Grey’s Anatomy Season 21’s Tragedy Brought Back Meredith & Cristina’s Forgotten Replacement

Mika’s car crash and subsequent multiple surgeries caused dread among the interns in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 7, resurrecting one bond and its chance to become at last Meredith and Cristina’s replacement in the medical drama. Ever since their introduction in Grey’s Anatomy season 19, the new interns brought a different energy compared to past intern classes. From romantic connections to casual flings, the new interns eventually started to form bonds similar to those among MAGIC in Grey’s Anatomy’s earlier seasons, but even then, none of those mirrored unique friendships like that between “twisted sisters” Meredith and Cristina.

Being away from the OR in Grey’s Anatomy season 20 forced the interns to form new alliances, especially after Lucas isolated himself. Their new issues partially let the interns forget about the bonds formed in Grey’s Anatomy season 19, and with them went the tentative friendship possibly replacing Meredith and Cristina’s in the future. However, Mika’s tragic car crash and likely Grey’s Anatomy exit storyline inadvertently prompted one confession in season 21, episode 7, making Simone the only one to know about Jules and Mika’s romantic connection, thus bringing back the possibility Simone and Jules could replace Meredith and Cristina.

Mika’s Tragedy Propels Jules & Simone’s Friendship To Mirror Meredith & Cristina’s

Simone Being There For Jules Makes Their Bond Stronger

Simone’s wedding being planned again in Grey’s Anatomy season 19 originally gave Jules and Simone the chance to form a friendship similar to Meredith and Cristina’s. While the occasion seemed too happy to mimic the beginning of Meredith and Cristina’s iconic bond, Simone and Jules’ oddities made the unlikely connection work, even if it didn’t look seamless at all. Jules jumping in to take over from Lucas as bridesmaid after his and Simone’s feelings for one another became too big to be ignored proved her willingness to support Simone, despite not finding weddings a particularly joyful occasion.

However, like Meredith officially became Cristina’s person after Cristina’s unplanned pregnancy and her wish to terminate it forced Cristina to choose someone to be her emergency contact person, Jules going through losing Mika can forge her and Simone’s unwavering friendship. Simone calling her out on her reaction already prompted Jules to reveal, evidently without meaning to, how she and Mika were more than friends in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, episode 7. Simone’s determination to cheer Jules up in unusual ways thus lays the foundation for their friendship, possibly forming a bond just as strong and peculiar as Meredith and Cristina’s.

Can Jules & Simone’s Friendship Be Better Than Meredith & Cristina’s In Grey’s Anatomy?

Jules & Simone’s Bond Is Just As Odd & Peculiar Like That Of The Twisted Sisters

Throughout Grey’s Anatomy, Meredith and Cristina’s bond was unwavering. Despite starting without the intention to make friends, wanting to focus on having more and more OR experience and succeeding, Cristina and Meredith became friends and supported one another, even when their goals pushed them to different places in life. The coexistence of Meredith and Cristina’s differences and their support for one another made their bond special, and Simone and Jules share part of their history with Meredith and Cristina already.

What made Meredith and Cristina’s bond steadfast were nonetheless tragedies. Jules having to go through a likely breakup and generally heartbreaking moment seeing Mika suffer as a consequence of losing Chloe can thus truly kickstart a meaningful friendship with Simone. The newness of their friendship can doubtfully compete with the history of Meredith and Cristina, but their peculiarities uniting them instead of dividing them can bring to Grey’s Anatomy season 21 one of the best qualities of Meredith and Cristina’s unique friendship.