Warning! SPOILERS about Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 2 ahead.
Richard’s retirement was heavily hinted at inGrey’s Anatomyseason 20’s ending, but season 21, episodes 1 and 2’s developments revealed another major impending crisis, one Richard cannot see clearly because of his focus on retiring. The Seattle wildfires of season 20’s finale caused Grey Sloan Memorial to ask for all hands on deck, prompting Richard to lead a difficult emergency surgery even if a few days before he would have avoided the OR. Richard involving Yasuda and Millin in the repair made Ndugu think the interns’ mistakekilled the patient, but it was later revealed the mistake was Richard’s.
Richard coming clean with Winston Ndugu about his mistake in the OR inGrey’s Anatomyseason 20 reintroduced Richard’s retirement story, despite variousGrey’s Anatomysurgeons making plenty of mistakes through the years that killed patients. However,Richard was determined to view his mistake as a damning one that should have ended his career, only due to his age. This prompted Winston to push Richard to be in the OR with him, as he wanted to show Richard that he could still operate on patients and it wasn’t his time to retire if it wasn’t Richard’s wish to do so.
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.
Grey’s Anatomy Season 21, Episode 2 Hints Richard’s Surgical Skills Aren’t His Biggest Problem
Ndugu’s Behavior Establishes How Only Richard Doubts His Surgical Skills
Grey’s Anatomyseason 21’s premiere finally turned the tide on Richard’s confidence in the OR. While Richard spentGrey’s Anatomyseason 21, episode 1 hesitant to be in the OR and operate on the patient, his approach proved fundamental to saving him. Indeed, had Richard not been in the OR with Winston, he wouldn’t have realized how to approach the bleeding,proving Richard’s expertise as the thing that made it possible for Winston to save the patient in the end. While Richard was in his head, worrying about his supposedly declining skills, Winston wanted to learn from him.
Playing golf with Lucas and Winston and winning, only to have the energy to play some more, made it evident Winston was right when he saw Richard’s endurance and concentration as unmatched.
Grey’s Anatomyseason 21, episode 2 possibly convinced Richard that Winston told the truth. Indeed, playing golf with Lucas and Winston and winning, only to have the energy to play some more, made it evident Winston was right when he saw Richard’s endurance and concentration as unmatched.While Richard didn’t exactly show interest in returning to the ORinGrey’s Anatomyseason 21, episode 2’s ending,he gave Teddy back her job as chief, hinting at his choice to free his schedule having to do with a potential return to the OR.
Catherine’s Health Is Shaping Up To Be Grey’s Anatomy Season 21’s Biggest Story
Richard Will Have To Deal With Catherine’s Refusal To Involve Him
Richard’s focus being on his worries about retirement let him miss what was going on in Catherine’s life. While his newfound clarity inGrey’s Anatomyseason 21, episode 2 moved his attention back to his wife’s silence, prompting him to involve her in his singing because of his good mood,Richard still didn’t know Catherine’s secret. AlthoughGrey’s Anatomyseason 20’s endingintroduced Richard’s retirement as his next major crisis, season 21’s premiere revealed his next major hurdle involved Catherine’s worsening condition and her refusal to tell him about it.
Catherine collapsing in front of Meredith inGrey’s Anatomyseason 21’s premiere was already indicative of something bad, but the tests Meredith had Catherine undergo only confirmed how her death might be impending. Catherine seemed resigned to it, and sure she didn’t want to let her loved ones know about it, effectivelymaking Richard’s biggest problem the potential death of his wife and his unpreparedness for it, as Catherine is set on keeping her liver problems private inGrey’s Anatomyseason 21.
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Grey’s Anatomyseason 21 releases new episodes every Thursday at 10 pm ET on ABC.
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.
