I've been watching Grey's again primarily because I heart Callie (played by Sara Ramirez). Although her previous storylines with George have been unbelievable, I still like the character. It's always delicious to me when a side character gets pulled central because they are just too interesting for the writers to leave alone (Joss Whedon was fond of this tactic). Callie is fat and yummy and sexy and smart...and maybe a tiny bit of a coward. She's easy to identify with and root for and she's not a part of the clique, and so has an interesting pov.
Callie's psuedo-lesbian relationship with Erica Hahn (played by Brooke Smith) was undoubtedly the most interesting relationship on the show. Even though it never really developed into a real relationship, the hint of it was ten times more interesting than all of the recycled heterosexual unions. I like the hard, fierce, smart women on Greys- Erica and Christina are the first level of intelligence and no-nonsense, then there is Bailey and Callie who both absolutely know what they are doing but also can access their emotions more easily. Izzy and Mer are boring now. Their craziness has peaked and waned.
As I was saying, I was watching Grey's for Callie. And then they fired Brooke Smith after she was amazing (look up the "glasses" speech, it was a fine piece of writing and acting)! It is so disappointing to see the freshest, most untraveled plotline axed before it had a chance to shine. Why do something new? Let's break up Mer and Der again...and again...and again.
I say it is a bad move for a dying show to cut off its only bit of originality so far this season.
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