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Call it what it is with Jessica.
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Camilla Luddington
Hello, hello, hello, hello, Call it crew. And welcome to our first Call it a rewatch.
Jesse Williams
Oh, I like the way that sounded.
Camilla Luddington
It does.
Jesse Williams
I like new things. I like new things.
Camilla Luddington
We've. I mean, this is what 2025 will be bringing you guys. You're welcome.
Jesse Williams
New things.
Camilla Luddington
Ask and you shall receive.
Jesse Williams
I know. Gosh, it was. I gotta say, this really. This really took me back.
Camilla Luddington
This was really fun.
Jesse Williams
Literally and figuratively. I. In the weirdest way, I would say it was the thing that I didn't know that I wanted because, you know, people do ask me quite often, did you watch the show when you were on it? And also, like, do you still watch the show? Or do you know, how does the show affect your life? And I talk so much about having been a fan of the show, but that was when I wasn't on it. And then I got on it and then I. I definitely did watch probably the first 25 to 50 episodes that I was on. I probably watched.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. And then you feel like you've. You've lived it. Like you're like, I don't need to watch it. Like, I've heard it in the table read. I lived it. And now, you know, you're moving on in the story and.
Jesse Williams
But the first 25 to 50, I was checking my work. Evidently after that I was like, I no longer need to check my work.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Jesse Williams
Or. Or maybe I just. Yeah, I don't know. But I definitely did transition out of watching it every week. And so then I think I would just watch a couple maybe during the season. And now here we are being asked to re watch. And I have to say that the first thing that I thought was, this is a really good show.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. Should we talk about. Okay, let's talk about what episode we. Is our first recap episode.
Jesse Williams
Well, it was the people's choice.
Camilla Luddington
It's the people's choice. We threw it out to the crew. We're like, what do you want us to do first? And overwhelmingly, yeah, overwhelmingly, it was the weed episode.
Jesse Williams
It was the weed cookies.
Camilla Luddington
It was the weed cookie episode, which was not surprising. And what's funny is I thought to myself, what do I actually remember storyline about? I mean, I remember like, some people ate the wee cookies, but I watching it back, it was like a fresh episode to me.
Jesse Williams
Well, it was also, we made it five, six years ago.
Camilla Luddington
I. I heart Said to. To me when I got on this call, they're like, you know, that episode was six years ago. I was like, what? No wonder I look young and fresh.
Jesse Williams
Okay, so let's be honest. When we. When we. We had a very, very brief chat before we got to. Sat down to record, and I said to Camilla, a lot of things that we'll talk about, but I. One of the things I said was, oh, you look so pretty. And what did you say back?
Camilla Luddington
I said, I. I did look so pretty. And I was like, wow, you look so pretty, Luddington. And then I spent some of the episode just vanity wise, wondering where it's gone wrong. Jeremy. Like, what. What exactly has slid on my face? What is melting to make me look the way I look now? I wish I'd appreciated that back then.
Jesse Williams
You're crazy.
Camilla Luddington
You look even. But I said to Jess in return, you look even hotter now.
Jesse Williams
Because, by the way, she did not say to me, you look so pretty too.
Camilla Luddington
I said, I think you look hotter now. Like, pure girlfriend, like vanity. You know, I think Jess is. As she ages, she's made a deal with the devil and she's getting hotter and the rest of us are melting.
Jesse Williams
I will. I will take that compliment. I will take that compliment. And then. And then I do remember saying back to you, funny, because if. If that is true. Yeah. I have a worldwide audience of. You know, my worldwide audience appreciating what's happened has diminished since the years where I was on television every week with whatever it is that I look like in the episode that we're re watching. Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
You said how many millions of people watch me then and now it's like seven. You said it's just the dogs, that one horse and the kids. I know. It is what it is. The chickens. The chickens.
Jesse Williams
Get the. The chickens. You know, the poppy named one of them Jina. And I was like, short for what? She's like, va. Jinah. Of course I have a chicken named Jina.
Camilla Luddington
Listen, China's a cute chicken. I love it. We have to. We have to jump in, though, because I can. I tell you, I have six. I stole my kid's notepad. I have six pages of notes on this episode. I went through it and I. And like, just said when we were watching it back, when I was watching it back, I was like a. This cast is fantastic. This is. This is a great cast. The storyline's fantastic. Everyone's so solid. I was laughing. I was into all the storylines. I was shocked by someone's like, wait What? What? And of course, like, I know that it happened, but I don't remember.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, I, too, felt the same way. I just was in awe of how good everyone is and how perfectly cast. Shout out to Linda Loewy. I mean, truly, the show is just so well cast. Everyone's so good in it. There were things that they were doing that I was like, God, I don't. And then I was trying to think back to, you know, I think it's worth mentioning the table read is where it all starts.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah.
Jesse Williams
And I do. I was trying to remember the table read.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah.
Jesse Williams
And I remember certain shows, you know, from the table read, you know that it's. You feel kind of bad for the director because they're usually, you know, only there for that. That episode. And you're like, ooh, this one's so good. Don't get up.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, this one's good.
Jesse Williams
And it was written by Julie Wong, who is just a fan favorite and a hilarious human being.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. If you go back and watch Julie Wong's episodes, you will realize she can do it all, but she can really do comedy. And I think comedy is hard to write.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. Oh, God, it's.
Camilla Luddington
But she just always steps up to the plate when she has to write an episode that's funny. It's gonna be funny. Funny.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
And then our director was a female director.
Jesse Williams
That episode. Sydney Freeland. Yes.
Camilla Luddington
Yep.
Jesse Williams
I felt a little bit. I all. I. I, like I said, I felt a. I felt for her. I didn't feel bad for her. I felt for her because there was a lot of pressure to get this really awesome episode done. Well, and it was episode 20 of that season, which means we were all nearing the end of the season. And do you know what happens when that happens during that time of the season?
Camilla Luddington
Well, it's. It's a certain time of year and in certain seasons where people are up for renegotiation.
Jesse Williams
Well, yeah, but I'm talking about just. That was true of that year. But. But that. This is like any year when you. You coming up to potentially 24. And so we're in 20. So everyone's toasty.
Camilla Luddington
Everyone is tired.
Jesse Williams
Okay, so where to start?
Camilla Luddington
Well, the app. Let's start with the episode opens up. So the episode opens up on what I think is probably the most important character of the show. What the re watches are going to be about, you guys. It opens up with a gorgeous Joe Wilson. It opens up with me pushing a mouse through the hospital, because there it is, competition day. You know what I thought of When I saw myself on tv, I was like, in the episode on tv, I was like, oh, I would have been so excited that day to not be in scrubs. It's very rare.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
On the show that you don't have to wear scrubs. And the fact that I was in regular clothes. Mimi was our customer. She was fantastic. And I just remember being very excited to be able to wear my hair down because I'm always in a bun. Look a little cuter. Look a little more put together. And I'm wheeling the mouse in because Joe and Meredith are working on something together. And there is a grant up for grabs in this competition that's about to be held.
Jesse Williams
Yep. There's a little bit more. Everybody's a little bit more in performance mode because there are people actually giving presentations that are going to be performances.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. And I was trying to remember if David Bowie. The mouse was real or like a CGI mouse. And I can't remember that. I wish I could. I don't know if we had a professional mouse actor.
