(Warning: Spoilers ahead of last week’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.”)
The late Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) returned to his wife Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) in a dream at the end of last Thursday’s Season 17 premiere of “Grey’s Anatomy,” while Mer was passed out in the hospital parking lot. Fans didn’t know exactly what was wrong with the doctor at that point, but Dempsey confirmed on “Ellen” Wednesday that Meredith, after helping COVID-19 patients for days, has in fact contracted the virus herself.
“And I was like, what a great opportunity for people and how great it would be for the fans, really, to see everybody reunited in this sort of bizarre way,” the “Grey’s” alum told Ellen DeGeneres of his top-secret return for Season 17.