SPOILER WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for Grey’s Anatomy Season 23, Episode 5.

Okay, Grey’s Anatomy. WHAT ARE WE DOING?! We’ve got an estranged father showing up after more than thirty years, somebody inviting her ex-boyfriend to move in, Ben Warren getting jealous of a ridiculously handsome man, and Jo Wilson nearly giving me a heart attack! And that’s before we even get to the measles diagnosis.

GOOD LORD! Can anybody at Grey Sloan have a normal day?!

Apparently not. But I have to admit, this episode was worth every bit of emotional chaos. Especially that ending!

Blue Kwan, Oh, Honey. This Is Complicated.

We picked up right where we left off last week, with Blue confronting the father who abandoned him when he was four years old. Apparently, his father went out for ice cream one day and never came home.

FOUR YEARS OLD!

And his poor mother kept setting a place for him at dinner, hoping he’d return. Now, more than thirty years later, this man suddenly wants to talk to his son?

SIR!

I completely understood why Blue wanted nothing to do with him. But then his father revealed that he was dying.

Oh, Blue.

This storyline hit particularly close to home for me. My own estranged father had cancer and, knowing he was dying, asked my younger sister to reach out because he wanted to make amends with his children. I chose to speak with him and had about a year to learn more about him before he passed. I’m grateful for that opportunity and for the siblings I gained, but it didn’t change the fact that he was never really a father to me. So I understand how complicated Blue’s feelings must be.

And things only got more complicated when Blue’s father explained what happened the night he disappeared. He’d lost his business, lost the family’s money, and was struggling with severe depression. He admitted that he’d planned to drive off a bridge, but couldn’t go through with it. Instead, he drove to Canada.

Oh, my goodness.

That’s heartbreaking. And I can certainly understand how depression and shame can make somebody feel like there’s no way out. But here’s my problem. He eventually became successful again. He built other businesses. He had more than thirty years to pick up a phone, write a letter, or do SOMETHING.

And he didn’t. I appreciated that he admitted he’d been a coward. At least he wasn’t trying to pretend he’d been some wonderful father all those years. But admitting you did something terrible doesn’t automatically erase the damage.

Still, Blue helped him when he became dehydrated. He even volunteered to be tested as a potential bone marrow donor. And when Blue suggested they could meet for coffee during an upcoming trip to Vancouver?

Oh, honey.

For a moment, I really thought he might be willing to give this relationship a chance.

Simone, Wes, and LUCAS ADAMS?!

Meanwhile, Simone decided to casually inform Wes that Lucas was moving back into her house. Wait a minute.

LUCAS?!

As in Lucas Adams? Her ex-boyfriend Lucas Adams?!

Oh, Simone. Girl.

And Wes was clearly not happy about it. I’m actually siding with Wes on this one. Simone doesn’t need his permission to have Lucas move in, but there’s a little thing called communication when you’re in a relationship. Especially when the new roommate happens to be your ex-boyfriend! Wes isn’t asking to control her decisions. He just doesn’t want to feel like an afterthought, and I can’t say I blame him.

And apparently, this was only the beginning of their problems. Because, of course, it was.

Jo Wilson, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY NERVES?!

Jo and Link were supposed to be going out for dinner when Corrie called. Remember Corrie from last week’s birth-trauma support group? The woman who pretended to have a walnut allergy so she wouldn’t have to talk about her traumatic delivery? Well, she’s having contractions.

And Jo, being Jo, decides to make a house call. Link isn’t exactly thrilled about their dinner plans being interrupted, but he goes along. When they arrive, Corrie is worrying about expired olives, potty training her son, and getting the baby’s crib ready.

MA’AM!

I understand you still have things to do, but I think this baby has other plans! Jo checks her and discovers she’s already five centimeters dilated. Then Corrie’s water breaks.

And suddenly, everything goes horribly wrong. The umbilical cord has slipped ahead of the baby’s head, putting the baby’s blood supply at risk.

OH MY GOD!

Jo immediately takes action, using her hand to keep the baby’s head from compressing the cord while Link calls for help. And when the paramedics arrive and suggest following their usual transfer protocol? Jo isn’t having it.

She knows removing her hand could put the baby in even greater danger, and she refuses to take that chance.

JO WILSON!

After everything this woman has been through since giving birth to the twins, watching her take charge of this emergency was incredible. Remember how frightened she was just being around medical emergencies earlier this season? Well, look at her now!

And I couldn’t help thinking that this was exactly where Jo belonged.

Ben Warren, Are You JEALOUS?!

Okay, can we talk about Ben coming home and finding Miranda laughing with her study partner? Because that man’s face! Apparently, Miranda’s classmate Hilary is ridiculously handsome. And judging by Ben’s reaction, the man has some pretty impressive abs, too.

BEN WARREN!