Jesse Williams
Don't ask me to remember stuff I wasn't even there for.
Camilla Luddington
And then. Okay, so we get. We. And then we get into the. What is that room called that we're all in?
Jesse Williams
I know.
Camilla Luddington
Auditorium. Like.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. It's like our presentation space. It's like. Yeah. We don't go there often, but it's when. Yeah. We give. Auditorium.
Camilla Luddington
The auditorium. And I think we can say that the scenes when we're. It's rare that we're all together.
Jesse Williams
And it takes a long time to film.
Camilla Luddington
It takes a long time to film, but it's rare. We're all together and there's a certain energy when everyone's in the scene together.
Jesse Williams
Oh, yeah.
Camilla Luddington
There's more potential for laughter is what.
Jesse Williams
I was going to say, actually.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. Yeah. There's always more potential.
Jesse Williams
And you always have the same. Like, the same people, like, you know, you. You know that Jesse's gonna be giving me about something. You know, you know it. You don't. You don't have to wonder then you're gonna be giving him about this.
Camilla Luddington
Of course. Absolutely. As I should. We had some new interns sort of in there. I was. I remember when I was watching that scene, I. I was. Maggie and Jackson had this cute little interaction, and I forgot that they were together.
Jesse Williams
Yes. I forgot. I forgot. And then when they were kind of like. It wasn't sexy, but it was, like, intimate, like, you know, like, you kept me up all night or whatever she says. Like, you kept me. I was like.
Camilla Luddington
And she's like, get out of here.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
It was like this little flirty, and I was like, wait, they're together? I mean, I. For some reason, that's, like, erased from my memory.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. I mean, I don't know. I think that what replaces it is just the fact that ultimately on the show, the ships that are the true ships end up just being the ships you remember. So you know that it's Sarah and Jesse. You know that it's.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, it's Sarah and Jesse Kepner.
Jesse Williams
I don't know what to tell you. It is. And by the way, I mean, I loved watching that relationship, and they were so great. Kelly and Jesse were great together.
Camilla Luddington
I don't think so.
Jesse Williams
Okay, we're gonna be honest.
Camilla Luddington
No, we're gonna be honest. And by the way, I think if we had Kelly on and. And we had Jesse on, I don't think that they. I don't know what. Listen, maybe they would argue differently, but. But I felt at the time, as a viewer that something was a little off between those two characters. I didn't know what.
Jesse Williams
It wasn't.
Camilla Luddington
Just wasn't it? And then I have to say, when Maggie and Winston got together, I was like, oh, that's cute. Like, I'm into that. Her. Her husband that she ended up having on the show. I mean, they're divorced now. Spoiler alert. And then I just. I. I felt like. It felt to me like an in between.
Jesse Williams
Mm.
Camilla Luddington
Like a. Not a true sales ship. Like an in between ship.
Jesse Williams
Sometimes a tweenie is necessary.
Camilla Luddington
Oh, we all have a tweenie.
Jesse Williams
To get on to the next weenie.
Camilla Luddington
We all have a tweenie for the next weenie.
Jesse Williams
Yep, I got you.
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Jesse Williams
Okay, so you see that cute little moment. Then you see Richard and Catherine have their cute little moment, which also like, I knew, but I was reminded.
Camilla Luddington
And then Stefania.
Jesse Williams
Yes. Oh my gosh. And seeing them back together. So sweet. Cute.
Camilla Luddington
So cute. I, I, it's interesting because I didn't when I was, when we were doing the episode, I kind of forgot where everyone is in their time on the show. So when I saw her sitting down, I was like, oh, wait, are you guys together? Like, what's the deal? Are you not together? Are you together? And then there was a little conversation that was very flirty and cute and I, I remember like that. I know that was a tweeny relationship, but I think that could have gone the distance. I'm going to be honest. I think that could have worked.
Jesse Williams
I know, I know. And I think that it was interesting because that particular season, well, 20, she came on as a guest star and I think that I was told that she was going to really be like a short in between situation and then it ended up becoming that she's so great that she's obviously stayed and there was all this other story and the sister brother relationship and like there was so much room for it to happen. So I feel like it could have is my, I'm in agreement. I think that had they been given a little bit more of a chance, I think it probably would have gone.
Camilla Luddington
So you were with somebody else before that. You got a, you got a little ghosted by your previous little betweeny situation and now you're, you're kind of into this. You Know, it's so funny. I wrote six pages of notes, you guys, when I read that when I was watching this. And one of my notes when Jessica appears on screen is, we need to talk about your earring game on Grey's Anatomy.
Jesse Williams
An earring game.
Camilla Luddington
Always. Jessica Capshaw always had. You always had your three cute studs in that you would like change out. And it was just such a good earring game every episode. I just wanted to throw that out there.
Jesse Williams
For the first couple years, I just wore a heart shaped hoop and then I think I probably just put stuff in. But yeah, thanks, thanks.
Camilla Luddington
It was good.
Jesse Williams
Show up for the earring game. Well, so. Yes, so. So Arizona comes in with the lesbian gratitude cookies. Well, but let's also remember what that. Because also when they were. When that was said, I was actually thinking, I mean, clearly the people watching it are fans. But that was based on the storyline that happened before where Arizona helps save this couple's baby. And they come back in, but they're not. They're just like, they just reappear. So you. You would have had to watch the episode before to know who they even were. But they've come back to the hospital and given Arizona cookies and said, thank you so much, whatever. And then she starts giving out the cookies in this very packed room.
Camilla Luddington
I noticed, I put down DeLuca. It's very funny that DeLuca is going through his heartbreak. I forgot that storyline. And he grabs. He literally takes like four cookies. Yeah.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
It's a good setup for the storyline.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. Which is also a good time to say that Gray's has always been really, really incredible at taking real life and real time challenges and struggles and putting them in the show. So the fact that she was getting deported was also around the time that there was a lot, a lot of on the news about ICE and deportation. And it was, you know, it was, it was. I remember it being on the forefront of a lot of people's thoughts. So she gets deported. Okay. So then Arizona flits around the room offering everyone a cookie, and you don't even know to pay attention who eats the cookie.
Camilla Luddington
You do not. No, no.
Jesse Williams
You're not paying attention.
Camilla Luddington
I do remember reading the script in the table read and being real sad. Joe didn't take that cookie. And I felt the sadness again. I. She's like, no, I'm too nervous. I can't. I'm like, take the cookie, Joe. It'll be fun. Loosen up, baby.
Jesse Williams
Take the cookie. And then, of course, April, looking so just lovely. Loved her costume for that Looks very professional. Started the game off. Started the games off about the Graceland surgical.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, it's kind of like the prototype day.
Jesse Williams
It was like the Hunger Games.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah.
Jesse Williams
And then the 25 proposals and then five of them will receive a one million dollar grant. Blah, blah, blah. And then she wishes luck and then introduces as the first candidate Richard.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, I was. And you know what? Meredith and Joe are staying together and they're kind of, you know, Joe's a little. She's getting nervous because Richard's does look good. And I remember in real life being like, well, just. He's gonna get it.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
But also Pen that can figure out.
