Derek Shows Meredith How to Get Closer to Him - Grey's Anatomy

When Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) tells Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) that she plans to keep investigating Dr. DeLuca's death, he tells her that she's harming him and her other surgeons. Meanwhile, on the beach, Derek Shepherd (guest star Patrick Dempsey) shows Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) what she needs to do to get closer to him. Watch 'Grey's Anatomy' on ABC and Hulu, streaming and on demand.

[@ccmx20]

Derek talking about Ellis broke me 🥺 he knew about Ellis, he watches over them 😭

[@startinglifeat30]

Omg....omg...omg😥😥😪😭

[@jackiemartinez8335]

Girl same !! I was like we always knew he did but now we KNOW KNOW

[@lillyboozer8347]

I know! I literally lost it

[@ccmx20]

and the zola letters 😭 I NEED TO READ THOSE letters 🥺

[@adrianaavila8853]

😭 😭 😭

[@ashleyc9473]

does anyone think they should do a whole episode on what their lives wouldve looked like if he never died? just one episode where we see the life they wouldve had

[@jigneshmaru3773]

I just want one ep where we see O’Malley the head of trauma

[@oliviakinlaw1365]

yeah like the “what if” episode in season 8 that would be amazing

[@gabbyhansen4988]

Yesss

[@mariastefanova6540]

@@oliviakinlaw1365 yeah we need a new "what if" , like what if everybody didn't die/leave

[@soficano3140]

YESSSSSSSS

[@julietaperezfuentes3401]

I won’t be mad if they end the season with Meredith finally being able to be with Derek

[@ibag87]

And leaving those poor kids orphans? No way!!!

[@iamadreamer7461]

@@ibag87 many people died of covid, it's a realistic end.

[@Mrmostacho452]

I hope that happens only if this was the last season (which we don’t know yet 😫)

[@soph.ia_kei]

yeah it's good for mer but not for the kids

[@walkz007]

Have you forgotten...the children!!!!!link and Amelia did not sign up for them Link is already exhausted nor Maggie for that matter

[@ivanagulati8959]

When she opened her eyes and found Derek closer, that was sucha pure smile omggg

[@aleahrosner453]

Yess!! I keep rewatching those 3 seconds over and over again. Mer looks so genuinely excited

[@iwantamaste7277]

I know people like the idea of meredith with Derek but they have 3 kids who already lost a parent

[@karlaamartinez4068]

exactly!! zola doesn’t need to be an orphan again :( same with bailey and ellis . i really love meredith and derek but it should end with mer and derek saying goodbye and derek telling her that he’ll wait for her .

[@lynseyrae]

She won't be a orphan again someone like Amelia or someone else who is close to Meredith will take care of them

[@georgiacaitt]

@@lynseyrae yes the children won’t be alone they have aunts to look after them but that doesn’t mean they aren’t orphans? Both their parents would be dead and by definition: orphans.

[@nicholaswoodard2745]

@@georgiacaitt an orphan is some one who has no parents. no aunts. no uncles to look after them. you are right in a way. if the lids didnt have amelia and maggie then they would really be orphans

[@ninokristesiashvili24]

@@karlaamartinez4068 Exactly... But we should at least get one kiss or hug or something until Meredith realises she can't leave kids and says goodbye to him

[@arturs_]

Kinda scared tho. The closer she gets to him, the more I start to think she might die when she touches Derek.

[@ggmypeep5169]

wait omg ur right g

[@ashleygillen1997]

Just like when Deluca was only able to touch his mom bc he's died

[@miriameorge]

That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw that, was soo scared that she's nearing death when she gets closer to Derek but I do want Meredith and Derek together!!

[@itsmehiimtheproblemitsme]

Yes omg I thought I was the only one who thought this

[@arturs_]

I'm thinking of 3 scenarios. She might touch him and nothing would happen. She dies and gets revived. She dies and leaves with him. We don't know that.

[@susankoech]

The chemistry between Meredith and Derek is too real man.

[@jessica4597]

Its so crazy to me how I stopped watching this show like 4 seasons ago and how Derek's been gone for years at this point and how at the end of the day its all fiction but I get so fkn emotional whenever I see these clips of them! How is it possible for me to feel such a real pang for someone who never existed :'(

[@Cinnamongirl4life]

SAME i stopped watching so long ago and thenw atched till alex left on and off. these clips of derek and george just BREAK me heart. i forgot how invested i was all those years

[@camiladavila2056]

SAME jajajaja it still hurts so much that I cant even put it down in words .