Are you seriously standing there trying to pretend you’re not jealous?! Now, before anybody gets carried away, I don’t believe for one second that Miranda Bailey was doing anything inappropriate. She’s studying. She’s laughing. She’s enjoying herself.

But Ben has been working long shifts, taking care of Pru, running errands, and helping keep everything together while Miranda continues her education. And he walks into his kitchen to find his wife having a wonderful time with Mr. Perfect Face.

Oh, Ben.

I understood the jealousy, but then he revealed something that made the whole situation a lot more complicated. He’d turned down an opportunity to serve on the board of the Washington Association of Plastic Surgeons.

WAIT. WHAT?!

Miranda didn’t even know he’d been offered the position! And when she asked why he’d turned it down, Ben explained how overwhelmed he’d been trying to manage everything. He even admitted that he’d been late picking up Pru from school and had to leave work while a patient needed him.

Oh, that’s not good.

But here’s the thing. Miranda didn’t ask Ben to give up his career. In fact, she immediately encouraged him to reconsider the position. These two have supported each other through so much, and I hated watching them argue. Especially when Miranda walked away and went to bed.

Oh, come on, you two!

Measles at Grey Sloan? Well, That’s Familiar.

Meanwhile, Grey Sloan is preparing for hundreds of patients after Parsons General announces it’s closing. Because apparently the hospital wasn’t busy enough already! One of those transfers is Trinity, an 18-year-old recovering from surgery who develops a fever and a nasty rash.

At first, the doctors suspect a reaction to her antibiotics. But then Richard Webber takes one look inside her mouth and recognizes something Simone hasn’t seen outside a textbook. Measles.

OH, GREAT.

Grey’s Anatomy also tackled measles, a disease that’s unfortunately making headlines again in real life. Watching Webber explain that he’d actually treated measles patients while Simone had only studied the disease in medical school was a reminder of how much medicine has changed. It’s an interesting storyline, especially considering what’s happening outside the fictional walls of Grey Sloan.

Trinity reveals that her mother chose not to have her vaccinated, and she’s understandably frustrated. The poor girl is already recovering from surgery, and now she’s dealing with this? And then Wes abruptly leaves the room.

Wait a minute. What’s going on with him? Well, apparently quite a bit!

Wes, YOU’VE BEEN KEEPING SECRETS TOO?!

Remember how Wes was upset that Simone hadn’t discussed Lucas moving in? Well, now we discover that Wes has been keeping something pretty significant from her. He has common variable immunodeficiency, or CVID.

And because of his condition, exposure to measles is particularly concerning.

SIMONE DIDN’T KNOW?!

Oh, this is getting interesting.

Wes explains that he doesn’t like telling people about his condition because he doesn’t want to be treated differently, especially at work. And I can understand that. But Simone makes a fair point. She’s not just another person at the hospital. She’s his girlfriend.

Then Wes reveals that he knows Simone and Lucas slept together recently.

OH, HERE WE GO!

Apparently, when Simone wasn’t sure who the father of her pregnancy was, Wes realized Lucas might have been involved. Good grief! I still stand by what I said earlier about Simone needing to communicate with Wes. But now we’re discovering that communication might be something BOTH of them need to work on.

And with Wes facing possible measles exposure, this relationship just got a whole lot more complicated.

Blue, PLEASE Tell Me Jules Is Wrong!

Back to Blue, because apparently his father’s arrival wasn’t complicated enough. Jules overhears his father talking on the phone about Blue volunteering for bone marrow compatibility testing before he’d even had the chance to ask. Hold on.

WHAT?!

So was that the reason he showed up after all these years? Was he hoping Blue would be a donor?

Oh, I do not like this.

Jules tries to warn Blue, but instead of listening, he lashes out and makes some incredibly cruel comments about her parents.

BLUE KWAN!

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!

I understand you’re hurting, but Jules was trying to look out for you! And considering everything he knows about her childhood, those comments were completely uncalled for. Eventually, Blue confronts his father.

His father insists he came because he’s dying and wanted to see his son. But Blue points out that he’d had more than thirty years to make contact. And honestly? I can’t argue with that.

The conversation ends with Blue walking away, throwing his father’s earlier remark about karma right back at him.

OUCH.

Now, I don’t know whether his father came because he genuinely wanted to reconnect, because he needed a bone marrow donor, or some combination of both. But I do know that Blue deserved honesty. And I hate that just when he was considering opening that door, he ended up feeling betrayed all over again.

JO! OH MY GOD! JO!

Meanwhile, things in Corrie’s ambulance have gone from terrifying to an absolute nightmare. Her blood pressure drops. She loses consciousness. And then Jo realizes her uterus has ruptured.

OH MY GOD!

They’re not going to make it to the hospital in time. Jo has to perform an emergency C-section.

IN THE AMBULANCE!

JO WILSON, YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK!

And when the baby comes out without a detectable heartbeat?

