7 Biggest Questions After Grey’S Anatomy Season 21, Episode 8 Cliffhanger Finale

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The last Grey’s Anatomy season 21 episode before the winter break included shocking developments, leaving the medical drama to answer massive questions when it returns in March 2025. Coming after the episode dedicated to Levi’s departure from Seattle, Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8 also closed the door on Mika Yasuda, having her return to Grey Sloan Memorial only to realize how alien and distressing the hospital had become to her after Chloe’s death. However, the midseason finale also introduced the major storylines that will impact season 21’s second half, setting up a cliffhanger ending in full Grey’s Anatomy fashion.

The most mundane development that was Lucas and Jo’s trip to the convenience store turned into the event with the most consequential ramifications in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8. The stressful encounter not only left Lucas potentially hurt in the altercation with the gunman, possibly forcing Derek’s family’s return to Grey’s Anatomy at last, but it also caused Jo to bleed, and it’s unclear what that caused to her pregnancy. One medical case left a patient’s life hanging, along with multiple relationships among Grey Sloan’s doctors, and Jules’ fate following Mika’s departure will also need tackling after the break.

Is Lucas Shot?
Grey’s Anatomy Season 21’s Midseason Finale Is Deliberately Opaque About His Fate

Lucas’s fate looks like the direst after Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8’s cliffhanger ending. The sales assistant attacking the gunman with a bat provided the distraction that led Lucas to try and tear off the weapon from the attacker, in a struggle that forced the two to be so close that the gun firing off could have potentially hit both. While Lucas seemed to have had the upper hand for a while, the moments preceding the gunshot were rushed and chaotic, making it impossible to determine whether Lucas was also wounded by the gunshot.

Lucas being wounded would be yet another major shock for the interns after Mika had just gone through a life-changing car accident that killed her sister and put her through weeks of treatment. Moreover, the circumstances of Lucas and Jo’s ordeal matter even more because of Lucas’s history. Lucas’s grandfather being robbed at gunpoint and killed in front of Derek and Amelia Shepherd has been part of Grey’s Anatomy’s story since the beginning, and Lucas now witnessing something potentially similar makes the development even more difficult for him. Grey’s Anatomy season 21 must reveal Lucas’s fate and his family’s reaction.

Does Jo Lose Her Baby?
Jo Started Bleeding During The Robbery At The Convenience Store

Jo’s situation is as critical as Lucas’s. Between her seemingly innocuous comment at the episode’s beginning about pregnant people going into preterm labor because of extreme heat and the fact she and Lucas found themselves in an extraordinarily stressful situation, much pointed to her pregnancy being at risk. The confirmation came midway through Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8 when Jo realized she was bleeding and told Lucas she was pregnant, endangering her and the fetuses. Grey’s Anatomy season 21’s midseason finale didn’t clarify what the bleeding was, but season 21, episode 9’s promo showed the gravity of her situation.

Jo potentially miscarrying after being held at gunpoint simultaneously mirrors one of Grey’s Anatomy’s saddest episodes and makes her already complicated pregnancy story worse. Indeed, were that to happen to Jo, it would repeat Meredith’s storyline in Grey’s Anatomy season 6’s two-part season finale when she miscarried after seeing Derek being shot and being threatened by Gary Clark. The bleak development would come after learning about her pregnancy by chance via Levi, discovering even more casually she was expecting twins, and constantly fighting with Link because of that and what her pregnancy would mean at that time of her career.

Are Blue & Molly Restarting Their Relationship?
Their Connection Has Been Teased Since Grey’s Anatomy Season 20’s Finale

Molly and Blue rekindling their relationship is another major development that Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8 left unsettled. Meeting her again after years profoundly affected Blue, but he still didn’t tell her the truth. However, Molly not letting go of the nagging feeling she knew Blue eventually let her discover their past romance, leading to their Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 2’s kiss. Even after that, Blue was hesitant to give them a chance, but that nonetheless changed after he saw Amelia do the impossible in the OR, which gave him the courage to admit his feelings for Molly.

Blue’s reserved nature pushed him not to share his past with the other interns at first, especially if that involved heartbreaking stories, like his mother’s death and how her medical bills almost bankrupted him, even disrupting his education in addition to emotionally destroying him. Molly unexpectedly resurfacing in his life in Grey’s Anatomy season 20’s finale brought back all the hurt of how they left things after her car crash-induced amnesia made Molly forget about Blue’s existence and having almost married him, doubly hurting Blue after meeting Molly also helped him deal with losing his mother.

