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Arizona Review 14 x 06
Greys Anatomy "Come On Down To My Boat"

Let this episode be called : The ep where everything happened.

Bailey’s swiping moment for Maggie, the guys taking a sick day and spending the day on Jackson’s new  boat, Meredith being nominated for a Harper Avery, Webber and Bailey organizing an intern-attending mixer, Amelia going to bed with her arrogant but hilarious tumor mentor,  Jackson being inspired by cutting up fish and tying knots to sponsor a $125 million research drive for  innovation, De Luca meeting an intern from his past, Jo is in the running for chief resident and decides to divorce her ex husband, Maggie ditching her tinder date, Ben doing the reveal of his firefighter plan, Arizona successfully extricating a gun from a patient’s vagina, Arizona practicing that teen mom attitude, and  the most intriguing of all that keeps tweeters tweeting frustration:  Arizona witnessing Owen and her current or sort of ex-flame Carina k.i.s.s.i.n.g in the supply closet.

Before I demandingly yell “now what was that all about???” I need to put things in perspective. Let’s take it scene by scene.

Tinder Times

Arizona’s first scene was her tindering together with April and Maggie (the forlorn trio) , on the lookout for possible dates.

This was where she told April that she broke up with Carina “by accident.”

“I needed some space in my home because Sofia is coming home but apparently, she thinks I broke up with her so here I am swiping to have sex with a sexy Italian orgasm scientist.”

April: That's a pretty bad accident

Arizona: It shouldnt mean anything. I should be getting ready for Sofia.

I gather Arizona is all about Sofia since she got that text that her beloved daughter’s is moving home.  But she was bothered about Carina, too.

Pistol Out

Even in the O.R., she was worried about Sofia growing up too fast. Nope she didn’t want to face the inevitable reality of Sofia having teen problems one day.

April: How dumb do you have to be to do something like that for a guy?

Is it really hard to find a boyfriend who isn't in jail? 

Arizona: She’s only 18, she’s already shot herself over a man. Sofia’s gonna be a teenager in like five seconds. I am not ready for puberty and dating and idiot boys or idiot girls.”

Carina did watch Arizona’s successful  surgery, impressively pulling out that pistol from the patient’s vagina.

I was thinking it was sweet of her to watch Arizona at work. Or maybe she was just curious about the unusual surgery going on. 

After the surgery, Carina was applauding how Arizona successfully extricated that pistol out of the girl’s vajayjay, and we can’t miss how Arizona beamed at her looking up to the gallery from the O.R. floor. 

This woman has got some feelings for the hot orgasm scientist. I think. ;)

Future Teenage Mom

April was gushing at how Arizona scolded that “gungina” (as Carina labelled it) patient and that she would be a good mom to a teen.

Here are some excerpts from Arizona’s outburst:

Arizona: You could’ve shot yourself in the spine. Or you could’ve shot someone else in the head. No one. No man or woman is worth that kind of risk….If you were brave enough to do something like this for your boyfriend then you can be brave enough to say no to him. You got it? Do ya?

April was amazed, “You are gonna be an amazing mom to a teenage girl”

Arizona: We were never that stupid, right?

Judging from how Arizona verbalized her sentiments that day, I figure that in the midst of her worries and preparations for Sofia’s arrival, she was also disturbed about her woman concerns.

No comment

This last scene was a scene we were not ready for.

Arizona was walking in the hospital hall discussing with Andrew de Luca who was about to move out of their shared house because of Sofia coming home and it was obvious that Arizona was not okay about Carina when she admitted, “With Sofia and Carina, I’m kind of a mess.”

And then  lo and behold, Arizona and Andrew saw some not-so-private action in the supply closet between Owen and Carina, and I don’t think anybody was  ready for that surprise.

So. Carina is sexually fluid too. And does it mean she did not take Arizona seriously enough, that she quickly recovered from their break up and shifted to kissing Owen??

I was staring at Arizona’s bewildered reaction. I guess she was hurt one way or another while Deluca was utterly frustrated.

I truly wonder how Arizona will react next ep.         

Notes:

Will Carina be Owen’s girlfriend? I sense there might be some sort of tension between these three next ep. 

Didn’t Owen know that Carina and Arizona were dating? Oh yeah he said he hasn’t met Carina before.  With all due respect to Owen, I just hope he stays in his lane though. Arizona and Carina only broke up by accident. I hope Arizona doesn’t get hurt much with this. It seems that she does like hot Italian orgasm scientist. Still does.

That promo pic for 14x08 of the elevator scene with  Owen, Arizona and Carina is intriguing right now. Awkward?

