How is Bailey dealing with the CDC investigation?
Chandra Wilson: Owen [Kevin McKidd] made her sit down! That's not cool. She doesn't sit down. The CDC have to come in and do their due diligence. We, of course, have to look for the source of the infection so we can get it out or do whatever we need to do. That's all fine. But Bailey can't understand why it's even within the realm of possibility that it had something to do with her, and why the doctors are not only rallying behind her, but championing her. Bailey still has patients, so she doesn't understand why she has to sit down in order for this investigation to happen.
How are the other doctors treating her?
Wilson: As far as her colleagues are concerned, all of them are board members now. They have to be board members and go according to the rules, no matter how they feel about her personally. Her contention is that friends come first and they're board members later. Behind closed doors, of course they have all kinds of support for her, but she doesn't hear any of that. All she knows is that they collectively have made her sit down. Her ego can't handle that.
What could possibly happen to her because of this? Will she lose her job?
Wilson: We'll know in Thursday's episode what the source of the infection is. What comes to light for her even before that is there really is no job security. She doesn't have a financial stake in the hospital at all, like her colleagues do. People that she groomed as interns are now her boss. Even though she has the genome lab, that still doesn't give her an overwhelming amount of security. That's very isolating, and she ends up feeling really alone in the midst of everything that's going on.
Chandra Wilson: Owen [Kevin McKidd] made her sit down! That's not cool. She doesn't sit down. The CDC have to come in and do their due diligence. We, of course, have to look for the source of the infection so we can get it out or do whatever we need to do. That's all fine. But Bailey can't understand why it's even within the realm of possibility that it had something to do with her, and why the doctors are not only rallying behind her, but championing her. Bailey still has patients, so she doesn't understand why she has to sit down in order for this investigation to happen.
How are the other doctors treating her?
Wilson: As far as her colleagues are concerned, all of them are board members now. They have to be board members and go according to the rules, no matter how they feel about her personally. Her contention is that friends come first and they're board members later. Behind closed doors, of course they have all kinds of support for her, but she doesn't hear any of that. All she knows is that they collectively have made her sit down. Her ego can't handle that.
What could possibly happen to her because of this? Will she lose her job?
Wilson: We'll know in Thursday's episode what the source of the infection is. What comes to light for her even before that is there really is no job security. She doesn't have a financial stake in the hospital at all, like her colleagues do. People that she groomed as interns are now her boss. Even though she has the genome lab, that still doesn't give her an overwhelming amount of security. That's very isolating, and she ends up feeling really alone in the midst of everything that's going on.
Interesting article.I look forward to next season,and seeing how she handles herself and her colleagues/owners!
ReplyDeleteInteresting storyline and much needed. One of the things I was hating the most in Grey's first half of the season was how they were turning Bailey simply not a comic relief (and I don't think she works at all in that role). She is great with more serious storylines, this is perfect for her!
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