Grey’s Anatomygoes on a two-week break with new episodes of Season 21 resuming next month on May 1. When Episode 16, “Papa Was a Rollin' Stone,” airs, viewers will meetPiper Peraboas Jenna Gatlin. Variety reveals that theCoyote UglyandYellowstonestar will appear on the show for a three-episode arc beginning in Episode 16, in which “Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) undertakes a high-risk brain surgery on a young patient, while Winston (Anthony Hill) and Jules (Adelaide Kane) disagree over how to handle their trauma patient’s family. Jo (Camilla Luddington) and Link (Chris Carmack) struggle with wedding planning.” Jenna is the mother of the young patient and is described as “a fierce mother who will do anything for her 9-year-old daughter, Dylan.”
In Episode 17, “Jo and Link’s wedding day arrives, along with some visitors. Meanwhile, Teddy (Kim Raver) and Owen (Kevin McKidd) are met with a familiar face seeking treatment, and Lucas (Niko Terho) disagrees with Simone (Alexis Floyd) on how to approach a patient’s worsened condition.” And in Episode 18, the season finale, “While the interns are excited to transition to second-year residency, an ordinary day at Grey Sloan takes an unexpected turn when a medical emergency unfolds in the operating room, endangering lives inside the hospital.” Perabo’s breakout role was in the 2000 dramedy Coyote Ugly. However, many might know her from her role asSummer Higgins in Yellowstone. Summer is John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) girlfriend who gets engaged in a fierce rivalry with John’s daughter, Beth (Kelly Reilly). She has had roles inPenny Dreadful: City of AngelsandBillions, both onShowtime.
Amelia Takes On a High-Risk Surgery in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 21, Episode 16
ABC released a sneak peek of the episode, which previews this case. The video below shows Perabo’sGrey’s Anatomydebut as Jenna alongsideAndy Beanas Dylan’s dad. Dylan has an angioma, and Amelia is convinced that the only approach is surgery.Operating on anyone is risky, but that risk becomes significantly bigger if the patient is a child. Some doctors are unconvinced this should happen, putting Simone and Lucas on opposite sides. Amelia is upfront with the parents about the risk factors in the surgery, and this risk has her doubting her own abilities. No amount of encouragement can calm her nerves. Is she about to make a mistake she will regret for the rest of her career?
Tune in to ABC on May 1 to watch “Papa Was a Rollin' Stone” and see how this surgery turns out.
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