It looks like Grey’s Anatomy is gearing up to head into its alternate-universe episode, “If/Then,” airing on February 2, as ABC has just announced the January 19 episode, entitled “Hope for the Hopeless,” which, as you can see below, finds Meredith thinking about her mother as she tries to determine what her specialty will be. Check out the full press release below:

“Hope for the Hopeless” – Richard performs his 10,000th surgery on a pair of bickering sisters (Nia Vardalos and Peri Gilpin) who come into the hospital for a liver transplant; Derek and Lexie take on a neuroblastoma case that has been previously deemed inoperable; Teddy and Cristina cross the line when they go against Owen’s orders and try to steal a case from Alex and Dr. McQueen; Ellis Grey’s shadow looms as Meredith searches for a specialty; meanwhile Adele is brought into the hospital after she is found wandering the streets, on Grey’s Anatomy, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Hope for the Hopeless” was written by Peter Nowalk and directed by Mark Jackson.

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