Grey’s Anatomy season 22 turns up the heat again on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 10/9c on ABC, and Sophia Bush is part of the reason why. In an exclusive first-look clip, Cass Beckman steps into an elevator and runs right into Teddy Altman, creating what one insider tees up with two words: “Diagnosis: awkward!” The moment lands just as fans hoped after last season’s spark — and it arrives with clear hints that Round 2 between Cass and Teddy could be on the table.
What the exclusive clip shows
TVLine’s preview frames the scene as Cass and Teddy’s “uncomfortable elevator reunion” and underscores why it’s so tense: Teddy is pretending she and Owen Hunt are still together, and Jo Wilson winds up as an accidental witness to the encounter. The preview also notes that the elevator run‑in wo