Grey's Anatomy: Season 7

2010 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 7 of Grey's Anatomy

Season seven opens with Seattle Grace still marked by the shooting from the previous season. The doctors try to overcome the physical and emotional trauma while the hospital, now also Mercy West, faces new stages and changes. Meredith suffers a miscarriage, and her relationship with Derek strains under grief and the pressure of work. Cristina and Owen go through their first marital crisis, and Alex avoids elevators after being shot. Lexie and April clash over Meredith, while Jackson looks for an edge in the operating room. Miranda Bailey keeps pushing the residents, who must make decisions with the clock against them.

22episodes

Sep 23, 2010premiered

May 19, 2011latest episode

15.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 7 Episodes

7x01 With You I'm Born Again
Sep 23, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
In the wake of the shooting at Seattle Grace-Mercy West, the doctors find themselves in a frenzy: Christina and Owen will be getting married, and others are trying to deal with the recent blood bath. Derek is arrested for speeding!
Directing: Rob Corn · Writing: Krista Vernoff · Starring: Jason George, James Tupper, Debra Mooney, Paul Zies
7x02 Shock to the System
Sep 30, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Meredith finally tells Derek about her pregnancy and miscarriage; during a surgery, Cristina experiences PTSD; Bailey won't let Alex operate until he has the bullet in his chest removed.
Directing: Tom Verica · Writing: William Harper · Starring: James Tupper, Ashley Crow, John Walcutt, Camille Chen
7x03 Superfreak
Oct 7, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
Issues surface when Derek's estranged sister, Amelia, visits unexpectedly; Meredith and Derek continue to try to ease Cristina back into surgery.
Directing: Michael Pressman · Writing: Mark Wilding · Starring: Caterina Scorsone, James Tupper, Arlene Santana, Dana Davis
7x04 Can't Fight Biology
Oct 14, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
Derek and Meredith visit the obstetrician and receive disturbing news; Lexie notices April and Meredith growing closer; Jackson tries to get ahead in the operating room.
Directing: Edward Ornelas · Writing: Peter Nowalk · Starring: Frances Conroy, Diane Farr, Christian Clemenson, Jon Curry
7x05 Almost Grown
Oct 21, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
As part of their training, Seattle Grace's residents are put in charge; the attending surgeons compete for a million-dollar grant.
Directing: Chandra Wilson · Writing: Brian Tanen · Starring: Candice Patton, Ron Perkins, Randee Heller, Deborah Strang
7x06 These Arms of Mine
Oct 28, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
A documentary crew visits the hospital six months after the shooting to document the road to recovery for doctors and patients; Meredith helps Cristina put on a brave face for the cameras.
Directing: Stephen Cragg · Writing: Stacy McKee · Starring: Ryan Devlin, Mandy Moore, Amanda Foreman, Audrey Wasilewski
7x07 That's Me Trying
Nov 4, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Owen puts the residents through a rigorous trauma certification drill; Cristina is left alone to monitor an ill lung transplant patient.
Directing: Tony Phelan · Writing: Austin Guzman · Starring: Wynn Everett, Mandy Moore, Mark Saul, Arlene Santana
7x08 Something's Gotta Give
Nov 11, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
A team of doctors tries to save the life of a political figure from the Middle East; Cristina decides to decorate her new place and throw a housewarming party; Alex shows up late to his first day of rounds with the new pediatrics attending.
Directing: Jeannot Szwarc · Writing: William Harper · Starring: Michael Medico, Teresa Huang, Peter MacNicol, Allan Louis
7x09 Slow Night, So Long
Nov 18, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
The residents are on their own with the dreaded night shifts while the attendings go out to play to celebrate Derek's grant for his clinical trial.
Directing: Rob Bailey · Writing: Zoanne Clack · Starring: Steven W. Bailey, Masam Holden, Fabrizio Guido, Peter MacNicol
7x10 Adrift and at Peace Mid-Season Finale
Dec 2, 2010 · 43 min · ★ 8.2
Derek takes Cristina out on a fishing trip; Teddy tries to help a patient who lacks the proper insurance to seek medical treatment.
Directing: Allison Liddi-Brown · Writer: Joan Rater · Starring: Scott Foley, Payton Silver, Nicole Cummins-Rubio, Daniel Sunjata
7x11 Disarm
Jan 6, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
A gunman opens fire at a local college, sending mass casualties to the hospital; Arizona's return is not warmly received.
Directing: Debbie Allen · Writing: Krista Vernoff · Starring: Paula Newsome, Scott Foley, Teresa Huang, Grace Go
7x12 Start Me Up
Jan 13, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 6.9
Arizona tries to reconcile with Callie, who has big news to share; Teddy faces an important decision; the residents receive new interns; the Chief makes an announcement.
Directing: Mark Jackson · Writing: Natalie Krinsky · Starring: Scott Foley, Grace Go, Daniel Sunjata, Wilson Cruz
7x13 Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)
Feb 3, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