Jesse Williams
That was kick ass.
Camilla Luddington
Why isn't that pen in every episode?
Jesse Williams
Is that pen real?
Camilla Luddington
Well, I don't know. We should find out, I'm assuming because I feel like our. When we do stuff like that, it's. It's not something we've completely made up.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. It's usually based on something that really is up and coming in some medical.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. So what's happening backstage that we don't know about in the front as we're eating our cookies and watching Richard and being worried that he's going to win, is that Jackson and Catherine are bickering, which. Watching it, I was like, what are they?
Camilla Luddington
Why are they. I know I can remember either. Yeah. What's going on?
Jesse Williams
And then something about a woman named Rebecca Froy and then how he's messed up. And I'm like, wait, what's happening? Yeah, he does something and now she's got to clean it up and I don't know what it is yet. And then because I haven't watched in a long time, I was like, I'm intrigued.
Camilla Luddington
Oh, yeah, Yeah, I was in. I would. Yeah, I was in the whole time I was in from the. The minute I was. Had the mouse. I was in. Yeah, I do. I like it when there's a little competition on grays. Yeah, I like it. You know, like just, you know, just naturally amongst the characters. I think it adds some spice to it. I wrote. Okay, so then we sort of cut to you be you being paged. Being paged.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, that's. So now you go to me coming around the corner.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah.
Jesse Williams
Seemingly 91 1, which I've helped this couple with their baby. So clearly I must think that something's very wrong.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah.
Jesse Williams
Come around the corner. And then they hit me with they need those cookies back.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah.
Jesse Williams
I cannot give them those cookies back.
Camilla Luddington
So they cooked it with like. They made the cookies with the Canada cannabis Peanut butter.
Jesse Williams
Those are some pot cookies.
Camilla Luddington
Those are some pot cookies. I laughed out loud at your weird slow walk back into the auditorium, where I'm like, she's already a little high and she doesn't know how to deal with this. I literally put, like. I was laughing so hard, it made me giggle. It's like this really awkward walk. And this is what I love about episodes like this. We do so many serious episodes on Gray for good reason, right? Like, we're dealing with life and death and relationships and stuff. When we get to play like this and do some of this physical comedy that we get to do this episode or you guys get to do. It's so fun.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, yeah, yeah, it is. It is. And also, certain people do sort of, like, know how to do that, right? Like, are kind of great with that. I mean, some of the. Some of the actors are, like, great with everything, right? But some of us, like, we've got different instruments, We've got different tools, right? And so some are, like, so good. Like, you bring up a. You bring up a sad scene, and they are aces.
Camilla Luddington
They're like, yeah.
Jesse Williams
And everyone else is like, damn, how'd she do that? Right? But then there's, like, funny ones. And so everybody gets to sort of. Sort of flex their talents in different ways. But anyway, so. So, yes, I remember. I remember sliding into there, and I also remember standing there and being like, how do I get their attention?
Camilla Luddington
Yes. So I want to talk about this little moment with Arizona when she tells Joe and Meredith for the first time. Because I think watching it back, because I know this, I think that you can tell that Ellen and I are really trying very hard not to laugh, because do you remember filming that scene? It was so funny that we were laugh. Just that little moment, the three of us were laughing over and over. And I can tell, like, I mean, we do a good job of playing the moment, but I know underneath the real situation was that we really wanted to pee your pants. When you're like, those. And we're like, who ate the cookies? And then they do the scan around the room.
Jesse Williams
I'm like, the question is, who didn't?
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, you're like, who didn't? And then. And then my. Actually, I didn't remember this moment either. When they cut to Jackson and Jackson's like, vaginas. I love vaginas. That came out of this one. I was like, damn, Julie, you're so good at writing. This is so funny.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. Yeah, that was really funny. I love. Yeah, I loved that, too.
Camilla Luddington
And then I loved the decision in. In the show where they're like, Meredith. I think it's. It's Meredith that gets to go ask who. Who ate the cookies and that there's rat poison. I do think it's funny that we went with rat poison.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
Over something else. And then you forget to raise your hand and I nudge you. I remember finding that moment really funny to film, too.
Jesse Williams
That was funny, too. Yeah. Because I. Because. Yeah. Well, I think. And I think that that was actually, dare I say, my own choice.
Camilla Luddington
Yes.
Jesse Williams
I think I was like, oh, I'm not gonna.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah.
Jesse Williams
Raise my hand.
Camilla Luddington
A little improvisation situation.
Jesse Williams
And then you. And then it was your idea to nudge me. And I was like, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So then. So then we end up having the meeting backstage.
Camilla Luddington
Yes. By the way, I don't even know what that room is. And I don't know if we've ever filmed in that room since I have no idea what that room is. I feel like it was created. I'm probably wrong. And then I'll get messages on this. But listen, I'm re watching this too. My memory is not so great. This is years ago. I think that little side room was made. I just don't remember ever seeing it again.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, well, sometimes they come up with these spaces and we never. We've never seen him before. We've never seen him since.
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Camilla Luddington
Pierce runs off. Okay, but I think we need to talk about something because within that scene, there was like a panning across of everybody, right. And everyone started to, like, you could see the effects, right? Like, you know, Andrew's comatose. There's, I think Jackson sniffs a pillow and puts it down, and a conversation started of what? Being high. Like that physically feels like an is. And do you remember this whole conversation? Like, you're not on psychedelics. You're. Because some of us initially, I think we're taking it too far where we were almost like we were, you know, tripping balls.
Jesse Williams
Yep. Definitely on lsd.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. Yeah. It was more of an lsd. Like you're a Woodstock kind of situation. And so we had. We had. We had a drug conversation.
Jesse Williams
They were one headband and a pair of bell bottoms away from tripping balls on a stage in Woodstock. Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
So there was a conversation about, like, hey, this isn't. This is an lsd.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, I do remember that. And then I think it was sort of right sized, right? Everybody went, oh, right. Okay. And then. Yeah, because we also had. I remember also that every actor had a different way of doing it. But I remember one actor really had created their timeline. So they, like, on a scale of 1 to 10, how high they were gonna be.
Camilla Luddington
Oh, that's great.
Jesse Williams
So every time we got to that scene, they were like, oh, I'm at a four here.
Camilla Luddington
Oh, that's smart.
Jesse Williams
Because if you don't know this, which maybe you don't, we don't shoot the scenes in order. So we jump around all the different scenes. And so to know how high or not high you were, they had, like, put down where they were in their character's highness, which I completely stole. I stole that and also did my own scale of 1 to 10 for all the scenes. Cause again, how can you remember if you're bopping around?
Camilla Luddington
Yes, and I do. I remember. So we take all your phones in those scenes. And I remember Maggie has this line that's like, you look so pretty. You look like a cartoon. And trying not to laugh every time she said it to me because it was just so.
Jesse Williams
She.
Camilla Luddington
I mean, Kelly is so funny.
Jesse Williams
I think you just brought that up to bring up how pretty you are again.
Camilla Luddington
And it was hard being that pretty that day.
Jesse Williams
I can imagine it was very hard.
