Also, Ellen Pompeo is such an underrated actress, tbh. She shines most with the little moments. For example, her talk with Riggs about her wedding with Derek. She was so happy think of him, but it was subtle, and you could see the tears in her eyes. Amazing.
I'm worried I won't like this season I'm a long-time watcher of the show, and I've seen every episode like 10 times, I kid you not. But it feels like it's becoming more and more about insane and dragged-out dramatics. Hopefully I end up liking it, but like last season, I don't think I will.
I'm really happy to finally have a storyline for Alex but I get everyone has their favorites. Its been years. Justin is an original cast member and deserves some decent material and a chance to shine a bit.
I highly doubt that Alex's story will completely dominate the show in any way beyond the first episode. Given the episode descriptions there will be plenty of other storylines. The sisters love triangle will probably end up being the big story by episode 5 if not earlier.