[photos] RECAP Grey's Anatomy BTS 12x09

Behind the scenes pics from cast & crew filming 12x09 titled "The Sound of Silence"
12x09 is written by Stacy McKee & directed by Denzel Washington.
Table read for 12x09 was October 13, 2015.
Principal filming started October 20, 2015.
Jim Pickens, who plays Richard Webber, had a birthday during filming of 12x09.
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First day of shooting ep 1209. So excited!!! pic.twitter.com/hVOTnNbYe2

— Stacy McKee (@stacysmckee16) October 20, 2015

Yesterday we finished filming the mid-season finale & started on the return premiere. #GreysAnatomy is like the EngergizerBunny #neverstops

— Karin Gleason (@karingleason) October 21, 2015

The wait is nearly over... #TGIT #GreysAnatomy @greysabc

A photo posted by Karin Gleason (@karingleason) on Feb 10, 2016 at 4:28pm PST

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@therealdebbieallen this guy...aka #thetruth can boss me around anytime #episode1209 #goodtvisntpretty @greysabc

A photo posted by Ellen Pompeo (@ellenpompeo) on Oct 13, 2015 at 4:39pm PDT

Tomorrow's mid-season premiere is directed by one of the world's greatest. Yeah. I wouldn't miss it. 8pm est/7c @GreysABC #DenzelWashington #YouNeverKnow

A photo posted by Jesse Williams (@ijessewilliams) on Feb 10, 2016 at 12:49pm PST

#tableread got real surreal when new director showed up #denzelwashington is coming to #TGIT #GreysAnatomy folks #behindthescenes

A photo posted by Jason W George (@jasonwinstongeorge) on Oct 15, 2015 at 8:55pm PDT

FYI... #TGIT is back tonight, led by a pretty incredible episode of @greysabc directed by this guy right here!! Thanks for coming to play with us, Mr. Washington.

A photo posted by Kelly McCreary (@seekellymccreary) on Feb 11, 2016 at 3:44pm PST

Yup

A photo posted by Sarah Drew (@thesarahdrewgreys) on Oct 14, 2015 at 2:34pm PDT

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Jim got two cherry pies and a HBD serenade from Denzel today. Jim wins.

A photo posted by Jerrika Hinton (@hellojerrika) on Oct 26, 2015 at 7:17pm PDT

This is pretty much my face all the time when looking at @ijessewilliams

A photo posted by Sarah Drew (@thesarahdrewgreys) on Oct 23, 2015 at 6:15pm PDT

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The view from here #GreysAnatomy

A photo posted by Jerrika Hinton (@hellojerrika) on Oct 23, 2015 at 12:16pm PDT

#Sneakycam in the ER! @thesarahdrewgreys on a Friday night.

A video posted by Jerrika Hinton (@hellojerrika) on Oct 23, 2015 at 6:10pm PDT

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....Something's Coming I can't say what it is but I will say...it is gonna be great □ @EllenPompeo @GreysABC pic.twitter.com/uXB7i5aYQd

— Debbie Allen (@msdebbieallen) October 23, 2015

Friday night @GreysABC pic.twitter.com/QtmTeZKegY

— RyantheBlank (@RyantheBlank) October 24, 2015

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To say me and Denzel had a good time making 1209 is a bit of an understatement #shondalandproblems #youguysareinforit

A photo posted by Ellen Pompeo (@ellenpompeo) on Jan 26, 2016 at 11:36am PST

There's gonna be a lot of slow singing and flower bringing ONE MORE WEEK @greysabc #thedenzeleffect video by @hellmannsam

A video posted by Ellen Pompeo (@ellenpompeo) on Feb 4, 2016 at 7:02am PST