dodge if he lets people film a video of the Dodge crossing the 1 million mile mark. Meanwhile, Kelly tries to find Waldo.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Driscoll
7.3/103 votes#11 - Put on a Happy Face
Season 16 Episode 21 - Aired 4/9/2020
Link tries to convince Amelia to take it easy during the final stage of her pregnancy. Hayes asks Meredith a surprising question, and Owen makes a shocking discovery.
Director: Deborah Pratt
Writer: Mark Driscoll
6.8/105 votes#12 - It's Raining Men
Season 16 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2019
After Meredith inadvertently stirs up negative press for Grey Sloan, she tries to make things right with her former colleagues, jeopardizing her community service hours. Station 19’s Ben and Vic bring a young woman into the hospital, and Jackson stands up to Koracick when he goes too far with a patient’s family. Meanwhile, Bailey receives unexpected news; and Owen finds himself at Pac-Gen North, which Alex sees as a recruiting opportunity.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Mark Driscoll
6.5/107 votes#13 - I Am Not Waiting Anymore
Season 12 Episode 15 - Aired 3/24/2016
Jackson learns about April's pregnancy, while Alex and the team of doctors handle an hours-long triple-organ transplant surgery. Meredith considers dating again, and Andrew insists on not receiving special treatment after he and Maggie go public.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Mark Driscoll
6.4/108 votes#14 - Both Sides Now
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2016
Meredith and Bailey are at odds when both of their patients need a liver transplant, Owen seeks help from the other doctors when he is charged with babysitting baby Harriet for the day, and Amelia struggles with telling Owen some important news.
Director: Chandra Wilson
Writer: Mark Driscoll
6.0/101 votes#15 - Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2009
Annie is humiliated that the entire school received her sext message and is on a mission to reveal Naomi as the sender of the revealing photo. Harry and Debbie attempt to discuss Annie's situation but the conversation only causes more tension, leading Harry to open up to Kelly about his family problems. Dixon meets his dream girl, Sasha and sparks immediately begin to fly, though he fails to reveal his true age. Silver continues to get over Dixon while Adrianna and Navid deal with Teddy's presence in their life. Liam, fed up with the lies between Naomi and Annie, retreats to his garage to work on a mysterious project. The gang joins Teddy on his father’s yacht for an afternoon of ocean-filled drama
Director: Janice Cooke
Writer: Mark Driscoll
6.0/101 votes#16 - Wild Alaskan Salmon
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2009
Kelly and Silver deal with the shocking news that their mother, Jackie, is dying of breast cancer. Kelly doesn’t want to be sucked back into her mother’s bad behavior, but Silver feels differently. Navid's world is turned upside down when Adrianna reveals that she needs time alone, but turns to Teddy for attention. Jen continues to manipulate Naomi and manages to convince Naomi to lend her a large amount of cash. Jasper rescues Annie from a bad date and the two forge a bond that will be hard to break. Harry accompanies Ryan to a bar for some guy time and attempts to be his wing man.
Director: Liz Friedlander
Writer: Mark Driscoll
3.5/102 votes#17 - Rats and Heroes
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/9/2010
Naomi returns from her vacation in St. Bart’s excited to spend time with Liam, which leads to the two getting up close and personal in his newly built boat. Adrianna and Gia bond during an AA meeting and establish a support system for each other which leads to the two sharing a kiss at the Beach Club. Navid and Dixon devise a plan to eliminate Jasper from Annie’s life, but never anticipate the outcome of a school drug search. Dixon attempts to rekindle his relationship with Silver, while Silver hides her true feelings for Teddy. Harry and Debbie run into Kelly while attending a school function and Debbie confronts Kelly about having a crush on Harry.
Director: Stuart Gillard
Writer: Mark Driscoll
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"Walk on the Ocean" is the best rated episode written by Mark Driscoll. It scored 8.8/10 based on 5 votes. It was directed by Debbie Allen. It aired on 3/28/2024 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Cowgirls Don't Cry".