1. Free Falling (2011)
The fifth-year residents return for the first day of a year that will make or break their careers: Meredith faces the consequences of tampering with Derek's clinical trial and is terminated at the hospital; April tries to step up to the plate as Chief Resident in the wake of a giant sinkhole in the middle of Seattle; and Cristina and Owen are still at odds over their drastically different feelings for their unborn child.
Release date: 2011-09-22
User rating:
7.8 / 10
9 votes
Season number: 8
Episode number: 1
Runtime: 43 minutes
Director: Rob Corn
Writer: Joan Rater
Guest stars
Cast
Ellen Pompeo
as Meredith Grey
Chandra Wilson
as Miranda Bailey
Sandra Oh
as Cristina Yang
James Pickens Jr.
as Richard Webber
Kevin McKidd
as Owen Hunt
Kim Raver
as Teddy Altman
Justin Chambers
as Alex Karev
Sara Ramirez
as Callie Torres
Jessica Capshaw
as Arizona Robbins
Patrick Dempsey
as Derek Shepherd
Eric Dane
as Mark Sloan
Chyler Leigh
as Lexie Grey
Jesse Williams
as Jackson Avery
Sarah Drew
as April Kepner
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John Cappon - John the Paramedic, Jon Schmidt - Intern Logan, Jae Jung - Tara