Could Another ‘Grey’s’ Doc Be Leaving?
Rumor has it that Dr. Erica Hahn may not be the only doctor making an exit from Grey’s Anatomy this season. SpoilerTV reports that a source at AfterEllen.com says that they can confirm that Brooke Smith isn’t the only actress being let go. Apparently Sara Ramirez (Dr. Callie Torres) will be exiting after episode 15 or 16 as well.
This would seem to conflict with a statement issued earlier by series creator Shonda Rhimes:
“Brooke Smith was obviously not fired for playing a lesbian. Clearly it’s not an issue as we have a lesbian character on the show – Calliope Torres. Sara Ramirez is an incredible comedic and dramatic actress and we wanted to be able to play up her magic. Unfortunately, we did not find that the magic and chemistry with Brooke’s character would sustain in the long run. The impact of the Callie/Erica relationship will be felt and played out in a story for Callie. I believe it belittles the relationship to simply replace Erica with ‘another lesbian.’ If you’ll remember, Cristina mourned the loss of Burke for a full season.”
Melissa George, who joins the cast this week as an old friend of Meredith’s, has been brought in as a love interest for Mark Sloan’s character because the ABC brass wanted a ‘name’ actor for him and knew and liked Melissa’s work on Alias. The newtork asked Rhimes to create a backstory for her that would connect her with an established character to ‘ground her’ with roots from the beginning.
Now this is, as of yet, an unconfirmed rumor but I’m interested to know how viewers will feel about Callie’s departure. Weigh in and let us know!
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