[@actingislife100]

Yeah I stopped watching the show around S10 but at one point this was my favorite show ever. I actually started watching the show Patrick so once I found out he died I had 0 interest in watching it. I had to come back for these clips cause the chemistry between these two was undeniable.

[@agynessraymond5510]

You're me, dear. Though Yang's departure was rough, i though , oh okay, at least Derek was on her side. And then after he was also killed off, i thought oh at least he got Maggie. BUT that moment the show started signaling potential sparks between Jackson & Maggie, even AFTER that Japril's trip together to find the ever mysterious Dr. Avery himself (Jackson's Father), i just dropped the show. And seeing Derek can never be not emotionally draining after his sudden passing. That one when he just turned up unannounced by the end of the episode that tells the story of Dr. Webber's Mother, was a real surprise. I repeated that scene alone like 10 times at least.

[@ilahmaecunanan2629]

“That girl’s heart beats for Derek Shepherd.” 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@universesgirl]

I live for Derek teasing Meredith LOL OMG THAT'S SOOO THEM 😭😭😭

[@bubblybubbles3832]

The face he mocked her with 🥺❤️

[@Taylord8]

Wow, I didn’t realize how much I miss listening to their conversations🥺❤️

[@zilmarossi5625]

She don't want do die living her younger kids behind, but she wants Derek.

[@rahnumaislam1097]

He really was the love of her life and always will be!!!

[@trinityjmagee3447]

I love how he talks about Zola 🥺

[@PeejB]

that beautiful, genuine smile on Meredith’s face when she’s talking to Derek 😭 I miss that. I miss how happy she gets and how her face lits up when they’re together…

[@smileyfan16]

I won't be mad if Meredith dies if it means she can be with Derek forever. Derek talking about his children especially Ellis made me cry.

[@Lizonlizs]

ya but then the kids would have no parents and would be adopted, the kids won't be there's anymore

[@lunarialoonatic]

@@Lizonlizs Amelia exists... even if she and Link are tired Amelia would never let her nieces and nephews go into the system. Maggie would also watch over the kids for Meredith. It would be a realistic ending tbh

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@lunarialoonatic Still not the same as having their mother around.

[@lynnramadan9855]

Bailey feels guilty for not believing him and following through long time ago ... that’s why she’s trying to blame other people .. that’s my opinion. 😭😭😭😭

[@enildacoreyhaim]

I agree 💯. She failed him.

[@kaylawenger1759]

blaming him for what?

[@professormoo2]

@@kaylawenger1759 blaming him for having a mental illness, she played it off as if deluca was going through an episode instead of giving him a chance and try to listen to what he’s saying and what he sees. so that’s why she feels so guilty is he got murdered by a child trafficker after telling bailey exactly who it was and what they were doin

[@kaylawenger1759]

@@professormoo2 that’s not baileys fault at all???

[@gwyneths3048]

Yes!! And also because she was sleeping during his entire surgery she probably thinks she could’ve saved him

[@thatcherdoingcoolstuff2657]

I love how they still have the same chemistry they had all those years ago

[@KIWIMADNEZ]

Why is everyone okay with Meredith dying!? She has kids!

[@kaylawenger1759]

many people have kids. derek had kids.

[@aliyahhouston1185]

@@kaylawenger1759 yeah but the kids have Meredith without Meredith they have no parents!!

[@kaylawenger1759]

@@aliyahhouston1185 they have aunts. they will be fine. people die daily. it’s more realistic

[@iridescent_skies]

Because people are ready for this show to just end already. And the most fitting end is Meredith with Derek.

[@daijamikaelson2401]

@@iridescent_skies you might be ready for it to end but it's plenty people who don't lmao

[@ItzuAmatzuraTeaPot]

Maybe they are going to let them hug while Meredith blue codes, everyone thinking they lost her, like what happened to Izzy and April, and then they will bring her back with CPR or something like that.

[@shelbyrenee6826]

Grey’s anatomy writers start taking notes

[@hexes5122]

Yes, I also think they will get to touch right before she wakes up!

[@tbh_jazzyyy1423]

@@hexes5122 I dont think shes gonna wake up, I mean this season is about a real thing and if they want it to be realistic, she'll die. And tbh it would be a good end imo

[@hexes5122]

@@tbh_jazzyyy1423 I have honestly been hoping she died for the longest UNTIL all these scenes with Zola. I seriously bawled when Derek told Meredith she writes letters to him and also when she called her to talk to her about her book report and Hayes talking about how she takes the phone into the closet to be alone with her. I have such a soft spot for Zola, I can’t stand to see her hurt so much.

