http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/10/greys-anatomy-meredith-attacked-spoilers

“Meredith gets attacked by someone you would least expect and it is just as terrifying, shocking and harrowing as it appears,” according to Kelly McCreary.

http://www.refinery29.com/2016/01/101026/greys-anatomy-meredith-attacked

"So much bloody bad luck shouldered by one character,” says Molly Horan, "stretches the limits of the audience's suspension of disbelief — it's getting old, and it's getting draining. In a still from the upcoming attack video, Meredith, bloodied on the floor, looks more tired and annoyed than hurt.”

http://tvline.com/2016/01/20/meredith-attacked-greys-anatomy-alex-kiss-season-12/

A new trailer shows that Meredith was assaulted by one of her patients.

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/q-and-a/a53506/greys-anatomy-ellen-pompeo-season-12-interview/

"I was skeptical when they told me that something else catastrophic was going to happen to Meredith,” Pompeo says of first reading the script for tonight’s midseason premiere. But, she adds, "the fact that Denzel stepped in makes everything OK. It gives everything a justification, because he's such a creative genius that he can get away with anything … I can't say enough about how he inspired me. I certainly gave it more than I usually do for him. I really wanted to inspire him and make him grateful that he came to work with us. I didn't want him leaving here saying, "Why did I go and do that?” PLUS: Denzel’s wife is a huge Grey’s fan (http://www.eonline.com/news/738735/how-denzel-washington-s-wife-helped-him-direct-meredith-s-terrifying-grey-s-anatomy-attack) who schooled him on all the characters and storylines.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/11/grey-s-anatomy-is-still-great-meredith-s-brutal-attack-is-the-perfect-stunt-episode.html

"Shonda Rhimes knows her way around a stunt,” says Kevin Fallon, adding: "Rhimes is a skilled maestro, masterfully conducting the loud, bombastic swell of the stunt episode, the must-see TV event. She crashed a ferry. She crashed an airplane. She killed McDreamy. She blew up Coach Taylor and made her poor damn cast sing for an hour. And Thursday night? She proved not only that she's still got the touch, but, for a series that's been on for 12 seasons and many people have written off as a broadcast relic in an age of streaming cable, that Grey's Anatomy is still capable of a first-class viewing experience.” PLUS: Denzel Washington’s direction (http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/greys-visits-both-old-and-new-territory-devastatin-232157) proved very effective.