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Season 14 Episode 5: Danger Zone

Songs of the Episode:

Push It by Salt-N-Pepper

The Gambler by Kenny Rogers

Heartbeats by Aron Wright

Across the Room by Odesza ft. Leon Bridges

Synopsis:

The episode opens with a flashback of Owen in Iraq. Here we see the familiar faces of Teddy and Megan as they judge Owen’s relationship with Beth (a past girlfriend). Then Amelia wakes him back to the reality of being back in Seattle, where we see him saying goodbye to Megan as she’s leaving for Los Angeles.

In LA: Farouk and Riggs are at their new home setting up everything before Megan’s arrival.

In Iraq: Megan goes to get Riggs by scaring him awake. They had previously been fighting but that over now and she begins to open up to him about how nervous she is about the Strat rankings (she needs to be ranked number one in order to be a flight surgeon). As she’s moving about she finds a necklace, in which Riggs then proposes to her with. They meet up with Teddy and Owen to fly out on the chopper.

In Seattle: Owen’s trying to convince Megan to stay, but she’s determined to leave. In Iraq: They reveal the strat ranked number one, but it’s not Megan. Then they get a major call and are forced to refocus their energy on the incoming soldiers/civilians/patients.

In Seattle, Owen decides to go with Megan as she drives to LA.

In Iraq, Megan is mad that she didn’t rank number one and is convinced that Owen didn’t recommend her. But before they can continue their fight, Megan must go help a woman who doesn’t want to be touched by man. Across the tent, Teddy is working on the gunman, and asks Riggs to scrub in with her.

In LA: Riggs and Farouk are working on the house together, when Farouk begins to get overwhelmed by all of the new changes headed his way.

In Iraq, Teddy confronts Nathan about the necklace engagement and about who the necklace really belongs to... Turns out it’s the women he cheated on Megan with’s necklace and it’s engraved… whoops.

On the road: Megan and Owen take a short stop at the old fair grounds they hung out at as kids.

In Iraq: Megan is still treating the women who took down the shooter by giving her a chest tube. Megan is still infuriated with Owen, and blames him for her dream being crushed. Teddy and Rigga are also still working together and Teddy is furious.

In LA: Riggs is on the phone setting up job interviews, when Faruk wants to help by putting his fan together.

On The Road: Megan and Owen are making bets and having fun by playing ring toss, but things turn bitter when he bets that if he wins she must stay in seattle (and he wins). She begins to storm away, but stops to tell him that she’s still angry about being the Strat ranks.

In Iraq: Owen and Megan are working on a patient together, when he says something that leads her to believe that he in fact didn’t recommend her as the number one Strat. Given he said that she “dodged a bullet” and when she asked if he recommended her their patient began to crash (forcing them change topics).

In LA: Riggs just ends a call with Megan when he goes to tell Farouk that she’s gonna be late, but he can’t find him anywhere!!!

In Iraq: Owen and Megan are arguing about the best treatment plan, when she decides to take matters into her own hands.

In LA: Riggs finally finds Farouk. He was by a food truck on the beach, where he wanted to help by grabbing them dinner but became consumed by the choices. (Something he had never experienced before).

In Iraq: Riggs tell Teddy that he regrets cheating, but she had no remorse for him. Meanwhile, Owen is angry with Megan for going against his treatment plan, but she proves him wrong by saving both the guy’s arm and his life.

On The Road: Owen and Megan are still arguing. She tells him that she had everything planned out and that he ruined it. Finally, he admits that he did tank her recommendation because he thought she was childish and would’ve died if she’d made special forces. But really what it all comes down to is that he was too scared to let her go, which is no excuse to hold her back from her dreams. And he goes even further to say that he would do it again. In an attempt to hurt him back she admits that his nickname in Iraq, diamond, was created because he was so uptight and that she was the one who came up with it.

In LA: Riggs comforts Farouk by telling him that while change is scary, it’s also a really good thing. He goes even further to say that it’s okay not to know all the answers and that together they’ll make it through.

In Iraq: Teddy tells Riggs that he’s gotta tell Megan the truth. He admits to being scared of losing her, but she points out that in order for them to have a change, that he must tell her.

