GottaLoveGreys

Like all Grey’s Anatomy season finales, we reacted pretty strongly to this season’s — and so did our favorite characters. And now that we’ve had time to collect our feelings, here’s the Season 9 finale, as told by GIFs! So as the episode started, Owen is sending Ethan away, and when Cristina fi…

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gottalovegreys:

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I was thinking that the Calzona storyline is going to be intense next year so they have to add some lightness in there along the way.

So far here are a few things I think would be fun to see.

Callie dragging the newly singly Cristina to “ladies night” at the local club/bar because she doesn’t…

I love these ideas! I would much rather Arizona move into the frat house than go across the hall. I’m torn where I want Owen in all this. Of course I am opposed to all the blather from fans that Callie/Owen is going to happen; I just don’t see it. Admittedly, I don’t WANT to see it, because it’s yucky (Arizona aside, Callie doing that to Cristina would be gross and so not Callie). But beyond that, I don’t think they would’ve had O. help AZ if they ever wanted to go there. I think Owen could actually be someone Arizona turns to.

As much as I like Cristina/Callie, I also really like Callie/Mer and Callie/Derek. Callie needs a male friend who is no sexual threat. She’s one of those women who does well with guy friends. If I’m honest, for some reason the Sandra Oh/Sara Ramirez chemistry felt like it was off when they worked together in S8.

In general, I would like to see both parts of Calzona become more integrated into platonic relationships with the rest of the core cast. Meredith has been dark and twisty enough to get Arizona, too. There is lots of potential here to tighten the bonds between these characters.

I don’t think we have to worry about Callie and Owen. That is just fan hysteria talking because of the AU episode. Callie and Owen are no more than friends, drinking buddies. She does do well with male friendships and it would be hard for her to bond with Derek outside of work because he is a married man. She is not Jackson’s biggest fan and Alex will most likely be buddying it up with AZ. I have no worries about C/O as a couple at all.

Thank you! I admit I was getting a wee bit sucked into that hysteria. I need to remember to consider the source; those posters are ones who tend to hate Owen and/or try to reduce this story to Team Callie vs Team Arizona.

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gottalovegreys:

theatricalnvivaciouschic:

Okay so I haven’t said anything about all the Team Callie, Team Arizona wars and all those trying to advocate for Team Laurzona, mainly becaue I believe people are entitled to say and think what they want, I can’t force anybody to my own way of thinking but that doesn’t mean that I agree or even…

I don’t have much to add other than ditto. That said, for a while Mark seemed to be not good for Callie. Is there any chance that Lauren could at some point become a genuine friend to Arizona? Mark, for all his faults, genuinely did sometimes have a positive impact on Callie. He got her to be honest with Erica; told her she’s not a cheater. He even on some level was the one to get her to let Arizona back into her life (7x13, hormone casserole scene).

Minus the adultery piece, I saw some genuine friend potential in at least one of their scenes - the one where they are both mutually reminiscing about Hopkins.Wouldn’t it be more interesting to see Lauren eventually be the one to make AZ face herself and step away than to just make her a one dimensional bitch or a bunny boiling stalker? Because the lesbian-as-crazy-person-bitch has been done to death. I do agree, though, that Lauren was manipulative in her ‘I like you” scene.

I’ve read they are writing another arc for HB on White Collar. I really don’t see her sticking around Grey’s super long term. She’s a smart woman and I seem to recall reading the pilot she did that wasn’t picked up was something she produced (or wrote? or both?). She doesn’t strike me as someone who wants to get tied down to one show right now.

I do not believe Lauren has Arizona’s best intentions at heart. She would not have faithfully stood by her side through all the amputation recovery. Lauren wants what makes her feel good in the moment with little regard for who gets hurt.

HOWEVER, I don’t feel like Arizona has seen her for what she is yet. She felt guilty of course but she still looked a little too appreciative of Lauren’s presence. I think because of her mental state she has not had that light bulb “grass is not greener” moment yet. Lauren needs to come back only for Arizona to realize what she gave up, why she gave it up, and then kick Lauren’s ass sufficiently to the curb. In reality Lauren couldn’t stick around long because c/f specialists travel a lot. Sometimes all over the world. So no I don’t want a Lauren - Arizona friendship. But I would like Arizona to settle that issue for us to see.

As usual, you are right. I think since the loss of Teddy I’m just desperate for Arizona to have a friend and I’m concerned Alex will be too busy being in the throes of early love with Jo. I am actually fine with Lauren being a shallow, manipulative bitch - I don’t want a crazy bunny boiler stalker, though. I hate that trope.

mpdays:

I was thinking that the Calzona storyline is going to be intense next year so they have to add some lightness in there along the way.

So far here are a few things I think would be fun to see.

