Callie and Arizona will go to battle in episode 22
of “Grey’s Anatomy.” And according to actor Kevin McKidd, who stars on
the hit ABC series as Owen, the former couple won’t just be fighting for
custody of their daughter — they’ll also be fighting for their lives
“in a sense” as they go head-to-head in the courtroom.
“It was intense to shoot and I think it’s
going to be really intense to watch,” McKidd, who directed the upcoming
Season 12 installment, titled “Mama Tried,” told to TVLine. “It’s very emotional, very powerful.”
One reason audiences will find the forthcoming
episode uneasy to watch is that it will pit Callie (Sara Ramirez)
against Arizona (Jessica Capshaw). “The audience loves Callie. The
audience loves Arizona. We want them both to be okay,” he said.
But according to a sneak-peek video of episode
22, neither of Sofia’s (Eva Ariel Binder) mothers will come out of this
chaos unscathed. A promo video shows Sofia’s parents fighting with one
another through their lawyers, which adds fuel to the fire.
“They do try to connect at a certain point,”
McKidd teases of a potential reconciliation. “But the lawyers get in
there and do their lawyering thing and cause damage ... They try to stay
civil, but it’s hard when things get thrown at you by a lawyer. Arizona
especially, I think, really feels hard done in the courtroom.”
Fans get a glimpse at the drama set to go down
in court when Callie’s lawyer suggests Arizona is less qualified to
receive custody because she’s not Sofia’s biological mother.
“I’m going to have to stop you before you
continue for your own sake. You’re not going to imply that I am any less
Sofia’s mother because we don’t share the same DNA,” Arizona says in
the trailer. “Because that would be offensive. It would be offensive to
anyone in the room who has an adopted child or is an adopted child.”
Although McKidd didn’t reveal who he thinks
will be granted custody, he did unveil to TVLine that the aftermath of
the episode “plays out in a really interesting way in the lead-up to the
finale.”
The actor dished that while episode 22 will be
intense, there’s a “beautiful payoff in the finale” that’s connected to
the custody drama.
“Grey’s Anatomy” airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.
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