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Shonda Rhimes on “Superstition”

by Ingrid Diaz on March 30th, 2006

First, let me just say how much I love Shonda Rhimes. I love that as an Exec she’s so accessible to the fans and the public. I love how passionate she is about the characters and the stories, and I think it is that passion and that warmth that makes the show so wonderful.

As a result, I’ve made Grey Matter a part of my daily crack intake, and everyone should be reading it. It’s a blog where the writers talk about the episodes and the show, and it makes for fascinating reading.

Here’s a few snippets from Shonda’s take on “Superstition” …

There are a lot of things I could tell you about the history of Ellis and Richard. I spend hours, days, MONTHS thinking about these two characters. What happened between them 20 years ago is enough to fill a whole television series all on its own. I have a secret fond wish to write and publish The Diaries of Ellis Grey. That woman fascinates me. And Richard’s love for her fascinates me. I get why they fell in love – the two of them were surgical interns at a time when most surgical interns were white males. They were different, they were outsiders and they had each other. Of course they fell in love. That their love didn’t work out, that Richard failed to leave his spouse after Ellis left hers, that Ellis’ departure from Seattle Grace drove Richard to his alcoholic bottom…well, that makes for a juicy history.

And then there is Denny. Denny. Ah, Denny…

Oops. Sorry. I went into my fantasy world for a moment there. The fantasy world in which I am Izzie and Denny is well, Denny and he loves me with that damaged heart of his. Do you love Denny as much as I do? Because I LOVE Denny. Yeah, I love the actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan and all but what I really love is Denny. I love the sexy heart-needing dude in the hospital bed in a way that is not natural and definitely not healthy and most certainly not sane. I love Denny with my full whole soul in a “you jump, I jump” kinda way that means there should be a restraining order in place to keep me away from him. You can understand Alex’s rage and jealousy. Because there is nothing he can do to compete. In real life, the actor who plays Alex (Justin Chambers) is the sweetest, kindest, most normal family man in the world. But the guy he plays on the show is a vicious mess. And battling a drawling, sexy, sweet heart patient for Izzie’s affections is starting to wear on him. All I can say is wait until you see what happens next.

Read more at Grey Matter.

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