NO. NO. NO.

Come on! Thankfully, the team gets the baby to Grey Sloan, where he’s taken to the NICU, while Corrie is rushed into surgery. And Jo is just standing there, watching everything happen.

Oh, honey.

After everything she’d just done, I wanted somebody to give that woman the biggest hug. Later, Corrie wakes up and thanks Jo for being there. She tells Jo that despite how frightening everything was, she never felt alone this time.

Oh, my goodness.

And neither did we, Jo. Neither did we.

I’m not even going to pretend I wasn’t crying.

What made this so beautiful was knowing that Jo understood exactly how frightening childbirth could be. She’d experienced that fear herself, and instead of letting it stop her, she used it to help someone else. I loved every bit of that moment.

Ben and Miranda, THANK GOODNESS!

Now, let’s get back to Ben and Miranda because I was not happy about those two going to bed angry. Miranda explains that when her first marriage to Tucker started falling apart, one of the warning signs was that they began keeping score. Who did the dishes? Who took out the trash? Who was doing more?

And she doesn’t want that happening with Ben. Neither do I, Miranda! But then Ben finally explains what was really bothering him.

He misses his wife.

THAT’S IT!

He wasn’t upset that Miranda was pursuing her education. He wasn’t trying to stop her from accomplishing her goals. He was jealous because Hilary was getting to spend time laughing with Miranda while Ben was busy working and taking care of everything at home. And honestly, that made me feel a little sad for him.

These two have been through so much together. I don’t want to see them lose sight of why they’re doing all this in the first place. Thankfully, they start discussing getting some additional help at home so Ben can pursue that board position while Miranda continues school.

YES!

And then Ben calls Hilary by the wrong name.

BEN!

Sir, you were just complaining about this man’s abs, and now you can’t even remember his name?! I love these two.

Simone and Wes, Can We PLEASE Communicate?!

Simone eventually catches up with Wes and reassures him that she wants to be with him. She’s not trying to get back together with Lucas. And Wes finally starts opening up about his medical condition.

Because of the measles exposure, he has to stay away from the hospital for 28 days and receive IVIG treatment.

Oh, Wes.

That’s a lot to deal with, especially when you’re already trying to navigate a complicated relationship. I was glad Simone wanted to be there for him, but I don’t think these two have everything figured out just yet. And that’s okay.

Just please, for the love of everything, TALK TO EACH OTHER!

Link, I See You. And So Does Amelia.

Now, can we talk about Link for a minute? Because I am getting seriously irritated with this man. We’ve watched him secretly taking pain medication, and he’s still hiding what’s happening from Jo.

LINK!

After everything you and Jo have been through together, you’re really going to keep lying to her? Come on! And then Amelia asks him about his knee.

His reaction?

Oh, that was awkward.

He hesitates, gives her an answer, and practically makes a run for it. But Amelia notices. And if there’s one person at Grey Sloan who understands addiction and recovery, it’s Amelia Shepherd.

We’ve watched her struggle with her sobriety for years. She’s never been shy about discussing her recovery, either. So when she gives Link that look as he walks away?

Oh, I noticed.

I’m not saying Amelia knows exactly what’s happening, but I certainly think she’s suspicious. And Link had better get himself together before this gets worse.

JO WILSON IS BACK, BABY!

And now, the moment I’ve been waiting for! Richard approaches Jo after Corrie’s emergency delivery and starts explaining all the reasons she shouldn’t have performed that C-section. She’s no longer practicing OB. She never finished her residency. The hospital could face lawsuits.

RICHARD!

I understand the legal concerns, but can we please acknowledge that she just saved two lives?! And then Jo says something that made me ridiculously happy. She wants to come back.

WAIT.

JO?!

YOU WANT TO COME BACK?!

YES! YES! YES!

She explains that ever since the twins were born, she’s been terrified that returning to medicine would bring back everything she experienced during her traumatic delivery. The monitors. The emergencies. The fear. She thought she’d fall apart.

But when Corrie needed her, she didn’t. She stepped up, took control, and saved Corrie and her baby. And Jo finally realizes that the experience she thought made her weak might actually be one of her greatest strengths.

OH, JO!

I knew you still had it in you! And Richard’s reaction? He tells her it’s the best news he’s heard all day.

YES, RICHARD!

Of course, Jo points out that it’s only eight in the morning. Well, considering the night everybody just had, I think we can let that one slide! What a beautiful ending to an absolutely chaotic episode.

We’ve watched Jo struggle with trauma, fear, and the possibility of walking away from a career she worked so hard to build. And now she’s ready to come back. Not because she’s forgotten what happened to her, but because she’s realized she can still be the doctor she always wanted to be.

And I couldn’t be happier.

WE GOT JO BACK!

I KNEW WE’D GET HER BACK!

And thank goodness, because we freaking love Jo Wilson!