The Grey's Anatomy Season 22 premiere is an emotional rollercoaster. That's expected after Season 21 ended with an OR explosion at the hospital, which left multiple doctors missing, injured, or worse. Link (Chris Carmack) was at the top of the list to be worried about as the Season 21 finale implied his bone fuser tool potentially ignited the flammable gas that led to the explosion.
Link does survive the premiere episode — Dr. Beltran (Natalie Morales) gets the honor of being the first casualty of the explosion — but he is not out of the woods yet. Scaffolding collapses on Link in the operating room and causes severe internal bleeding. Owen (Kevin McKidd), Bailey (Chandra Wilson), Teddy (Kim Raver) and Ben (Jason George) have to free him from the rubble and carry his injured body down a flight of stairs to operate on him. There are multiple touch-and-go moments along the way, including one that inspires Bailey to let Link call Jo (Camilla Luddington) in case he never gets to speak to her again.
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The pair have only been married for 36 hours in the Grey's universe, but the recent nuptials only made Carmack more stressed going into the Season 22 premiere. "You think getting married and having wedded bliss gave me a sense of security on Grey's Anatomy?" the actor joked, echoing his co-star Luddington's sentiments from earlier this summer. "Heck no. It almost made it feel more likely that they were going to feed Link to the wolves."
Link is not wolf food yet, but there is still a long road to recovery. Carmack wants fans to buckle up for what is still going to be an emotional ride. The actor teases Parade about what's next for Link, his future with Jo, and what it was like being the patient instead of the doctor.
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How scared were you to open the Season 22 premiere script after the Season 21 cliffhanger?Season 21 definitely left us in a precarious place. I didn't know what was coming down the pipe. I had been told that I'd be in at least Episode 1. I knew I wasn't going to be smoldering ash, but it was definitely the worst-case scenario for Link. It was pretty rough reading that first episode and seeing the physical damage that Link had succumbed to. The entire floor was blown up. We didn't know where anybody was.
What was it like being the patient in this situation and having everyone talking around you instead of being the one to rush into action?It was definitely a role reversal to be lying on the floor and looking up at my colleagues doing their frantic medical talk and saying, "We've got to keep him alive," when I'm the patient. I thought maybe it would be a nice little break. I'll be lying down. I won't have to be on my feet all day, but it was not [a break]. I was hooked up to IVs. I was intubated. I was on a floor. I had drywall getting kicked in my face and smoke in my eyes. It was not as relaxing as some patient gigs.
What can you tease about Link's journey forward? He's not completely safe yet. He's not out of the woods. We leave Episode 1 not being sure about Link's safety, exactly. I don't even know what to say. The tease is that things get worse. Things get a lot worse.
Can it get worse than that "final" phone call with Jo? What was it like filming that?Those are brutal moments to play and to go there as an actor, to try and believe in that scenario. But Grey's Anatomy, with all of the talent behind the scenes, they all do a great job of creating this environment...of painting this reality. I am so lucky that I get to go to work and react to a circumstance that already feels real. I don't have to dread going to work, even though it's an extremely emotional ride. I know that everybody's going to help the scene get to where it goes. But yeah, the last goodbyes — they're a stab in the heart to play.
If Link does make it through this, what's on your bucket list for him for the rest of Season 22?If you've ever lived through a gruesome injury that debilitates you, I think first and foremost, your mind is on rehabilitation. Am I ever going to get my mobility and strength back? I would like to see him fully rehabilitated. I think he finds himself in a place of he can't be the person he wants to be. He can't be the doctor he wants to be. He can't be the dad he wants to be. So we need to see physical health first.
What is your hope for Season 22, outside of Link living through this?Life is definitely first. And the babies are on the way. More than anything, Link wants to be there for it. He wants Jo to have a healthy delivery. He wants to meet his girls. He wants to live his life with his family and continue being a surgeon. Those are his greatest hopes.
Link tells Jo on that phone call that he wants her to get a giant dog. What dog do you imagine in that gorgeous apartment?I'm thinking like a Bull Mastiff. It should be something well over 200 pounds that is going to drag Jo in and out of the elevator every time she tries to take it for a walk.
How would you like to caution fans or encourage them to make it through the next few episodes?The stories that are told on Grey's Anatomy are told with heart and love. Going forward, regardless of what happens, it's not just to torture the audience. There's a story there. There's hope. There's redemption, all of those things. Let's keep that in mind as we have to go through the darkness.
Do you think happy endings are possible on this show?It's been 22 seasons. I think our beloved audience is still watching because everyone is hoping that happy endings are possible on this show. Life is about the journey. There are lots of happy moments along the way. We get to experience those happy moments. Let's hope there's some happy endings.
Grey's Anatomy continues Thursdays at 10 p.m. on ABC. Episodes are available to stream the next day on Hulu.
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