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"Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy&amp;#039;s executive producer Shonda Rhimes has dropped hints about the upcoming alternate universe episode. The instalment imagines what would have happened if Meredith&amp;#039;s mother Ellis, played by returning guest star Kate Burton, had not passed away. Speaking to TV Line, Rhimes said: &amp;quot;To me, the most interesting way of viewing an alternate universe is, &amp;#039;What if Meredith had never been dark and twisty? What if she&amp;#039;s a bright shiny girl?&amp;#039; &amp;quot;Well, for starters, she never would&amp;#039;ve been in a bar to meet Derek. And from that, the entire world changes. Would Meredith and Cristina have ever been friends if Meredith was a bright and shiny person?&amp;quot; Rhimes hinted that some of the other characters&amp;#039; lives, such as Callie&amp;#039;s, will also be markedly different in the alternate world. &amp;quot;We had the best time figuring out what pieces of the world no longer exist because Meredith is a cheerful person,&amp;quot; she said. Private Practice star Kate Walsh, who is also returning to Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy for the episode, previously said that the concept is &amp;quot;really cool&amp;quot; and compared it to the movie Sliding Doors. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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