Taking everything else into account — the performances, the direction, and any of the other components of a great television episode — and the incident itself is just plain captivating. The whole thing plays out almost like a sequence from a horror film: Meredith's back is turned, and we watch the patient twitch into consciousness and rise from his bed. Just as the attack reaches a peak, the scene cuts away. The sounds of a busy hospital flood in. We're left to fill in the horrifying blanks on our own.
As Grey's fans, we're conditioned to believe that Meredith can get through anything. But as she's overpowered by a confused patient, as she's beaten behind a closed door and drawn blinds, as she's left paralyzed on the hospital floor, we worry. Can she really make it through one more time? We watch as all hands are on deck to save Meredith's life, and for a brief moment, we're really not sure. That's kind of the beauty of the show — no one is ever really safe, even if we'd like to believe they are.
