Greys Anatomy season 11, episode 2 recap: Bring the thunder

Greys Anatomy rolls out the welcome mat for a Maggie-centric episode with season 11, episode 2, Puzzle With a Missing Piece. Read our full recap here!

Cases of the Week:

An elderly woman wishes to pass away. A teen with heart problems is trying to pass a kidney stone. A woman risks her own death in order to give birth to a child who will be born with a heart problem.

Solve for X: Maggie likes puzzles. The New York Times crossword, solving a patients heart failure in time to save their life, all in a days work for the newest cardiac resident. One puzzle she cannot seem to solve, however, is Meredith Grey. Richard tries to assuage her into continuing on the path to peace, but, truth be told, its not for the sanity of the hospital staff getting along. No, Richard wants his surrogate daughter and his newly discovered daughter to play nice.

Hang in There Robbie: Maggie takes Jo aside to reprimand her on the proper protocol for patient-family interaction. By yelling at her, Maggie releases her thunder. When working as a pretty, small, female, sometimes one must bring the thunder to make their presence known. Maggie is trying really hard to get her own notorious line on the show in the way of McDreamy and Seriously. Enter Miranda The Thunder Bailey.

With no time for research as she adjusts to the life of cardiac resident, Maggie asks for Robbie, the kidney stone patient, to get a genetic work up to test family history. The board may have voted to close Baileys lab, but she still has a set of keys (and a pretty strong grudge against the seat-holders). Karev calls Maggie in for a consult, but much to the dismay of his new private practice partner, Maggie mentions that Alex is up for a seat on the Grey-Sloan Memorial board, which means he may be leaving the practice. Well, Maggie, that mistake is all on you, dear, and kicking Jo off of your service is not going to erase that.

The Cool Kids Table: As if running into your half-sister, her happy child Zola, and gorgeous renowned neurosurgeon husband wasnt enough to ruin your appetite, how about not being welcomed at their table? Even with Dereks extended olive branch, the smugness of Meredith Grey keeps Maggie at a 100 foot distance.

When you realize that your sister adopted a surgically needy African baby, she is cast in a whole new light.

Let Go of My Hand: The story of Rita, the pregnant woman with a tear in her aorta, follows the residents of the hospital. As Rita begins to lose her battle with her own heart, her husband informs Maggie that they previously lost their other child all because Rita let go of her hand and a freak accident led to her falling and hitting her head. Now that he faces losing them both, he blames Rita for not making the decision to let go.

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Greys Anatomy season 11, episode 2 recap: Bring the thunder