Is Jackie Going To Wake Up?
Amelia Clipped All Of Jackie’s Aneurysms In Time But Her Heart Didn’t Restart

Continuing one of Amelia’s Grey’s Anatomy season 21 storylines honoring Derek, Jackie’s impossible case had all the markings to become a major storyline. When patients take center stage in Grey’s Anatomy, they rarely leave Grey Sloan Memorial alive. Jackie’s case was already difficult because of her many aneurysms, but it almost became impossible when they found a new, massive one in a difficult position. Amelia clipping them all in time effectively meant she did the impossible.

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However, Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8’s ending highlighted how the worst had yet to come when Jackie’s heart didn’t restart after Winston put her on bypass so that Amelia could safely clip the aneurysms. The case being brought to Amelia after deciding to take impossible ones already made it a perilous one. However, Winston’s involvement made everything more loaded after Jackie accused him of ghosting his mother, making the three of them have a shared history.

Is Owen Aware Of What Going With Nora Meant?
Owen Decided To Take A Break After Seeing Cass & Teddy’s Connection

Nora’s arrival in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 2 didn’t have ulterior meaning, with Teddy’s expertise saving her life. However, Owen’s frustration with his and Teddy’s marriage evidently made him choose to take a break instead of continuing to work during the heat dome, and he found himself helping his sister’s childhood friend. Owen and Teddy’s relationship problems weren’t new to Grey’s Anatomy season 21 as Owen first lamented a disconnection when Teddy first became chief in season 20. Still, Teddy prioritizing work and sharing how Cass had kissed her only made Owen feel more like their marriage was faltering.

Working with Cass on Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8 effectively cleared the air, realizing how competent and funny she was. However, seeing Cass and Teddy in the elevator understanding each other in a way he never could Teddy, along with catching their brief touch, made him even more convinced of their connection, even if Teddy never acted upon it. It’s clear how seeing them together prompted Owen to agree to take a break, but his spending time with Nora could also ignite something between them, given their shared past as childhood friends.

How Will Jules Take Mika’s Sudden Departure?
Jules Was Visibly Shaken When She Confronted Bailey

Mika’s departure from Seattle and Grey Sloan Memorial was the one Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8 storyline that didn’t leave any loose ends, as it provided closure and made sense following Mika’s journey. However, Jules and Mika’s tentative Grey’s Anatomy romance was inevitably affected by Mika’s departure, even more so after the two admitted their wish to explore their relationship in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 6 and had just hooked up in the midseason finale. This was made even worse by how sudden Mika’s realization she had to leave Seattle was, leaving Jules distraught by its rapidity.

Jules and Mika’s connection took them both by surprise, but especially Jules, who had never caught those types of feelings for anybody that fast. Her approach had staunchly been anti-romance ever since her arrival to Grey Sloan in Grey’s Anatomy season 19, even as she began a casual relationship with Blue. However, her and Mika’s friendship turning into something intoxicatingly romantic made their spark undeniable. For someone like Jules who rarely gave romance a chance to do so and end up this burned will likely be heartbreaking, and Grey’s Anatomy season 21’s second half will have to tackle said storyline.

Are Cass & Teddy Aware Of Their Connection?
Having A Shared Experience Inevitably Pulls Teddy & Cass Closer

Cass spent a great deal more time with Owen than with Teddy in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8, and yet their sole scene together highlighted how effortless their connection was. Not only did Cass understand Teddy’s problems as chief because she was one of the few women in her field, but she also offered to stay to make Teddy’s job easier during the heat dome. Cass’s words to Owen acknowledged how kissing Teddy was a mistake on her part, but her body language said something else entirely when she was in the elevator, and Owen caught up on that.

The effortlessness of Cass and Teddy’s bond showed how Owen and Teddy’s marriage struggled in comparison. Ever since their first meeting in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 6, Cass and Teddy understood each other and had a spark, while Teddy and Owen were simultaneously struggling. However, what made Owen and Teddy’s problems worse was how their priorities changed. Indeed, Owen took whatever Teddy told him negatively, and she put her job first – like he did when he was chief. This can push Teddy and Cass even closer in Grey’s Anatomy season 21’s second half.

Grey’s Anatomy season 21 returns to ABC at 10pm on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

 

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