Warning! SPOILERS about Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 3 ahead.
Two major characters are set to exitGrey’s Anatomyin season 21, and one worrying development in season 21, episode 3 likely kickstarted the storyline leading to the departure of one of them. The main storylines inGrey’s Anatomyseason 21, episode 3 continued to revolve around Catherine and Meredith’s feud and Meredith and Miranda following Catherine as a patient, but the episode also introduced interesting new developments with Nick and Amelia’s momentous surgeries. Another unexpected andunfortunate situation was nonetheless revealed inGrey’s Anatomyseason 21, episode 3, and it impacted multiple storylines and affected one characterin particular.
Well beforeGrey’s Anatomyseason 21’s release, the exits of Jake Borelli and Midori Francis from the show were announced, making it imperative for season 21 to tackle what will prompt their characters Levi Schmitt and Mika Yasuda to leave Grey Sloan. While it’s unclear how Levi might be persuaded to leave a hospital that was so central to his growth,one detail revealed inGrey’s Anatomyseason 21, episode 3 just introduced a major crisis for Mika. The crisis in question could affect Mika enough to leave Grey Sloan Memorial, especially as the hospital will play a key part.
Grey’s Anatomy Season 21 New Cast & Returning Character Guide
The cast of Grey’s Anatomy season 21 features several returning and new characters. The season will also features forgotten Grey’s characters.
Chloe Yasuda’s Illness Sets Up Mika’s Grey’s Anatomy Exit
Chloe’s Shocking Diagnosis Can Make Mika Reevaluate Her Whole Life
Mika Yasuda spent the best part ofGrey’s Anatomyseason 21, episode 3 in her own head after she disappeared as Sydney Heron was giving the interns their assignments, even lashing out at Jo and Amelia when they were fighting in the middle of Rhiannon’s surgery. The end of the episode eventually clarified why the phone call affected her so much, with Jules and Mika’s heart-to-heart revealing howMika had just learned her sister Chloe was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 22. The revelation thus explained both Mika’s behavior and her request to speak with Teddy in private.
The serious illness of someone as close as [Mika’s] little sister can be life-changing enough to upend her life, making it more likely the diagnosis will prompt Mika to leave Grey Sloan.
Chloe’s appearance inGrey’s Anatomyseason 21, episode 4’s trailer highlights even more the severity of the situation based on Richard’s words. This shows howChloe’s cancer can be what triggers Mika to leave Grey Sloan Memorial. Indeed, with showrunner Meg Marinis revealing how Levi and Mika could both return (via Deadline),Mika’s departure involving her death is all but ruled out. However, the serious illness of someone as close as her little sister can be life-changing enough to upend her life, whether Chloe lives or dies, making it more likely the diagnosis will prompt Mika to leave Grey Sloan.
Grey’s Anatomy Has A History Of Characters Who Experienced Mika’s Crisis
Many Of Grey’s Anatomy’s Doctors’ Relatives Ended Up At Grey Sloan As Patients
Assuming Chloe will die based onGrey’s Anatomyseason 21, episode 4’s trailer and Mika’s reaction would be too hasty, but all the doctors at Grey Sloan who faced Mika’s problems were without a close relative at the end of that story arc.The trend was set up inGrey’s Anatomyseason 3 with the heartbreaking death of George O’Malley’s fatherafter his health kept declining for days as he was being treated at Seattle Grace, but the medical drama sadly kept it up even in more recent seasons. Indeed, Alex’s father too died after being treated at Grey Sloan.
More recently, Maggie’s fight with her mother on how to deal with her illness in her last days was harrowing enough to make the episode of her death in season 13 one ofGrey’s Anatomy’s saddest episodes. Finally, the death of Bailey’s mother from Covid inGrey’s Anatomyseason 17 also happened at Grey Sloan, cementing the admission to the hospital of its doctors’ close relatives akin to a death sentence in the medical drama. This makes it more likely for Chloe Yasuda to die inGrey’s Anatomyseason 21, thus fully justifying Mika’s disappearance from Grey Sloan Memorial.
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Grey’s Anatomyseason 21 releases new episodes every Thursday at 10 pm ET on ABC.
Source:Deadline
Grey’s Anatomy
Grey’s Anatomy is a medical drama series revolving around surgical interns, residents, and attendings at the fictional Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. The show features the professional and personal lives of these medical professionals, led initially by Dr. Meredith Grey, played by Ellen Pompeo. Created by Shonda Rhimes, the series highlights the complexities of medical cases while delving into the interpersonal relationships among the hospital staff.
