GREY’S ANATOMY

MerLuca may not be stick-a-scalpel-in-’em done, but their romance is definitely on life support. “Meredith and DeLuca are on shaky ground,” understates showrunner Krista Vernoff. He made a huge mistake tapping the brakes because his feelings got hurt. “I don’t think Meredith Grey takes kindly to being told to take some time to think about their relationship,” says Vernoff. “And Cristina sent her this lovely gift” in Karev’s replacement, Grey Sloan’s new peds head Cormac Hayes. “Anybody co-signed by Cristina makes you look twice, [so he’s] a complicating factor for Meredith and for fans — a complication that may evolve into a love triangle.”

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