Why brooke smith fired

But one departure left Grey 's fans scratching their heads. During the show's fifth season, cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Erica Hahn, played by Brooke Smith, suddenly walked out of the hospital forever, with seemingly no explanation. Just a few episodes before, Hahn had been solidifying her relationship with Callie Torres. Then, suddenly, Erica was out of the show, and it wasn't because of scheduling conflicts. While filming the fifth season of Grey's , Smith was excited for her character's arc.

She told Entertainment Weekly , "I was very excited when they told me that Erica and Callie were going to have this relationship. That was just my gut. Brooke Smith: She did seem upset. I wasn't having a very good week that week. I was like, "Oh, God, what is it with this business?! You are such a great actress. We love you. It didn't feel like it was her. Brooke Smith: She was shocked. I'm the one who told her. It took her a few days to get back to me because she was surprised.

It was surprising to everybody. Brooke Smith: You know, I was starting to get there, yeah. I was personally a little impatient with the gay panic, but it was more Callie's thing anyway. I think Dr. Hahn was sort of figuring it out. EW: What did you think about Callie and Mark and her getting pointers on exploring the "undiscovered country"?

Brooke Smith: It was a little icky. If you're a woman, don't you know how to please yourself? But they seemed to be okay with that one. Brooke Smith: It's actually never happened to me before. But I never had a moment where I thought I did something wrong. I was just really surprised. I just moved my entire family to L. I feel like I'm going to be okay. Clearly it's not an issue as we have a lesbian character on the show — Calliope Torres. Sara Ramirez is an incredible comedic and dramatic actress and we wanted to be able to play up her magic.

Unfortunately, we did not find that the magic and chemistry with Brooke's character would sustain in the long run. The impact of the Callie-Erica relationship will be felt and played out in a story for Callie. I believe it belittles the relationship to simply replace Erica with 'another lesbian.

When I met you, I thought I had found the person that I was going to spend the rest of my life with. I was done! All the boys and all the bars and all the obvious daddy issues, who cares? I was done.

You are such a great actress. We love you. She was shocked. It took her a few days to get back to me because she was surprised.

It was surprising to everybody. Were you happy with the direction the story line was taking? You know, I was starting to get there, yeah. I think Dr. Hahn was sort of figuring it out.

It was a little icky. But they seemed to be okay with that one. How are you doing with all this? But I never had a moment where I thought I did something wrong. I was just really surprised. I just moved my entire family to L. Sara Ramirez is an incredible comedic and dramatic actress and we wanted to be able to play up her magic. Share them in the comments section below.