On The Road: Owen finally admits that he was wrong, but ruins it by continuing to push her to stay in Seattle. She gets so fed up that she chooses to kick him outta the car.

In Iraq: Megan refuses to go with Owen in the helicopter because she’s still mad at him. And Owen is angry that she won’t go and that she’s so mad about the strat. He thinks she should focus on her engagement and be happy, totally missing the point that that’s not her dream. Teddy snaps and yells at him for not embracing his sister’s dream and how he just crushed it. (She also brings up how difficult it is to watch someone else live your dream, one that you would be willing to give anything for, hinting that she’s in love with him and that he’s oblivious, or as she says an idiot). Owen leaves anyway.

On The Road: Owen says he’s not leaving her again (finally he’s beginning to show his true intentions). Megan can’t stand that he keeps trying to make decisions for her and how judgmental he’s been about Riggs for cheating (and her for staying with him). She just wants to be happy and live her life and appreciate it all after everything she's been through. She also throws back in his face the fact that he cheated on Christina and that he shouldn’t be so judgmental. But then she finally tells him the truth, that she cheated on Nathan first.

In Iraq: Riggs confronts Megan only to find out that she cheated first. Then he admits that he cheated too. She gets so angry and humiliated, but doesn’t have the time to sort things out with him because she’s called to treat her patient (with the chest tube). Megan tells Owen that she needs the helicopter for the female patient and wants to ride along even though it's against protocol, he is hesitant at first, but when she tells him that Riggs cheated on her he says yes right away. Across the tent, Teddy talks to a soldier, and finds out that the woman who is about to be transferred was in fact the shooter, not the man they originally thought! But it's too late Megan is on the helicopter with her and they’ve already taken off. And that’s the last we see of flashbacks and of Megan before she’s kidnapped.

On The Road: Owen is shocked that Riggs tell him that Megan had cheated first. Megan changes the tone, when she recalls a cherished family memory. She recounts a story from when they were growing up and how that experience got her through each day while she was kidnapped. She explains how much she loved the water (it heals her). She promised herself that she made it out alive, that she would live in California by the water. Owen admits that he’s always dreamed of raising their families together, and she tells him that he’s so loyal (almost to a fault) and that he needs to break up with some of his ideas in order to be happy.

In LA: Riggs and Farouk are laying on the mattress set up in the living room, with Faruk asleep on Riggs when he texts Meredith thank you. She receives this message in a similar position with Zola, and texts back the same, just as Megan makes it home. Megan is finally happy and they are finally a family. Owen makes it back home where he calls a quits on his marriage with Amelia because he wants them both to be happy. And they mutually decide to end it and in a somber moment they give their rings back to each other. Across the way, Megan finally gets to be in the ocean and has her dream life. And Owen is finally at peace.

A Few Additional Thoughts:

I think that this episode is important for a variety of reasons. I love how it sheds light on our troops and how their service lives on with them forever. Also thank you to Grey’s Anatomy and ABC for broadcasting a PSA about the overwhelming number of homeless veterans and the way in which we can help them. Thank you to all of the men and women who dedicate their lives to service!

It was interesting to see how maturely Owen and Amelia handled their separation. They both new what they had wasn’t working, as much as they were great together, things change. They’d grown apart and as Amelia said, she was a completely different person given her brain tumor. I hope this gives her time to figure out who she is outside of her tumor and outside of a relationship. I also think that now that Megan is safe, Owen can finally be at ease and that this will allow him to finally heal. He could benefit from taking some time to get to know himself and maybe start exploring a new life with Teddy. I see a lot of growth in their futures.

I’m so happy that Megan, Riggs, and Farouk are happy. Now she can finally be at peace and heal alongside the ocean as she’s dreamed about for so long. It’s so beautiful to see how her story played out and that she gets the happy ending she deserves. We’ll miss them!

I would also like to point out how cool it was for Riggs to thank Meredith. They really both played a major role in each other’s lives. Riggs helped Meredith realize that she has the capability of loving again, even if she’s already had the great love of her life. And Riggs was able to open up to someone and heal and finally be with his love of his life Megan. Ultimately, they both helped each other heal.

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