Callie dragging the newly singly Cristina to “ladies night” at the local club/bar because she doesn’t…

I love these ideas! I would much rather Arizona move into the frat house than go across the hall. I’m torn where I want Owen in all this. Of course I am opposed to all the blather from fans that Callie/Owen is going to happen; I just don’t see it. Admittedly, I don’t WANT to see it, because it’s yucky (Arizona aside, Callie doing that to Cristina would be gross and so not Callie). But beyond that, I don’t think they would’ve had O. help AZ if they ever wanted to go there. I think Owen could actually be someone Arizona turns to.

As much as I like Cristina/Callie, I also really like Callie/Mer and Callie/Derek. Callie needs a male friend who is no sexual threat. She’s one of those women who does well with guy friends. If I’m honest, for some reason the Sandra Oh/Sara Ramirez chemistry felt like it was off when they worked together in S8.

In general, I would like to see both parts of Calzona become more integrated into platonic relationships with the rest of the core cast. Meredith has been dark and twisty enough to get Arizona, too. There is lots of potential here to tighten the bonds between these characters.

theatricalnvivaciouschic:

Okay so I haven’t said anything about all the Team Callie, Team Arizona wars and all those trying to advocate for Team Laurzona, mainly becaue I believe people are entitled to say and think what they want, I can’t force anybody to my own way of thinking but that doesn’t mean that I agree or even…

I don’t have much to add other than ditto. That said, for a while Mark seemed to be not good for Callie. Is there any chance that Lauren could at some point become a genuine friend to Arizona? Mark, for all his faults, genuinely did sometimes have a positive impact on Callie. He got her to be honest with Erica; told her she’s not a cheater. He even on some level was the one to get her to let Arizona back into her life (7x13, hormone casserole scene).

Minus the adultery piece, I saw some genuine friend potential in at least one of their scenes - the one where they are both mutually reminiscing about Hopkins.Wouldn’t it be more interesting to see Lauren eventually be the one to make AZ face herself and step away than to just make her a one dimensional bitch or a bunny boiling stalker? Because the lesbian-as-crazy-person-bitch has been done to death. I do agree, though, that Lauren was manipulative in her ‘I like you” scene.

I’ve read they are writing another arc for HB on White Collar. I really don’t see her sticking around Grey’s super long term. She’s a smart woman and I seem to recall reading the pilot she did that wasn’t picked up was something she produced (or wrote? or both?). She doesn’t strike me as someone who wants to get tied down to one show right now.

mpdays:

If anything the last few weeks have taught us is that we shouldn’t read too much into Shonda’s interviews. We are never exactly right in the direction she will take.

One little sentence about Callie not being the victim and people (elsewhere not so much here) are saying “How could Callie take…

I agree to a point. I actually think she tells the truth in her interviews and you can figure stuff out by what she says, at least to a point. I totally got where Crowen would go, for example, based on her pre-finale interview, and I’m pretty sure I know where they’ll go next year, based on what she said in EW. The tricky thing with Ms. Rhimes is she gives us stuff in bits and pieces, and sometimes those pieces, on the surface, don’t seem to connect. Because I read the ‘Callie’s not a victim’ piece late last night when I was tired, I absolutely did think it contradicted what Ms. Rhimes said in EW and in the pre-finale interview.

When I processed, I realized it all fits together. Callie can’t fall for Arizona doing an, “I’ll change… I’ll get help! Just please don’t leave me!” thing. Because then that makes it about Callie. Arizona has to fix herself FOR herself, regardless of Calzona’s relationship. Only then, when they are both confident and sure in who they are and accepting of themselves, can they find their way truly back to a new beginning.

It’s like me with my weight. I’m overweight. It’s not good for me for myriad reasons. Extra weight makes putting my wheelchair in my car more work. It puts me at bigger risk for heart disease and diabetes, both of which are part of my family history. My mother has always tried to ‘bribe’ me to lose weight. That never works. The only way I’ll ever make lasting changes to my eating habits if/when the motivation is internalized. That’s how I gave up most fast food. Eventually the sick feeling after eating it outweighed the fact that it tasted good, to the point that it doesn’t actually taste good any more (I still like the odd kid sized cone for DQ, or a baked potato from Wendy’s).

redslilworld:

… or should I say one couple and two pairs of makes-you-cry-just-to-think-about-them-and-their-situation-and-you-don’t-know-if-they’ll-make-it-people?

Anyway, here we go:

First they’ll have Arizona continue her whatever thing with Lauren (or McHomewrecker, as people have already lovingly dubbed…

Some of that - the possibility of a desperate, lonely scared Arizona taking up with Lauren for a short time - I could see. And Mer having ppd. But Cristina will never accept having kids. And I really don’t think they’ll stick Callie with Owen, because there is no growth in that. It just makes her a victim again.