Grey’s Anatomy Season Twelve - 2016 - Review

Season 12 of Grey’s Anatomy premiered in September 2015 and ended in May 2016 and consisted of 24 episodes, as per usual. Following a heartbreaking moment in Grey’s Anatomy, and Derek’s untimely death, season 12 sees the cast trying to cope with his death. This season begins three months after the events of last season when Richard and Catherine got married and April goes to Jordan after they have lost their child, Samuel. 

Although Meredith did not lash out as the audience expected her to follow Derek’s death, we see her being completely hostile towards Penny Blake, one of the doctors who operated on Derek in his final moments. Things begin to get awkward in the workplace as Meredith does not treat her well, yet over time Meredith decides to take her on and she and Amelia decide to teach her more skills so as to not let what happened with Derek be repeated.

This was a completely mature move from Meredith and was written and directed well as we realize that Meredith has truly grown up since the earlier seasons. 

Penny wins the Preminger Grant, and she and Callie decide to move to New York which causes a lot of complications between her and Arizona, to which they both hire a lawyer in order to gain custody of their daughter. Arizona wins and takes custody but decides to allow her daughter to go with Callie to New York anyways; another character that we see has matured after the numerous issues she had with Callie in earlier seasons.