The WORST episodes of Grey's Anatomy
Every episode of Grey's Anatomy ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Grey's Anatomy!
A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.
#1 - In My Life
Season 17 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/25/2021
After a heart-wrenching loss, Teddy struggles to cope and it triggers memories of her past; Amelia tries to help the situation by encouraging Owen to accept and forgive Teddy.
#2 - Leave a Light On
Season 16 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2020
Bailey and Ben face a huge, life-altering decision, while Meredith, Jo and Bailey reflect on their past.
#3 - The Room Where It Happens
Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2016
A difficult surgery brings back pivotal memories for Meredith, Richard, Owen and Stephanie, as they work together to save a life.
#4 - Take Me to the River
Season 22 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/26/2026
Bailey and Blue are forced to confront the emotional costs of experimental care. Meanwhile, Owen, Teddy, Simone and Dani help out at a busy rural hospital, and Richard attempts to spread information about early prostate screenings to the community.
#5 - Unbreak My Heart
Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/25/2016
The evolution of April and Jackson's relationship is revealed through a series of flashbacks dating back to when they first met. Simultaneously, we follow the years-long progress of one of Jackson's patients.
#6 - Love Don't Cost a Thing
Season 19 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/9/2023
Simone is met with a life-changing decision upon the return of someone from her past. Blue shadows Maggie on a risky procedure, while Jo and Link tend to a pregnant woman. At the intern house, Lucas and Mika throw a party filled with surprises.
#7 - Song Beneath the Song
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/2011
A cataclysmic event leaves the doctors shaken; Callie, on the verge of a life-changing moment, starts imagining about the hospital and her friends.
#8 - The Makings of You
Season 18 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/17/2022
Nick whisks Meredith away to his Minnesota cabin for a romantic weekend, leaving Winston and Maggie to care for Meredith’s children. Meanwhile, Amelia and Kai grow closer.
#9 - If/Then
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/2012
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?
#10 - Sign o' the Times
Season 17 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/15/2021
Maggie is preoccupied with Winston while trying to treat a patient wounded in the Seattle protests. Meanwhile, Levi is tested by an emergency, and the doctors struggle to treat a patient who doesn't believe in COVID.
#11 - Fortunate Son
Season 22 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/22/2026
Richard continues to navigate his health. Meanwhile, Meredith and Nick are visited by Nick's estranged sister from Boston.
#12 - Look Up Child
Season 17 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/6/2021
Jackson pays a visit to his father that helps set him on the right path.
#13 - Danger Zone
Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2017
In a flashback to Iraq in 2007, the events leading up to Megan’s kidnapping are revealed. In present day, Owen and Megan hash out old wounds.
#14 - One Flight Down
Season 11 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/16/2015
A small plane crash in Seattle causes multiple casualties and brings back horrible memories for the doctors, especially Meredith and Arizona. Meanwhile, friction between Owen and Amelia makes for an uncomfortable working situation for Stephanie.
#15 - Love in the Ice Age
Season 21 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/10/2025
Bailey welcomes a renowned surgeon, whom she greatly admires, to Grey Sloan to help on a challenging case. Meanwhile, Teddy, Owen, Jules and Ben team up to save the life of a patient who has been impaled by an ice pick.
#16 - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Season 21 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/3/2025
Amelia and Simone attempt to perform a high-stakes and groundbreaking brain surgery. Meanwhile, Teddy runs into Cass while at a medical conference with Bailey, and Jo struggles with her irritation toward Marcus.
#17 - If Only You Were Lonely
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/2012
As Adele's condition continues to deteriorate, Richard considers altering their living situation; an explosion at a local coffee shop results in a busy day in the ER for the doctors; Callie takes Meredith under her wing by helping her study for her boards; Lexie joins Arizona and Alex in peds, as they continue to care for intern Morgan's premature son; and when Jackson snaps at a patient, Mark encourages him to find ways to relieve his stress. Meanwhile, Cristina lets her suspicions get the best of her.
#18 - Where the Wild Things Are
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/24/2008
Time has passed but not much has changed. Sexual angst still runs rampant in the halls of Seattle Grace. Derek and Rose have been dating and Meredith has noticed the activities of her current off-again ex-boyfriend. The doctor's are in the midst of a competition.
#19 - Do You Know?
Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/2014
Cristina imagines the two routes her life can take based on one decision she makes. Meanwhile one of the hospital’s patients decides whether or not to live.
#20 - All Star
Season 19 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/2023
Teddy makes a challenging decision. Meanwhile, Maggie and Winston aren’t on speaking terms, and Link leans on Jo for emotional support as he preps for a surgery on a well-known athlete. Simone and Lucas are surprised by an unlikely visitor.
#21 - Bust Your Windows
Season 21 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/17/2025
A window washer’s platform crashes through a hospital window, testing the Grey Sloan team’s limits. Meanwhile, Blue and Simone clash over their living arrangements, and Lucas strives to impress Catherine while on her service.
#22 - Shadow of Your Love
Season 19 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/13/2023
It’s Maggie’s last day. Amelia’s relationship with Kai is tested, and Ben worries as Bailey’s doxing intensifies.
#23 - Sympathy for the Parents
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/2010
When Alex's younger brother, Aaron, shows up at Seattle Grace-Mercy West with a hernia, it's up to Alex to get Bailey's approval for his pro bono surgery. Matters are further complicated when Aaron discloses that his family has not heard from Alex since he arrived in Seattle, and parts of Alex's past long kept secret are revealed to his friends and fellow doctors.
#24 - Strip That Down
Season 22 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/29/2026
Addison Montgomery returns to Grey Sloan, seeking assistance with a patient with a neurological condition. Bailey joins Owen and Blue on a paramedic ride-along.
#25 - How Insensitive
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2010
Bailey preps the team with mandatory sensitivity training prior to admitting a 700-pound patient with compounded medical issues, and the case proves to be challenging in every sense of the word. Meanwhile Derek has to come face to face with a former patient's husband in a wrongful death deposition, and spending time with a heart patient's daughter opens up some old wounds for Cristina.