S16·E8 My Shot

Episode recap

Task: Write a grounded 280-380 word episode recap for Grey's Anatomy S16E8 (My Shot).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No inventing/guessing titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.
No dialogue, scene order, or plot events not explicitly present.
Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Word count: 280-380 words.
SYNOPSIS: "Meredith faces the medical board as her future as a doctor remains uncertain, and she’s forced to reckon with her past in some challenging ways. Meanwhile, the interns are put to the test as they are each vying to be the most successful on their respective cases in the absence of some of the attendings."
SOURCES: General info about Grey's Anatomy (follows personal/professional lives of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital).
Meredith faces the medical board.
Her future as a doctor is uncertain.
She must reckon with her past in challenging ways.
Interns are put to the test.
Interns are vying to be the most successful on their respective cases.
This happens in the absence of some of the attendings.
Setting: Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
The synopsis is extremely brief.
The word count requirement is 280-380 words.
Problem: If I only use the provided facts, I cannot reach 280 words without repeating myself or adding "fluff" that violates the "no inventing/guessing" rule.
Constraint Check: "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing." vs "Write a grounded 280-380 word episode recap".
Conflict: The prompt asks for a specific word count (280-380) but also strictly forbids adding any information not in the text. The text provided is about 50 words.
Strategy: I must expand on the implications of the provided facts using encyclopedic, neutral language without adding new facts. However, even with expansion, reaching 280 words using only those few facts is nearly impossible without being repetitive or violating the "no inventing" rule.
Wait: Let me re-read the instructions. "Write a grounded 280-380 word episode recap... If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing."
This is a contradictory instruction. If I stay concise (as instructed for sparse synopses), I will fail the word count. If I hit the word