It just really sucks that all of this requires Meredith to be on the verge of death. Many people who have recovered from COVID-19 are left with lasting effects, and while we’re still in the thick of the pandemic, this is particularly hard to watch, no matter how thrilled we are to see George.
Off the beach, Richard (James Pickens Jr.) wrestled with whether or not to enroll Meredith in a clinical trial, eventually deciding it was the best choice. As he and Bailey (Chandra Wilson) took care of Mer at the end, they appeared with George and Meredith on the beach, and if we hadn’t already been crying, we would have cried some more!