The best episodes of Grey's Anatomy

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  1. 01

    S06E24 · May 20, 2010 · 1h

    Death and All His Friends9.5

    The hospital is hit with an unprecedented crisis; Meredith and Cristina's surgical skills are put to the test.

  2. 02

    S02E17 · February 12, 2006 · 1h

    As We Know it9.4

    Despite the best efforts of the Seattle Grace staff, the code black situation escalates.

  3. 03

    S03E17 · February 22, 2007 · 1h

    Some Kind of Miracle9.4

    Meredith's fight to live affects everyone at Seattle Grace.

  4. 04

    S06E23 · May 20, 2010 · 1h

    Sanctuary9.4

    The hospital is hit with an unprecedented crisis; Meredith and Cristina's surgical skills are put to the test.

  5. 05

    S02E16 · February 5, 2006 · 1h

    It's the End of the World9.3

    Meredith's fears that she is in for a bad day are realized when a medical case arrives at SGH that threatens the lives of everyone in the O.R.

  6. 06

    S02E27 · May 15, 2006 · 1h

    Losing My Religion9.3

    Denny proposes to Izzie after receiving his new heart and Burke experiences hand tremors after awakening from his surgery. Meanwhile, the interns plan the prom for the Chief's niece while awaiting their fateful meeting with the Chief; George and Callie have a heart-to-heart about his feelings for her; and Meredith and Derek must make a decision about Doc. Mer also must decide between Derek and Finn.

  7. 07

    S01E03 · April 10, 2005 · 1h

    Winning a Battle, Losing the War9.1

    Meredith Grey has discovered that the rules of residency are the same as the rules of life. Everything is a competition.

  8. 08

    S02E06 · October 30, 2005 · 1h

    Into You Like a Train9.1

    A massive train crash causes two victims to be impaled on the same pole. Izzie chooses between friendship and advancing her career.

  9. 09

    S02E07 · November 6, 2005 · 1h

    Something to Talk About9.1

    Gossip is all the rage at Seattle Grace with Meredith feeling the brunt of it as a pregnant man comes into SGH and a heart spontaneously combusts!

  10. 10

    S02E26 · May 15, 2006 · 1h

    Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response9.1

    Burke has been shot and Izzie has just cut Denny's LVAD wire. George, Meredith, and Cristina all wind up helping Izzie keep Denny alive.

  11. 11

    S03E11 · January 11, 2007 · 1h

    Six Days, Part 19.1

    After a successful operation on his heart, George's father undergoes surgery for his cancer, Thatcher Grey visits Seattle Grace in order to see his new granddaughter, and Meredith discovers that Derek has trouble sleeping soundly.

  12. 12

    S03E12 · January 18, 2007 · 1h

    Six Days, Part 29.1

    After a successful operation on his heart, George's father undergoes surgery for his cancer, Thatcher Grey visits Seattle Grace in order to see his new granddaughter, and Meredith discovers that Derek has trouble sleeping soundly.

  13. 13

    S03E13 · January 25, 2007 · 1h

    Great Expectations9.1

    While rumors of the Chief's departure spread among the hospital staff, Bailey proposes the creation of a free clinic, and a Seattle Grace doctor receives a proposal of a different sort.

  14. 14

    S03E14 · February 1, 2007 · 1h

    Wishin' and Hopin'9.1

    The race for the Chief's position is on, as the doctors compete for Richard's affections, a surgical patient endangers the lives of those around her.

  15. 15

    S03E15 · February 8, 2007 · 1h

    Walk on Water9.1

    The interns of Seattle Grace are challenged like never before when they go to the scene of a terrible ferry boat crash.

  16. 16

    S03E16 · February 15, 2007 · 1h

    Drowning on Dry Land9.1

    Derek rescues a drowning Meredith, but was he in time to save the woman he loves?

  17. 17

    S04E17 · May 22, 2008 · 1h

    Freedom (2)9.1

    Meredith and Derek have one last shot at a successful outcome in their clinical trial, as the other surgeons work to free a boy from a block of cement.

  18. 18

    S05E22 · May 7, 2009 · 1h

    What a Difference a Day Makes9.1

    As Meredith, Derek and all of their friends prepare for the big wedding, a group of college students, injured in a car crash as they were heading to their graduation ceremony, is admitted to the ER. Meanwhile, Izzie fears the worst when she begins experiencing familiar symptoms.

  19. 19

    S05E24 · May 14, 2009 · 1h

    Now or Never9.1

    George delivers stunning news to Bailey, sending shockwaves throughout the hospital, and Izzie's friends anxiously await her recovery from surgery. Meanwhile Bailey is surprisingly displeased after being accepted into the pediatric fellowship program, and the victim of a near-fatal traffic accident brings the talents of Seattle Grace's doctors together.

  20. 20

    S15E19 · March 28, 2019 · 1h

    Silent All These Years9.1

    When a trauma patient arrives at Grey Sloan, it forces Jo to confront her past. Meanwhile, Bailey and Ben have to talk to Tuck about dating.

  21. 21

    S02E11 · December 4, 2005 · 1h

    Owner of a Lonely Heart9.0

    Cristina has little sympathy for Constance Ferguson, a prison inmate who jeopardizes her health just to get out of solitary confinement.

  22. 22

    S02E23 · April 30, 2006 · 1h

    Blues for Sister Someone9.0

    Derek and Addison aren't having the best sex, something Meredith learns of by accident, just before Finn asks her out.

  23. 23

    S03E02 · September 28, 2006 · 1h

    I Am a Tree9.0

    Cristina meets Burke's parents in the most awkward of circumstances and the interns campaign for Izzie's reinstatement.

  24. 24

    S04E01 · September 27, 2007 · 1h

    A Change Is Gonna Come9.0

    Having just returned from her honeymoon with Meredith, Cristina searches for Burke, but he's nowhere to be found. Meredith, Cristina, Izzie and Alex spend their first day as residents with their own groups of interns - among the interns are George, repeating his intern year after failing his exams, and Lexie Grey, Meredith's half-sister whom she has never met. Now that Derek's relationship with Meredith has reached an emotional impasse, he looks to his fellow doctors for friendship; Bailey wrestles with her place within the hospital now that her former interns report to new Chief Resident Callie; and Richard resumes his position as Chief of Surgery.

  25. 25

    S15E21 · April 11, 2019 · 1h

    Good Shepherd9.0

    Amelia and Link travel to New York to operate on a patient with a severe spinal deformity, but they're in for more than they bargained for when Nancy Shepherd invites them to dinner at her home.

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