[Music] much of what Gray's Anatomy season 21's trailer highlighted involved the aftermath of season 20 episode 10 but the trailer ostensibly avoided revealing details about one character's fate in particular gr's Anatomy season 20 ending on a cliffhanger for many of gry Sloan Memorial doctors guaranteed season 21 will have to pick up right after it explaining whether those whose fate was hanging in the balance lost their jobs and how the others whose fate was set in stone were fairing however the trailer curiously tackled the story of one character whose actions had huge consequences in season 20's finale the decisions of multiple characters had a massive impact during the Gray's Anatomy season 20 finale from Meredith having to choose between continuing her Alzheimer's research herself or securing Teddy her job back after her granting Meredith funds got Teddy fired to Katherine having to manage rebelling interns and defiant surgeons season 20s ending brilliantly set up Gray's Anatomy season 21 however While most doctors or interns lost or risked losing their jobs because of their unruliness one character's career was threatened following an avoidable mistake that killed their patient despite Dr nugu trying to salvage the tricky operations results Gray's Anatomy season 21's trailer doesn't mention Richard's retirement despite his season 20 mistakes the trailer showcases Richard's centrality by letting letting him present the medical case James Pickins Jr as Richard Weber and Anthony Hill as Winston dogu in Gray's Anatomy season 20s finale Gray's Anatomy season 20 involved Richard temporarily stepping back from surgery however Richard still attended an aortic aneurism surgery in Gray's Anatomy season 20s finale letting Ma and Jules briefly suture in his place which led him to believe it was their inexperience that killed Garrett however Richard soon realized it was his stitches that did not hold prompting his sharing with Winston about who handled the posterior wall revealing his part in Garrett's death and freeing Jules and Ma of guilt as the two interns both did everything well while Richard and Meredith's talk at the or Gallery openly discussed Richard's belief that it was likely his time to retire as a surgeon gry Anatomy season 21's trailer never showed Richard smaller role in the medical drama instead the season 21 trailer showed Richard in a relatively Central position as he presented the unusual medical case of the bunge jumper whose cord snapped hinting he might participate in the saving of the patient something the events of Gray's Anatomy season 20's ending would have discouraged after Garett died because of Richard's mistakes Richard's retirement from surgery can potentially make him Chief again in Gray's Anatomy season 21 Katherine needs to appoint someone she can trust after season 20's Mutiny while Gray's Anatomy season 21's trailer never hinted at Richard's retirement which was a big part of season 20's ending Richard's bigger role in explaining cases might point to Richard returning to be a gry Sloan Memorial Chief although Gray's Anatomy season 21's trailer didn't hint at that in any way apart from Richard's bigger role in presenting cases it would make sense for Katherine to appoint someone she trusted as chief after half her surgeons and all her interns led a mutiny against her were Richard to officially retire from surgery in Gray's Anatomy season 21 becoming Chief again would still let him hold a central position this would make Richard a key character at gry Sloan Memorial without letting him be too close to patients who needed surgeries with his appointment being a win-win for the medical drama in the hospital as Gray's Anatomy could keep Richard front and center without having patients die from his mistakes