This post contains details from Thursdays episode ofGreys Anatomy.
Paging Dr. Arizona Robbins!
Read her interview below.
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JESSICA CAPSHAW:It was really Meg Marinus.
Shes such an incredible human being.
Shes such a wonderful storyteller.
Shes literally woven into the actual fabric of everything that Shonda started to create withGreys.
She was there from the very beginning.
She knows it inside and out.
When she took the job, I was so excited for her from afar.
Then when she reached out, shes irresistible.
Who would ever say no to her?
It also just seemed like the right time.
The way that she explained it and storyline wise, obviously, they had a shorter season this year.
So all of that kind of came together…and it was just the right next step.
Did you feel that way stepping onto those sets?
CAPSHAW:Funnily enough, it all just seemed right.
So yes, absolutely.
Stepping back into that character and putting on my scrubs was like Ive done 1,000 times before.
DEADLINE: This is, of course, Arizonas first time meeting this new interns.
Im like, What do you mean, theyre younger than me?
What are you talking about?
Then they kind of do look at you like theyre younger.
And then you kind of have a giggle.
just a very generous and very cohesive spirit.
It was so lovely.
I really enjoyed spending time with them.
At the same time, my character was like, Where did your teacher go?
DEADLINE: We didnt hear too much about Arizonas life back in New York.
Did you talk to Meg about anything thats been going on with her since we last saw her?
CAPSHAW:So I mean, lets be real.
Our personal lives that play out on the show is, I mean, its probably 50/50.
You care more about what theyre doing outside the hospital than you do inside.
They kind of got gypped this year.
Theyre only getting 10 episodes instead of 24.
So, I think she just wanted to give it that jolt of joy and magical medicine.
It seems like these episodes go by so quickly.
I mean, theyre an hour long and everything else, but it goes by really quickly.
DEADLINE: How open are you to coming back for more?
Im so grateful to the show for so many things.
Im so grateful to all the people that watch it and everything else.
So I think that this character always exists and theres always possibilities.
It depends on a bunch of different factors.
I cant imagine Arizona before having a child handling this situation with the same level of empathy.
She did bring that joy you were talking about.
That season was a little dark, when things had gotten a little more serious.
People were already having near death experiences.
