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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Into You Like a Train
    9.1/10(20 votes)

    S2:E6

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  2. 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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Phoenix from the Flame (I)
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    S5:E1

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Six Days (2)
    8.7/10(17 votes)

    S3:E12

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  5. 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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  6. undefined Season 18 Episode 9 - No Time to Die
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    S18:E9

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  7. 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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Get Up, Stand Up
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    S4:E12

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  9. undefined Season 14 Episode 2 - Get Off on the Pain
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    S14:E2

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 3 - God Bless Her Rotting Soul
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    S8:E3

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    S2:E12

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Crash Into Me (1)
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S4:E9

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 21 - No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    S5:E21

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  14. 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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  15. 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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  16. undefined Season 14 Episode 7 - Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    S14:E7

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Crash Into Me (2)
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    S4:E10

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  18. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Good Mourning; Goodbye
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S6:E1

    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. Everyone is struggling after losing one of their own and are turning to any distraction they can find. Meredith and Derek seem to be consummating their marriage anywhere and everywhere, while Cristina and Owen have been instructed to abstain from sex by Dr. Wyatt.

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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Six Days (1)
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    S3:E11

    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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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  20. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - With You I'm Born Again
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    S7:E1

    In the wake of the shooting at Seattle Grace-Mercy West, the doctors find themselves in a frenzy: Christina and Owen will be getting married, and others are trying to deal with the recent blood bath. Derek is arrested for speeding!

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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Yesterday
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    S2:E18

    Derek and Addison's relationship is rocked to the core when a former friend comes to Seattle Grace and his presence promises to shake things up for a few members of the staff. Burke and Cristina's relationship is affected when one of her secrets is outted. Alex and Izzie are having similar reactions to their closet scenes during the Code Black crisis. On top of this a cocky doctor shows up to piss Derek off in all kinds of ways. A patient is suffering from constant orgasms and her condition sparks interesting conversations among the staff. George is trying to figure out how to get Meredith to see him as more than just a housemate. Another patient, that Derek is treating, is dealing with a rare disorder and needs his parents support and understanding. Burke has a patient who inspires him to talk to Meredith and Cristina about doing what they say they will. Meanwhile, Meredith learns more about her family (in fact maybe more than she may have wanted to know) through her parents.

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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Here Comes the Flood
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S5:E3

    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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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Make Me Lose Control
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    S2:E3

    Cristina and Meredith try to figure out if Cristina should tell Burke that she's pregnant right before Cristina faces an emergency. Alex and Izzie get closer while Meredith's mother gets too close.

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  24. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Uncle Carl
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    S5:E8

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

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    Writer:Krista Vernoff

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Haunt You Every Day
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    S4:E5

    It's Halloween at Seattle Grace! There may be jokes, pranks, and/or scare tactics. Some of the women form a club based on an experience they all share. A man volunteers for what most of the doctors believe is an unnecessary surgery. One of the patients is in the hospital because they tried to carve a pumpkin in an unconventional manner.

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Krista Vernoff Ratings Summary

"Into You Like a Train" is the best rated episode written by Krista Vernoff. It scored 9.1/10 based on 20 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/30/2005 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "All of Me".