Camilla Luddington
No, I thought that line was very funny. And it. Yeah, it was difficult being that gorgeous.
Jesse Williams
I know.
Camilla Luddington
I Did laugh at the walk. Pierce runs off. Andrew's just floating around the hospital, and that's. He's stroking the walls in the next scene. Oh, oh, oh, we missed it out. So then it cuts to this whole other storyline that I totally forgot about it. The foster Owen.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, this is where it go. Yes. We. We go off, and then it goes to.
Camilla Luddington
And then I was trying to remember, are they together? Like, I was trying to figure out Owen married.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. And then I also. I'm just being honest. I also thought, oh, man. Because Lord knows, it's happened to me a million times when you. When you're. The other storyline, like, when there's, like, definitely a storyline that's got, like, all the bells and whistles and stars and stripes and pizzazz. And then you're in the storyline that's like the B storyline.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. You have a cold at home. Yeah.
Jesse Williams
And so we go to Owen, finding out that he's gonna get a baby. Well, he's gonna get a foster child, and it's not going to be a child. It's going to be a baby.
Camilla Luddington
Yes, it's going to be a baby. I do this as an actor on this show. I also like to visually snoop around people's houses.
Jesse Williams
Oh, yeah.
Camilla Luddington
Like, what kind of. You know, because I'm like, owen's house, to me, looked good. And I was like, you know what? Maybe Joe needs a little bookshelf like that. You know, at the time, she was in the loft, too, I think. So I was like, wow, he's got. He's got a good setup there at the Owen household.
Jesse Williams
Yep. So then he calls Amelia and says, can you help me out? And she seems pretty willing. Meanwhile, this is a little bit where logic runs out the door, because don't they, like, need all hands on deck with all those doctors out? Shouldn't she have stayed? Shouldn't Owen actually have been called in?
Camilla Luddington
Owen should have been. Yeah. And they. They absolutely should have been called in.
Jesse Williams
They got no doctors that aren't high.
Camilla Luddington
No doctors. No. No one. No.
Jesse Williams
Only high doctors.
Camilla Luddington
Exactly right. But she comes in, and it's funny, I could not figure out if they were together or not, because Katarina and Kevin have such really. They have really good chemistry on camera. And the only way I could figure out if they were married is. Is I looked for their ring fingers. I was like, wait, are they together? Like, what's going on? And. And then I had totally also forgotten that they basically fostered a baby together. And I think he ends up adopting the baby.
Jesse Williams
Does he have a child now?
Camilla Luddington
I don't know. He does, but, like, you know, Grace, you know, it's like, hard for me to remember these things anyway, so it's. It does set up that storyline. And then we do cut back and to the hospital. Andrew is stroking the. The wall is running. And then.
Jesse Williams
Well, and Maggie tells Arizona that she's never, ever been high before and that she's not. She doesn't make good choices when she gets drunk, so she thinks that she needs to be alone. Arizona's like, you cannot leave me alone. Yeah, I need to be with someone.
Camilla Luddington
And is that when you bring. Maybe that's not the moment, but you end up. You do end up bringing them into that room. I forget what that room is.
Jesse Williams
No, I think we go into a different room at that point. But then, so before Amelia goes to Owens, she goes into her lab and she finds Alex. And Alex is very apparently hot.
Camilla Luddington
The reveal of Alex in that, like, I put weird science in my notes. I don't even know what it is. It looked like in. In Back to the Future when Doc is wearing that thing on his head. That's what it reminded me of. It cracked me up because I don't think Alex appears in the big auditorium scene, or at least we don't see him. And so it's just revealed, of course, at some point he's had his hands in that cookie jar.
Jesse Williams
Oh, yeah, it's perfect.
Camilla Luddington
Alex Karev. And it's a very funny reveal. And so he's. He gets evacuated from the hospital and he's. Then, you know, that's where that storyline is.
Jesse Williams
You're coming with me.
Camilla Luddington
He's coming with me.
Jesse Williams
Meanwhile, Jackson and Catherine are back.
Camilla Luddington
Then it cuts back and. And I. I wrote down 13 women. I was like, yeah, so this. This storyline, even though they're high, these two together are sort of working through the reveal and truth of this, that I think it was a great storyline because I will talk about this at some point, but Catherine, it kind of explains the position she was in and that times have changed. And she, you know.
Jesse Williams
Well, because. Well, at this point, I think she's really just saying, listen, there's stuff you didn't know. Yeah, now you're gonna have to be a big boy. And. No. And I'm gonna tell you what happened. And he's all full of judgment and like, this is so bad. How could you do this? It starts to set up that, yeah, this is so bad. And there's 13 women. And it's. It's all very much. It's. It seems like it's very directionally going at Catherine like she's done something wrong. Meanwhile, they don't know that April is there and she overhears the whole conversation.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, she does that creepy little, like, weird slide out at the end by the door.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So now she's overheard this. Now. Now you find out that it affects the whole hospital.
Camilla Luddington
Yes, yes.
Jesse Williams
So Meredith is like, we're done. We're canceling surgeries. All the. All the. All the surgeries that are elective or can be postponed. We're cut or we're cutting. And then she sees the interns. And this was the part where I was actually a bit like, I had to question myself.
Camilla Luddington
I want to talk about this moment, too, because this is a moment where I'm talking to the interns to sort of with Meredith. And first off, I was like, oh, light blue scrubs. Like, it brought me back a little bit. I was like, oh. And it was also a little bit where we got to play a little. A little comedy and a little, like, improv iness with the playfulness of Joe being in charge of the interns. I haven't seen that intern class in a long time, so it's nice to, like, see all those faces. Yeah. But. Yeah. So that in that moment, it gets revealed, right, that one of the. One of the. One of the guys is lying.
Jesse Williams
No, it's not revealed, though. He just. They all deny it. And you. And if you were really paying attention, you would remember that Vic was there and he did have a cookie. But, yeah, it wasn't, like, featured, so it wasn't like. He's lying, he's lying, he's lying.
Camilla Luddington
Well, I. Isn't there, like, a punch in on him maybe in that moment?
Jesse Williams
Maybe. But my point is I missed it.
Camilla Luddington
I think there's a little punching on him. It's like a wink, wink. Remember, this guy's a little bit of a liar.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's. Yeah, he seems a little smarmy. Okay. So then something happens that I forgot that I think is such a genius Julie Wong touch, which is that Meredith gets a page that's 91 1. So she. To. From Bailey. So she goes to Bailey's or. And you forgot that Bailey had a cookie. And she's like, I'm feeling a little dizzy.
Camilla Luddington
And like, yes.
Jesse Williams
And you're like, not Bailey.
Camilla Luddington
Yes. And shout out to our director because that. Like that you. I don't know what that camera thing is.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, yeah.
Camilla Luddington
I Sound so stupid where the background's moving but you're still. And it really does feel trippy.
Jesse Williams
Yep.
Camilla Luddington
Loved all of that in the whole episode because it's used multiple times. And it does disorientate your disorientation, Ted. Disoriented. Yes. And. And, oh, by the way, this is the. I feel like this is the first moment that we see Levi and Jake Borelli looks so young and he's got his glasses on. He still has the glasses on.
