A New Love

Calzona Review 12x02 "Walking Tall"

There is a new love in Callie's life.

And it isn't  Arizona.


And 12x02 is the episode that let that sink in.

There had been much media hype before this episode aired,  that both will date other people and i believe much  prep time had already been provided to us. If you are still not ready for this, well high five. Neither am I.

Callie met someone

Callie was busy and all agog over the new apple of her eye.

She had been excitedly telling her pals about it and on this occasion of prepping for New Chief Bailey's surprise breakfast, Callie had been chatting with Maggie and Amelia about her new love interest.

Callie was gushing and it seemed like after the several women and men that she had dated, she had finally found a worthy person who gets her.

Much as it hurts me personally to say it, Callie appeared to be really smitten, and the girl (im pretending I dont know who the girl will be) seems to be smitten by her too. And Callie is nothing short of amazed:

"She asked to see me again . Its crazy. You know when you meet someone and you get that flutter rush and it feels like you know them and they know you and you say to yourself "i could stare at this person's face forever." Do you know what i mean? Or maybe not"

She didn't know though that Arizona was within earshot.

I was relieved to see a somehow apologetic Callie glancing at Arizona in surprise.

Arizona dissolved the awkward atmosphere by changing the subject and seemed to be unaffected by it, but later on we discover she was not unaffected at all. Which i secretly liked. I like a little jealousy between the members of my ship .

Arizona the rash whisperer

Arizona was changing in the locker room with April and as she asked April if she had talked with Jackson yet, she discovered April's hideous rash, suspected to come from her stint overseas.

This was coupled with April's struggle with staying awake that it felt like morphine.

So, as Arizona worried that April might be contagious citing that she worked with babies, April was sentenced by Chief Bailey to the isolation bubble. Cant not be quarantined with that kind of rash.

Arizona, being the dutiful bestie that she was, told April not to worry for she promised to visit her best friend in her bubble "prison."

Arizona reminded me so much of Yang when she said tongue in cheek, "i will visit you, i promise."

Paper Panties and Aprizona

Arizona had been the best friend that she was. She made good on her promise and on her visit, she was consoling the distraught April.

April: I have on paper panties. You know how paper panties feel?

Arizona: I imagine that there's some chafing

Okay, Listen, its a chance to relax. So you should take a nap and get rid of your jet lag. Or read, it's like a spa

April: I am in a bubble. I am trapped in a bubble. Jackson, he came in once. Took a look at me and then walked away. And i couldn't go after him because the bubble doesn't travel

Arizona : No it does not.

April: I am alone in here. I am trapped like a bug. Like some kind of a nasty bug and I'm covered in disease. You would think that he would want to talk to me. I'm gonna die of a mysterious disease with a chafed buggy ass and I'm all alone!

Arizona: Oh oh don't freak out. You've been in here for like an hour.

April: Its not that. It's Jackson

Arizona: How can i help?

April: Um just talk.  talk about something else. Anything.

And here, Arizona found the perfect time to open up and release her pent up feelings. And she said it in so many body movements that made it obvious that she was anxious or bothered about it.

Arizona: Okay um okay oh here's the thing. Callie, met someone

She was trying to act like it was the most normal thing, but her gestures were a tad bit extraneous.

April: Oh uhm so are u okay with that?

Arizona: Yeah super. Awesome.

April: That's great then

Arizona: I mean we should be happy for her. She SOUNDS happy. You know happier than she's ever been. She says.  i mean apparently like FOREVER happy.

April: Do we have to talk about this?

Arizona: Well if she does. Cause she started talking to everybody about it.

Funny how the confiding /consoling session originally supposed to be April's time for a sob story, had slowly become Arizona's time to air her problems. And April was not going to let that happen right then.

Aprizona scenes, i noticed, are always funny especially when they are both facing trying times. This friendship is one of the golden ones that's always enjoyable  to watch. In a word, they're usually HILARIOUS.

 On Friends with benefits

Callie, meanwhile had been part of the group of docs who had been disappointed with Bailey's overly hands-on approach as chief that she had to blurt out to Owen to come back as Chief. "i loved you as Chief"

After the united front against Bailey's dictatorial ways, Callie's dialogue with Amelia (who was quiet when Owen asked for suggestions,) was another funny moment :

Callie quizzed Amelia on her silence to Owen about Bailey. Which led Amelia to confide:

Amelia: Have you ever had a friend who's like a really good friend but u just wanna make out with them all the time?

Callie: Oh yeah i used to do that for years.

