She's Leaving Home (Grey's Anatomy)
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Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Cristina Yang (played by an unknown stand-in at Derek's funeral. Sandra Oh did not return for the scene, as she departed from the series in the tenth season finale.
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| Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 22/23 |
| Directed by | Chris Hayden |
| Written by | Stacy McKee |
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| Original air date | April 30, 2015 |
| Running time | 81 minutes |
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"She's Leaving Home" is the 22nd and 23rd episode of the eleventh season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the 242nd and 243rd episode overall. The episodes aired on April 30, 2015 on ABC in the United States. The episodes was written by Stacy McKee and directed by Chris Hayden. On its initial airing it was watched by 8.74 million viewers.
The two-hour episode serves as a tribute to the death of Derek Shepherd, the show's male lead played by Patrick Dempsey, who died in a car accident in the previous episode. In the episode, the doctors at the Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital mourn the death of their colleague and friend following the tragic accident. The episode also focuses on the struggle of Meredith Grey (Derek's wife and the show's protagonist) after she disappears from Seattle and adapts to becoming a single mother before giving birth to her third child, Ellis Shepherd.
Meredith returns to Grey Sloan Memorial to reveal the news of Derek’s death. Most of the doctors experience the usual sadness and tears, all except one. Amelia hides behind morbid jokes about her brother being dead, which catches her colleagues off guard. After the funeral, Meredith goes AWOL. No one knows where she is, and except for a note left behind that says she and the kids are ok, no one can reach her to ask her whereabouts.
Bailey and Ben argue about how they want to be cared for if anything ever happens to them. Bailey wants to be let go, while Ben wants every extraordinary measure to be taken. Richard prepares to ask for Catherine’s hand in marriage, but she rejects him before he can even kneel on one knee. Dan, Callie's chief of police and one-time date, makes his way back into the hospital, creating an awkward patient-boyfriend dynamic that Callie doesn't like.
Owen and April go overseas for what was an original 3-month, military surgical training program, but April keeps extending her leave despite Jackson’s pleas for her to come home. Jackson and Jo work on a pair of burn victims who bond over their circumstances and the loss of a bad boyfriend. Almost a year passes since Meredith took off, but Alex finally receives a call from Meredith telling him everyone’s fine and to stop calling. In Ellis-like fashion, Meredith, who has run away, is very pregnant, but she’s the only one who knows.
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