Ok Calzona fans, after reading an interview Shonda Rhimes did with The Hollywood Reporter, it's tough to be positive anymore about Calzona in the season 9 finale because I do believe that they are in trouble.
THR: Arizona is enjoying the attention and flirting Lauren (Hilarie Burton) is showing her. How far will she allow this flirtation to go?
Rhimes: It's going to go very, very far. I feel fairly committed that it marginalizes Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Arizona to say that they're the lesbian couple and happy and they can only be with one another as the happy couple that sits in the corner. It neutralizes them. They've been on this very interesting, complex journey this season and that journey is not finished. I've done lot of reading on PTSD and grief and these people have been through a hell of a lot this season and we've watched them struggle to right themselves fairly quickly -- perhaps too quickly. There's stuff there that has not been dealt with. We're taking them through it, which I think is great, and Lauren is definitely possibly a part of that.According to Shonda, the flirtation will go "very, very far." Just how far is "very, very far?" To me, there can be two possibilities. 1) They sleep together. 2) They kiss, but Arizona stops it before it goes any further. While I prefer neither of the two options to happen, but since something is going to happen, I'd rather it be the latter.
THR: What's the goal of this story -- Arizona finally allowing herself to believe she's whole? How will this affect her marriage to Callie?
Rhimes: The goal of the story becomes really clear in the last moments of the finale: you really begin to understand in their last scene. From our table read, that was the most stunning moment of the table read -- the entire cast gasped and fell silent. You begin to really understand what's going on here. It's complex and it's big for them and you're seeing something huge. I'm not going to tell you what the goal of the story is, the point is when you discover what the goal of the story is, you get it.With her saying that the cast "gasped and fell silent" has me thinking that there will be a separation/divorce request, most likely initiated by Arizona so she can become the person she was before the accident/amputation not just for her, but for Callie and Sophia as well. Why do I think that? Shonda replied to a fan on Twitter:
Fan: I'm excited!!! So this means a pretty intense calzona storyline for season 10???Shonda: Yes.At this point, nothing sounds more intense for the couple then the possibility of them breaking up for good and/or trying to work on their relationship after possible cheating (I do believe that Callie will find out whether she catches them or Arizona tells her because she's wracked with guilt) and dealing with a separation/divorce. Will they work through their issues? I would say yes because I remember Shonda saying that Callie and Arizona were MFEO (meant for each other), but all we can do now is wait and see.
More evidence of possible trouble for Calzona...over at SpoilerTV, they have some promo pics for the season finale (episode 9x24, Perfect Storm). Callie is in two pics and in the pics, see is clearly wearing her wedding ring and it appears that she's wearing her necklace in the other, but in the pic that features Arizona, you can clearly tell that she is NOT wearing her wedding ring. Now, this could easily be just a prop error as Jessica Capshaw wore her real life wedding ring in an episode (back in season 8 I believe) or maybe she was/will be in surgery and had to take it off. However, it could also mean the worse and Arizona willing took it off knowing that she was going to ask Callie for a separation. In this instance, I'm going to assume a prop error despite the fact that I'm expecting a separation for the couple.
Well, that's it for now, but there will be more posts in the very near, especially after the season 9 finale that will air on May 16th.
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