Grey’s Anatomy recap: Character death, fractured relationship lead shocking episode


Jackson Avery during important episode of Grey's Anatomy
Jackson Avery during the important episode Anybody Have A Map? on Grey’s Anatomy. Pic credit: ABC

A Grey’s Anatomy recap from the November 8 episode titled Anybody Have A Map? isn’t for the faint-hearted fan. The feel-good music and laughs during the opening moments wouldn’t last.

Dr. Meredith Grey and Dr. Koracick are shown boarding a plane to travel to a mystery consult. Then, Nurse Frankie (Stacey Oristano) is shown giving accolades to Dr. Richard Webber in the hospital. It begins an important story arc where nurses at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital are featured in the episode.

Frankie started experiencing pain from her 28-week pregnancy, leading to Webber sending her up to the operating room to deal with a twisted spleen. She refused to go.

She told her backstory of how expensive it was to get pregnant, including IBF treatments and how important the pregnancy was to her.

Meredith Grey consulted for an important case

It turns out that Grey and Koracick were called to Los Angeles to treat a very important patient. Upon arriving, they find out that Dr. Catherine Avery has cancer.

She has a tumor on her spine and needs help figuring out how to proceed with treatment. The news isn’t good, as her cancer has progressed and won’t respond to chemotherapy.

They finally convinced Catherine to tell Webber and Jackson what’s going on, but she won’t do it before the ribbon cutting ceremony at her new facility.

Jackson was dealing with his own issues, though, as his relationship with Maggie becomes tested. He received overnight text messages from a woman named Kate, but Jackson won’t relay her importance in his life to Maggie. She expressed her fears about the situation, eventually getting Jackson to talk about it.

While Jackson opened his heart to Maggie, it turned out that he now believes in God and that he is grieving the lost relationship with April. He still doesn’t know how to talk to Maggie about it all and ended up walking out.

Nurse Frankie has a medical emergency

Webber decided to honor the wishes of Frankie to take things slow. It’s a decision he will end up regretting.

Midway through the episode, he returns because the baby is in distress, causing the mother a lot of pain. Frankie still didn’t want to go to the OR, but this time, Webber forces the action.

Dr. Alex Karev arrived to start helping and demanded that they save the baby. The baby comes out not breathing, but Karev keeps his cool and saves its life.

Frankie crashes and dies on the table. It’s an extremely emotional moment of the episode that had to shock a lot of viewers who were just introduced to her this season.

These Grey’s Anatomy spoilers had been kept under wraps very well by the writers, leaving a huge impact during this episode.

Webber goes on the rampage

Following the death of Frankie, Webber had to go to an AA meeting to try to keep from drinking. It doesn’t work for him.

He ends up at a bar, trying to battle his inner demons. While he didn’t drink, though it was alluded to at times, he ended grabbing a bat and destroying the bar.

Grey’s Anatomy November 8 recap

A lot happened in this episode, and it’s going to send shockwaves through the rest of the season. Nurse Frankie died, Dr. Webber destroyed a bar, Catherine was diagnosed with cancer, and it appears that Jackson and Maggie have broken up.

It’s now time for a filler episode, where the hospital has to deal with a massive tragedy. That will come in the form of a huge windstorm, which will hit the show during the November 15 episode.

Grey’s Anatomy airs Thursday nights at 8/7c on ABC.

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