Why is ‘Grey's Anatomy’ Season 17 Episode 14 not airing? Here's what happens to Jackson and April in ‘Look Up Child’

What do you think will happen once Jackson and April meet again? Will they meet only to go their separate ways AGAIN?
Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery (ABC)
Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery (ABC)

Is ‘Grey's Anatomy’ rekindling a lost love? April Kepner is back in Jackson Avery's life. The ABC show had officially announced the comeback of Sarah Drew's character after she posted a picture with Jesse Williams with the caption: “It’s 4am. Do you know where your #Japril is?” On ‘Grey's Anatomy’ Season 17 Episode 14, she will be seen after two years since 2018, when she bid goodbye to the show after a nine-year run.

What do you think will happen once Jackson and April meet again? Will they meet only to go their separate ways AGAIN? Before you think of all the possibilities, you might be heartbroken to find out the episode is not airing this week. Here's all the scoop on what you can watch instead. 

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Fans are clearly not pleased with the break. "I don’t accept the fact that there’s no greys tonight. I WILL be watching the shooting episode to cope," one wrote and another said, "How could you cope watching THAT episode." One even went on to say, "Cancel the nfl draft tbh."

Another posted, "I even made sure all my marking and planning were caught up and done so I could really just relax in front of Station 19 and Greys!"



 



 



 

‘Grey's Anatomy’ Season 17 Episode 14 Spoilers

According to the summary for ‘Look Up Child’, “Jackson pays a visit to his father that helps set him on the right path.” In a sneak peek from the episode amid the George Floyd protests, Jackson is perturbed. Expressing his thoughts about the disturbing incident, he asks his mother, Catherine Fox (Debbie Allen), “If our foundation is so good at fighting the good fight, then why isn’t anything getting better? … Why aren’t we there (protesting in the streets)? Why don’t we have scars?”

Disheartened, he adds, “I don’t want to play a role in a system that’s just broken.” Just then, his mother snaps back, “You sound like your father.” Jackson then asks, “Oh, that’d be the worst thing in the world?” and it seems he goes to visit his father, Robert Avery (Eric Roberts).

Fans can't wait to watch what happens. “I swear if they put them back together only to ruin Japril AGAIN I will be so pissed off! I'm still not over what they did to my favorite couple! Getting rid of Sarah was one of the stupidest moves this show made,” one said and another posted, “A part of me wants to believe Japril will be endgame and this is their way of taking Jackson off the show. But the person who has been watch greys for 3 years knows he’s probably just there to seek guidance or something and they’re playing with us.”



 

When will ‘Grey's Anatomy’ Season 17 Episode 14 air?

The crossover episode of ‘Station 19’ Season 4 and ‘Grey's Anatomy’ Season 17 premiered on Thursday, November 12, 2020. After it aired a brilliant set of six episodes, the seventh one was back after a break of three months. After its return on Thursday, March 4 at 9 pm ET, there is a one-week break and you can catch the latest Episode 14 titled ‘Look Up Child’ on May 6, 2021, from 9 PM ET to 10 PM ET.

Sharing a fun GIF from the show, the official handle posted a clip on “When I'm asked if I need a break from bingeing Grey's” which shows Miranda Bailey repeatedly saying NO and captioned it “Especially when there isn't a new episode on tonight...” 



 


Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.

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