A tense surgery brings up heartbreaking memories

Its no secret Shonda Rhimes is aHamiltonfan (honestly, who isnt?

), so its clear this weeks episode title is an homage to the hit Broadway show.

Structured like a bottle episode, all of this weeks action takes place during a surgery at Grey Sloan.

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Credit: ABC/Michael Desmond

Well, this is going to be fun, she tells Webber.

(Heres when I raised my hand and asked, What the heck is going on here?)

Hes not the only one seeing things.

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New wife isnt working out?

Ouch, dream sister.

), but Sister Hunt taunts Owen there, too.

Owen says you dont stop until you get the final answer.

You save them or find out theyre dead.

This guy isnt me, she tells him.

And, not one to be left out, Edwards is seeing things, too.

When they hugged her, it broke a little more.

Its then she realizes Gail isnt just a made-up person.

It was Webbers mother, a musician who died of pancreatic cancer.

He had to tell the family and found he was completely numb to it.

So he changed that, and it made him a better surgeon.

Owen sees his sister again for a fleeting moment, and then shes not there.

Mer smiles at her kids and Edwards sees her younger self.

And just like that, the OR is empty and ready for yet another patient to come through.

Its just likeHamiltonsays: Who lives, who dies, who tells your story.

Episode grade: A-