Jesse Williams
So cute.
Camilla Luddington
But yes. She can't. She's tripping. She's tripping the ball. She's tripping.
Jesse Williams
So Meredith is like, don't worry, I got you. I'm gonna take this over because it's already started, so we can't push this off. And then while she's saying, are you sure I got you? Sure you got you. She closes the door on Meredith's hand.
Camilla Luddington
On the hand. There's a hand.
Jesse Williams
So now Meredith can't.
Camilla Luddington
And by the way, that is, you cannot squish Meredith Gray's hand.
Jesse Williams
No.
Camilla Luddington
That's a dicey situation.
Jesse Williams
Wait, why? Oh, just like.
Camilla Luddington
Because it's Meredith Gray and her hands. Squished.
Jesse Williams
Can't hurt her. We've hurt her a lot.
Camilla Luddington
We've heard her a lot, but, like, we haven't heard. But she needs. The hands are important.
Jesse Williams
The show has almost drowned her. It is almost.
Camilla Luddington
It's true. It's true.
Jesse Williams
Plane crashed her.
Camilla Luddington
Yes.
Jesse Williams
But you're taking issue with the hand in the door.
Camilla Luddington
The door. The hand in the door. It frightened me. It was a jump scare for me. When I was watching, I was not okay with it.
Jesse Williams
So she's not going to be able to do this surgery. So who is? Joe Wilson. Who's gonna do this surgery?
Camilla Luddington
Joe Wilson.
Jesse Williams
And you know what?
Camilla Luddington
I gotta get the. I gotta get them a little behind the scenes about this, because there was and still sort of is a running joke that all Joe ever did in any surgery was suction.
Jesse Williams
That was a joke that happened to a lot of people. There were a lot of people who were just suctioners.
Camilla Luddington
We. And so. And so this was a moment that I know Jesse Williams loves to give me the little pokey pokes about the. I only do suction. This was a moment where it was Joe's time to shine.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
And I remember as an actor being like, hell, yeah, Joe, you get your butt in there. I mean, that's not how she felt.
Jesse Williams
She was like, you get a scalpel.
Camilla Luddington
She was, yeah, you get a scalpel and you go in So I was very excited.
Jesse Williams
Because you're a real doctor. I love that. And that's the badassery.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. And when you're in light blue scrubs, like, those moments, that's real.
Jesse Williams
That's almost like going back to season one, right?
Camilla Luddington
Yeah.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, I love that.
Camilla Luddington
So just as an actor, I was like, yes. No suction.
Jesse Williams
So then, I mean, again, I give them all the love in the world, but just because, I don't know, maybe we're not going to be here for 12 hours. Then all the Amelia and Alex stuff is happening at Owen's house, and they're cleaning up the house and.
Camilla Luddington
I know. But you know what? I. I did love all those scenes, even though it was. No, I did, too, but it was so funny. Yeah, we were. We're back there. Alex is scoffing all of the snacks and cracking. Cracking me up. And I love that. Like, I love that it's him because of course, he's the only character that's gonna be like. And he literally says, you are so screwed right now. He's. That he's the opposite of Amelia.
Jesse Williams
He's not. You got this. He's like, you don't got this.
Camilla Luddington
He's like, you absolutely don't got us. And he's laughing, and there's, like, chips coming out of his mouth. And it's just. You needed Alex there for that moment for sure. Yeah, Very funny, Julie.
Jesse Williams
But there's something about his character where even though he's saying, you don't got this, you still know you do, because he's not freaking out. He's kind of, like, always got this, like, there's a lightness to, like. He's chuckling at you, which makes you feel like it can't be that bad. He's just kind of laughing. It's gonna be okay, I think.
Camilla Luddington
I don't know. I mean, like, I don't. I think he really thinks he's probably a little bit screwed, but.
Jesse Williams
Okay, so he tells him he's screwed. Then we go back to the skills lab, and you.
Camilla Luddington
I put down in my notes, Arizona is guarding weed prison. That's what that room feels like to me. When you guys are on the couch. He. Okay, so Andrew's like. He's on the. He's on the floor and he's. I forget Janine's character's name. Janine Mason. I just love Janine so much.
Jesse Williams
She was so great.
Camilla Luddington
She was so.
Jesse Williams
She only left because she got a big job. She got, like, some big show from there. Right.
Camilla Luddington
She did she got Roswell? She got a fancy show.
Jesse Williams
Right, right, right, right, right, right.
Camilla Luddington
And of course she got it because she's fantastic. And just even seeing a glimpse of her face on the laying next to.
Jesse Williams
DeLuca, I was like, Sam Bello. She played Dr. Sam Bello.
Camilla Luddington
That's right. Yeah. Sam Bello. She played Sam Bellow. Seeing her gorgeous face.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
The nicest actress, it made me feel like Andrew. I was like, you know what, I'm heartbroken too that we. We lost her. But this scene is so funny between you guys. Do you remember filming this? Because she's banging on about cheese and you're talking about Karina.
Jesse Williams
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what. That's the room where I felt like we were the longest. At least filming the longest. Yeah. She starts talking about cheese and then I'm on the couch. I remember it was a leather couch and it would squeak every time.
Camilla Luddington
It's a squeaky.
Jesse Williams
Yes. It would just make sense.
Camilla Luddington
And you gotta watch that for sound.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. And bow. And sound would be like, stop moving. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I was very still.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, you're. Yeah. Which kind of worked. Yeah, yeah. Do you remember finding it hard to get through that scene because she's like Swiss.
Jesse Williams
Yes. We had laughed for each other, but also we had no prompts. It was like none of our lines. Normally in a conversation your line makes sense because of what the other character said right before you. But in this situation, all of our lines were. We were just having conversations with ourselves and then they were. But then there was like someone else that was talking, like interjecting, but totally non linear to what you were saying. And so I found this kind of interesting because, you know, I always found Arizona to be so confident. Like, you didn't see her question herself a lot. Like she was always very. From being lesbianic to like never having questioned her sexuality as a kid, which is like, who does that? That's a superhero. Like just always straight. Straight. Well, not straight. Very straight about her ideas, like knowing exactly who she was and what she was. And so you don't see a lot of. You don't see her insecurities so much. You don't see her questioning herself so much. And so I thought it was kind of interesting that there she was talking about whether or not she was going too fast with Karina, but then she starts talking about having been ghosted and then she talks about having been left and then. And so you have like this like triple packed punch of Arizona going, huh? I heard her saying, am I Not good enough. Right. Like, am I not. Am I not someone that people stay for?
Camilla Luddington
Do you remember in this episode when you're playing these scenes, do you remember wondering? Because I thought the episode was going to end with you breaking up with Karina, and so I was quite surprised. We can talk about this at the end. Do you remember in the filming this whether you feel like Arizona was gonna. You felt like it was going to be starting to lean out of the relationship as opposed to lean in?
Jesse Williams
I think that maybe the reason that you might have thought that was because she had the slip where she was talking about Cali.
Camilla Luddington
She does later. Yes. But even saying, like, we're moving too fast. Am I moving too fast?
Jesse Williams
I don't know. I kind of.
Camilla Luddington
Okay. No, I mean, you player, you tell me.
