admitted that nobody wants those unborn girls to be fatherless<\/a>, but did you consider at any point that Link could die? Was his tearful goodbye call a red herring, or was it one of those moments where it could have gone either way?<\/p>\n\n\tMARINIS: It was one of those moments that could have gone either way. I mean, when breaking and writing the premiere, I definitely went down the line of thinking like, if it\u2019s this character, what happens, if it\u2019s this character, what happens? So, no, I barely considered everyone. And when I sat down to type, this is just where I was led. But I wanted to also play the reality that he was in that OR right next to the gas, and so that\u2019s why he was injured so severely. He\u2019s alive, but he has a long road to recovery. I\u2019s going to be a long time before we see Link back up operating as a surgeon.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Will that be a major storyline, the way Teddy\u2019s recovery was last season?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: Absolutely. And, obviously they\u2019re about to have two new additions, that\u2019s the other big storyline.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Back to Link\u2019s heartbreaking call to Jo. How was it writing it? <\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: It was really difficult to write. I might be getting a little too personal. I revised it right after the terrible floods in Texas had just happened. I knew a couple of families that had suffered tragedies, so I was in a very emotional, sad space. That\u2019s where that sad speech came from me. The things that you think about saying before you might lose your life to your loved one, you never know what you\u2019re gonna say. The thing that came out of me was the thing about the dog.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: This is the second traumatic experience Jo has gone through during her high-risk twin pregnancy so far after the store robbery. What will the impact be on her, how will she recover, and will that play out on screen?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: We will definitely play it all out on screen. I think that these two characters deserve some joy, and they will eventually get it but it\u2019s hard. The babies will be born when Link is still in physical therapy and things like that. So they\u2019re going to have a tough road and they\u2019re going to need a lot of help.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: So the babies will be delivered this season?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: I will say the babies will be delivered this season.<\/p>\n
\t\tMonica\u2019s Slow Rescue & Quiet Death \t<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Why was Link reached so quickly while the rescue of Monica and Jules took so long?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: Well, we obviously didn\u2019t see the other side. But, basically, if you remember at the end of the episode, when you see Meredith and Richard walking down that side \u2014 I guess you have to be on the set to really see it \u2014 but it was caved in on the entrance so they had to get through a lot of debris, as well as live wires and frames. <\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Okay.<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: And I think cause it\u2019s TV.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: While Link had that tearful goodbye, Monica didn\u2019t get that moment, she passed away in the background after helping Jules with the surgery. Why did you opt to give her this very quiet hero death? <\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: I think it speaks a lot about who her character is and was; she\u2019s very selfless and she\u2019s always been about the children first, taking care of them, saving their lives, doing anything she can to protect them and make sure that they\u2019re okay. And she\u2019s also been an excellent teacher. There\u2019s been a couple of moments \u2014 and she even references them \u2014 where she\u2019s been with Jules when Jules has almost frozen in an OR, frozen on a case, and she wasn\u2019t going to let that happen today. She was going to be there for Jules. I think it just says who she is as a teacher, that she dies still responding to the calling that she had in life, which was to be a pediatric surgeon.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: What was the total death toll from the explosion? <\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: I think we never really say the total, but in my mind, it was around four or five.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Will they be honored on the show?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: Monica will be honored.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019 Episode 2201: Trevor Jackson, Alexis Floyd<\/p>\n
\t\tLucas, Simone & Wes\u2019 Likely Love Triangle \t<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: There are a lot of sparks flying between Simone and Wes, despite her rebuffing his flirtation and insisting that she is only focusing on work. But it\u2019s Grey\u2019s so it\u2019s never just about work, is it?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: Of course, it\u2019s not just about work. I think it\u2019s mainly more about her trying to deny that attraction to him. He\u2019s clearly a very attractive person, and she knows it, and he knows it. I think that elevator ride that they have in the finale is not easy for her, but she is trying to respect the boundaries at work. And she also knows that her personal life right now is a mess, and she doesn\u2019t want to make a mess here. <\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Let\u2019s talk about that mess. It was Simone\u2019s idea for them to keep the hookup a secret and yet she blurted it out when Lucas told her he loved her. Why was that and what will the fallout be for them?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: I think for me, she told him because Lucas wasn\u2019t accepting that they shouldn\u2019t get back together. And for her, she didn\u2019t want to get back together with him after what she did because it\u2019s not fair to him, and she cares enough about Lucas to not be dishonest with him. So that was kind of the decision. It was like, if she told him that, then he would really understand. It was painful for her, because he walked away from her. But as much as they say they\u2019re not going to talk about it, just wait for Episode 2.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Grey\u2019s is known for planting seeds and watching them grow, so it was interesting that you played the secret out very quickly, didn\u2019t drag it on until later in the season to create tension. Why did you decide to do that?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: We thought about it, but we also thought how much fun it would be and how much conflict we could have: the conflict between her and Lucas as well as the conflict that brings for the four that are there, and knowing that two of them have this rift and once even more information comes out \u2014 because he knows that she slept with someone but he doesn\u2019t know who he is \u2014 so once that information comes on, I think it\u2019s a bit more fun. <\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Is this a love triangle in the making? <\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: There\u2019s always a love triangle on Grey\u2019s, Nellie. (laughs)<\/p>\n
