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Meredith is in a bad way.

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Emotionally speaking, its a lot and its nowhere near over.

So, yes,Derek Shepherd is back.

At first, she cant get any closer.

Shes worried about the kids, Derek explains.

The sand isnt real, he says.

Or a McDreamy hug.

Or, for God sakes at the very least some McDreamy hand-holding.

We need to get Izzie Stevens up in here the girl knows the mechanics of humping dead hallucinatory boyfriends.

How soon will Meredith be ready to join Derek on that beach permanently?

How soon, show?

Not very soon, if her very-much-alive loved ones have anything to say about it.

Oh, poor Maggie.

She has to pull Teddy aside and verify shes okay to keep treating Meredith.

Later, Maggie gets on the phone with Winston and loses it.

Its too much and too hard and too sad.

When will this man come to Seattle and hold his woman?

(After properly quarantining, of course.)

He wont be very helpful if he has to make huge medical decisions over the phone.

They want Meredith to reconsider.

Bailey comes and asks her, too.

Meredith explains that Amelia cant even decide whats for dinner and Maggie has trouble letting people go.

Eventually, Meredith chooses Richard.

Its a nice callback to that time Richard got electrocuted (remember??)

and Meredith was given his POA.

I mean, Richard isnt thrilled with Merediths wishes, but hell do what needs to be done.

He just wants her to remember that its not only her kids who need her they all do.

Speaking of Richard, hes thriving in his new Chief of Chiefs role.

Hes getting things done!

Hes filming very informative videos for employees while looking very handsome!

Hes not good at it, nor does he have the patience for it.

And lead them he does.

Richard takes the three remaining interns into an empty O.R.

Were in the now, he tells them.

Thats scary for patients and thats scary for doctors, but well be okay.

Well get through this together.

And Richard Webber makes them (and us, maybe?)

feel a little bit better, even if for just a short while.

The O.R.

Lets just hope one of Merediths kids doesnt wake up and look out the window.

Theyve been traumatized enough for one lifetime!

Liver baby will still haunt my dreams.

Owen continues to ice Teddy out completely.

Intern Mama Ortiz has exactly no time for Tom Koracick!

May she stick around for a while.

In the immortal words of Cristina Yang, somebody sedate me.

Friends, more people are going to show up on Merediths beach.

Theres a laughable number of options of people who could come back from the dead on this show.