Grey's Anatomy Season 21 Episode 12 recap: Koracick steals Meredith's spotlight

ABC's popular medical drama, Grey's Anatomy came back for Season 21 in September 2024 and has already broadcast twelve episodes. The current season continues to delve into dramatic medical cases and personal and professional issues at Grey Sloan Memorial.

Grey's Anatomy Season 21 follows the conflict between Meredith and Catherine Fox regarding Alzheimer's research. Catherine first attempts to cut off Meredith's funding, but the two later make a deal—Meredith can keep working, but only if she does what Catherine tells her to do about her cancer treatment.

Meanwhile, Miranda is also reinstated in her position as director of the residency program. She, also experiences problems in her private life, especially her husband Ben having to adapt to new hospital regulations.

As for the interns, they undergo drastic changes in their love and professional lives. Lucas chooses to pursue love at the expense of ambition, whereas Mika and Jules are torn between their complicated love affair.

Along with the personal drama, the doctors handle intense medical cases like a helicopter emergency, a risky surgery on a surrogate mother, and a difficult aneurysm operation on a teenager. The big cast changes include the departure of Levi and Mika from Grey's Anatomy Season 21.

Keep reading to learn what happened in the lastest episode of the ABC drama.

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Grey's Anatomy Season 21 Episode 12 recap: Meredith's Alzheimer’s research faces a major setback

Meredith and Amelia's Alzheimer’s research still requires funding, as Catherine made it very clear that they won't receive any financial support from Grey Sloan. As previously mentioned, Catherine didn't want to let Meredith secure funding, and now she has partnered with someone who wishes the same.

The struggle continues in Grey's Anatomy Season 21 Episode 12 "Ridin Solo" as the two hoped that publishing their research online would help. However, things go wrong when Tom Koracick swoops in and uses their work to apply for his own Blaisdell Grant.

As seen in the episode, Meredith and Amelia are startled to learn that Koracick didn't even ask them before using their work. Not only this, but he has also outperformed them by testing a potential cure on mice with promising results.

When Meredith expresses her disappointment, Tom Koracick explains that the research was published online, which means anyone can use it. At the same time, Catherine was now financially backing Koracick, and the only thing he wants if full credit.

However, Meredith's goal in this research was to help families suffering from Dementia. For her, it was a mission, but Koracick viewed it as a competition and eventually won the grant.

This leads Meredith to make a drastic decision. She will continue the research using her personal savings. As seen in the previous episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Meredith has faced financial strain, but she has decided not to abandon the research.

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Personal and professional lives collide at the hospital

While Meredith and Amelia face a setback in Boston, things get a little weird between Jules and Monica. At first, Jules is surprised to see that the woman she hooked up with last night is in town with a patient needing pediatric surgery.

To make things worse, Jules learns that she's none other than Monica's ex-wife, leading to extreme awkwardness. As the Grey's Anatomy episode continues, Jules makes a mistake and freezes during the surgery. Thanks to Monica, who helped her regain focus and later advised her to keep her personal life separate from work.

Meanwhile, Simone noticed something unusual with Lucas’s patient and found a tumor. Her quick thinking results in Bailey allowing her to perform the surgery, which marks a big milestone in her career. Lucas, however, was acting odd after becoming a second-year intern. While he's struggling with the idea, no one at the hospital seems to have noticed this.

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Love triangle and romantic complications in Grey's Anatomy Season 21 Episode 12

Amid the chaos, romance made things even more complicated in Grey's Anatomy Season 21 Episode 12. Now that they've decided to walk down the aisle, Link and Jo debate over their wedding ceremony.

Since it's Link's first marriage, he wants a big celebration but Jo doesn't think the same. She advises having a private wedding ceremony but eventually realizes that things aren't the same this time. In the end, they agree on having a grand celebration.

Meanwhile, Blue reunites with Molly, but her ex-fiancé, Dave, wants to win her back. This leads to a love triangle as Molly's the one who will decide whom to choose.

As for Owen and Teddy, they make a bold decision by opting for an open relationship, but with clear rules: no emotional attachments, no talking about other partners, and full honesty. They've realized they have mutual feelings, but at this time, its hard to fulfill all the needs.

As Grey's Anatomy Season 21, Episode 12 comes to an end, a baby is born at Grey Sloan Memorial. The couple has been worried since the delivery was overdue, but in the end, it was all good, and a lighthearted moment concluded the episode.

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