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Grey’s Anatomy Season 19 Episode 5: Dr. Jackson Avery Returns; Will He Be With April?


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Fans will see Dr. Jackson Avery again in the upcoming Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Episode 5, titled When I Get to the Border. Jesse Williams returns to the show as a director and guest star, but will he be joined by his on-screen partner Sarah Drew?

It will be the fourth time Williams will direct an episode of the long-running medical drama after leaving the show in 2021. So, what will be his role in Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Episode 5?

Jesse Williams' Return to Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Episode 5

Williams left the show after 12 seasons. In the Season 17 episode Look Up Child, he left Grey Sloan to move to Boston to handle the family foundation.

His ex, April (Drew), later followed and relocated there with their daughter, Harriet Kepner-Avery.

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From there, the actor made several appearances throughout Season 17 and returned for the Season 18 finale with Drew. They confirmed they had rekindled their romance off-screen by sharing a sweet kiss in the Grey Sloan Memorial elevator.

Sadly, Deadline cleared Drew would not be part of Williams' appearance in Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Episode 5. However, Debbie Allen will again be seen as Jackson's mom., Catherine.

Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Episode 5 Plot

Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) will meet Jackson on her way to Boston. Bailey (Chandra Wilson) and Addison (Kate Walsh) will go on a road trip to volunteer at a family planning center.

However, they will be met with a huge problem; a patient's ectopic pregnancy will lead to serious complications.

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Also, the interns will turn into detectives in Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Episode 5 as they try to investigate Lucas' (Niko Terho) relationship with Amelia (Caterina Scorsone).

The upcoming episode will be out on Thursday, November 3.

A Possible JapRil Spinoff

Meanwhile, with Jackson and April's fame and solid fan base, many hope to see a JapRil (a combination of their names) spinoff.

Even Drew hoped it would happen in the future.

"It definitely leaves open the possibility that you might be checking in with them," she told Deadline. "After the script was released, I had texts flying in from cast and crew asking if I was coming back next year because of how the episode ends."

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ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals President Craig Erwich even welcomed the idea. In fact, back in May 2021, he told UsWeekly that they were "always open to any iteration that will serve the show and the fans."

However, Drew and Erwich both cleared that there were no talks about it yet.

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