Barrett Doss as Victoria Hughes (10/10).Grey Damon as Lieutenant Jack Gibson (10/10).Jaina Lee Ortiz as Lieutenant Andy Herrera (10/10).Thank you for the write up, and again, thank you and for challenging me, listening to me, and allowing me to grow and learn, and always offering the great knowledge you both have amassed. UPDATE: Onaodowan took to Twitter on Friday to reflect again on his time on Grey’s Anatomy and express his gratitude to Station 19 executive producer/showrunner Krista Vernoff and executive producer/director Paris Barclay. Rosy Cordero and Alexandra Del Rosario contributed to this report. Watch a Station 19 Dean Miller tribute video below: Though reluctant at first, Bailey agrees to welcome Dean’s daughter into their family, noting that she always wanted a girl.
Trying to process his friend’s death, Ben recalls a promise he had made to Dean that he would take care of Pruitt if anything happened to him. The ambulance slowly rolls in sans sirens – meaning that the patient aboard has already died. In the other ambulance, Ben shares a touching moment with Dean just before he dies. Vic’s ambulance arrives first, and she’s treated by Bailey and Richard. A secondary explosion severely injures both Vic and Dean and the two are taken in separate ambulances to Grey Sloan Memorial. When they arrive, the group begin aiding victims of the blast and to secure the area in a residential neighborhood. “I don’t want you to go but I can’t go with you,” she says after a long pause, to which Dean replies, “I figured but I asked.” In the engine, traveling to the site, Dean asks Vic to come with him to Oakland. Vic gets upset when he is not budging, and this is when the station is shaken by a gas line explosion that rattles Seattle. She later tries to persuade him to have people from all over the country come to Seattle to train so he doesn’t have to leave. In tonight’s Station 19, Vic confronts Dean and makes him admit that he is considering moving to Oakland to expand Crisis One into California. Instead, it was Dean who didn’t make it.Įarlier this season, just as Dean was ready to profess his love for Victoria Hughes, newbie Theo Ruiz made his move and the pair have been dating since. In typical Grey’s fashion, the promo served red herrings, alluding to Ben, Sullivan or little Farouk possibly perishing. It will be powerful, it will be deep, and it will be courageous because Oak is all of those things.”ĭean’s death was foreshadowed by ABC’s ominous promo for tonight’s Station 19-Grey’s Anatomy crossover which teased a massive explosion and warned that “Not Everyone Will Survive.” “Oak has an expansive spirit and was ready for and craving new artistic horizons -and I truly can’t wait to see what he does next.
I am heartbroken by the loss of Dean Miller and that I no longer get to write for Oak,” Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy executive producer/showrunner Krista Vernoff said. “I am a better artist and human for having had the opportunity to work with Okieriete Onaodowan. That carried over to Season 5 where Dean’s final arc revolved around Crisis One, the mental health-focused program he spearheaded.
The events of summer 2020 shook him to the core and prompted him to take action. As a Black man and a firefighter, Dean felt the burden of responsibility for an entire community on his shoulders as he fought against a system he was a part of. The Hamilton star agreed to come back for the first several episodes of Season 5 to wrap up the story of his character.ĭean has come a long way since his early days as an eligible bachelor after the birth of his daughter Pruitt Arike Miller, named after Andy’s (Jaina Lee Ortiz) father Pruitt (Miguel Sandoval), who was the first major Station 19 character to die in Season 3.ĭean had an emotional storyline in Season 4, which reflected the racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd.
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ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates Tom McCarthy's New Drama 'Alaska Daily' To Follow 'Grey's Anatomy'Īccording to sources, Onaodowan approached the producers with a request to leave the series at the end of last season.