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'Grey's Anatomy' fans are in tears over the return of beloved character after 10 seasons

The long-awaited and highly-anticipated return of Doctor Addison Montgomery to Grey's Anatomy finally happened Thursday night, and had fans totally freaking out.

In case you need a little refresh: Addison, played by Kate Walsh, first appeared on Grey's during the Season 1 finale, when she and then-husband Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey, became entangled in a love triangle with Meredith Grey. After a lot of ups and downs, Addison ultimately left Grey Sloan, which became the start of Walsh's spinoff show Private Practice. However, Walsh's spinoff ended in 2013, and the actress hasn't appeared in Grey's since season 8, which is why her return this week was such a huge deal.

Grey's fans weren't just crying tears of joy over the fact that their beloved character was back at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. They were also in tears over the fact that, after all these years, Addison and Meredith put the past and drama behind them.

During one of the final scenes, in which Addison breaks into tears to Meredith saying how she can't feel Derek's presence at the hospital, Meredith assures her he is. "He is here. And he's in his children. And they are very real. And I would love for you to come and meet them," Meredith tells Addison.

The tear-jerking, yet heartwarming, scene totally wrecked viewers, who were so touched by Addison and Meredith finally becoming the two badass friends they were meant to be.

Video transcript

- Nice to meet everyone. I'm Dr. Addison Montgomery. And you must be the group that's been screwing up the program. Kidding.

KYLIE MAR: "Grey's Anatomy" fans were freaking out Thursday night over the return of Dr. Addison Montgomery.

- Find me a set of hands who's experienced in microvascular anastomosis of the abdomen. Get me Meredith Grey.

KYLIE MAR: For those who need a little refresh, Addison, played by Kate Walsh, first appeared on "Grey's" during the season 1 finale when she and then husband, Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey, became entangled in a love triangle with Meredith Grey. After a lot of ups and downs, Addison ultimately left Grey Sloan, which became the start of Walsh's spinoff show, "Private Practice." However, that show ended in 2013, and Walsh hasn't appeared on "Grey's" since season 8.

So basically, this is all kind of a big deal. Even Walsh tweeted before the episode, saying, "UM are you guys as frickin' excited as I am right now!!" The answer is yes. They were so freaking excited. In fact, many fans were crying tears of joy. And the tears didn't stop when, after all these years, Addison and Meredith put the drama behind them.

- He's not here. I'm really sorry I'm doing this in front of you, because you [? wouldn't ?] actually go through it.

- He is here. And he's in his children. And they are very real. And I would love for you to come and meet them.

KYLIE MAR: That scene totally wrecked viewers, who were so touched by Addison and Meredith finally becoming the two badass friends they were meant to be.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Hello. Are you Daddy's friend?

- I was, yes. I'm, I'm Addison. But he-- he called me Addie.