Grey’s Anatomy Review: Some Kind of Tomorrow (Season 18 Episode 2)

Grey-Sloan Memorial is working on getting its groove back.

On Grey’s Anatomy Season 18 Episode 2, “Some Kind of Tomorrow,” Richard brings back competition and even a little fun for the residents to try to get them to the level they should be at right now.

It’s fairly fun to watch, but it also feels a bit disjointed because we haven’t actually had the chance to become invested in too many of these residents.

Presumably, that will change in the coming episodes as well.

And competing for a solo surgery is something we’ve seen before. It harkens back to the early days of Grey’s, which seems to be what this season is really working toward. Levi winning the solo surgery is reminiscent of George a bit, and the excitement he feels definitely adds levity and brings back some joy. 

It’s also nice to see Bailey and Richard working together in this way to improve the program. The “reset” they discuss at the end of the episode suggests that’s what we’ll see this season — a reset. A return to the way things were. There have already been a few small callbacks to Season 1, and the preview of the next episode has a big one (with the return of Kate Walsh). 

Elsewhere in the hospital, Winston is fighting for his patient to be put on the transplant list, bringing to light an issue of how race can affect medical treatment. I always appreciate how Grey’s Anatomy approaches topical subjects, and this is an important one.

Plus, the way Winston fights for his patient makes us that much more invested in his character — something that’s taken longer than it should have with a new member of the cast. Last season played a big role in delaying some of that, but a storyline like this, where’s he’s passionate and doing his best work, is exactly what we needed to see from him. 

Owen is passionate about one of his patients on this episode as well — a veteran who now has a terminal illness because of his time serving his country. The details of this almost go by too fast. This is a storyline that might have packed a more emotional punch if the episode weren’t trying to do so much. 

It still does though, and I do enjoy seeing Owen reflect on his own past in that way. 

Speaking of Owen, we’ve gotten to see a lot of Leo in these first two episodes of the season, and we’re clearly leading up to a conversation. It’s Teddy who seems most apprehensive about Leo wearing a princess dress to daycare, while Owen thinks there’s no reason he shouldn’t be able to just be himself. 

This is also topical, and the way it’s being approached is fairly subtle. It’s also letting us see Teddy and Owen move forward now as a family and tackling different kinds of things together, which is a breath of fresh air. Hopefully, we’ll see them work together in some positive ways.

Now let’s talk about Meredith. She’s still in Minnesota, and she’s very seriously considering Dr. Hamilton’s offer. She’s brought in Amelia to get her opinion, and Amelia can’t say yes fast enough.

It would be a major step in both of their careers, and it’s interesting that it would bring Meredith back around to Neuro. It’s the kind of thing Derek Shepherd would have been all over. 

But Meredith is comfortable where she is, and she does have her children to think about (I’m glad this gets brought up, you guys.) Seeing the way her career has evolved over the years, though, it’s only fitting that she take a big risk. That she jump at the sort of opportunity that her mother probably would have. 

The biggest payoff of Grey’s Anatomy running for nearly two decades now has been seeing the span of Meredith’s career. Maybe ending with winning the Harper Avery (now renamed) award would have been a good note to end on, but a lab in her name?

A big discovery on the horizon? That would be a way to finish out the series on a really satisfying note. 

I wouldn’t mind seeing her get some sort of happily ever after in love at this point, either. There was a time when I would have said that shouldn’t be a priority, but Meredith is in a place where she really could start an entirely new chapter in her life. And Scott Speedman’s Nick sure seems perfect for Meredith Grey. 

Either way, it’s enjoyable to watch them together, especially because of how well Nick seems to understand the kind of person she is. I’m looking forward to seeing what comes of it.

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Grey’s Anatomy airs Thursdays at 9/8c on ABC.

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