‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Finale Ends With Firebomb Cliffhanger: Who’s Dead?

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Which doctors were definitely on the surgical floor when it happened?

Link was in an operating room — though we don’t know which one — performing the arthroscopy procedure that had been delayed by the hostage situation, so he is at very, very high risk of being a casualty of this. The fact that he just had a gushy moment with Jo and that spotlight singing scene at their wedding makes his chances of being taken out even greater.

Monica Beltran (Natalie Morales) and Jules Millin (Adelaide Kane) were also on the floor preparing for surgery. Beltran has been showing up more often than usual lately, so perhaps all that face-time is meant to remind us of her charms before taking her away? Similarly, Millin just delivered a big speech to Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill) about how wrong it was for him to deny her service opportunities because of his attraction to her. Big speeches often precede deaths on this show, so she’s definitely a candidate.

And, gulp, Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) was at the scheduling board after consoling Ben for his career setback. Before returning to the floor, she told her husband how she felt guilty for not sticking up for him more in the process and said a poignant “I love you” before getting back to work. There aren’t too many originals left around, so it’d be a true shock if Bailey was killed off this way.

Which other characters could be in danger?

Ndugu was on the elevator last we saw, so presumably he headed home, but it’s still possible he wasn’t far enough away yet — it’s a very slim possibility, though.

Meanwhile, Lucas Adams (Niko Terho) was running to find Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) after learning from the patient’s dad that the gas tank wasn’t empty, as Jenna had promised. We don’t know how far he made it or where Richard is — just that he was with Catherine (Debbie Allen) the last time we saw him, so her whereabouts were unknown as well. Adams did have a big scene with Simone after the hostage thing, in which he declared his intention to be with her, so if he did make it to the surgical floor, it could be very bad for him.

Also unaccounted for was Teddy Altman (Kim Raver), who’d just broken it off with Owen. She managed to save Owen’s childhood friend-turned-lover, Nora (Floriana Lima), but told him afterward she was choosing herself over him for once. Last we saw, Teddy was heading off to find Webber. If she was on the floor after performing a groundbreaking surgery on her husband’s “girlfriend” and ending it with the love of her life, being in the vicinity of an explosion could just be the trifecta of terrible.

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