WARNING: This recap contains spoilers for Grey's Anatomy Season 21, episode 13 "Don't You (Forget About Me)."
The entire premise of Grey's Anatomy from Day 1 has always been that women can be both admirable and questionable in their professional and personal lives. Brilliant, but reckless. Tough, but occasionally vulnerable. To celebrate women is to acknowledge that their flaws aren't shameful, but rather one of the vital pieces that make up who they are.
And this sentiment continues over 20 years later. This week's episode is powered by women, their choices, their revelations, and even their mistakes. Teddy's venture into new territory makes her realize it's not the path she wants to take after all. Simone panics in the middle of a complicated surgery and almost gets kicked out of Amelia's OR. In the end, Molly's decision to lie to Blue reveals she may not have had good intentions. And even though that doesn't make her a villian in his story, it still results in the end to their relationship ... for good this time.
Jules' story continues to evolve into one of the more interesting storylines of her intern class -- although not quite rivaling Simone's, let's be honest. Focusing all her energy on her work may not be the exact extreme that's going to end in her favor eventually, but her enthusiasm and willingness to take on challenges is likely going to lead to more wins than losses. Broken hearts hurt, and she's had her moments of raw, nearly disastrous grieving. But sometimes such things also fuel new desires -- such as her renewed ambition to succeed no matter the cost.
Not every storyline, after all, has to rely on romantic drama to keep it good. We have plenty of that anyway with Teddy changing her mind about an open marriage, cut to Owen letting his emotions decide his actions as always (he's technically not in the wrong, but this man falls hard -- when Teddy asks him to forget about Nora, do you really think that's going to go well?). And the end of Molly and Blue. Props to Simone and Lucas seemingly being OK for now, although I've said it before and I will one more time: Things going well between two people on Grey's usually means it's not going to stay that way, with a few exceptions of course.
All that to say, Jules might be the exception to the rule when it comes to residents who work hard and play -- well, not at all. She might be going places. By that, of course, I mean rising through the ranks at Grey Sloan and not leaving for a fellowship like some beloved residents who shall not be named. She and Simone need to stay. We'll see about the rest.