\t\tJules Grappling With PTSD & Hugging Winston\t<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Jules spun out of control when Mika left suddenly. Barely recovered from that, she was now hit hard by Monica\u2019s death, How much processing that trauma will be part of her arc this season? <\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: We\u2019re definitely going to pick it right back up in the next episode. She is somebody who is very resilient, so even if she seems like she\u2019s okay, she might not be okay, but she might not be realizing she\u2019s not okay yet. So I think there\u2019s plenty of opportunity this season for her to, one episode, she seems fine, but in the next episode, she kind of reverts back and is a little bit more open about what she\u2019s going through.<\/p>\n
\n\tBut I do think this experience is going to also contribute to how she views herself as a doctor, because she obviously went through something traumatic, but she has to save this little kid\u2019s life. <\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Now, my least favorite Grey\u2019s storyline: Winston & Jules. It looked like he wanted something to happen after they hugged. In that storyline about an inappropriate relationship with his subordinate, what is his game? Can we give Winston a healthy relationship?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: I don\u2019t think anyone can just turn off the feelings like that but he is not outwardly seeking because he is respecting the boundaries of work. Now, she kind of made that move to hug him into his arms, because she clearly needed some sort of comfort from someone. But who\u2019s to say, no matter who had followed her into that closet, she may have hugged that person, she just really needed some physical comfort.<\/p>\n
\n\tNow, whether or not she is going to feel something for him based on how things have occurred in the past, that\u2019s up in the air, but he is a stand-up guy at work.<\/p>\n
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\t\tTeddy & Owen\u2019s New Normal\t<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: What is happening with Teddy and Owen? She said she was focusing on herself, but now they can\u2019t even be best friends? What does the next stage of their relationship look like?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: When she said \u2018I don\u2019t know who I am anymore\u2019, to me that wasn\u2019t necessarily saying no, we\u2019ll never get there. I think it\u2019s just that she really needs to remember who the Teddy was separate from Owen. That character I really, really love, that Teddy before she was with Owen. I still love Teddy, but it\u2019s interesting because so much of the past few years of her life have revolved around him. <\/p>\n
\n\tAnd so I\u2019m interested to see who Teddy is when she forges her own path. But that\u2019s not to say that we won\u2019t see them have meaningful conversations anymore, or be there for one another. They\u2019re co-parents, and they have known each other for years. They\u2019re linked for life. So I think it\u2019s just going to be a journey to get back to that place. <\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: In the meanwhile, will they have their own separate relationships? Is Cass still in the picture?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: Yes, we\u2019re absolutely gonna see them get to explore things with other people and, if we can have Cass back, I\u2019d love to have Cass back.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Is Nora\u2019s story over? <\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: No, I wouldn\u2019t say that Nora\u2019s story is over. <\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: You\u2019re not indicating that she may get involved with Owen again, are you?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: Oh, I don\u2019t know, you\u2019ll have to wait and see. (laughs)<\/p>\n
\t\tNew Intern Dani\u2019s Memorable First Day & Ben\u2019s Second Year\t<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: The premiere introduced a new intern, Dani, who went through a lot. What is her future, will we see Meredith take her under her wing? <\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: I think the future of the character is that she needs a new first day. (laughs) Obviously we have to play the reality that she just had surgery so we won\u2019t see her immediately, but I\u2019m excited for fans to get to see her again.<\/p>\n
\n\tShe wants to be so good, and that\u2019s what I love about that character. She wants to try so hard, and she\u2019s so excited to be there.<\/p>\n
\n\tShe\u2019s just so genuine, and that\u2019s what I love about her, too. But yes, she\u2019s a lovely character, and we were so lucky when Jade Pettyjohn was cast. Yeah, we\u2019re excited. <\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: I assume there\u2019ll be more stories with that new group of interns?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: There will be stories and how they interact with our residents and our attendings. We\u2019re still primarily telling stories for our attendings and our for now second years.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Ben is now back in the program. His whole storyline last year was trying to earn his spot. Now that he has it, what is he going to do with it?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: Absolutely, we\u2019ll see a little bit more of where that goes in Episode 2. But I\u2019m really excited for Ben this season, because we\u2019re going to tell fewer stories of him being behind and more stories of him really coming into his own and becoming a leader.<\/p>\n
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\t\tEllen Pompeo & Scott Speedman\u2019s Episode Load & Alum Visits\t<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Ellen Pompeo was back in the premiere, that\u2019s become a tradition. Scott Speedman has a new series, RJ Decker, which may or may not film in Los Angeles where Grey\u2019s shoots. How much will we see of each of them this season?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: We\u2019ll have both of them as much as we can. I think it\u2019s mainly about scheduling. Because, like you said, it depends on where Scott\u2019s show takes place and where he\u2019s filming it. I think we\u2019re lucky that it\u2019s with the same studio [20th Television], and so we\u2019ll be able to collaborate more easily than with other places. <\/p>\n
\n\tWe\u2019re definitely still going to see him this season; we see him pretty soon, early in the season. <\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: What about Ellen? You have the new storyline about Meredith spending time in Seattle doing surgeries. Will that still continue, and does it mean that Ellen will be on Grey\u2019s semi regularly?<\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: Meredith is not in every episode. We have her a lot in the beginning of the season, the character will be in Seattle for the beginning of the season. But we will still pick up her research, that won\u2019t go away, because that is a very important piece of her character in her life right now. So that will still come into play.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: Do you have any planned visits of former cast members, like Jesse Williams or Jake Borelli? The babies are coming\u2026 <\/p>\n
\n\tMARINIS: Yes.<\/p>\n
\n\tDEADLINE: You won\u2019t say who?<\/p>\n
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