Well, i guess with the genius Krista Vernoff on board, we need to prepare to be surprised from now on. Seems likely that from 14x05 onwards, we have to expect the unexpected. Admit it, we are hanging on to our seats and are absolutely engaged. Okay worried or maybe some are annoyed,  but still engaged, which is most important.

 I know things were meant to be temporary between Carina and Arizona but we did not expect it to be this short.  Hoping that things work out well with them soon enough cause I need more sexy times ;) Besides, Arizona will be busy with her daughter’s homecoming.  Lots to look forward to on that.  And hopefully, in future episodes, they also focus on her brilliance as a surgeon. There is, after all, so much more that defines this beloved multi-dimensional character.

All ready for Greys 300 and hoping we see Callie (even flashbacks are okay) because she was so much a beloved part of Greys.

Raising a glass  to 3,000 more episodes of the best TV show ever.

Cheers to Shonda, Betsy, Krista and the lovely cast that I love with all my aorta and ventricle.

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The New Normal

Arizona Review 14x04 
Greys Anatomy “Ain’t That A Kick In the Head”

Although this intense  episode centered on Amelia's  heroic conquest of her brain tumor, the episode had significant Arizona moments that not only provided lightness to this heavily dramatic episode, it also established foundations for future plot lines. 

The episode also gave us a glimpse into how  Arizona's character has evolved. Aside from us seeing how  loyal and caring Arizona is as a friend, we also saw via her advice to her best friend, how she had coped with all the challenges that came her way.

Best of all,  she got a very welcome surprise in between all the sexy time with her oozing-with-sexiness new lover. 

The Diagnostic Truth 

 All the tension and drama was in this powerful first scene in the O.R.  where Amelia was about to undergo surgery, and to boost confidence amongst themselves, all the doctors and nurses did that iconic superhero pose.

The Beach Boys song was reverberating in the O.R. while the talented but arrogant neurosurgeon performed brain surgery on Amelia.

Arizona was in the gallery watching their colleague's surgery and Carina was seated beside her.

It seemed to remind us that this infamous tumor was found during the process of this groundbreaking research by Carina Deluca.

Carina: I still don't believe it.

Arizona: That masturbation diagnosed the brain tumor?

God works in mysterious ways, indeed Carina. Masturbation was the reason that Amelia's tumor was diagnosed.

Carina is a blessing not only to Arizona but also to Grey Sloan.

This is how the two lovers  kid about the heavy moment of Amelia's brain tumor surgery. 

Tumor Talks

The  team huddle, consisting of our beleaguered team of five fine surgeons Mer, Alex, Maggie, Arizona and April, trying to cope with Amelia's post op results,  use the healing power of laughs.

In this chat, they came to terms on how the tumor affected Amelia's random, sometimes irrational decisions  in the past.

April was not amused with the rowdiness,  but  Arizona  defended their cheerful tumor talk huddle to her best friend April,  "You have to laugh in situations like this,"

This led me to remember Arizona's past painful experiences and how she had overcome them and emerged a stronger, happier person.. All challenges that came her way was enough basis  to give wise, sound  advice to April. 

One thing to note too was Arizona's contribution to the tumor talks  where they referred to  persons or decisions equated with "tumor" as in brain tumor which has somehow affected the behavior and had distorted the  decision making process of a person.

In jest, she humorously blurted out "Eliza" as tumor.

Maybe this was her way of saying Eliza was just caused by a "tumor,"  and her leaving was caused by it too? Whatever she meant by that, you be the judge. To me, it seemed that was pounding the final nail in the coffin of the deceased Ariliza story.

Arizona and April Discuss a New Normal

This touching scene in the Trauma room further solidified the Aprizona friendship.

Arizona chanced upon April lying on the e.r. bed. She knew her friend was struggling with something, so she sought to find out what was wrong. Here we see how caring and loyal Arizona is as a friend. As she consoled April, we realize that she was the right person to give April advice for she had a similar painful experience.

April was deeply troubled about going home if she won't have Harriet. With her and Jackson's new arrangement, it meant she wouldn't see Harriet half the time.

Arizona: I remember that. It's really hard at first.

April: At first?

Arizona: Yeah. eventually, you have a new normal. And eventually you miss her on the nights that you don't have her but you know that she's  somewhere safe and loved and the ache is less. And then maybe some new  grown up fun comes into your life and maybe there's some joy in that.

April: I don't want a new normal. Don't you have Italian sex waiting for you?

Arizona: I do (laughs)

It was truly touching to see Arizona's support and opening up about how she adjusted too to her own new normal.