[@tbh_jazzyyy1423]

@@hexes5122 yeah I get that, but idk I think she'll be okay. She understands that people die. BUT I think that if mer dies then they should have a scene with Zola bailey and Ellis all working at grey sloan together as co owners or something

[@Teishaalli]

Bailey really cared bout Delcua same as she did with George

[@omarcogle1965]

She hasn't forgiven herself for not believing him

[@mollysayers602]

Meredith and Derek are solemates, no one comes close to the bond they've always had. they're meant to be

[@hopesteeves4872]

First Meredith better not die by getting closer to Derek. Second Mark and Lexie better be on the beach soon

[@brittany427]

Petition to make another Greys “what if” episode like the one in season 8. With all (or most) of the doctors that passed away!!!

[@hfs212000]

zola writes him letters on her journal 😭😭😭😭😭😭💔

[@madelinegarber7860]

That got me emotional.

[@hfs212000]

@@madelinegarber7860 same 😢

[@lizmcpherson9364]

I lost it. The wall broke and tears happened

[@kieshellsmall6968]

@@lizmcpherson9364 what episode

[@tiararaine9557]

I’m gonna cry... it’s just so sweet that with all the pain Meredith went through losing her soulmate, she finally gets to be with him again. Her heart must be for filled

[@brinapadilha2930]

Derek: *talks about Zola and Ellis* Bailey: 👁👄👁

[@vanaa3226]

I’m crying I love Derek so much I miss MerDer

[@universesgirl]

HER LAUGH IN THE END!!! SHE LOVES HIM SOOOO MUCH I CAN'T BREATHE I LOVE THEM SOOOO MUCH 😭😭😭😭

[@greysmoa694]

their smiles and everything AHHHH

[@luvsedits9055]

I swear i feel if meredith touches derek she'll die,I will be sad,but happy they reunited🥺 Yall!They have to reunite.Meredith was MORE in a goddamn hospital bed than on work,Someone can take care of the children.Meredith is suffering,Cant yall see it?🥺

[@sashhaa..]

Yea

[@suryakumar6614]

Imagine Mer to be in a coma and it was in her mind about, George, Derek, sloan, lexie dieing and when she wakes up all are beside her bed.

[@simpsundae]

I-

[@auudroe]

If only If only omg

[@yazminbruno7805]

Thinking about it makes me want to cry 😭

[@laicaavchua7147]

Yes pleaseee. i want thatttt

[@MacMoney20]

God, wouldn’t that be fantastic

[@ggmypeep5169]

i love this show with my whole heart

[@oluwapelumisobowale6751]

How is it that after soo long of being away, they just pick up from where they left off like no time has passed. I love their on set chemistry

[@Durrenbergerfam]

I mean who wouldn't have chemistry when looking at Patrick Dempsey.

[@tiararaine9557]

“They were the epic love story” 🥺🥺😩😩

[@ValeLovesU2]

Oh gosh how much we miss Derek and Meredith, guys... :(

[@amandaredd3057]

This show has been phenomenal from the start with a phenomenal cast. I feel Bailey's my favorite then I'm like "wait, no, it's Richard!" then "no, it's Meredith!"

[@sammie9421]

Bringing Derek back is a sign that the show is ending... You only bring important characters back when a show is ending. Yes she has kids but they will not be alone.

[@-saffie-4977]

You know, for a hospital, they sure do have a suspiciously high rate of doctor mortality rate. Is the hospital cursed or something???

[@gabriellailene]

seattle grace mercy death dont you remember!

[@shelbyrenee6826]

@@gabriellailene I was just about about to comment the same thing!! 😂

[@gabriellailene]

@@shelbyrenee6826 the OGs shall never forget!

[@beingteegold1633]

They lost more doctors than patients

[@neverregret7054]

Can we talk about how beautiful it's patrick dempsey in that scene? I just can't🤩🤩

[@joydiewald9508]

I know right - he is so handsome like i love this man

[@theresalwayshope5349]

He is the most handsome man

[@confusedhomosapien6231]

You guys need eyes

[@plumdutchess]

@@confusedhomosapien6231 The word they're looking for is charisma. I wouldn't call him handsome perse, but he has an attraction. But that's all subjective, ofcourse.

