Ellen Pompeo Responds to 'Grey's Anatomy' Shocker: 'We Know People Are Gonna Freak Out'
etonline.comEllen Pompeo knew Patrick Dempsey's return would bring some much-needed joy to fans amid a challenging year. The 51-year-old actress stopped by after the show's two-hour season 17 premiere on Thursday, and gushed over welcoming her onscreen husband back to the show.The moment happened at the end of the episode when Pompeo's Meredith, exhausted from her work fighting COVID-19, collapsed.Whether she died or went off into a dream state is presently unknown, but fans set that particular concern aside for a moment when they saw what awaited the surgeon on the (perhaps temporary) other side.
It was none other than the late Derek Shepherd (Dempsey), who waved at his wife from across the beach. Derek died back in 2015, during the 11th season of the.
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