Amelia: And what happened?

Callie: Sofia.
Amelia got the answer she did not expect .


This was all too familiar territory for Callie. This was her, years ago, and it was heartwarming that this scene reminded us about Mark. Her best friend. The friend with whom she could do all things with, yes including sexy stuff, with no emotions attached, and still remaining to be best friends.

Also, it is really nice to see Callie being adviser of both halves of Omelia. Cause thats how good a friend she is.

All she's saying is..."like her"

This last scene with Calzona together, made me want to forget that i wanted to see a Calzona scene but okay, okay. It's all part of the journey.

This may be a stopover i dread but i guess i need to grin and bear it.

Callie: oh! Arizona! Here, Sofia forgot this. We're on uh... We made it to page 12. She is exhausted so you can probably get away with an early bedtime

Arizona: thanks. Hey, um, big date?

Callie: you heard?

Arizona: yeah! I mean, everybody heard. You know, you can tell me, Callie. You can always tell me.

Callie : Yeah?

Arizona: Yeah

Callie: You'd like her. She's funny and sharp and um we dont just find the same things funny...we say the same thing at the same time

Arizona : Okay no yeah you can dial back the enthusiasm.

Callie: No really. It's like we share the same brain.

All I'm saying is, like her.


Since we saw the sneak peek, one thought was in my mind.  Callie is happy. She is gushing. First time in a long time we have ever seen her like this.

Can't help but have mixed feelings.

Of course I'm happy that Callie is happy. And having met someone whom she feels shares her brain, has the same thoughts, (just like Arizona then, remember when they said they had the same thoughts? yeah)  that is really cool.

Not saying that this girl is the new Arizona in her life. But people do say the qualities that this girl possesses may be similar to what attracted her to Arizona in the first place. She sees shades of Arizona's personality on this woman and this is what makes her drawn to the person? Maybe.

She is funny and sharp and shares same thoughts. They click in that way and it really is wonderful to see Callie finally happy and speaking about another human being with such adoration.

Callie had gone through a lot with their marriage troubles and all. She had always been very loving and giving, forgiving even if there was infidelity.

now that they are apart, its time to focus on herself and what makes her happy. How long has it been since we saw that twinkle in Callie's eye ?

Gushing wildly about an individual who seems to be really compatible with her?

Out of all her dates which led to nowhere: steak knives, cop guy et.al, this was the one date for whom she had heaping praises. 



It hurt to see Arizona's reaction. She felt the need to open up to April. Maybe because she could not hold it in.

It hurt her that it was like Callie was overjoyed at her new love that she was not exactly shy to tell everyone about her.

Maybe if they had moved on, as we have assumed , i question why Arizona is still bothered . Maybe it means one thing, which is maybe, she still has not moved on completely. Since the break up, Arizona had never really dated other people. Not even once. Nor did we see her ever consider that. Well at least not on screen.

Callie, meanwhile, has apparently moved on. It kinda hurts because it means one thing. She has reached closure. And has truly opened up her heart to another person. 

She has been having dates here and there and Arizona seemed to be okay with it. But this one person about whom Callie was excited to tell everyone about, has made Arizona feel a little jealous, maybe. Or maybe it hurts her. But of course she isn't  admitting that. She was even bravely telling Callie to tell her all about her new love interests. But when Callie did let out how thrilled she was about this new girl, Arizona realized she couldn't take it. Not yet.

Maybe when she does see how serious Callie is with this girl, that's when her total acceptance of the situation will set in.

I'm rooting for Callie's happiness and Arizona's happiness. They both deserve it.

Callie has gone on ahead with moving on and we have to give that to her. She is making the most out of a long period of love setbacks and this time, maybe she feels she is finally blessed with having a human being who is truly right for her.

She is concerned about Arizona of course. And that is the reason she wasnt openly telling Arizona about it. That's how much she respects Arizona.

They are friends. Co-parents to Sofia. And it isnt bad at all for each to seek out their own happiness.

Who knows, one day soon, Arizona will also find someone who can be special to her too.

Talks of filming at a lesbian bar had spurred speculation that maybe this is where Arizona will find her new romantic interest.

For now we have no choice but to be happy for Callie.

Even if I'm sad about it and that I became even sadder when I saw Arizona  sad about it too.

Bottom line is, i want both of them happy and none of the rest of it matters.

Time to buck up and be open to these changes. It's a long, winding road.

Remember the preshus journey.

And Trust it. Cause Shonda said so. *insert wink emoji*

Calzona for Always.

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