After a month-long hiatus, Grey's Anatomy returns this week with the first of four episodes remaining in season 7. Creator Shonda Rhimes has confirmed that this year's season finale will center heavily on the remaining three original interns -- Meredith, Cristina, and Alex -- and this new installment, "It's a Long Way Back," serves as the catalyst for this shift in focus. Coupled with Callie's struggle to recover from the accident, the latest trials and tribulations of the Big Three serve as the foundation of a strong episode, written by one of my favorite GA scribes, William Harper. I love his work, because he deftly combines vintage qualities of Grey's (snarky humor, sparkling ensemble scenes, clever twists) with characterization that rings true. Let's take a look at these characters we've known for so long and assess their current situations. Meredith
Wow. Where to begin? Sometimes we do something with the best of intentions only to have it blow up in our faces. You just know that trouble in on the horizon for Meredith Grey. Fueled, I think, by both compassion and guilt in her encounters with Richard and Adele (who, in her unstable mental condition, mistakes Meredith for Ellis), Meredith secretly intervenes in the Alzheimer's Trial, making sure Mrs. Webber gets the active agent rather than the placebo. The problem is that there is no guarantee that the drug will do any good, while it's almost certain that Meredith's transgression will come to light, jeopardizing her career, Derek's career, the trial and their marriage. Yikes! Oh, Meredith! What have you done?
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