🚨Warning: There are MASSIVE spoilers ahead for the Season 17 premiere!🚨
Let's get right to it: Grey's Anatomy returned with a two-hour Season 17 premiere last night and let's just say A LOT HAPPENED.
The season picked up with the doctors at Grey Sloan dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, and Meredith, in particular, was feeling the weight of losing so many patients.
And just when the two-hour premiere was about to end, Grey's Anatomy delivered one of its most shocking cliffhangers to date.
In the final two minutes, Cormac "McWidow" Hayes finds Meredith unconscious in the parking lot after a long day of work.
We then see Meredith in a dreamlike state sitting on a beach and we suddenly hear, "Meredith!"
Now, this is when I fully dropped to the floor in my living room because I would recognize that voice anywhere.
It was Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd waving at Meredith on the beach and the duo shared this truly adorable moment.
Now, I know what you're thinking: Meredith seeing Derek CANNOT be good considering he's, well, dead, and Meredith just collapsed.
So next week's episode picks up where this week left off, with Meredith in the hospital — it looks like she has COVID-19 — and Derek will still be appearing to her in a dream.
Talking about Patrick Dempsey's big return with Deadline, Ellen Pompeo revealed that she asked Patrick if he would ever return to the show when they were on a hike together earlier this year.
Ellen said, "Patrick and I have this chemistry, where I think, even from when we first met, for some reason it just felt like we’ve known each other for a hundred years, and it’s just the same feeling."
"It’s like riding a bike, we just have a chemistry and a dynamic that’s always served us well, and I think we have a genuine affection for each other."
Meanwhile, Patrick told Deadline, "It was really enjoyable [getting back into character]. It was really exciting, and fun, and it was great to see everybody."
Basically, like me, everyone is freaking out about Derek's return to Grey's Anatomy. Here are some of the best tweets from the cast, the crew, and fans about the moment:
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Thought I would check in on twitter to see if you enjoyed the dreamy gift @KristaVernoff & @EllenPompeo gave to brighten up your 2020... 😘#GreysAnatomy
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FFFGUIZEYYGJKFUFYIFXFJBCDYUJJXGJKKYSKK HI BZUUCCZYIHCXCHNHULL OK LNVC #GreysAnatomy
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Most of the actors didn’t know. Some of the writers didn’t know. Most of the good folks at the studio & network didn’t know. It’s so fun watching it all unfold. 🤗 #GreysAnatomy
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I TOLD YOUUUUUUUUU #greysanatomy. *this season is WILDDDDD
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Oh. My. God. THE BEACH!!!! 😱 #GreysAnatomy
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THEY JUST PUT T H E DR DEREK SHEPARD ON MY SCREEN IN 2020 OH MY GOD #GreysAnatomy
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This scene just made all of 2020 okay again. I am SCREAMING. #GreysAnatomy
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us: nothing can fix 2020 ellen pompeo and patrick dempsey: is that a challenge? #GreysAnatomy #greys #merder
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MY HEART DROPPED IM SHAKING #GreysAnatomy
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I’m just laying here trying to process WTF just happened on grey’s and it been 21 minutes since the episode was over. #GreysAnatomy
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me watching the last two minutes of that episode #GreysAnatomy
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THIS CAN’T BE REAL LIFE. Meredith. Derek. #GreysAnatomy
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i’m gonna need 7 to 10 business day to process what just happened #GreysAnatomy
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THE MERDER STAN IN ME JUSG JUMPED OUT AFTER 5 YEARS #GreysAnatomy
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OMG WHAT JUST HAPPENED IM SOBBING NONONONO DEREK #GreysAnatomy
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AM I MCDREAMING??????? WHATATATATATATATTR??? #GreysAnatomy
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that’s same look seventeen seasons and fifteen years later #greysanatomy