has become known for the way it writes off some of its most popular characters, with its go-to solution being killing them, so many now mistakenly believe Jessica Capshaw’s Arizona Robbins died — and while her exit was explosive, her ultimate fate wasn't as bleak. well-rounded characters, as well as how deep it goes into their stories, have been key to its success, which has been substantial. However, and bad moments, many of these coming from how some characters have been written off.
viewers have seen many characters killed off, while others were given rushed endings that left many wondering whether their in-universe fate was influenced by events behind the scenes.
joined the cast in season 5, remaining for almost a decade before leaving in season 14 after going through many ups and downs in her professional and personal life, which included a plane crash. Thanks to her dramatic arc, many misremember what happened to Arizona Robbins in , as she didn't die when Jessica Capshaw left the show.
Arizona Robbins is the former Head of Fetal Surgery and Attending Pediatric Surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, and she made her debut on season 5. Although Jessica Capshaw was originally contracted to appear in three episodes, she eventually became a series regular and a popular character among fans.
Arizona became Callie Torres’ love interest after her storyline with Erica Hahn was cut short, and they eventually married, raising their daughter (and Mark Sloan’s daughter) Sofia together. Unfortunately, Arizona and Callie’s marriage didn’t last, and played a big part in their marriage coming to an end: the plane crash.
In season 8, Meredith, Derek Shepherd, Cristina Yang, Mark Sloan, Lexie Grey, and Arizona were on their way to assist the surgery of conjoined twins at a hospital in Boise, but their plane crashed. Lexie was crushed by a piece of the plane and died minutes later, while Mark succumbed to his injuries after several days. Cristina, Meredith, and Derek were also injured but they recovered.
Arizona didn't die in the plane crash in However, her leg was crushed, and back in Seattle, Callie attended to her injury but ended up having to amputate the limb. , their relationship deteriorated, and after other issues, they divorced.
The plane crash was one of Arizona's defining moments, but unlike Lexie and Mark, wasn't how she left the show.
when Callie told Arizona she wanted to move to New York with Penny and take Sofia with her, and as she didn’t want to be separated from her daughter, Arizona hired a lawyer and they went to court. Arizona won sole custody of Sofia, but she ended up sharing Sofia with Callie for everyone’s benefit.
Sometime later, Sofia moved back to Seattle, but she was unhappy and missed her friends, school, and Callie, and after learning all this, Arizona made the decision to move to New York so Sofia could be close to her and Callie, and so she . Behind the scenes, Jessica Capshaw and Sarah Drew were fired in 2018 for “creative” reasons, and so Arizona Robbins wasn’t seen again.
Grey's Anatomy is considered one of the great television shows of our time, winning several awards and four Emmys. The high-intensity medical drama follows Meredith Grey and the team of doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial, who are faced with life-or-death decisions on a daily basis.
They seek comfort from one another, and, at times, more than just friendship. Together they discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white.
