Golden Hour

"How much can you actually accomplish in an hour? Run an errand maybe? Sit in traffic? Get an oil change? When you think about it, an hour isn't very long. 60 minutes. 3,600 seconds. That's it. In medicine, though, an hour is often everything. We call it the golden hour. That magical window of time that can determine whether a patient lives or dies. An hour. One hour can change everything forever. An hour can save your life. An hour can change your mind. Sometimes an hour is just a gift we give ourselves. For some, an hour can mean almost nothing. For others, an hour makes all the difference in the world. But in the end it's still just an hour. One of many. Many more to come. 60 minutes. 3,600 seconds. That's it. And it starts all over again. And who knows what the next hour might hold?"

- Meredith Grey

 is the fifteenth episode of the seventh season and the 141st overall episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Short Summary
Meredith, looking to prove she is Chief Resident material, learns that anything and everything can happen in an hour's time when she steps up to run the ER for a night; meanwhile, Bailey sneaks off with Eli and gets into a little mischief, and everyone is surprised when the Chief's wife, Adele, shows up as one of the ER patients.

Full Summary
Episode in detail.

Main Cast

 * Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
 * Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang
 * Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev
 * Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
 * James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber
 * Sara Ramírez as Dr. Callie Torres
 * Eric Dane as Dr. Mark Sloan
 * Chyler Leigh as Dr. Lexie Grey
 * Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
 * Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona Robbins
 * Kim Raver as Dr. Teddy Altman
 * Sarah Drew as Dr. April Kepner
 * Jesse Williams as Dr. Jackson Avery
 * Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd

Guest Stars

 * Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
 * Daniel Sunjata as Nurse Eli
 * Rachael Taylor as Dr. Lucy Fields
 * Jason Gray-Stanford as Josh Englander
 * Josh Randall as William
 * Dondré T. Whitfield as Oliver Richter
 * Elizabeth Bogush as Gia
 * John Henry Canavan as Stewart Tyler
 * Jeffrey Doornbos as Mitch Turner
 * Moe Irvin as Tyler Christian
 * Scott Foley as Henry Burton

Co-Starring

 * Payton Silver as Dr. Knox
 * Ariel Felix as C.T. Booth Tech
 * Nick Armstrong as Dave
 * Jacy King as Whitney
 * Cade Owens as Nathan
 * Billy Wood as Code Nurse

Notes and Trivia
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 * This episode's title originated from the song Golden Hour, originally sung by Midlake.
 * This episode scored 10.24 million viewers.
 * This episode takes place in February, as Meredith mentions it's strange that Adele took Christmas decorations down in February.

Quotes

 * Bailey: I'm taking a nap! Uh, I'm sorry. What I mean to say is that I'm going to use this room to take a nap. Because that's what people do in these rooms when they're tired. Cause I have a child, and a full-time job, and work long hours, so I'm just tired. Just very, very tired.


 * Cristina: I choose potato chips.