Jesse Williams
I wish that they had had more scenes where you saw what they like so much about each other because you really just had to guess. Like, it worked for us to be together. And we had that very funny first scene where we're like, yeah, making out.
Camilla Luddington
That was a good reveal.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. But it wasn't like you didn't see us, like, becoming friends, too. Like, you didn't see us becoming, like, deepening the relationship and figuring out what we liked so much about each other.
Camilla Luddington
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Adore Me is an intimate apparel brand that was the first of its kind to offer a full range of styles and sizes for all body types.
Camilla Luddington
Their value propositions are products with a great fit, affordable prices, and inclusive range of sizes.
Jesse Williams
New customers can get bra and panty sets for as low as 1995.
Camilla Luddington
Adormi offers playful lingerie in over 67 different sizes, so you're bound to find a style that's just so you. And they have affordable styles to fit any budget.
Jesse Williams
Adore Me has inclusive size ranges with over 67 sizes from extra small to 4x. Adore Me was the first intimate apparel brand to offer its full range of styles across all sizes.
Camilla Luddington
And each month they drop a new seasonal collection. So there's always new styles to check out.
Jesse Williams
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Camilla Luddington
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Jesse Williams
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Camilla Luddington
I love you. You don't see these two characters together very much. Both of them say they've never done pop before and and it just starts to set up this amazing twosome that we again don't see much and and and and where it Goes from there. But that's the beginning, really, of those two in another weed jail.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. Yep. Where. Where April starts it off with, I know something I heard something that I shouldn't have heard. And at the end of an era. The. At the end of a bad, bad era. And you're like. You're like, well, I guess she wasn't gonna keep that secret for sure.
Camilla Luddington
Well, you're kind of, like. You're kind of wondering, like, how. What. You know, because she's high. Like, it is intriguing because you're like, what has she heard? How has she interpreted it? Is she gonna spill all the beans?
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. And to Bailey.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
Of all people, who's just.
Jesse Williams
I mean, honestly, she's. She's just. I. I don't know. I can't even come up with the right word for what Bailey is. But she's definitely like. She just seems like she's the one. She's like the. I want to say the oracle. It's not the oracle. She's like. But she's like the. If you wanted to know whether something was fair or not, you'd go to Bailey 100. She seems like she's the person who just has all the answers.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, she does.
Jesse Williams
And she would figure it out. She'd be my phone, a friend. You know, like, if you call. Like, you have an opportunity to call someone.
Camilla Luddington
But Bailey can also cause a ruckus when she. Oh, yes. And then. So you know that this information is not gonna. It's not gonna be smooth sailing by any means.
Jesse Williams
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Camilla Luddington
So then cut to Ms. Jo Wilson in her surgery.
Jesse Williams
Yep.
Camilla Luddington
And I wanted to shout out to Linda Klein. Linda Klein. I say, bring the scans over, and we need to talk about Linda Klein. So Linda. And she goes, yes, Doctor. Which I love. I know.
Jesse Williams
I love that she says, yes, Doctor. Yes.
Camilla Luddington
Linda. Makes me feel so good. So Linda's a real surgeon. She's an executive producer on our show. She's been here, like, literally since the beginning of time. She was on Nip Tuck before. Yep. And she is the one that actually, during scenes, she. During the. Or scenes or any of these medical scenes, she comes in, she choreographs that. She tells us what we're doing wrong, what we need to do right.
Jesse Williams
Mostly what we're doing wrong.
Camilla Luddington
She is the absolute best. I mean, she's the best.
Jesse Williams
Talk about, like, the heartbeat of a show.
Camilla Luddington
I mean. Yes. So she's just bringing scans to me, but really that she is the doctor. The real doctor. God, in the room is Linda Klein. And I. I did get a kick out of her saying, yes, doctor, yes.
Jesse Williams
I told I I saw her. And whenever I see her, it's like, ah, yes. I'm so happy.
Camilla Luddington
Boki's in the room too. Boki is in that surgery too. And Boki has been with us forever. Quick, quick story real quick. When I very first started the show, how I met Boki, is that Shonda rhymes before I even. No, maybe I'd filmed something, but she sent me to watch a real surgery, and Boki was doing that real surgery, open heart surgery. And that's the first time I met her. She helped me scrub in, even though I wasn't doing anything. Scrub nurse. And so. So Boki's there and Joe and Levi, you know, like, they're not friends really yet, I think, but. But they obviously slept together at this point. But it's fun that I love it when they're on surgery is together. Then it's backed to Jackson. A mama Avery.
Jesse Williams
Yep. And they're gonna get into it. They're gonna get into it because he's freaking out and he's not understanding why his mom is so calm because it's all new information to him. So then they kind of get into the whole thing about reminding us that they're actually both high, too. So they are both high while discussing this very big thing.
Camilla Luddington
These two are the most. I think these two are the most grounded high.
Jesse Williams
For sure.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. Okay.
Jesse Williams
For sure.
Camilla Luddington
Then we're back. Because then we're back to Owen and. And Alex Krev is not a grounded high. Alex Krebb has made a chip baby. Oh, man. I remember in the table read these moments with Alex being high and just thinking it was so hysterical because then the baby comes in and Alex pretends he's there. He's supposed to be in the back room, but it smells like Owen or something smells too much like Owen.
Jesse Williams
Yes. Yes. But wait, also just to go back, because I actually thought that, like, wow, because there's things that are in, you know, headlines right now that are quite that touch on the same topic. But I actually took. I took a screenshot of it because I was like, you know what?
Camilla Luddington
Oh, let me see. What is it?
Jesse Williams
Well, no, it's. It's those. It's the. The. The words to the scene. Because when Jackson really gives Catherine a hard time and says, like, what the heck? Like, you don't get to do that. Why did you get. Why did you keep this a secret? And she come. She starts to Come back at him because she realizes something, and she says to him, no, no, no. You do not get to do that. You do not get to stand there in judgment of me. Thirty years ago, getting harassed at work, getting groped at work, wasn't something we could protest. It was something we had to take with our morning coffee. It was part of the job. And if we made a noise, if we fussed, we were told we were overreacting. And more often than not, we lost the job and our reputation, reputation along with it. I was not then who I am now. I didn't have the voice then that I have now. I had choices. I could stand there and let your grandfather fire those women and drag them through the mud, or I could make sure they got some money, a leg to stand on, a path to move forward. I'm not ashamed of myself, Jackson, but I am ashamed of what your grandfather did. And I'm so sorry that now you have to carry that burden along with me.
Camilla Luddington
Did you pull up the script? Did you go back and Google the script in your phone?
Jesse Williams
I, too. Well, when I was watching it, I had the captions on.
Camilla Luddington
Oh, yeah.
Jesse Williams
And I screenshot every single line because I was like. I had to go back because I.
Camilla Luddington
Was, like, so good, Julie. So glad we went back, Julie. Right?
