‘GREY’S ANATOMY’: CHANDRA WILSON ON THE BEN-EFFECT
I can’t be alone in loving the chance viewers have had to see Miranda Bailey in a good place this season on Grey’s. She’s kicking butt in the operating room, spreading her relationship wisdom to the many embattled couples with whom she keeps company, and most importantly, she’s involved in a pretty hot relationship herself. In fact, I’m definitively not alone in loving all of this: Chandra Wilson feels the same way.
“She gets to be a little light. Everything was heavy [for a while], but you can either give in to tragedy or look for a way to have fun,” Wilson told EW during a recent set visit. “Ben pushes her buttons and allows her to take steps to get back into the swing of life and being an adult — not just a mom.” But with so much Owen and Cristina drama going down (Cereal, meet face!), are Bailey and Ben (B2?) a pair we can count on? It sure sounds like it.
“We’re [getting close to] the season finale, and you know how we do our season finales around here. So it’ll be interesting to see what Bailey’s journey is going to be. There’s always some surprise around the season finale. But right now, she’s in a stride,” says Wilson. “Right now she’s in a good place.” Ben returns in next week’s episode, which is also when fans can expect to see more from the gang as they prepare for the boards, which Wilson says will prove to be an emotional process. “It’s like raising your ducklings. You want them to not only pass their test but pass it with flying colors so you know that you have done your best as far as being their teacher. She is definitely in teacher mode,” she says.
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