Grey's Anatomy

Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., and more cast members opened up about continuing the show without Ellen Pompeo at its helm. (Spoilers for Season 19, ...

“Grey’s Anatomy began at a time in my career where there was actually change in my life, in a positive way and she was at the forefront of that. But, as Wilson said, the show will remain in Grey’s essence as long as it runs. This, of course, is a nod to when Grey lived there with O’Malley and Stevens. [Pompeo first announced her departure in November](https://www.instagram.com/p/ClErNeyv44Y/), though she isn’t leaving TV. He’s not the only one adjusting to a new normal at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Fortunately, the show remains in good hands with Chandra Wilson (who plays Dr.

In Thursday's midseason premiere of Grey's Anatomy, titled "I'll Follow the Sun," Ellen Pompeo, er, Meredith Grey said farewell to her longtime colleagues ...

"I fell in love with you the first day I met you," he said on the call. "For some stupid reason, she's into men so she never fell in love with me but she fell in love with you. She's impossible and she's perfect and she's brilliant and she cares and she can be mean sometimes but only when she needs to be. He warned the residents to be on time unless "you want to wind up like Helm wasting your talents, your family's investment and your futures." "You know, once upon a time, you were the bane of my existence. I want you in my life if you want to be in my life. But, no, you grew up to become one of my greatest points of pride." I said I love you," she recalled. "I moved here to be with you," he added. "I said I love you. Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) stepped in to convince the baby's mother that she should go through with the surgery and shared her own experience having a baby named Christopher who became an organ donor. She told Nick that she has been through "a lot" after her house was struck by lightning and her family was forced to live in a hotel.

Did Meredith's farewell episode do the Ellen Pompeo character justice? Get a recap of her exit here.

The Feb. 23 episode of Grey's Anatomy bid farewell to Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) after almost 18 years. Find out how her story ended.

"I fell in love with you the first day I met you. "For some stupid reason, she's in love with men so she never fell in love with me," she jokes to Nick. I fell in love with you the second day I met you. "She saved it on a thumb drive and she brought it here to the hospital," Simone reveals. As the plane travels to Meredith's new life in Boston, she recites a passage from Tessa's book aloud to her kids. "But she fell in love with you. I'm not going to beg you to love me." "I know you're going there today." "I want you in my life if you want to be in my life. "I said 'I love you,'" she tells Nick. Unfortunately, Meredith, Nick and the surgical team aren't able to save Tessa, who dies on the operating table. "You didn't say it back."

Here's how Meredith Grey said goodbye to Grey Sloan in Ellen Pompeo's farewell episode of 'Grey's Anatomy.'

[Sandra Oh](https://ew.com/person/sandra-oh/)) telling Meredith, "He's not the sun. Knight](https://ew.com/person/t-r-knight/)) set all those years ago. And the long-running series made sure to send her off in a big way as Bailey ( [Chandra Wilson](https://ew.com/person/chandra-wilson/)) and Richard ( [James Pickens Jr.](https://ew.com/person/james-pickens-jr/)) put together a surprise pour for her final day. It's a bit of a stretch, but any "sun" reference on this show is going to make fans think of Cristina ( [Grey's Anatomy](https://ew.com/creative-work/greys-anatomy/) marked [Ellen Pompeo](https://ew.com/person/ellen-pompeo/)'s last as a series regular — though she's still going to record voiceovers for the show and could very well pop up again in the future. This time around, following surgery, she and Nick had a discussion in the same location where she told Derek she loved him so much that she'd let him have eat last piece of cheesecake.

Ahead of her final episode as a series regular on 'Grey's Anatomy,' Ellen Pompeo's daughter Sienna May made a rare appearance with her mom on Instagram.

[last episode](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a42954252/greys-anatomy-season-19-2023-ellen-pompeo-derek-christina/) as a full-time cast member, Grey's Anatomy dropped the premise in early February. in journalism and a minor in business management. "I have a lot that I'm doing," she said at the time. As for Ellen, she wore an all-tan ensemble comprised of a fringed turtleneck dress, which featured a tied buckle belt. But she recently offered a glimpse when she took one of her children to a Hollywood event. The actress brought along her younger daughter Sienna, who held her mother's hand while posing in an all-black attire.

Our recap of Grey's Anatomy Season 19, Episode 7, reveals everything that happens in 'I'll Follow the Sun,' Meredith's goodbye episode.

Sure, it had a hole in the attic, but there was no beating the rent. (D’oh!) As the hour drew to a close, Maggie asked to spend the night at Amelia’s new place, and Lucas and Simone both showed up at Mer’s smokehouse — Amelia had invited him to stay there, and Mer had invited her. She was mad that he’d sent such mixed signals that she’d thought it was OK to decide to move without talking to him. He was mad that she’d decided to move without talking to him. What’s more, he realized that over the course of their relationship, he’d overlooked his wife’s coldness, an aspect of her personality that he didn’t respect. Apparently, in the two weeks that had passed on screen, he’d been waiting for an apology for her remark that she didn’t respect his willingness to change specialties to save their marriage.

Ellen Pompeo's 19-season stint as the show's lead came to an understated end this week. But is she really scrubbing out for good?

Knight](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/12/greys-anatomy-tr-knight-return-spoilers), and [Justin Chambers](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/02/greys-anatomy-justin-chambers-exit) at the show’s start. [Entertainment Tonight](https://www.etonline.com/ellen-pompeo-clarifies-upcoming-greys-anatomy-episode-is-not-her-final-one-exclusive-199244), “For the record, it’s not really my final [episode]. Even series creator Shonda Rhimes indicated that this farewell isn’t forever, [writing on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBP7emycP9/?hl=en) Thursday, “See you later, Dr. “You know, once upon a time, you were the bane of my existence,” Wilson’s Miranda Bailey says. And I’m not going to beg you to love me.” [Patrick Dempsey](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/09/patrick-dempsey-reportedly-exited-greys-anatomy-after-terrorizing-the-set)’s Derek Shepherd to [“pick me, choose me, love me”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4Hu1zuGkI) all those years ago. Bailey is trying to say is this place won’t be the same without you.” Meanwhile, Meredith is at a romantic standstill with fellow surgeon Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman), who wasn’t included in her decision to move from Seattle to Boston. [Ellen Pompeo’s Meredith Grey](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/ellen-pompeo-greys-anatomy-money) first entered the halls of Seattle Grace Hospital as a surgical intern back in 2005, no one could have foreseen the 19 seasons of literal blood, sweat, and tears that she’d shed on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy—least of all the actor herself. “I’m a grown woman with a big life and big career and three kids. But the character’s farewell was a surprisingly mellow experience—not infused with the [Krista Vernoff](https://deadline.com/tag/krista-vernoff/) and directed by the series’ executive producer and director Debbie Allen, largely focused on the show’s future.