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WOW. Thursday night’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy, dubbed #GreysOnAPlane, was an absolute roller coaster ride, that’s for sure. Before I watched the episode, I knew it was going to be intense because Meredith was once in a plane crash that caused her to lose two important people in her life, Lexie and Mark. As soon as a lightning bolt hit the plane during this episode, Meredith started having the worst flashbacks, and my heart couldn’t handle it at all. 

I sat on my couch watching, and I’m pretty sure I got a least 10 gray hairs because it was that intense. Passengers getting brain bleeds, crazy turbulence, arguments with flight attendants, sex in a bathroom—I promise you, this was probably the most emotional episode of Season 13 so far. 

1. You get all comfy and prepare yourself for craziness.

Bring it on, Shonda. I’ve seen 12 seasons—I can handle anything.

2. You’re in shock because Meredith and Riggs join the Mile High Club. 

FINALLY. So happy rn.

3. You ask yourself, “Why the heck are they flying through a bad thunderstorm?”

Soooo, don’t pilots usually avoid giant thunderstorms during a flight?

4. You have a heart attack because a huge lightning bolt strikes the plane and causes a passenger to fly to the ceiling and hit his head.

Is he dead??!?!?

5. You start eating nervously because you think the plane is going to crash and kill everyone just like last time.

No no no no!! Meredith can’t go through this again.

6. Your heart literally breaks for her because she starts having awful flashbacks.

Pass the wine…

7. You clap at the TV because Meredith and Riggs begin taking care of injured patients in the middle of awful turbulence. 

They better save these people!!!! 

8. You’re screaming, “You go, girl!” because Meredith performs a brain procedure on a patient with a straw, fingernail clippers and a needle. 

She’s such a heroic badass surgeon, ugh. 

9. Then you want to scream at the flight attendant and pilot for not landing the plane.

Are these people going to die?!??!!?

10. Now your stress level is through the roof because you don’t know what’s going to happen.

I CAN’T WATCH THIS.

11. You panic even more because you want Meredith to save this patient’s life and you want them to land the plane soon.

I can’t even watch this.

12. And then you can finally breathe because the plane lands successfully and nobody died.

I need another drink.

13. Then you start crying because that entire episode was completely crazy and you just can’t even anymore.

THANKS, SHONDA.

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Catherine is an ambitious twenty-something woman living in Rock Hill, South Carolina where she attends Winthrop University as a mass communication major. She is the President and Campus Correspondent for Her Campus at Winthrop, which she co-founded in November 2014. She has also been a member of the Winthrop chapter of the Association for Women in Communications, and is currently the President of the Society of Professional Journalists chapter at Winthrop. Since being involved with Her Campus, Catherine received an internship at Her Campus Media in Boston, MA. She also currently works as a Chapter Advisor for the company and writes about Grey's Anatomy each week for the site. Because of Her Campus, she has also received writing positions at many publications throughout her 3 years at Winthrop. Outside of her busy lifestyle, Catherine enjoys relaxing with her friends on the weekends and having Sex and the City marathons. She can't live without her dog, family, Cosmopolitan, friends, Starbucks, Instagram, The Bachelor, Grey's Anatomy and of course Chick-fil-A. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter: @cathclowe!