Grey's Anatomy
THURSDAYS 9|8c
Season 8
GREY'S ANATOMY - "If/Then" - 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, supportive parents? The reverberations of a happy Meredith Grey change the world of Seattle Grace as we know it. What if she had never met Derek in that bar and he had never separated from Addison? What if Callie and Owen had become a couple long before she met Arizona? And what if Bailey never evolved from the meek intern she once was? "Grey's Anatomy" airs THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/VIVIAN ZINK)CHANDRA WILSON
If/Then
Season 8 | Episode 13 | Aired 02/2/12

Meredith muscles in on a heart operation that Cristina was supposed to do solo. These two do not work and play well together. Cristina takes over the entire operation and later drops the bombshell that Mer's fiancé, Alex, is having an affair with her person, April. Uh oh.

Cristina isn't completely evil in this alternate universe. She tends to Owen after he punches a glass window in a sudden burst of rage. This isn't the first anger episode she's helped him through. She eventually works with Meredith to save Lexie after complications arise. Meredith is getting along better with Cristina, but she can't stand the way her mother tries to make everyone around her feel ordinary. Sound familiar?

The newly-unemployed Mandy Bailey tells a distraught Alex that we create our own destiny. Guess that's why Meredith and Cristina agree to skip a tender moment where someone cries. It may also be the reason why Meredith tells Derek that his nickname around the hospital is McDreary. Things could be different. Derek could just be some guy in a bar and Meredith could just be some girl. Why? Because some things are just meant to be.

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  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "If/Then" - 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, supportive parents? The reverberations of a happy Meredith Grey change the world of Seattle Grace as we know it. What if she had never met Derek in that bar and he had never separated from Addison? What if Callie and Owen had become a couple long before she met Arizona? And what if Bailey never evolved from the meek intern she once was? "Grey's Anatomy" airs THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/VIVIAN ZINK) SARAH DREW, ELLEN POMPEO, SANDRA OH
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "If/Then" - 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, supportive parents? The reverberations of a happy Meredith Grey change the world of Seattle Grace as we know it. What if she had never met Derek in that bar and he had never separated from Addison? What if Callie and Owen had become a couple long before she met Arizona? And what if Bailey never evolved from the meek intern she once was? "Grey's Anatomy" airs THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/VIVIAN ZINK) KATE WALSH, PATRICK DEMPSEY
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "If/Then" - 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, supportive parents? The reverberations of a happy Meredith Grey change the world of Seattle Grace as we know it. What if she had never met Derek in that bar and he had never separated from Addison? What if Callie and Owen had become a couple long before she met Arizona? And what if Bailey never evolved from the meek intern she once was? "Grey's Anatomy" airs THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/VIVIAN ZINK) ELLEN POMPEO, JUSTIN CHAMBERS
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "If/Then" - 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, supportive parents? The reverberations of a happy Meredith Grey change the world of Seattle Grace as we know it. What if she had never met Derek in that bar and he had never separated from Addison? What if Callie and Owen had become a couple long before she met Arizona? And what if Bailey never evolved from the meek intern she once was? "Grey's Anatomy" airs THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/VIVIAN ZINK) KATE WALSH, PATRICK DEMPSEY
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