Grey's Anatomy Recap: Can Meredith Convince Maggie to Stay?

Ellen Pompeo, Kate Burton

It's a true ThrowbackThursdayedition ofGrey's Anatomythis week, with all kinds of new information about Ellis Grey (Kate Burton) and her relationship with Richard (James Pickens Jr.) coming to light.

How did everyone feel about all the flashbacks? Personally I wasn't a fan of the ones that were intercut very jarringly, I might add with present-day scenes. But it was nice to see Ellis and Richard's relationship play out, and to finally get some answers about Ellis' suicide attempt. Also, Baby Meredith!:

Anyway, to recap: The episode opens with Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) watching old home movies of a speech her mother gave, in which Ellis discusses the problems she's faced as a woman in a male-dominated field. Meredith's feeling a little misandrist herself, with Derek (Patrick Dempsey) demanding an explanation as to why his wife decided to get day-drunk with Alex (Justin Chambers), and Meredith retorting that she doesn't owe Derek anything just because he decided to stay in Seattle, and declaring that she's no longer going to measure her accomplishments against his. "You sound just like your mother," he hurls in her face. Somebody get Meredith a sweater, because that wascold.

(Side note: Speaking of questionable parenting decisions, should we put out an AMBER Alert for Bailey and Zola? Do Meredith and Derek use a 24-hour off-screen day care? Mysteries.)

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In a flashback to 1983, Young Richard and Young Ellis are boning. (IS THIS WHEN MAGGIE WAS CONCEIVED?!) He wants to put an end to their affair, worried that they'll get caught. She doesn't.

Present day: Alex and Stephanie (Jerrika Hinton) have a testy exchange in the elevator and we learn that, after losing the spot on the board, Alex got re-hired as a peds surgery attending; it's basically a consolation prize. And, apparently Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) lied to Alex that the board vote was close, while telling Bailey the truth that it was unanimous in her favor. Whoops. Later, Meredith drops some hard truth on a pissy Alex, bluntly telling him that his speech was good but she wasn't about to give him a pity vote over Bailey (Chandra Wilson). Note to Alex: Being Meredith's person does not come with unconditional professional support. When he confronts Arizona, she says she needs Alex in peds to fill her shoes while she's doing the Geena Davis Fellowship (and trying to keep her marriage intact).

Meanwhile, Maggie (Kelly McCreary) says she's quitting, and the other docs are concerned about the "PR nightmare" of having another surgeon leave so quickly after Cristina. Webber is resigned to (if not a little bit happy about?) the news, while new board member Bailey is determined to make Maggie stay and get this "clown car" back on track.

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Grey's Anatomy Recap: Can Meredith Convince Maggie to Stay?