**Edited to add tweets from Justin’s Grey’s co-stars and showrunner.**

★ Justin received quite a bit of praise for his performance in the most recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy from co-workers and fans. Now TVLine has given him a well-deserved Honorable Mention for “Performer of the Week.” 👏👏 This is what they had to say:

HONORABLE MENTION | Justin Chambers hit it out of the park in Thursday’s Grey’s Anatomy — and not just in that intense batting-cage scene, either. After Alex learned that his schizophrenic mom Helen had stopped cashing his checks because she was fine — better than fine, actually — his relief was tempered by disappointment: Helen didn’t want him around, lest he upset her routine. In a matter of seconds, Chambers deftly took Alex from disbelief to anger born of hurt. As he later unleashed that rage on a bunch of baseballs, explaining to Jo why Helen’s recovery now, when no one needed her anymore, was so infuriating, his portrayer gave the kind of real, raw performance that could only be described as a home run.

Justin’s co-stars, Jessica Capshaw and Camilla Luddington, as well as Grey’s Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff, tweeted about the honorable mention. Check out their tweets below.

I do believe that @7JustinChambers has been hitting it out of the park for FOURTEEN YEARS…love, love, love and mad respect for him. https://t.co/eD5phTBzic

— Jessica Capshaw (@JessicaCapshaw) May 6, 2018

? https://t.co/9cWIGbt9Ds

— Camilla Luddington (@camilluddington) May 5, 2018

Agreed!!!! #GreysAnatomy @7JustinChambers ? https://t.co/kRCqIamgAl

— Krista Vernoff (@KristaVernoff) May 5, 2018

 
★ Lindsay Wagner was outstanding as Helen Karev, and she and Justin played off of each other so well. It really was a great to finally(!) meet Alex’s mom. If you missed it, or want to rewatch, here are most of Justin’s scenes in the episode.