'Grey's Anatomy' Season 17 Episode 11: Will Jo Wilson steal Hayes and crush all chances of Meredith's romance?

Who is at Meredith's bedside when she wakes up?
Ellen Pompeo plays Meredith Grey on 'Grey's Anatomy' (ABC)
Ellen Pompeo plays Meredith Grey on 'Grey's Anatomy' (ABC)

It's finally happening, the moment all fans have been waiting for. In the trailer for the upcoming episode of 'Grey's Anatomy', Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) after being taken off the ventilator, finally opens her eyes. And who is at her side when she opens them? At one stage we would have thought that it was Cormac Hayes (Richard Flood) who has been rather devotedly watching over Meredith when she has been sick. But while Cormac definitely has feelings for Meredith we have to wonder if he has also started noticing another doctor, Doctor Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington).

Hayes and Wilson have been working together a lot in the last few episodes, and Wilson is one person who seems to be able to see beyond Hayes' rather stern exterior. Hayes may have now started noticing Wilson in a new light, however after his sister-in-law gets him thinking in that direction. She asks whether Jo is single in a leading manner. Cormac seems amused by this question, though with his poker face we can never quite tell what's going on in his head. 

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Ellen Pompeo and Richard Flood star as Meredith Grey and Cormac Hayes on 'Grey's Anatomy' (ABC)

But even if Cormac is starting to be interested in Jo, Jo of course is currently in a friends-with-benefits situation with Jackson (Jesse Williams). In Episode 10, we also see Jo working closely with Jackson's mother Catherine(Debbie Allen), and becoming closer to her. But with news of an April Kepner (Sarah Drew) come back on the show, is Jo and Jackson's relationship also in jeopardy.

As for Meredith, the person she opens her eyes to is Dr Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr) who says 'Hey sleepyhead'. Will Richard be the one to tell her of all that has happened including DeLuca's death? To find out more about life for Meredith as she opens her eyes once more, you can watch new episodes of 'Grey's Anatomy' on Thursdays at 9 pm on ABC.

Catch the trailer of the upcoming episode below.



 

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