‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Boss Addresses Season 21 Premiere Slap Fakeout: ‘We All Have Those Moments’

Meg Marinis also tells TheWrap about the returns of Jackson Avery and Sydney Heron, upcoming cast exits and getting the show back to 18 episodes

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Ellen Pompeo in "Grey's Anatomy." (Disney/Anne Marie Fox)

Note: This story contains spoilers from the “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 21 premiere.

“Grey’s Anatomy” left plenty of chaos to be resolved with its landmark Season 21 premiere, and promised plenty more to come.

In her second season as showrunner, Meg Marinis said the focus for the premiere was tying up loose ends and getting the train back up and running for these doctors. After Season 20 was trimmed down to 10 episodes following the writers’ and actors’ strikes, she is also relishing getting back into the regular “Grey’s” groove with an 18-episode 21st season in its new 10 p.m. Thursday timeslot.

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