Derek breaks ground on his Alzheimer's clinical trial and Meredith can't help but feel left out; Bailey's attempt to take the hospital into the age of new media with live tweets from the OR does not go over well with the Chief; and Callie, Mark and Arizona must learn to navigate through the pregnancy together, which starts off with Callie driving her new obstetrician crazy.
Directing: Kevin McKidd · Writing: Mark Wilding · Starring: Rachael Taylor, Payton Silver, Angela Paton, L. Scott Caldwell
7x14 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Feb 10, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
Thatcher Grey, Meredith and Lexie's father, returns to Seattle Grace with stomach pains and a new, twenty-something tattooed girlfriend, Danielle. Meanwhile, Alex clashes with the new OB, Dr. Lucy Fields, over a patient and Mark places Jackson on his service in exchange for information on Lexie.
Directing: Steve Robin · Writing: Austin Guzman · Starring: Jeff Perry, Rachael Taylor, Alexa Havins, Tracey A. Leigh
7x15 Golden Hour
Feb 17, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Meredith, looking to prove she is Chief Resident material, learns that anything and everything can happen in an hour's time when she steps up to run the ER for a night; meanwhile, Bailey sneaks off with Eli and gets into a little mischief, and everyone is surprised when the Chief's wife, Adele, shows up as one of the ER patients.
Directing: Rob Corn · Writing: Stacy McKee · Starring: Loretta Devine, Rachael Taylor, Scott Foley, Nick Armstrong
7x16 Not Responsible
Feb 24, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
Meredith must choose between her fertility treatments and her eyesight when she begins having trouble seeing, Mark makes it clear to Callie and Arizona that he takes his role as father-to-be very seriously, and April discovers there's more to Dr. Stark than first appears.
Directing: Debbie Allen · Writing: Debora Cahn · Starring: Loretta Devine, Rachael Taylor, Peter MacNicol, Nancy Travis
7x17 This is How We Do it
Mar 24, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
Richard is desperate for Derek and Meredith to accept Adele into their Alzheimer's trial, but will Adele stand in her own way? Meanwhile Mark and Arizona have conflicting ideas of the kind of baby shower Callie wants, Teddy is freaked out when Henry has another health complication -- leaving them both a little exposed -- and the competitiveness amongst the residents for the Chief Resident position is amplified when Richard receives the green light for his diabetes clinical trial.
Directing: Edward Ornelas · Writing: Peter Nowalk · Starring: Loretta Devine, Pej Vahdat, Rachael Taylor, Colleen McDermott
7x18 Song Beneath the Song
Mar 31, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 5.7
A cataclysmic event leaves the doctors shaken; Callie, on the verge of a life-changing moment, starts imagining about the hospital and her friends.
Directing: Tony Phelan · Writing: Shonda Rhimes · Starring: Kate Walsh, Rachael Taylor, Scott Foley, Payton Silver
7x19 It's a Long Way Back
Apr 28, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Everyone pulls together to help Callie and baby Sofia on their painstaking journeys to recovery in hopes of allowing mother and baby to finally meet; the sudden death of a clinical trial patient has Derek proceeding with more caution while Meredith makes a calculated and risky move; Alex treats a cranky old rich woman dying of cancer and gets an idea for a grandiose endeavor that is sure to get him the Chief Resident spot; and Teddy is pleasantly surprised by the return of a familiar face.
Directing: Steve Robin · Writer: William Harper · Starring: Loretta Devine, Scott Foley, Peter MacNicol, James Tupper
7x20 White Wedding
May 5, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.1
As Callie and Arizona's wedding approaches, the couple quickly realize that the day they've been looking forward to is not turning out the way they'd envisioned. Meanwhile Alex continues to make the other residents jealous as he appears to be the top contender for Chief Resident, Meredith and Derek make a decision that will change their lives forever, and Dr. Perkins presents Teddy with a very tempting proposition.
Directing: Chandra Wilson · Writer: Stacy McKee · Starring: Héctor Elizondo, Peter MacNicol, James Tupper, Judith Ivey
7x21 I Will Survive
May 12, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Personal and work pressures are adding up and have Meredith visibly on edge, Owen conducts formal interviews for the Chief Resident position, Cristina grows increasingly defiant, Alex and Lucy's undefined relationship gets tested, and Jackson suddenly backs out of the Webber's diabetes trial.
Directing: Tom Verica · Writing: Zoanne Clack · Starring: Rachael Taylor, Scott Foley, James Tupper, Wilmer Calderon
7x22 Unaccompanied Minor Season Finale
May 19, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
News of Meredith's dishonesty in the clinical trial comes to light, leading to unanticipated consequences for her and others; Cristina finds herself in a compromising situation, which forces her to decide between her career and her relationship; Owen posts his decision for Chief Resident, and Teddy makes a surprising choice regarding her love life -- and her future.
Directing: Rob Corn · Writing: Debora Cahn · Starring: Rachael Taylor, Scott Foley, Mark Sinacori, James Tupper