The focus on Meredith has been one of this season's strongest points so far (as it should be). She's had several shining moments already this season, but the very best is when she uses her own personal experience to teach the new interns about breaking tragic news to family members. Here's what she says: When you walk into a room to tell someone that their loved one has died, it's more than just a list of bullet points you've memorized. Yours is the face they will remember for the rest of their life. They were fine before they met you. They picked up their children from school, they made dinner, and they got a call.

Bailey is the chief! Bailey is the chief! I mean, thank goodness. If anyone deserved that position, it was Bailey. The best thing about it is that she's in a position yet again to be the mentor to her original group of interns. Well, the two of them that remain, anyway. It also means she needs advice from her mentor, Richard, more than ever.

On Grey's Anatomy Season 12 Episode 8, the mid-season finale, we saw the beginning of a major issue for Amelia. For those familiar with her story on Private Practice, Amelia has struggled with addiction in the most painful ways. For her to take a sip of a drink at the bar after an emotional, stressful day is likely the sign of something worse to come.

Alex proposed to Jo on the night that she decided to tell him she was leaving. Jo has been struggling with the fact that Alex rarely seems to put her first, which is only exacerbated by Alex's close friendship with Meredith. But the closeness and the secrets that were driving Jo crazy? That's because Meredith had been holding on to the engagement ring for Alex. When he does propose, it's beautiful. Of course, that's a mid-season finale for you, and we won't get the answer until Grey's Anatomy Season 12 returns.