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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 15 Episode 19 - Silent All These Years
    9.2/10(10 votes)

    S15:E19

    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.

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  2. undefined Season 20 Episode 10 - Burn It Down
    9.2/10(6 votes)

    S20:E10

    Wildfires threaten the Seattle region, leading to a flood of patients and emergency procedures. The doctors juggle overcapacity in the ER, complex surgeries and personal stress. Meanwhile, Meredith makes a rash decision that can't be undone.

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  3. undefined Season 20 Episode 5 - Never Felt So Alone
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    S20:E5

    It's all hands on deck at Grey Sloan when a group of medical students is injured by a floor collapsing at their white coat party. Jo and Link are forced to talk about the future, while Jules confronts Winston about his attitude.

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  4. undefined Season 18 Episode 17 - I'll Cover You
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    S18:E17

    A former patient of Link’s, Simon, is in the ER with his pregnant wife; and Bailey receives an offer from Nick.

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  5. undefined Season 16 Episode 8 - My Shot
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    S16:E8

    Meredith faces the medical board as her future as a doctor remains uncertain, and she’s forced to reckon with her past in some challenging ways. Meanwhile, the interns are put to the test as they are each vying to be the most successful on their respective cases in the absence of some of the attendings.

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  6. undefined Season 14 Episode 24 - All of Me
    8.9/10(9 votes)

    S14:E24

    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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  7. undefined Season 16 Episode 20 - Sing It Again
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    S16:E20

    Owen and Link treat an older woman who wakes up from surgery and can’t stop singing, while Teddy helps Koracick stay afloat after an estranged loved one from his past comes to the hospital looking for help. Meredith, Bailey and Maggie focus their efforts on a difficult patient with a tricky diagnosis.

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  8. undefined Season 19 Episode 20 - Happily Ever After?
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    S19:E20

    The attending surgeons fly to Boston, forcing a reunion between Nick and Meredith. Bailey gets a big surprise.

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  9. undefined Season 17 Episode 8 - It's All Too Much
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    S17:E8

    As traumas and pressure mount, Grey Sloan doctors try to find a path forward, and Richard questions his faith. Meanwhile, Maggie gives Winston hospital privileges and they work together to treat an uneasy patient. Jo, Link and Jackson play an unconventional drinking game.

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  10. undefined Season 18 Episode 1 - Here Comes the Sun (II)
    8.7/10(9 votes)

    S18:E1

    As the city of Seattle revels at the Phoenix Fair celebrating the city’s rebirth post-COVID, the Grey Sloan doctors treat a patient who encounters illegal fireworks. Meanwhile, Bailey has her sights set on hiring new doctors, but she’s having trouble finding viable options. Owen and Teddy attempt to take the next step in their engagement, and Meredith has a surprising opportunity when she meets a dynamic doctor from her mother‘s past. The crossover starts on Station 19 S05E01 Phoenix from the Flame (I).

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  11. undefined Season 19 Episode 1 - Everything Has Changed
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    S19:E1

    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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  12. undefined Season 16 Episode 14 - A Diagnosis
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    S16:E14

    DeLuca is irritated after Meredith takes over his patient Suzanne whose symptoms continue to stump the doctors at Grey Sloan. Elsewhere in the hospital, Jackson, Owen and Jo work on a couple injured in a bear attack; and Levi is hurt when Nico doesn’t want him to meet his parents.

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  13. undefined Season 21 Episode 4 - This One's for the Girls
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    S21:E4

    Mika struggles with a life-altering personal matter. Meanwhile, Bailey and Ben navigate their personal and professional roles, while Levi finds a connection in an unlikely place. Jo and Link get surprising news.

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Chapter Twenty
    8.7/10(9 votes)

    S1:E20

    Jane attempts to do what's best for the baby. Xo attempts to say sorry to Rogelio.

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  15. undefined Season 12 Episode 5 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    S12:E5

    In the midst of the sisters’ dinner party, Maggie ditches her cooking duties to rush to the hospital. Meanwhile, April steps in to help cook as an attempt to avoid Jackson, and Arizona nervously waits to find out more about Callie’s new girlfriend.

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  16. undefined Season 15 Episode 25 - Jump into the Fog
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    S15:E25

    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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  17. undefined Season 20 Episode 3 - Walk on the Ocean
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    S20:E3

    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.

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  18. undefined Season 21 Episode 18 - How Do I Live
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    S21:E18

    While the interns are excited to transition to second-year residency, an ordinary day at Grey Sloan takes an unexpected turn when a medical emergency unfolds in the operating room, endangering lives inside the hospital.

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  19. undefined Season 16 Episode 19 - Love of My Life
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    S16:E19

    Richard preps to present his PATH pen at the LA Surgical Innovation Conference but becomes distracted by his issues with Catherine. Maggie and Teddy run into people from their past at the same conference, while Hayes relives moments from when he met his late wife.

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  20. undefined Season 21 Episode 1 - If Walls Could Talk
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    S21:E1

    After firing some of Grey Sloan's best, Catherine continues to interfere with Meredith and Amelia's research. Accidents at a climate change protest bring unique cases to the hospital, and Bailey encounters a blast from the past.

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  21. undefined Season 23 Episode 1 - Collide
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S23:E1

    After a collision at Sea-Tac sends a surge of critically injured patients to Grey Sloan, the unveiling of its controversial new VIP floor is thrown into chaos as doctors race to save lives amid impossible choices.

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  22. undefined Season 7 Episode 11 - Disarm
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    S7:E11

    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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  23. undefined Season 17 Episode 2 - The Center Won't Hold
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    S17:E2

    Bailey finds herself in the middle of an argument with patients' families as they await news about their children who were injured in a fire; Winston surprises Maggie; Amelia and Link try to have some fun as new parents.

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  24. undefined Season 18 Episode 7 - Today Was a Fairytale
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    S18:E7

    Dr. Hamilton takes his frustrations out on Meredith, so Nick gives her a chance to blow off steam by scrubbing in on a surgery. Back in Seattle, Link and Jo take their kids to a fairytale theater performance that goes wrong. Bailey and Dr. Lin attend a recruitment fair in hopes of attracting more doctors to Grey Sloan but find themselves ill-prepared.

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  25. undefined Season 18 Episode 20 - You Are the Blood
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    S18:E20

    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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Debbie Allen Ratings Summary

"Silent All These Years" is the best rated episode directed by Debbie Allen. It scored 9.2/10 based on 10 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 3/28/2019 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Burn It Down".