[@beingteegold1633]

He’s a beautiful man

[@dejahawkins6628]

He went from McDreamy to McDeath lol 😂

[@MichelleSaidi]

I love Merder so much!!! BUT the most loving thing he can do for her in that beach is encourage her to get back to their kids. That’ll be a much better ending for me as she will (and us) would have seen Der again but reunited too soon leaving young kids behind

[@blackjackxxi7305]

"I only had one great love in my life" 🤧😍💙

[@armargo]

Richard still teaching Bailey almost 20 years later

[@diez8754]

bring him back to life please i don’t care if it doesn’t have sense just bring him back PLEASE

[@ChamallowMilka]

Her laugh🥺

[@kaitlync6086]

I honestly wouldn’t be upset if Meredith dies and can finally be with Derek again.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

That's sort of messed-up.

[@jejosaraRBD]

The way they look at each other

[@yazminbruno7805]

I’m crying all over again about Derek dying 😭

[@ryleymcclure7515]

I want her to end up with Derek so so so bad but I’m also gonna feel really bad for their kids😭

[@joycepacheco1016]

give us another season, I'm not ready for Grey's Anatomy to end!!

[@purplefangzz78]

She's going to hug him and kiss him and then he will say "see you soon" and she will wake up.

[@toriadams209]

But omg teddy is really feeling guilty about deluca 🥲, I’m just glad I get to see Andrew again one way or another

[@eitancohen8888]

2:48 Her laugh at the end ❤️

[@ashleyerkes9649]

I cry every time they are together. Why couldn’t they just made him leave for DC instead of killing him. They could have made them split so if they needed to he could have came back. He could be with the kids while she is sick.

[@Durrenbergerfam]

Because then their love wouldn't be real and it would've all be fake. Derek would never do that to his wife and kids he loved them to much. Which is why he came back and said that DC wasn't what he thought it would be and he couldn't live without Meredith.

[@claudiacruz2104]

WHEN HE COPIES THE FACE SHE DID LMAOOOO

[@Cinnamongirl4life]

they still have so much chemistry omg

[@janellcharm]

I just wanna see one episode if everyone didn’t die from beginning to end (Ellis, George to now with Deluca) where they would be now and if they didn’t leave (The rest of magic)

[@saskera19]

“Could you please just come here!” So like the old Meredith. Those two are the best; but you can feel that they haven’t been in the same place for a while, they weren’t as free as they used to be with each other

[@chazizoid]

I like how even though he knows if she goes to him she might die, his talking about the kids

[@ralphisaaczapanta4853]

Patrick Dempsey really gives this taller Rob Benedict vibe....

[@milenastcruz549]

I LOVE MY PARENTS AND I MISS THEM SO MUCH 😭😭😭😭

[@rupamsonowal1371]

U know what I got no problem if Meredith dies in this end of the season and be with derek that'll be happy ending for me

[@claudiacruz2104]

she has kids 😔

[@eviee8132]

@@claudiacruz2104 and they could watch over them together

[@plumdutchess]

@@eviee8132 The kids would be orphans. They don't know they can see them. That's not the same.

[@eviee8132]

@@plumdutchess idc

[@ritwikshrma]

I still think Derek is only the right one for Meredith

[@estifebriany3249]

3,5hrs left for watching it in disney+

[@amitmadhvani9730]

Keep the story going for the next generation story must continue

[@jenniferdiaz53]

JUST RUN AND HUG HIMMMM! This make me... I don't even know how I feel about this, I'm mad at this show cause IT'S A SHOW and is't not real but I'm soo in to it.😔

[@leanne4084]

Okay but does anyone thinks that when she touches him she would heal and return instead of dying?

[@norm-bb3bb]

These two have a great chemistry

[@evadupertuis]

he ages like fine wine

[@Amanaah_]

It’s always been Derek 🥺♥️

[@Amanaah_]

No one can replace him. 😭♥️

[@madgemackles4337]

Well, she’s going to wake up and hear that Deluca is gone and then she’ll retire and go raise her kids The End ☺️

[@sofiagonzalez1965]

She knows it. They saw each other on the beach :)

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

She knows about Deluca, and why does she have to retire?) No way she would leave hospital

[@madgemackles4337]

@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 because I said so Duh

[@kieshellsmall6968]

@@madgemackles4337 haha 😂😂

[@heatherlicious8224]

I heard the they made a finale that can be a season finale or a series finale... I can feel the show ending and part of me hopes for ones more season to end it all and the other part wants it to end in such an amazing way. I’d hate to never see her wake up again and see her kids. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Something doesn’t feel right about this ending and Little Grey to visit Mer.

