Grey's Anatomy
Season 8 Episode Guide
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Season 8 episodes
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Episode
1
Free Falling
Sep 22, 2011
Meredith loses her job; April tries to fill the role of chief resident; Cristina and Owen butt heads; Zola's adoption counselor worries about Mered...
Episode
2
She's Gone
Sep 22, 2011
News of Meredith and Derek's unsteady relationship raises a red flag for Zola's adoption counselor; Alex quickly realizes that he has become the ou...
Episode
3
Take the Lead
Sep 29, 2011
The Chief makes a career-changing decision that shocks Seattle Grace Hospital; Cristina and Owen try to find normalcy in their relationship; April...
Episode
4
What Is It About Men
Oct 6, 2011
The doctors of Seattle Grace are called upon to man up when a stampede at a comic book convention causes an influx of colorful characters in the ER...
Episode
5
Love, Loss and Legacy
Oct 13, 2011
The residents try their hardest to impress surgical great Catherine Avery - who also happens to be Jackson's mother - when she arrives at Seattle G...
Episode
6
Poker Face
Oct 20, 2011
After being blackballed by most of the surgeons, Meredith uses Lexie to spark Derek's interest in her patient's rare brain tumor case and, in secre...
Episode
7
Put Me In, Coach
Oct 27, 2011
Owen stresses teamwork and moves his leadership role over to the baseball field when he signs the doctors up for a baseball league, pitting them ag...
Episode
8
Heart-Shaped Box
Nov 3, 2011
The doctors become nostalgic when George O'Malley's mother, Louise, returns to Seattle Grace for medical help after a botched surgery at a neighbor...
Episode
9
Dark Was the Night
Nov 10, 2011
Teddy puts her husband's life in the hands of her peers when Henry is sent to the OR for surgery and she's called away on another case; Meredith an...
Episode
10
Suddenly
Jan 5, 2012
Severe car crash involving an entire family results in an all-hands-on situation in the ER, as the eldest daughter is left to make the toughest dec...
Episode
11
This Magic Moment
Jan 12, 2012
The doctors split into teams for a risky surgery involving conjoined twins; Bailey recruits Meredith to be a buffer between her and Ben when he put...
Episode
12
Hope for the Hopeless
Jan 19, 2012
Richard performs his 10,000th surgery on a pair of bickering sisters who come into the hospital for a liver transplant; Derek and Lexie take on a n...
Episode
13
If/Then
Feb 2, 2012
As Meredith puts Zola to bed and falls asleep, she begins to wonder -- what if her mother had never had Alzheimer's and she'd had loving, supportiv...
Episode
14
All You Need Is Love
Feb 9, 2012
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, Meredith and Derek try to have a night to themselves when Lexie offers to watch Zola; Callie hands babysitting du...
Episode
15
Have You Seen Me Lately?
Feb 16, 2012
In a final attempt to save Erica's life, Amelia arrives at Seattle Grace to beg Derek for help with the gliosarcoma case; Cristina and Owen engage...
Episode
16
If Only You Were Lonely
Feb 23, 2012
As Adele's condition continues to deteriorate, Richard considers altering their living situation; an explosion at a local coffee shop results in a...
Episode
17
One Step Too Far
Mar 15, 2012
Derek encourages a hesitant Meredith to work with him again in neurology; Jackson's mother, Catherine Avery, returns to Seattle Grace with a urolog...
Episode
18
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Apr 5, 2012
Lion breaks loose in Seattle, leaving a couple's lives and relationship at risk; Lexie overhears Mark's discussion about moving in with Julia; Tedd...
Episode
19
Support System
Apr 12, 2012
Devastated Cristina presses Owen to confess the intimate details of his affair; Mark takes his new authority very seriously when he steps in as chi...
Episode
20
The Girl with No Name
Apr 19, 2012
The doctors work on a Jane Doe, who turns out to be the subject of a case that gained national interest; Cristina proves to be the highest in deman...
Episode
21
Moment of Truth
Apr 26, 2012
After eight years of practice, the residents head to San Francisco for their oral boards; sparks fly between Catherine and Richard when they bump i...
Episode
22
Let the Bad Times Roll
May 3, 2012
The residents agonize over their oral boards, reliving every answer they gave during their exams; Arizona's close childhood friend comes to Seattle...
Episode
23
Migration
May 10, 2012
The residents determine their future as they make their final decisions regarding post residency positions; Mark admits to Derek that he is torn be...
Episode
24
Flight
May 17, 2012
Faced with a life threatening situation, the doctors must fight to stay alive while trying to save the lives of their peers; Bailey and Ben make a...
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