Grey’s Anatomy Fans Are Hoping This Dead Character Returns to Cast Tonight

Promo for tonight’s December 3 episode of Grey’s Anatomy season 17 has been teasing fans with the promise of a special appearance from another character from Meredith Grey’s past. While the show has been tight-lipped about who that person is, that hasn’t stopped viewers from guessing and hoping that another killed-off character will show up on the beach in Meredith’s dreams.

As Mer’s life hangs in the balance tonight on #GreysAnatomy, see who’s waiting for her on the beach at 9|8c on ABC. pic.twitter.com/AgxYWzDHLq

— Greys Anatomy (@GreysABC) December 3, 2020

On Twitter, the account for Grey’s Anatomy shared a brief promo video ahead of the new episode, writing, “As Mer’s life hangs in the balance tonight on #GreysAnatomy, see who’s waiting for her on the beach.”

The tweet was quickly flooded with responses, and the commenters seemed nearly unanimous in their hopeful prediction that the person “waiting” for Meredith will be her late half-sister Lexie Grey.

If it doesn’t turn out to be Lexie visiting Meredith in her dreams, fans are also hoping for a reappearance of George O’Malley, who was a main character on the show since its pilot episode, before dying at the end of season 6.

Fans Were Surprised With the Return of Derek Shepherd at the End of the Season 17 Premiere

In the final moments of the two-hour Grey’s Anatomy season 17 premiere, the show revealed that Meredith Grey had COVID-19 and, in her illness, was dreaming that she was on a beach with her husband Derek Shepherd. This was a huge reveal for longterm fans of the show, as Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey, was killed off unexpectedly back in season 11.

New episodes of Grey’s Anatomy season 17 air on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. Eastern time/8 p.m. Central time on ABC.

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