1. The Shower Confidential: Meredith and Alex’s New Dynamic

While Meredith is dealing with family ghosts, Alex and Bailey are at each other's throats for Cristina’s vacant board seat.

Here is a recap and reflection on the episode that reminded us why season 11 is often called "The Year of Meredith."

Owen Hunt is on a mission to help veterans, dragging Callie Torres into a project involving robotic limbs. This storyline is where the episode gets its emotional "realness."