Sara Ramirez on her ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ love triangle

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[noacparker]

Argh! It's not a love triangle. It's more of a love story with a growth that can't be excised.

(And I say that as someone who mostly likes Mark.)

[elmoisscary]

True, opinion on this story line isn't objective. All opinion is subjective by nature. Plus, the majority of the negativity is coming from people within the LGBT community. So given that this is a story that is supposed to represent the LGBT community, you have to take a step back and think about why so many of us within that community are so upset, particularly those like me who are over 30 and have had to endure years and years and years of poor representation on network TV.

[hip02]

That's what I have observed as well. I'd say Shonda's cred with the gay community is about on par with Whedons now - none

[neolithicdream]

I third this. I didnt always like the storyline but now I love it. And given that in a season where the first half could have been devoid of Calzona and the second half written lightish given jcaps pregnancy getting a season thats been way more about Calzona than any other couple I say yay(again).

[iamyouknowiam]

Well... not everyone hates this storyline. I don't, for one. And millions of people watch Grey's for reasons other than the C/AZ storyline. I don't think it has hurt their ratings all that badly. Every storyline, no matter what they do, is bound to piss someone off lol

[xamanthe]

I like Mark, too. And I like his friendship with Callie. I don't think it's a triangle - even Mark and Callie don't think it's a triangle. They are best friends - with benefits, but they aren't in love with each other. They both know they are in love with other people.

I love Callie and Arizona together. I like that Grey's treats them the same as they treat other couples. Angst, sex, love, shit, etc. This is huge.

All that said, I just wish one lesbian couple on TV could exist with out a man front and center to their relationship. I would like to see a lesbian couple have a baby without the baby daddy so prominent in the s/l. I want mom and mom to raise this child by themselves. Still, I like this s/l and am glad that so many watch and are learning.

[philstar22]

I get that it would be nice to see lesbian couples without men involved. However, Callie is bisexual, not a lesbian. And Mark was part of her life before Arizona. So it makes sense that Mark is still an important part of her life, and it would have been really strange and out of character for both of them to lose that friendship.

[strandedinaber]

I don't think she has to lose his friendship at all. But I do think that there's a very big difference between having a male bff and a male bff who barges into your bedroom and apartment without warning, books meals for three without asking beforehand and is generally disrespectful of the relationship, telling Callie that he should sleep with him back in season 6, and by telling Arizona she's 'nothing' because she's not a biological parent of their baby (not saying that Arizona wasn't disrespectful of his role as father in calling him a sperm donor; she was).

I guess I'm trying to say that he can be involved in Callie's life without being involved in C/A's coupledom. He can even be involved in Sofia's life - and thereby their life as parents - without being involved in their relationship. Which seems to be where they're heading now - hurrah!