‘Grey's Anatomy’ Sparked Major Backlash Over the Confusing 'Station 19' Crossover

Erin Cavoto

From Country Living

  • Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 teamed up for a two-hour crossover event.

  • Fans were not thrilled about the confusing issues that plagued the episodes, one notably being that the shows swapped time slots.

Grey’s Anatomy has finally returned from its winter hiatus after leaving us all holding a collective breath after a gripping—and potentially fatal—fall finale.

Fortunately, the series is back on the air to finally address the aftermath of the car that plowed into Joe’s Bar, putting several of our favorite doctors, and later Station 19 firefighters, in grave danger.

ABC used the drama to create one one, big two-hour crossover episode with both the medical mainstay and its popular spinoff. At a glance, two hours of our favorite hotshots sounds too good to be true. However, some Grey’s fans lashed out on Twitter for a few different reasons.

The first was that Grey's and Station 19 are swapping times, with Station 19 now airing first on Thursdays at 8 p.m. EST followed by Grey's at 9 p.m.

Others were upset that they missed the first half of the two-episode event, unaware that they needed to tune in for both.

But even more seemed enraged over feeling forced to watch the spinoff in order to understand the new Grey’s that followed.

Since most of the overlapping events happened during the first hour as firefighters worked to free the victims from the rubble, it does sound pretty imperative to watch both.

Those who have never watched Station 19 seemed particularly annoyed, since they had to sit through a show in which they aren't familiar with the characters and aren’t super invested in.

It's not the first time the shows have overlapped, and it looks like more crossovers are to come. Krista Vernoff, the showrunner of both series, told Variety that plots will continue to intersect throughout the season. However, it sounds like it will be on a smaller scale, as Krista said that characters in Station 19 might become patients in the following episode of Grey’s (hence the time change).

Some fans picked up on the storyline possibilities with the shift in schedule as well.

Either way, it sounds like Thursday nights just got even more interesting!

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