Meredith is stuck in silence after suffering a brutal attack

MostGreys Anatomyepisodes feature multiple plotlines, sometimes eventoomany plotlines.

But this midseason premiere didnt run into that problem at all.

And lucky for her, its a damn good hour.

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), and another also leaves.

This leaves Meredith alone with him, which ordinarily would seem fine.

But even the sweetest person can fall victim to post-seizure hyperaggression, apparently.

Lou gets out of bed and starts throwing Meredith around like a toy.

The stakes arent as high as, say, when McDreamy ended up in the ER.

Remember when Derek was in the hospital and we saw what he was seeing?

Meredith sees her friends lips moving, but she and we cant hear a word theyre saying.

That panic attack happens when her kids come to see her after weeks apart.

If youve ever had a panic attack, youll recognize the physical agony.

If youve never had a panic attack, then, well, now you know what it looks like.

Jackson soon scolds her for cutting them, but whatever: For once, Penny did the right thing.

For once, she wasnt the most annoying character to ever appear onGreys.

(One day Ill come around to Penny!)

Throughout Merediths entire stay in the hospital room, Amelia has been pacing outside.

If she had gone there instead, maybe Meredith would be a-okay.

Meredithiswilling to forgive Lou though, whom she agrees to meet while her jaw is still wired shut.

He apologizes with his wife and two daughters by his side, and Meredith responds by grabbing his hand.

you’ve got the option to have more than one person, she says.