This is the first time we have heard her open up about her own experience and it is making me emotional to realize that even though she willingly gave way to Callie to bring Sofia with her to New York, Arizona had to adjust to the difficult situation of  being separated from her daughter.

Since the separation was unavoidable, she had to make a choice to sacrifice herself so that all can be happy. But we did not really see how this affected her emotionally. Now she let us in on her emotional state during those times and triumphantly found the sensible way to cope with it.  After all, she did come out of it a happier and better person who knows how to appreciate the new joys that come her way.

Also, it was truly admirable to see how sincere she was as a friend to April. Arizona doing the signature Grey's way of true solidarity in friendship, a.k.a. laying in your best friend's bed to comfort her, gave even more extra substance to her character. The Aprizona friendship is stronger than ever.

The Surprise During Hot Italian Sex

Next scene, we see the sexy new duo in bed, presumably in the aftermath of hot Italian sex, having some residual sexy time. The tenderness of this scene deserved multiple rewatches. Don’t tell me you didn’t notice how Carina’s caresses  were just really sweet.

The sweetness was cut though by a joyful interruption. Arizona got a text message with a surprise message for us: Sofia is coming home!

“It’s my daughter Sofia. She wants to move home.”

I couldn't believe my ears. And I cannot help but notice Arizona's  delight at the news. Our baby Sofia is coming back. 

Until now, I do not know how to express how ecstatic  I feel about this. How we have missed Sofia on screen! The last time we saw her was  in Callie's house when Arizona gave Callie her blessing to take  Sofia with her  to New York. Sofia was totally absent in Season 13 and finally, we will see her again.

That scene finished though with me not knowing how to interpret Carina’s reaction. I'm sure she was okay with it. She's cool. 

Questions after Arizona broke the news:

1.Why was Sofia coming home? Did she not like New York?
2. What did Callie say about this?
3. Will Sofia come home alone?
4. Will she stay with Arizona permanently?
5. What will the repercussions be on Callie's stay in New York?

6.How will this affect Carina’s and Arizona’s relationship? Will Sof like Carina?

7. So how hot was the hot italian sex they had that night?

Looking into the future, will Callie miss Sofia? Enough to come back and stay in Seattle too, eventually?

Hold up. No hysterical reactions please :)  Yes, I heard the news about Sara becoming a regular on Madam Secretary. Coupled with Krista Vernoff's statement of Sara not coming back this S14, I have lost hopes of Callie coming back this season. 

My dreams have been adjusted and  are now geared toward series end. As a Calzona fangirl veteran, i have learned the art of suspending hope and making myself happy with the dream of a good series ending for my ship.

I realize I’m thinking too far into the future when there is so much to celebrate right now. Sofia is coming home. And I cannot wait to see her again. Her mama has missed her so much. 

Although Arizona did mention that she has learned to get used to her new normal, here was her daughter sending her a message that  evidently made her happy. We cannot deny  how that expression of delight couldn't be erased from Arizona's face when she read the good news.

Sure, Arizona is living and enjoying the single life right now, dating and sexily mating, but I'm quite sure that she is even more joyful at the return of her beloved daughter. No sexy time can compare with that. 

Arizona is, after all, a mother first and foremost. I'm sure we can expect more exciting times with Sofia and Arizona.

Having seen the sneak peek for next episode, Arizona is on tinder ready to date again as she said she "broke up" with Carina accidentally when she told her of Sofia's return.

Having seen various synopses of future eps where Carina is still a guest star, i have no doubt Carina is here to stay. 

A note on Calzona prospects 

It is great news that Sara has become a regular on Madam Secretary, the inevitable question is: what will happen to Calzona?

Nobody really knows. Nobody ever knew after she posted that tweet about taking a much needed break from Grey's. She deserves the fulfillment and happiness that her new path will give her. She has already mapped out her activity  for this tv season but who knows, maybe she can still appear on Grey's one day in the next seasons to come.

All I’m really hoping for now is that Calzona will still get that happy ending as they were meant to have. Maybe that will still happen when Sara comes back for that one final episode for a  Calzona happy ending.

Meanwhile, maybe it is high time to be 100% all in for Arizona's happiness. She is the remaining half of the ship that's left with us, there is nothing we can want more than pure happiness and peace for her.

As she intimated her new normal to April, we can rest assured with the fact that she has already made peace with her new situation and has already adjusted to it. Let's let her be happy and have fun as she deserves, too.

Excited to see more fun with Arizona and Sofia this season. And more sexy times with Carina.

Till next time.

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