Station 19 Season 7, Episode 5 Recap: 10 Biggest Story Reveals
Station 19 season 7, episode 5 marks a huge milestone for the drama, and the episode reflected that through its focus on Andy & Station 19 as a whole.
The 100th episode of Station 19 included plenty of drama, romantic developments and death-defying situations for the firefighters at Station 19, perfectly embodying what the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff had been about since its beginning. Many of the storylines set up in Station 19 season 7 moved forward, chiefly among all Andy Herrera’s journey as a captain, immortalized by her pinning ceremony that officially recognized her as captain of Station 19 and gave her a new official captain badge.
Chief Ross canceling Crisis One in a bid to reduce the budget by ten percent as Mayor Osman ordered her to was another Station 19 season 7 central storyline progressing, offering yet another proof of how her clinging to the job hurt the initiatives Osman had sworn to protect when Travis endorsed him. The personal lives of Station 19’s firefighters also involved various emotional rollercoasters in Station 19 season 7, episode 5, with Sully and Natasha finally engaged, Warren’s back pain prompting him to take meds behind everyone’s backs, and Maya offering her eggs for Carina’s IVF and their family.
Osman & Ross Cutting Crisis One Undoes All Of Dean & Vic’s Work
Chief Ross accepting Osman’s orders without pushing back already led to many changes within Station 19 and SFD as a whole, but the loss of the Crisis One program not only will worsen the situation for the community but also destroy Dean Miller’s legacy. Chief Ross’s scandal gave Osman carte blanche, essentially leaving him sure that his bidding would be done whether she would have been the one to order so or someone else he could appoint in her place.
However, Crisis One’s cancelation can also be the last straw for Vic. She has progressively felt hopeless after seeing Crisis One’s scope wasn’t fully met because some situations just degenerated before being addressed, but her hopelessness only got worse by Station 19 season 7, episode 4. Embracing not feeling anything instead of caring was also Vic’s first reaction to the news, but employing her Crisis One skills to the Space Needle rescue let her go off at the mayor, fully showing how little control she had over herself due to her growing distress.
Maya Being There For Andy’s Doubts Shows How Far They’ve Gone
Maya missing the shift in Station 19 season 7, episode 4 confused her because she couldn’t understand why the morale was so low, but that didn’t stop her from cheering on and supporting Andy on the day of her pinning ceremony. Throughout Station 19, Maya and Andy might have had their personal ups and downs, especially when Maya’s career ambition was involved or her secret fling with Jack potentially risked their friendship. However, Maya’s staunch support of Andy was at the center of Station 19’s 100th episode, marking their friendship as one of the things at Station 19’s core.
Having been firefighters together since their Academy days makes Maya and Andy’s relationship unique, as the two have seen each other go through various life phases. Maya’s unhealthy focus on her career didn’t only impact her marriage but all her relationships, even putting some space between her and Andy. Maya’s work on herself thus made it possible for her to be genuinely happy about Andy becoming captain without being envious like in the past, and being the one to pin Andy’s new badge immortalized their friendship, as for all the steps they made in their careers, they were together.
Warren’s Secret Medication Can Set Up His Story After Station 19
Since his return to the field in Station 19 season 7, episode 4, Warren has consistently been affected by unexplained back pain. The pain was so bad that by Station 19 season 7, episode 4’s ending, he couldn’t perform his firefighting duties as he couldn’t even stand upright with his gear on, prompting an ongoing fight with Travis who pushed him to see a doctor instead of ignoring the problem and risking putting the whole crew in danger.
Ben’s improvements being due only to the meds he secretly took introduced another layer to his problem in Station 19 season 7, episode 5, hinting at the story being potentially tackled in Ben’s Grey’s Anatomy future after Station 19. After all, his pain’s reason has yet to be explored, and Ben’s secretive approach only delayed the inevitable, but Station 19 season 7 is five episodes away from its end, making it impossible for the drama to tackle it. This would make Ben’s unknown illness a potentially major storyline in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, especially considering his centrality in Bailey’s life.
