The shocking ending of Grey’s Anatomy season 21’s midseason finale allows the medical drama to solve one Shepherd family mystery at last, if what it implied comes to pass. While Grey’s Anatomy focused at length only on Derek and Amelia, the Shepherd family as a whole has taken center stage every time it appeared in the medical drama. Whether because of Derek and Amelia’s experience of seeing their father gunned down in his store being part of the story or Carolyn, Nancy, Liz and Kathleen appearing on the show, the Shepherds and their history carried much weight in Grey’s Anatomy.
Derek’s death in Grey’s Anatomy season 11 and Amelia’s reluctance to deal with the Shepherds made it more difficult for them to reappear, especially as their objective when they did was always to reconnect with their family in Seattle. However, the introduction of the new class of interns in Grey’s Anatomy season 19 gave them a perfect chance to reintroduce them down the line with the arrival of Derek and Amelia’s nephew Lucas Adams to Seattle. If they were to return due to the shocking developments of Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8, they could also solve a major mystery.
Lucas Being Potentially Shot Sets The Stage For The Shepherd Sisters To Appear
It Could Be The Biggest Thing For The Shepherds Since Derek Dying
Lucas and Jo being held at gunpoint in Grey’s Anatomy season 21’s midseason finale was distressing for both, even if Lucas seemed more reactive throughout the ordeal. While things progressed slowly but consistently in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8, the sales assistant using the baseball bat to hit the gunman rapidly deteriorated the situation, prompting the physical altercation between Lucas and the gunman as they struggled for the weapon that ended with a gunshot. Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 8 thus deliberately left Lucas’s fate unknown, but his being potentially shot can have major implications for the Shepherd family.
Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 9’s promo already showed Amelia being alerted about Lucas, although it’s unclear what news she received. Her being his aunt will undoubtedly make things difficult for Amelia, but if Lucas were to be wounded, Amelia would have reason to call Lucas’s parents and inform them. Such a difficult moment could finally reunite the Shepherd sisters and bring them to Seattle again, this time all together, which would undoubtedly cause drama as their reunions usually do but could also be exactly what is needed if Lucas were to be wounded, as they could support Lucas’s mother.
The Shepherd Sisters Appearing In Grey’s Anatomy Season 21 Can Finally Reveal Lucas’ Mother
The Mystery Has Persisted Despite Lucas’s Story Having Been At The Center
Were the Shepherd sisters to return to Grey’s Anatomy, the biggest Shepherd secret to date could finally be revealed in the medical drama. Indeed, Lucas’s parentage in Grey’s Anatomy has been shrouded ever since he appeared in season 19. If his connection to Amelia and Derek was never in doubt, Grey’s Anatomy went out of its way not to reveal which Shepherd sister was Lucas’s mother. Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 2 offered a glimpse of Lucas’s family life when he told Richard it was his father who taught Lucas to play golf so that he could bond with colleagues.
If all the Shepherd sisters went to Seattle following his wounds, the truth about who Lucas’s mother is would necessarily come out.
Lucas’s sharing didn’t really offer any clue as to which Shepherd sister was his mother, but at least it said a bit more about his family life. If all the Shepherd sisters went to Seattle following his wounds, the truth about who Lucas’s mother is would necessarily come out. Even if such a big reunion weren’t possible, Amelia could let the truth slip when talking with Lucas, Simone or any of her loved ones at Grey Sloan, finally letting Grey’s Anatomy season 21 reveal the truth about the direct link between Amelia and Lucas.