Grey’s Anatomy’s Chandra Wilson.Photo:ABC/Anne Marie FoxMiranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) is back in charge of the interns at Grey Sloan Memorial!Theseason 20 premiereofGrey’s Anatomysaw Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman) leave the interns in the “very capable hands” of Bailey after he decided to move to Boston to be with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo).Longtime fans of the series know this isn’t her first go around with interns, and she even introduced herself to the new class withher iconic line from the pilot: “I have five rules.”Chandra Wilson on “Grey’s Anatomy”.ABC/Anne Marie FoxIn the 2005 episode, Bailey wasted no time with pleasantries when introducing herself to the OG interns including Meredith, Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and George O’Malley (T.R. Knight).“I have five rules, memorize them,” she told the interns. “Rule number don’t bother sucking up, I already hate you, that’s not gonna change, trauma protocol…nurses will page you, you will answer every page at a run. A run, that’s rule number two.”“Your first shift starts now and lasts 48 hours. You’re interns, grunts, nobodies, bottom of the surgical food chain,” she continued. “You run labs, write orders, work every second until you drop and don’t complain. On-call rooms, attendings hug them, sleep when you can where you can, which brings me to rule number three if I’m sleeping, don’t wake me unless your patient is actually dying."“Rule number four, the dying patient better not be dead when I get there, then not only would you have killed someone, you would have woke me for no good reason, we clear?”Once she was done with her speech, Meredith noted, “You said five rules, that was only four.”“Rule number five, when I move, you move,” she responded as the group ran to respond to a page.NewGrey’s Anatomyshowrunner Meg Marinis opened up about the throwback moment on Thursday’s premiere, tellingParade, “We talked about where does Bailey go from [winning a Catherine Fox Award] in her career. It’s the highest award of awards in our world. What a lot of people don’t realize is that she won that award for her teaching reproductive care. She’s the teacher of all teachers.”“Based on where we left our interns at the end of last season, they have to come back from this,” she continued. “It made sense when we looked at the stories that there was only one person who could bring them back. She helped raise Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang, Isabel Stephens, Alex [Karev] and George O’Malley. She was responsible for turning out these great surgeons. She’s the only one who can help the interns come back from this low they’ve had.”Scott Speedman and Chandra Wilson on “Grey’s Anatomy”.Disney/Anne Marie FoxMarinis also teased the show’s historic 20th season will be a return to OGGrey’s Anatomy.“It’s a celebration of the 20th season,” she explained. “We’re kind of nodding to the foundations thatShonda [Rhimes]built. It’s nostalgic. It’s going to be a nostalgic Bailey, but she’s evolved.”She added: “She’s taking on this job and this role that she had the very beginning of the series, but with 20 years of experience.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Grey’s Anatomyairs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.
Grey’s Anatomy’s Chandra Wilson.Photo:ABC/Anne Marie Fox
ABC/Anne Marie Fox
Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) is back in charge of the interns at Grey Sloan Memorial!Theseason 20 premiereofGrey’s Anatomysaw Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman) leave the interns in the “very capable hands” of Bailey after he decided to move to Boston to be with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo).Longtime fans of the series know this isn’t her first go around with interns, and she even introduced herself to the new class withher iconic line from the pilot: “I have five rules.”Chandra Wilson on “Grey’s Anatomy”.ABC/Anne Marie FoxIn the 2005 episode, Bailey wasted no time with pleasantries when introducing herself to the OG interns including Meredith, Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and George O’Malley (T.R. Knight).“I have five rules, memorize them,” she told the interns. “Rule number don’t bother sucking up, I already hate you, that’s not gonna change, trauma protocol…nurses will page you, you will answer every page at a run. A run, that’s rule number two.”“Your first shift starts now and lasts 48 hours. You’re interns, grunts, nobodies, bottom of the surgical food chain,” she continued. “You run labs, write orders, work every second until you drop and don’t complain. On-call rooms, attendings hug them, sleep when you can where you can, which brings me to rule number three if I’m sleeping, don’t wake me unless your patient is actually dying."