On Grey's Anatomy, wedding bells will be ringing.
Following the heartbreak of the chaotic musical episode, Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) will get married in an outdoor ceremony officiated by Bailey (Chandra Wilson, also the episode's director).
"I didn't know if they were going to make it through that," Ramirez says. "But I think that through the writing of Arizona's character, who just continues to fight for what she wants, the persistence pays off. At the end of the day, Callie realizes who she is and the life that she's chosen with Arizona is worth fighting for."
As for Arizona quickly coming around to understanding the tri-parenting arrangement, Capshaw attributes that to "the love that's there between them."
"Probably the baby did hurry things along a little bit, but the question that Arizona asks Callie about getting married is born, pun intended, out of not knowing what her place is and not feeling legitimate. Because Arizona is the one that saves the baby, I think that legitimizes them more than anything, but who doesn't like a good wedding?"
Executive producer Shonda Rhimes says she was "excited" about portraying a same-sex marriage on television and "dealing with the fact that it's not legal and it's not necessarily recognized by a church or by the state."
"We wanted to deal with that in a way that felt relevant and real, but also allow them a really magical wedding," she says.
"It's incredibly positive," Capshaw adds. "The whole thing that I like about the episode is that it's not politicized. It's about two people falling in love and taking the step that solidifies and legitimizes them in their minds and community."
The episode will be jam-packed, Capshaw continues. "It takes us from soup to nuts, as far as the wedding goes. Teddy and Arizona have a conversation where she says, 'You're the calmest bride I've ever seen.' It's like, yeah, we go from a makeshift rehearsal dinner to brideapalooza in 42 minutes! There's a lot that happens."
Also appearing in the episode: the families of the two doctors. Judith Ivey and Denis Arndt come on as Barbara and Col. Robbins, parents to Arizona, while Hector Elizondo will return as Carlos Torres and Gina Gallego will play Callie's mother.
"There has been a lot of family conflict that's come up for Callie," Ramirez says, recalling when Callie's father brought a priest to Seattle Grace to encourage her to date men before agreeing to a truce. "When you look at the bigger picture, I know that there are some folks out there who will really appreciate seeing how all of this develops with the wedding, and seeing how one or two particular characters deal with family members who may not really accept what you're choosing."
The Grey's Anatomy wedding will air Thursday, May 5 at 9/8c on ABC.
Source: TV Guide
Grey's Anatomy - Callie and Arizona to marry in May
1 Apr 2011
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Yay, so happy for them!
ReplyDeleteBut Meredith and Derek better get married too, or the MerDer shippers are going to revolt. I love them too, but other shippers are going nuts.
Wow thats awesome!:D cant wait
ReplyDeleteThey are getting married on my birthday :D
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind so much if Arizona had been a little nicer. If she'd just put Callies interests first, and apologized to Mark and become a little (ok a lot) less selfcentered, then maybe I'd be on board. My only wish is for Callie to be happy, and this isn't convincing. Arizona is just George with Wheeleys.
ReplyDeletethe show getting more and more interesting !!
ReplyDeleteBravo to the writers
I love this
ReplyDeleteit's going to be back-to-back weddings with Private Practice's Charlotte and Cooper tying the knot on May 5 also! So cool!
ReplyDeleteDid you see last night's episode? She basically told the doctors to save the baby and not Callie if it became an either/or situation b/c she knew that's what Callie would want. Letting your girlfriend die to save a baby that's not yours (at least according to Mark) doesn't seem too self-centered to me
ReplyDeleteOh, Charlotte and Cooper are marrying on the 5th too? Awesome!
ReplyDeleteWell, I did, And I liked that part but, Idk, I'm not convinced. To me that is the first thing she's done since she talked to Callies father that hasn't been all her.
ReplyDeleteShe better prove me wrong cause Callie should not have to endure more heartbreak.
(or I could just stop watching the show) *s*
I think the only reason you think that way is because Callie mentioned it once in an episode. If you look at the bigger picture, Arizona's not more self-centered than any other character on the show. It's human nature to put your interests first and then think about others. And each and every character does that, but is also selfless at times, like when Arizona wanted the baby to survive even if Callie died because of it - only because she knew that this is what Callie'd want.
ReplyDeleteBesides, Shonda would not let them get married if she didn't think they were made for each other. She loves the two of them as a couple. She just wouldn't risk them marrying without being sure of it.
Why should Arizona apologize to Mark? He's the one who called her "nothing", I don't think Arizona should apologize for this or anything else. She wasn't even mad at him when she found out that Callie and Mark had sex. Mark's the one who should apologize - and he did and it's fine.
ReplyDeleteI think that's a very one-sided way of looking at things.
ReplyDeleteArizona had her life planned out, what she wanted to achieve, how she wanted to go about it. Callie threw a spanner in the works by saying she wanted a baby. Whether Arizona wanted one or not didn't seem to matter and that, to me, is extremely selfish on Callie's part.
Not to mention, Arizona realises her mistake, and discovers that all that matters is Callie. She comes back with the intention of trying for a family... only to have it suddenly thrust onto her, no warning, no input, and with Sloane... who she knows shares a deep and powerful connectiong to HER girlfriend.
And STILL Arizona stuck around, trying to get used to her entire world changing in such a short period of time. I think Airzona's earned the right to be a little pissed. But like Paat said, the fact she was willing to save the baby over Callie shows how "in" this she is now and how well she knows Callie.