[@canaldequalquercoisa]

Oh my heart 💕💕💕💕 That scene melts me

[@jacquelinetran3379]

my heart can’t take this

[@Boris_moriss]

I honestly don’t think she will die if she touches Derek because when she drowned, she hugged her mother and came back to life.

[@faeezaalli2167]

I love Richard advice

[@jaycakes123]

Y’all need to let the whole “Lexie and Mark at the beach” thing go. Stop trying to make it happen. It’s not going to happen🥺🤣

[@shearqualityhairsalon8584]

Stop trying to make fetch happen!

[@jaycakes123]

@@shearqualityhairsalon8584 🤣 eggzacklyyyy

[@lunarialoonatic]

Come on thooo 😭 if we saw George and Mcdreamy we should see Lexi, her sister. She deserved more tbh Tho I love the reference

[@jaycakes123]

I would like to retract my Lexie statement !!

[@jaycakes123]

@DANISHA GARCIA lol I RETRACTED MY STATEMENT!

[@jelenaalison1417]

shes so adorable

[@vanildadocarmomirandamedei1131]

Amoooo assistir essa série choro até, faz agente pensar e dá mais valor a vida e as pessoas que estão ao nosso redor! Ansiosa pra ver a 17 temporada

[@cameliaburuiana6076]

Who remembers when derek died and Mer run off, there was a scene when she was seating at a beach, all these beach scenes are sure a parallel to that part

[@boredinohio4]

I need 3 more seasons. I will be ready then to say goodbye.

[@MayaSalazar5]

it’s his smile when he walks closer to her 😭

[@SuperNimrod90]

i'm not crying ..you are..

[@angie8482]

I wouldn’t mind seeing mer let go to be with Derek. Yes she’ll let her children go orphan but let’s be realistic here, many children are left orphaned because of both their parents dying before or even during the pandemic. It’s the hard truth and this show is not meant to be happy, rainbow, candy rain, and puppies etc. It’s the hard reality that we will all die someday unexpectedly and leave our loved ones behind.

[@dinaraidraimovna9153]

🥺 Derek

[@G4l4xy_]

At the point where GA ends we need a Sarah Oh cameo

[@faustinodaniloii9184]

Okay let's settle this...I wish the show will end with Zola saying "It's a beautiful day to save lives"

[@Heyyy564]

April will come back for April fools day it’s perfect Thursday April 1 perfect to play with our emotions!!!

[@lunoraa]

Everyone saying she is gonna die when she touches Derek, maybe she doesn’t maybe she wakes up when she touches Derek. Yes we saw DeLuca leave with his mom but he was kind of ready

[@trinitygreen2842]

I believe if she makes it to Derek, thats her letting go of life

[@lunoraa]

@@trinitygreen2842 could be

[@SimeonSingsit]

I want Cristina to come back and save Meredith once again. And also says, She is my person.

[@Kamarca]

Do we know why Christina hasn't visited? I haven't been watching lately.

[@adriannabelmonte126]

@@Kamarca her contract ended with the show

[@Kamarca]

@@adriannabelmonte126 I meant plot-wise.

[@fall9561]

I just want them to hug. Is that to much to ask 🥺😭

[@kyleechapman5382]

This made me so happy they should’ve gotten to the end

[@nadienkacalderon8474]

MerDer forever ❤️😍

[@mallikadhuys]

Okay I need to start watching this again..

[@addictedtolove1992]

It’s time for this show to wrap up

[@brandiyonnafelder9721]

Um, that's your opinion

[@addictedtolove1992]

@@brandiyonnafelder9721 that goes without being said 🙃 Is that not what the comment section is for?

[@eviee8132]

I agree

[@mary.gcarpenter1490]

Well I dont want Meredith to die. I want her to be happy with someone who loves her not some fantasy dead person. I think Cormac Hayes is that person. She did the right thing, to live for her kids. And hopefully to live as they say " Happily Ever After". Til the end of the series. R.I. P. DELUCA.

[@rileypart1]

So there is two theory what likely going to happen in Grey Anatomy, One is , Lexie apparently on upcoming next episode following Mark, and Christina down the road. Which telling is show coming to the end or second Christina will tell Mer to wake up from coma maybe possible the show continue. Who know will find out.

[@MJ-qz3xs]

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