
We’ve still got a month to go before Grey’s Anatomy returns to the 2025 TV schedule and throws us into the chaotic aftermath of the explosion at Grey Sloan Memorial, and I’ve already spent a lot of time thinking about what’s to come. Who will die? Will it be multiple doctors? Who do we know is safe? I'm working on a new theory, but it’s admittedly a pretty wild one — especially because it may have already been disproven on a different Shonda Rhimes series.
To backtrack a little bit here, in the Grey’s Anatomy Season 21 finale (available to stream on Hulu or with a Netflix subscription), a canister of gas that was thought to be empty after Piper Perabo’s hostage situation ignited, blowing out a portion of the building and operating floor. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Ben Warren (Jason George) were outside of the hospital when the blast occurred, so I’ve been assuming they are safe, but what if that’s just what they want us to think?