... — Opal, the sex trafficker from whom Cindy Erin … The seventeenth season of Grey's Anatomy premiered November 12, 2020 on ABC with a two-hour season premiere. 27 episodes 144 songs. And, again, there were a lot of parallels between DeLuca and Giacomo, which I felt was through the whole episode. After a plane crash, a shooting, several car accidents, many a natural disaster, the occasional freak accident, and, … How did that feel for you to be able to do that with Ellen and have that closure there? Finally being able to step into that arena and prove myself as a director and be given an opportunity to do that was so satisfying. But for a while, it didn't appear as if DeLuca would die or even see lasting effects from his injuries. I really don't see how they could have done more for DeLuca or explained more with DeLuca, you know what I mean? And so, that friendship and that bond got even closer. After a three-month hiatus, Station 19 and Grey's Anatomy picked up right where the action left off -- and unfortunately, it meant a devastating fate for one of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital's beloved doctors. Ellen Pompeo on 'Grey's Anatomy' Season 17 Premiere Shocker. They were likely referring to DeLuca appearing on the beach with Meredith. I think for Ellen and Meredith's character, there's nothing happier than to see the people that you love be happy and be free. ... Erin McCarley. Grab your person, because Grey’s Anatomy star Jake Borelli (Dr. Levi Schmitt) is opening up about what’s to come in the mid-season 17 premiere. PureWow recently sat down for an exclusive interview with the 29-year-old actor, who dished on the highly anticipated return of Grey’s Anatomy (which is a crossover event with Station 19). His late mom, whose sudden death in Italy left a traumatizing scar on his life. People are always kept alive in the hallways at Grey Sloan and they're talked about. It's almost like, "What couldn't he have accomplished?" 2021 GRAMMY Awards Nominees: See the Complete List, 2021 GRAMMY Awards Performers: See the Complete List, Sharon Osbourne Apologizes After Defending Piers Morgan on 'The Talk', 'Grey's Anatomy' Teases Patrick Dempsey's Return: Watch the Promo, Selena Gomez Is 'So Grateful' After Release of Her First Spanish EP, How to Watch the 2021 GRAMMYs This Sunday, Ellen Pompeo on 'Grey's Anatomy' Season 17 Premiere Shocker, the beach motif would be used in a different way. The season 17 premiere picks up one month into the pandemic, and it's all-hands-on-deck as Meredith, Bailey and the rest of the Grey Sloan doctors find themselves on the frontlines of a new era. One of the scenes that struck a chord with me was when DeLuca tells Meredith, "I had more to do. And yes, Patrick Dempsey … Erin Banks aka Cindy Wright is a patient who came into the clinic with a woman pretending to be her aunt who was trafficking her. Grey's Anatomy airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. Whenever you get that call, there's nerves involved I'd imagine. Erin Miller is a girl who came into the ER after her sister started choking. She was DeLuca's "happy place," and mother and son were reunited once and for all. We then cut to April 2020 in the middle of the pandemic as everyone claps for the medical staff. If I go back and you don't, I'll miss you," Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) told DeLuca as they sat on the dock in what would be their final conversation. There's all kinds of different scenarios where my first episode of primetime could have been on some other show with strangers, with people I didn't know, and I just feel like I've been given the greatest gift in the world to have my first hour of primetime that I directed be with all of these people that I love so dearly and who love me back and who made this whole experience so joyful and beautiful. The season was ordered on March 3, 2016, along with ABC's other shows. It was easy to be emotional when I needed to be. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. A recap of ‘Helplessly Hoping,’ episode 7, the spring midseason premiere, of episode 17 of Grey’s Anatomy on ABC. How did it feel switching gears and stepping behind the camera after your time in front of it ended? Daten über Ihr Gerät und Ihre Internetverbindung, darunter Ihre IP-Adresse, Such- und Browsingaktivität bei Ihrer Nutzung der Websites und Apps von Verizon Media. New episodes of Grey’s Anatomy Season 17 air next-day on Hulu and ABC.com, so you can re-watch them as many times as your heart desires. Do not proceed if you have not watched Thursday's two-hour crossover event for Station 19 and Grey's Anatomy. He's always been plagued, if you will, about doing the right thing at all costs. Opal is a human trafficker who pretended to be the aunt of Cindy Wright. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. Meanwhile, an unintentionally started fire has first responders from Station 19 … THEME SONG. All those things will be gone, so there was a mourning of DeLuca and there was a mourning of Giacomo as well. Everybody feels the loss. I've been on the show for a long time -- seven seasons -- and I think this is a good time to exit and have a fresh start. On Grey's, DeLuca was transported to Meredith's "happy place," the near-perfect beach sanctuary she's been in since being diagnosed with COVID-19 (and currently on a ventilator), where they had several prescient conversations about life, death, being happy and letting go. And if you're a Grey's Anatomy fan, you know that we've lost so many people over the years, but no one ever truly dies, whether it's a dream or a flashback or a memory or a text message, we continue to keep all those characters we've lost alive in some way. I was very in love with the story and the time it took to tell it properly. Grey's Anatomy has announced that it is promoting two actors to series regulars for season 17.. Giacomo Gianniotti: Krista Vernoff, our showrunner, and Debbie Allen, our executive producer, called me into their office and said that they wanted to talk to me about this storyline and they said they did it a thousand different ways -- and they kept coming to the same conclusion that they'd want me to tell a story, which unfortunately ended in DeLuca's demise.