Jesse Williams
Those are such. I mean, so it's just. This is what. This is what I love, love, love about Grey's Anatomy so much as these writers are so good. And it started so early from episode one, and it just has carried on. And we are Talking about season 14 right now, this episode of season 14, and it keeps doing it, which is just illuminating the challenge, illuminating the hardship. And things are not simple. And sexual harassment is not simple. It is very nuanced. And each situation in which it occurs is obviously individual. But how often, no matter what, what seems to be associated with sexual harassment is that the woman did something wrong, that she overreacted, that she, you know, that she did something. And almost always it seems like it's the woman that gets blamed. And, I mean, if you go after. Listen, if you start looking around at everything that anyone's ever done in their life, you're likely to find something right? But I think that we lose sight of the point, which is that all that matters is the sexual harassment. In a court of law or in a court of public opinion. All that matters is the offense. Who the person was or how they dealt with it is not. Is not the issue. Anyways, I digress.
Camilla Luddington
No, I think. No, I think it's A great. I. I don't. Yeah. I don't want to skip over it, to be honest, because I think that one thing that, like, it makes you ruminate about is that. And this still happens. This is not. This is not. Not. You can. There's still a feeling that you can't speak up. Up for many, many reasons and all different kinds of environments and jobs and family and all the things. And I think that women were. Have this expert level of finding ways to shake it off. Laugh it off.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
Make a joke of it. Make it white, like, however you needed to do. And I think that. That we deal with this in so many episodes on Gray's. But this speech of hers, taking it with your morning coffee. I know that line is fantastic because it feels it for a time, and for some people, it still does. It feels like that's just part of life.
Jesse Williams
Just endure it. Yeah. Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
Okay. Glad we went back. I'm so glad you took pictures of that and read that. That was probably the most important moment of the whole show. But we do go back to the Alex Grev and his crushed chip baby and the. And the baby arriving. And then we go to Richard and the weed cookies.
Jesse Williams
Yes. And now he's. Now at least we have another responsible doctor.
Camilla Luddington
We have someone else. Thank God at this point, we're, like, using the janitor for, like, surgeries. Yeah. We have someone that did not take the wee cookies. And then we're dealing with an intern who is high. Dr. Roy. And a central line.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. Because he responds to.
Camilla Luddington
He responds to a. A, you know, being paged and someone needs a central line and he doesn't want to do it. And then we get to see Helm on Parker.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
These are the interns we haven't seen in so long. I mean, Helm, we still have the show, but. Yeah. I knew when we were reading this at the table read, I was like, this is. This is one of those moments where, you know, because we tend on the show to, you know, not everyone makes it. It's part of the show always. I mean, it's been part of that speech from day one. Like, look at the person next to you. They may be gone. And so, you know that that's part of our storytelling. And when we got to that part, I was like, oh, this may be the end for this doctor. I was like, this doctor may be heading out.
Jesse Williams
Well, and it. And it goes from bad to worse. Right. Because you know that he's hosed. But now he gets double hosed because he ends up running into the cart that has the scalpel. And then. And it's pretty bad.
Camilla Luddington
Oh, yeah. And we should say, by the way, that, like, we, as actors, we are not always aware of who is leaving. Sometimes we really do discover these things in the tape read. I'm like, oh, my God, that character's going. That actor knows. But, like, we, you know, it's not always discussed with all of us in, like, a huge group meeting. So it was so still surprising that this is where the storyline was going. But as we were reading the table read, I was like, oh, boy. Then it's back to Ms. Joe Wilson, and she's decided that the Weber pen is. Is going to be used. I think we should talk about really quick because this is the surgery of the episode. All of that stuff that you're seeing, it's like we have this body c. We have this body, like a torso, basically. And it's. The middle is cut out. It looks like it's cut out. And it's almost like a bowl.
Jesse Williams
Right.
Camilla Luddington
Like a rectangle bowl. And we shove stuff in there. So that's like a lot of plastic guts. And we fill it with blood and all the things so we can suction and we fill it with water. But I. I believe that's most likely what's on the table. There is this. This. This fake mannequin with a. A hole in the middle.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
To make this all happen. But she comes up with this great plan. She can use the Weber pin so that she doesn't maybe have to take out all of the. All of the organ and find where the cancer ends and. And Levi is sent on his way. But there's also that back and forth with Meredith of, like, Joe desperately wanting the answer. And Meredith knows best. She knows that Joan needs to figure this out by herself. She already knows the answer.
Jesse Williams
But.
Camilla Luddington
But she. She needs to know it. Then we go to the intern, and I think you need to talk. I think you. I'm gonna hit it to you. How do we squirt blood on people on Gray's Anatomy, Jessica Cap, Shaw. What. What is the way that we do that? Because we do it all the time.
Jesse Williams
Well, you mean like the.
Camilla Luddington
The technicality. Like, let's let them know, like, how we make that happen on our show. Blood gets squirted all over God so.
Jesse Williams
Many times, and it's actually very, like, technical. It's very, very technical. They're like little balloons of blood, and they are like pellets or packets of blood. And then when you perforate them, blood explodes. Because they've got a little. Well, there's someone standing off to the side with a little air hose, and they're like, make it. They're pumping it to make the blood squirt. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, that's how it goes up.
Camilla Luddington
A little tube, and it can. As much or as little as you want.
Jesse Williams
Yep.
Camilla Luddington
But sometimes. And sometimes when we're doing. Doesn't work, and we have technical. Sometimes we have technical issues, and we're. We're waiting for an explosion of blood, and things go wrong. And that's the show business, baby.
Jesse Williams
That's exactly right. And what. And the show must. What?
Camilla Luddington
Go on. The show must go on.
Jesse Williams
Okay, so then it goes back to my weed prison where Andrew is still hallucinating and he's starting to see his girlfriend Sam and crying. That broke my heart when he was crying.
Camilla Luddington
Oh, I know. I hate that.
Jesse Williams
Maggie is now on the dissection table where. The first and only time you've ever seen this thing. But she's touching it.
Camilla Luddington
Is it the first time, though?
Jesse Williams
I don't. I've seen it before.
Camilla Luddington
I don't. I think it may have been introduced in a different episode.
Jesse Williams
Maybe.
Camilla Luddington
You tell us, guys. You tell us. But it was a great use of that table.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. Yeah. And organs are showing up, and then they're going away. And she's touching it, and she's manipulating it. And then Arizona's laying there on the thing on the couch again, and she's talking about how with Karina, it feels. Right. And then she brings up Callie's name by accident. And then Arizona wonders why she said that. But then you plant that, like, you know, there's still that part of her life. And then she talks about how they drive her crazy in bed.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah. I love that Arizona is just spilling it because it's not an Arizona. You guys are not close friends.
Jesse Williams
Not a friend of Arizona. Nope. Nope. But she just. She says it all. But that's the. This is the sad part when she says. When Arizona says, eventually everyone leaves her. And I was like, I. I remember thinking back then that I didn't know that my character felt that way. And I was like, oh, oh, I.
Camilla Luddington
Know that's hard when you get those scripts and you're like, wait, yeah, I feel that way. That sucks.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. But that's. But that's when she realizes the why. She's holding on to Karina so tight. Right. She's like, oh, my gosh, I can't let her go. I'm letting this go so fast. Because I don't want to lose her.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, but you had that little Freudian slip of Cali, baby. I know, I know. It's all. I mean, listen, this is what we're talking about. This is when, you know, like, you're wondering, is the ship gonna be a little in betweeny or is it gonna set sail? And the little Cali slip was like.
