Ellen Pompeo on 'Grey's Anatomy' McDreamy surprise

“Grey’s Anatomy” lovers acquired extra than they could have at any time anticipated in the season 17 premiere: a McDreamy reunion. At the conclude of the two-element premiere, a crossover celebration with spin-off “Station 19,” Meredith Gray (Ellen Pompeo) arrived deal with-to-deal with with her late spouse, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), on a picturesque beach after owning been identified on the ground in the Gray Sloan parking ton. The jaw-dropping second, according to Pompeo, was a “no-brainer” mainly because he was “1 of the most critical men and women in Meredith’s existence.”