Overview
- The Season 22 finale aired Thursday, May 7, and wrapped key arcs with farewell moments for two longtime cast members.
- Kevin McKidd directed the episode and called its large-scale disaster sequence a bold, ambitious effort.
- Showrunner Meg Marinis said writers considered several endings and chose a nonfatal, open-ended exit to allow possible comebacks.
- The hour featured a deliberate on-screen tribute to the late Eric Dane through curated flashbacks of his character.
- ABC renewed the series for Season 23 in the fall, signaling more follow-up on story threads introduced this year.