Grey’s Anatomy reveals surprise pregnancy and sabbatical after tough death

After that death in the season 22 premiere, Grey’s anatomy continued with someone revealing a surprise pregnancy – while another character opted to take a sabbatical.

During the Thursday, October 16 episode of the hit ABC series, the staff at Gray Sloan Memorial Hospital were mourning Monica Beltran’s (Natalie Morales) death with Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) take the worst. Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) was accompanied by Maggie (Kelly McCreary), who came back to take care of Amelia.

Their day together led to some surprising revelations when Maggie confirmed she was expecting a baby via a sperm donor. Maggie commented that she hadn’t told Winston (Anthony Hill) yet. Later in the episode, Amelia made the decision to take a sabbatical so she could focus on her mental health and her friends.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, the second-year residents were balancing medical food chain rankings while helping the new interns navigate daily life at the hospital. Some interns – like Wes (Trevor Jackson) — succeeded, but that led to residents like Blauw (Harry Shum) fail under the pressure of trying to learn and be a teacher.

Link (Chris Carmack) was another character who had a hard time. After a near death, Link wanted to heal as quickly as possible, which stressed his wife Jo (Camilla Luddington). They ended up having a big fight, but with Owen’s (Kevin McKidd) helped them solve their problems.

Speaking of Owen, he was adjusting to moving out of his and Teddy’s (Kim Raver) home by initially sleeping in an on-call room. By the end of the episode, he had found himself in a draft as he adjusted to his new normal.

The episode also followed Jules’ (Adelaide Kane) grief journey after witnessing Monica’s death. She initially avoided confrontation, but thanks to meaningful advice from Winston, Jules was able to find a way to honor her former boss.

Ahead of Thursday’s episode, Hill, 37, teased what viewers could expect from the rest of the season.

“There are many challenges for the people who survived the blast, for many different reasons,” he said exclusively We weekly. “Everyone has their own traumas from that experience during that explosion, and then picking up the pieces and trying to literally put the hospital back together and figure out how to move forward is going to be a difficult dynamic for everyone and for health physically, mentally and emotionally.”

Hill promised “big curve balls” for the surviving doctors.

“A lot of us look at each other in these scenes like, ‘This is crazy,’ but I think that’s a testament to the writers,” he teased to Us. “They’ve figured out how to do this show in a way that’s so effective for people, and that’s why people keep coming back and watching it. They’re just really enjoying the ride that they’re going on.” [each] week. And so I think we’re doing quite well. I think people will like it.”

Hill concluded, “This is Grey’s Anatomy, so we know no one is ever quite right. Shonda [Rhimes] sets that tone early. I think there’s plenty of room for complications with any of these characters that could end in downfall. It’s just how the show is, and it’s built in. … We photograph a number of things that could play a role in this. We’re about halfway through now, so it’s going to be a bit tough.”

Grey’s anatomy airs on ABC Thursdays at 10pm ET.