I love Grey's Anatomy, I really do, but the only reason why I first started watching, were the rumors that Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Erica (Brooke Smith) were gonna hook up. Now, Erica is gone ... and didn't even say good bye.
Before I get into my reaction and opinion, I wanted to point you all toward Dorothy Surrender's latest post about the whole situation here. She is so much better with words (and yes I stole the above picture, but damn Brooke Smith looks hot in it) and so I figured, instead of attempting to write something clever and powerful, I'd let her say it (and push more people toward reading her blog, because basically, its awesome).
Now, I watched it, prepared to completely yell at the screen because the idiots at ABC thought having Erica leave would be a good idea, BUT, and as much as I hate to say this, they at least gave Brooke a chance at doing some awesome acting. She was breaking my heart throughout the whole episode. She seemed more emotional over the whole Denny thing than Izzie did (which could be just because Katherine Heigel doesn't care anymore, but whatever).
There was one thing that REALLY pissed me off. At the end, when Erica and Callie were fighting, Erica says something about Callie not being able to be sort of a lesbian. I was rooting for the writers all throughout this, but that was over the line. Yes, having Callie sleep with Mark wasn't right either, but I could understand what they were trying to do. This, I don't see the point in having Erica being that big a bitch to Callie. Also, and as many viewers have pointed out, Callie never said she was a lesbian, NEVER. As a matter of fact, the whole storyline of Callie sleeping with Mark, I believe, was to make it obvious that she was bisexual, not lesbian, because of course, bisexuality is always a phase on television and never lasts long.
I really wanted the Callica story line to work out. I was reading so many good things about, Shonda Rhimes, Sara, and Brooke all talking to people from GLAAD. If only the ABC executives had talked to someone from GLAAD. The reasons they give for firing Brooke are horrible and unacceptable. I'll admit, before the relationship with Callie (and still a little bit when she interacts with Grey's group) I did not like Erica Hahn. Since she has been with Callie, even just as friends, she has become a much more likable person.
Anyway, check out Dorothy Surrenders post, she included a link to a campaign to get Erica back by sending in ... leaves.
