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Grey's Anatomy Season 21: Ben's Return Exposes a Harsh Truth About Intern Careers!
Ben Warren (Jason George) is back at Grey Sloan Memorial in Grey's Anatomy season 21, episode 4—and his return throws a seriously sad spotlight on what actually happens to surgical interns. He's been an anesthesiologist, a surgeon-in-training, and a firefighter, that is until now. He jumped between jobs quite often inGrey's Anatomywhich actually made him fairly disliked among newer generations of residents (we learn that this happened due toSydney Heron’s recent reintroduction). Yet despite a slightly rough start (new systems, navigating some clumsy situations), Ben's experience at Grey Sloan proved it was "home", but it is also the very thing which allowed for a major re-evaluation of that same generation's surgical interns.
Ben’sreturn gives us a bittersweet reunion with Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington)after both finish surgical residencies. They are now re-united as residents. This actually shows an extremely difficult truth about those surgical interns; showing exactly just why they have developed and advanced professionally over all those earlier seasons.
This is actually a serious reminder, highlighting an important yet ultimately rather sad realization about these earlyGrey's Anatomyseasons. TheirreunioninGrey's Anatomy season 21reveals the unfortunate fates of almost every other member of their group!OnlyJoandBenremained atGrey Sloan. What happened?
That is bleak; a difficult reminder about what usually happens even in high-profile fields such as medical professions; emphasizing a cruel and sobering reminder of reality!
ThatJoandBenreunion highlights something that really hurtsGrey's Anatomy’sstorytelling; It’s meant to focus on medical training and this aspect of advancement in one's field is an extremely essential component of that story arc which might affect the general viewing experience; for example, viewers are meant to invest deeply into those main characters throughout their medical education! It succeeded many times; namelyMAGIC’s class, and also withBenandJo'sintern year. Those survivors however (Bailey,Jackson,andApril) saw great success. Everyone else however never really made that long jump; instead those people and many important, well-loved residents seemed forgotten shortly after completing that residency.
This article focuses specifically on one such detail but is indicative of another broader storytelling approach that this franchise might consider in its future iterations, and really challenges the entire premise itself of showcasing that medical training progress: This choice demonstrates the importance and emphasis it creates surrounding its main characters as opposed to those considered secondary. Thus that reunion madeBenandJothat much more meaningful and emphasized their achievements despite its initially negative implications surrounding what typically happens in most residencies, especially the rate of completion that even the top-level universities frequently exhibit.
Ben’sreturn provided that bittersweet reminder: many things impact a resident's journey and success inGrey's Anatomy! It is really an honest look at the harsh realities surrounding the field and especially for the many people competing in these intense competitive training environments and highlighting these often unexpected pitfalls is necessary. Even high-achieversmight face those unexpectedly difficult circumstances.
This reunion, however unexpected might also emphasize how those relationships could persist in those various challenging environments, proving the persistence of friendships, in those challenging environments where only few can endure; highlighting what actually creates longevity within that very specific field and context!