Sanctuary (Grey's Anatomy)

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"Sanctuary"

Grey's Anatomy episode

Episode no.

Season 6
Episode 23

Directed by

Stephen Cragg

Written by

Shonda Rhimes

Original air date

May 20, 2010

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"Sanctuary" is the 23rd episode of the sixth season of the American medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the 125th episode overall. Written by Shonda Rhimes, the creator of the show, and directed by Stephen Cragg, it premiered on ABC on May 20, 2010, as the first part of the two-hour season finale.

Plot

Meredith discovers she's pregnant and tells Cristina and wants to tell Derek, but Derek is 'in a mood' so she decides to tell him later. Gary Clark returns to the hospital to seek revenge for his wife's death (who was taken off life support under Derek's order). On his quest to find Derek he shoots Reed in the head, Alex in the chest, several hospital staff including nurses and security guards, and Charles in the abdomen. Reed dies instantly, Alex gets treated by Lexie and Mark in a conference room and Charles is treated by Bailey with the help of a patient. The hospital is put on lock-down and Callie and Arizona are stuck working together on a little girl with a ruptured appendix while arguing about their relationship. Derek attempts to talk Mr. Clark down but is eventually shot in the chest, witnessed by April, Cristina and Meredith.

Reception

During its original broadcast, "Sanctuary" was watched by an average of 13.93 million American viewers. It attained a 4.1/12 Nielsen rating/share.^[1]

Wetpaint named it in December 2011 one of the 5 best episodes of Grey's Anatomy along with the second part "Death and All His Friends".^[2]

Notes

↑ "TV Ratings: Grey's Anatomy Rules Finale Thursday; Bones, FlashForward, CSI, Parks, 30 Rock, Ref Rise". Retrieved April 28, 2011.
↑ Clarendon, Dan (December 12, 2011). "The 5 Best Episodes of Grey's Anatomy". Wetpaint. Retrieved July 16, 2012.

External links

"Sanctuary" at ABC.com
"Sanctuary (Grey's Anatomy)" at the Internet Movie Database
"Sanctuary (Grey's Anatomy)" at TV.com

v t e Grey's Anatomy episodes

Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Season 6	"Good Mourning" "Goodbye" "I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me" "Tainted Obligation" "Invasion" "I Saw What I Saw" "Give Peace a Chance" "Invest in Love" "New History" "Holidaze" "Blink" "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" "State of Love and Trust" "Valentine's Day Massacre" "The Time Warp" "Perfect Little Accident" "Push" "Suicide Is Painless" "Sympathy for the Parents" "Hook, Line and Sinner" "How Insensitive" "Shiny Happy People" "Sanctuary" "Death and All His Friends"

v t e Grey's Anatomy

Episodes Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Characters (cast members)	Meredith Grey Cristina Yang Izzie Stevens Alex Karev George O'Malley Miranda Bailey Richard Webber Derek Shepherd Preston Burke Addison Montgomery Mark Sloan Callie Torres Lexie Grey Erica Hahn Owen Hunt Sadie Harris Arizona Robbins Teddy Altman Jackson Avery April Kepner

Other	Shonda Rhimes (creator) Awards and nominations Soundtrack Video game Private Practice

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