First-look photos that ABC dropped ahead of Grey’s Anatomy’s midseason premiere (Thursday, March 6, at 10/9c) tease exceedingly tense times at Grey Sloan.
Picking up where the action left off in November’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (recapped here), “Hit the Floor” wheels into the emergency room both Lucas and an expectant Jo, whose excursion to pick up ice turned out to be much more than a mere field trip. “The aftermath of the convenience-store shooting brings chaos to [the hospital],” reads the episode’s official logline. In other developments, “Ben hits a wall with his new emergency preparedness plan. Romantic tensions surface for Owen, while Amelia and Winston disagree over the surgical plan for a young patient.”
All of which is anxiety-inducing enough. But the teaser doesn’t even mention the fact that Jules is still reeling from Mika’s exit, Winston and Amelia have just lost Skye’s daughter Jackie, and the last we saw of Owen, he looked like he was about to let paranoia over Teddy and Cass’ friendship put him to bed with childhood friend Nora.
Take a look at the images below and make of them what you will. Is Lucas destined to break Simone’s heart and follow his Uncle Derek into the afterlife? Will Jo lose her and Link’s twins?
‘Paging Dr. Hunt… Dr. Owen Hunt’
If we were Teddy, we’d be wondering where our husband is, too. In the midseason finale, Owen’s suspicions about his better half and new doc Cass prompted him to give a clearly besotted Nora a lift.
‘Mika? Mika Who?’
A preview for “Hit the Floor” revealed that Blue is concerned about ex-lover Jules following Mika’s abrupt departure. But she doesn’t want to talk about it and says only that she still has a job to do.
Here, There and… Unaware?
Since Ben is smiling, we’re going to go out on a limb and guess that he doesn’t yet know that Lucas and Jo were involved in a shootout while making the ice run on which he sent them.
Going to the Chapel
If there’s still a reason to pray, does that mean that we can hold onto a sliver of hope that maybe Winston is able to resuscitate Skye’s daughter Jackie after all?
‘I Turned It Off and Back On, and Still… !’
If any dynamic duo is going to be able to pull off the kind of miracle that Jackie needs to pull through, much less achieve her hoop dreams, it’s these two.
Time for Rock, Paper, Scissors
When Amelia and Winston disagree about the way forward, there’s only one way to resolve the dispute.
Call in a Consult
Of course, Blue being asked to weigh in on a dispute between Amelia and Winston is akin to his being instructed to choose a favorite between Mommy and Daddy.
What’s Up, Doc?
Please don’t let Jules be telling Richard that she wants to follow Mika out the door. Now if Millin wants to drag Yasuda back in through the door, well, that’s another matter altogether!
But Seriously…
Has Jules landed in hot water with Webber? Doing so is, after all, one of the interns’ specialties.
Losing Patience
With the life of his and Jo’s babies hanging in the balance, Link sure looks like he could use somebody to talk to.
Keep It Together — Use Stitches If You Have To
Thankfully, Bailey comes along to offer Link some wise words: He needs to get a grip so that if Jo needs to, she can fall apart.
Take It From One Who Knows
Having lost a child herself, Bailey is painfully aware of what Jo may be going through — and how much she’ll need Link to be strong for her.
Good News… or Is It?
Though Amelia seems pleased with an outcome, Simone doesn’t. Maybe she’s having a hard time believing that Amelia was able to keep her nephew alive?