She's Leaving Home (Grey's Anatomy)
22nd and 23rd episodes of the 11th season of Grey's Anatomy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"She's Leaving Home" is the 22nd and 23rd episode of the eleventh season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the 242nd and 243rd episode overall. The episodes aired on April 30, 2015 on ABC in the United States. The episodes were written by Stacy McKee and directed by Chris Hayden. On its initial airing it was watched by 8.74 million viewers.[1]
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Episode nos. | Season 11 Episodes 22/23 | ||
Directed by | Chris Hayden | ||
Written by | Stacy McKee | ||
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Original air date | April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30) | ||
Running time | 81 minutes | ||
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The two-hour episode serves as a tribute to the death of Derek Shepherd, the show's male lead played by Patrick Dempsey, who died in a car accident in the previous episode. In the episode, the doctors at the Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital mourn the death of their colleague and friend following the tragic accident. The episode also focuses on the struggle of Meredith Grey (Derek's wife and the show's protagonist) after she disappears from Seattle and adapts to becoming a single mother before giving birth to her third child, Ellis Shepherd.