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Why Ellen Pompeo Returned for 'Grey's Anatomy Season 20 Premiere


Pompeo stepped back to be a recurring cast member in the new season -- but she was in the building for Thursday's premiere.

After a chaotic night for the interns ends with all of their jobs in jeopardy, Dr. Nick Marsh ( Scott Speedman) is unsure if he can leave the program behind and go with Meredith to Boston. Not only that, but the Grey Sloan family is thrown into turmoil after Dr. Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) collapses during a surgery and is rushed into her own series of life-saving procedures. ABCHowever, she's pulled away when a self-driving car traps two of the interns in an ambulance with a dying man -- talking them through complicated procedures through an open window -- and even ends up scrubbing in herself to save the victim's life when they are finally freed.

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