“Rule number four, the dying patient better not be dead when I get there, then not only would you have killed someone, you would have woke me for no good reason, we clear?”Once she was done with her speech, Meredith noted, “You said five rules, that was only four.”“Rule number five, when I move, you move,” she responded as the group ran to respond to a page.NewGrey’s Anatomyshowrunner Meg Marinis opened up about the throwback moment on Thursday’s premiere, tellingParade, “We talked about where does Bailey go from [winning a Catherine Fox Award] in her career. It’s the highest award of awards in our world. What a lot of people don’t realize is that she won that award for her teaching reproductive care. She’s the teacher of all teachers.”“Based on where we left our interns at the end of last season, they have to come back from this,” she continued. “It made sense when we looked at the stories that there was only one person who could bring them back. She helped raise Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang, Isabel Stephens, Alex [Karev] and George O’Malley. She was responsible for turning out these great surgeons. She’s the only one who can help the interns come back from this low they’ve had.”Scott Speedman and Chandra Wilson on “Grey’s Anatomy”.Disney/Anne Marie FoxMarinis also teased the show’s historic 20th season will be a return to OGGrey’s Anatomy.“It’s a celebration of the 20th season,” she explained. “We’re kind of nodding to the foundations thatShonda [Rhimes]built. It’s nostalgic. It’s going to be a nostalgic Bailey, but she’s evolved.”She added: “She’s taking on this job and this role that she had the very beginning of the series, but with 20 years of experience.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Grey’s Anatomyairs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.
Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) is back in charge of the interns at Grey Sloan Memorial!
Theseason 20 premiereofGrey’s Anatomysaw Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman) leave the interns in the “very capable hands” of Bailey after he decided to move to Boston to be with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo).
Longtime fans of the series know this isn’t her first go around with interns, and she even introduced herself to the new class withher iconic line from the pilot: “I have five rules.”
Chandra Wilson on “Grey’s Anatomy”.ABC/Anne Marie Fox
In the 2005 episode, Bailey wasted no time with pleasantries when introducing herself to the OG interns including Meredith, Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and George O’Malley (T.R. Knight).
“I have five rules, memorize them,” she told the interns. “Rule number don’t bother sucking up, I already hate you, that’s not gonna change, trauma protocol…nurses will page you, you will answer every page at a run. A run, that’s rule number two.”
“Your first shift starts now and lasts 48 hours. You’re interns, grunts, nobodies, bottom of the surgical food chain,” she continued. “You run labs, write orders, work every second until you drop and don’t complain. On-call rooms, attendings hug them, sleep when you can where you can, which brings me to rule number three if I’m sleeping, don’t wake me unless your patient is actually dying.”
“Rule number four, the dying patient better not be dead when I get there, then not only would you have killed someone, you would have woke me for no good reason, we clear?”
Once she was done with her speech, Meredith noted, “You said five rules, that was only four.”
“Rule number five, when I move, you move,” she responded as the group ran to respond to a page.
NewGrey’s Anatomyshowrunner Meg Marinis opened up about the throwback moment on Thursday’s premiere, tellingParade, “We talked about where does Bailey go from [winning a Catherine Fox Award] in her career. It’s the highest award of awards in our world. What a lot of people don’t realize is that she won that award for her teaching reproductive care. She’s the teacher of all teachers.”
“Based on where we left our interns at the end of last season, they have to come back from this,” she continued. “It made sense when we looked at the stories that there was only one person who could bring them back. She helped raise Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang, Isabel Stephens, Alex [Karev] and George O’Malley. She was responsible for turning out these great surgeons. She’s the only one who can help the interns come back from this low they’ve had.”
Scott Speedman and Chandra Wilson on “Grey’s Anatomy”.Disney/Anne Marie Fox
Disney/Anne Marie Fox
Marinis also teased the show’s historic 20th season will be a return to OGGrey’s Anatomy.
“It’s a celebration of the 20th season,” she explained. “We’re kind of nodding to the foundations thatShonda [Rhimes]built. It’s nostalgic. It’s going to be a nostalgic Bailey, but she’s evolved.”
She added: “She’s taking on this job and this role that she had the very beginning of the series, but with 20 years of experience.”
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