Jesse Williams
This feels a little in between sexy seas. But I mean, as you said earlier, I think that they actually could have gone the distance. I think that they could have been a. A compelling couple.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
There is something else happening in this scene. Maggie does lose the liver.
Jesse Williams
Yeah.
Camilla Luddington
She finds that she's like, it's gone. And it's. That's so funny.
Jesse Williams
Okay, so I think that, you know, listen, you can't know what you haven't learned yet. And this is our first rewatch, so we had no idea how long it would take us to talk about this, that, and the other. But here we are at a normal episode marker for our show and we still got a lot to talk about.
Camilla Luddington
And I don't want to rush it.
Jesse Williams
I don't want to rush it. So I'm feeling like, like maybe we push this and we do a whole nother episode that finishes this rewatch. What do you think?
Camilla Luddington
I think we do that because I don't wanna. I. I'm so excited about this. I feel like the crew are so excited about this. And this. This episode is jam packed.
Jesse Williams
Yeah. And by the way, since this is our first one, we may hear from you all. Hey, guess what? We actually want you to speed it up and we want to hear about it in one hour. That's great. We will have learned.
Camilla Luddington
We will have a.
Jesse Williams
For this one. Let's call this.
Camilla Luddington
Yeah, the end of the episode.
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Podcast Summary: Call It What It Is – "Call It The First Ever 'Grey's' Rewatch!"
Host: iHeartPodcasts
Episode Title: Call It The First Ever 'Grey's' Rewatch!
Release Date: February 3, 2025
In the premiere episode of "Call It What It Is," hosted by Jessica Capshaw and Camilla Luddington from Grey’s Anatomy, the dynamic duo embarks on a nostalgic journey by rewatching one of their favorite episodes from the iconic medical drama. This episode not only rekindles fond memories from their time on set but also delves deep into the intricacies of the chosen episode, offering fans a behind-the-scenes look at the storytelling and character development that make Grey’s Anatomy a beloved series.
At the outset (02:46), Jessica and Camilla discuss how they selected the episode to rewatch. Engaging their audience, they mention that the decision was a "people’s choice," reflecting the strong connection fans have with the show. The episode they chose is the memorable "weed cookies" storyline, which garnered significant attention both on and off the screen.
Notable Quote:
Camilla Luddington: "It’s the weed cookie episode, which was not surprising."
The hosts share personal anecdotes about filming the episode, highlighting moments that were both challenging and humorous. Jessica reminisces about her excitement to wear regular clothes instead of scrubs, a rarity on the show, and the joy of styling her hair down (10:26). Camilla recalls the camaraderie on set, especially during scenes that required physical comedy, which contrasted with the show's typically intense drama.
Notable Quotes:
Jesse Williams: "I definitely did watch probably the first 25 to 50 episodes that I was on."
Camilla Luddington: "I went through it and I... just said when we were watching it back, when I was watching it back, I was like, this cast is fantastic."
Delving into the episode's plot, Jessica and Camilla dissect key scenes, character interactions, and pivotal moments that defined the storyline. They discuss the introduction of the weed cookies and their impact on the hospital staff, highlighting how Grey’s Anatomy seamlessly integrates real-life issues into its narratives.
One significant moment discussed is Arizona Robbins' heartfelt speech addressing sexual harassment, a powerful segment that resonates deeply with contemporary conversations around workplace ethics and gender dynamics.
Notable Quotes:
Jesse Williams: "The writers are so good. It started so early from episode one, and it just has carried on."
Camilla Luddington: "When Arizona says, 'eventually everyone leaves her,' it was such a good reveal."
The hosts offer a glimpse into the production process, praising the show's writer Julie Wong for her exceptional ability to blend humor with serious themes. They also commend director Sydney Freeland for navigating the pressures of filming a high-stakes episode (08:56).
Notable Quotes:
Camilla Luddington: "Julie Wong’s episodes, you will realize she can do it all, but she can really do comedy."
Jesse Williams: "Oh, Julie, you're so good at writing. This is so funny."
Throughout the episode, Jessica and Camilla reflect on their personal growth since their time on Grey’s Anatomy. They discuss how participating in the rewatch has reignited their appreciation for the show's depth and the collaborative spirit of the cast and crew.
Notable Quote:
Camilla Luddington: "This still happens. This is not. You can't. There's still a feeling that you can't speak up."
A poignant part of the discussion centers on how Grey’s Anatomy addresses real-world issues, such as sexual harassment in the workplace. Camilla shares her admiration for the show's ability to tackle such topics thoughtfully, emphasizing the lasting relevance and impact of these storylines.
Notable Quotes:
Jesse Williams: "Sexual harassment is not simple. It is very nuanced."
Camilla Luddington: "Women have this expert level of finding ways to shake it off. Laugh it off."
Interspersed with serious reflections are moments of levity as Jessica and Camilla recount funny incidents from filming, such as technical mishaps with special effects (e.g., blood squirting scenes) and spontaneous laughter during serious scripts (65:29).
Notable Quotes:
Jesse Williams: "That's exactly right. And the show must... go on."
Camilla Luddington: "We had technical issues, and we're... waiting for an explosion of blood, and things go wrong. That's the show business, baby."
As the episode wraps up, Jessica and Camilla express their enthusiasm for continuing the rewatch series, acknowledging that there is much more to explore and discuss. They tease the possibility of dedicating future episodes to other significant plots and characters, promising fans an in-depth exploration of Grey’s Anatomy lore.
Notable Quote:
Camilla Luddington: "I’m so excited about this. I feel like the crew are so excited about this."
Jesse Williams: "We don't want to rush it. We will have a whole another episode that finishes this rewatch."
"Call It What It Is" offers a heartfelt and comprehensive rewatch of a classic Grey’s Anatomy episode, enriched by the hosts' firsthand experiences and genuine reflections. Jessica Capshaw and Camilla Luddington successfully blend nostalgia with insightful analysis, providing both long-time fans and newcomers with a meaningful exploration of what makes Grey’s Anatomy enduringly captivating.
Notable Timestamped Quotes:
Introduction to Rewatch:
Camilla Luddington [02:54]: "Hello, hello, hello, hello, Call it crew. And welcome to our first Call it a rewatch."
Choosing the Episode:
Camilla Luddington [04:38]: "It was the people's choice."
Behind-the-Scenes Humor:
Jesse Williams [05:34]: "I think you look hotter now. Like, pure girlfriend, like vanity."
Character Development Insight:
Camilla Luddington [39:00]: "She is not ashamed of herself, Jackson, but I am ashamed of what your grandfather did."
Humorous Production Mishaps:
Jesse Williams [65:37]: "Blood gets squirted all over God, so many times, and it's actually very, like, technical."
Final Note:
This summary encapsulates the essence of the "Call It The First Ever 'Grey's' Rewatch!" episode, highlighting key discussions, personal anecdotes, and critical analyses that celebrate the enduring legacy of Grey’s Anatomy. Through engaging dialogue and insightful commentary, Jessica and Camilla invite listeners to revisit the moments that have defined both their careers and the beloved series.