| "I Must Have Lost it on the Wind" | |
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| Grey's Anatomy episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Kevin McKidd |
| Written by | Stacy McKee |
| Original air date | September 25, 2014 |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"I Must Have Lost it on the Wind" is the first episode and the season premiere of the eleventh season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the show's 221st episode overall. Written by Stacy McKee and directed by Kevin McKidd, the episode aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on September 25, 2014.
The episode centers on Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) uncovering repressed memories about her half-sister Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary) while clashing with her in the OR. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) debate surrogacy, while Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) struggles with Cristina Yang's (Sandra Oh) absence. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) compete for Cristina's board seat, while Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) struggles with choosing between his family and his career plans in Washington, D.C..
The episode marks the first to not feature Oh as a series regular, and to feature McCreary and Scorsone as series regulars.
"I Must Have Lost it on the Wind" was watched by 9.81 million viewers, ranking #22 in overall viewership and #18 in the key 18–49 demographic, where it garnered a 3.1/11 Nielsen rating. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from television critics, with praise for Pompeo's performance.