Katherine’s Grey’s Anatomy Season 21 problem resolution was already revealed two years ago

Warning! Spoilers about Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 1 ahead.

The solution to Meredith and Catherine’s fight was established before Meredith’s research focus became a problem in Gray’s Anatomy. Although Gray’s Anatomy The season 21 premiere focused on different issues between the established in Gray’s Anatomy Season 20’s finale, a large chunk of the season premiere dealt with the aftermath of Meredith’s decision to quit and publish the findings of her study. Meredith and Catherine’s fight took center stage Gray’s Anatomy Season 21’s premiereFor how it influenced Meredith and Amelia, but also Jackson who wanted to continue to fund them, and Catherine, who just wanted to keep them.

Jackson’s influence was instrumental in convincing Meredith to steer clear of the warpath and consider apologizing to Catherine so that Amelia, Owen and Teddy can get their jobs back. However, Meredith’s visit to Catherine soon shifted her priorities once she found out Catherine unexpectedly collapses in her own office with only Meredith to help her. Meredith checking up on you led her to discover how Catherine’s cancer has progressedPresented yet another difficult argument for the two to have. While the discovery gave Meredith incredible leverage, it also heavily hinted at the sad way the fight between Meredith and Catherine could end.

Katherine decides she doesn’t want invasive cancer treatments back in Grey’s Anatomy season 19

Catherine has been hiding the truth from Jackson and Richard for some time

While Meredith discovered Katherine’s cancer was progressing only because Katherine collapsed in front of her, Katherine had known about it for some time. Oh, one scene in Gray’s Anatomy Season 19, episode 5 shown Tom Korakik chasing Catherine and pushing her to consider invasive treatments for her progressing cancer or to tell Jackson and RichardAs they have a right to know and soon they would have realized it anyway when her cancer has spread. Catherine is actually opposed to Jackson and Richard’s involvement, highlighting how she wanted to spend her last months in a hospital as a doctor, not a patient.

While Catherine eventually told Richard about her cancer progressing in Gray’s Anatomy Season 19, Episode 10 After Richard realizes that her Reiki treatments have something to do with him, Richard did not yet know how far the cancer had actually progressed. This was evident once Meredith proposed to call Jackson and Richard, which Catherine strongly opposed. Gray’s Anatomy Season 21, the trailer of episode 2 already shown As Catherine’s cancer affected her liver, Meredith’s time with Catherine lengthenedTrying to convince you to agree to a treatment. However, the story also hints at the sad ending Meredith and Katherine’s fight could have.

Catherine’s cancer progressing hints at her impending death

Katherine & Meredith’s exchange revolved around their legacies

Meredith and Catherine’s fight could very well be resolved before Catherine’s death, especially if it happened in Gray’s Anatomy Season 22 or later, but all Their exchange in Gray’s Anatomy The premiere of season 21 points to Catherine’s death happening relatively soon. Catherine not only reminded Meredith of everything that needs to be prepared before you die, but she also focused her message on taking stock of her life, and being remembered as a drug innovator rather than for her last days spent sick in the hospital.

Between Catherine’s pragmatism about her condition and her certainty in wanting to deal with her illness in private, Gray’s Anatomy Season 21 drops various hints that Catherine’s death may happen soon. If her last days would be spent bargaining with Meredith over her Alzheimer’s research, but also what to do for the management of her cancer, Catherine’s death would mark the end of their fightAdding another layer of difficulty to their already challenging altercation Gray’s Anatomy Season 21.

Gray’s Anatomy Season 21 releases new episodes every Thursday at 10pm ET on ABC.