Grey's Anatomy: Alex, Arizona, Derek and Callie related scoop on season 9 from TVLine's Michael Ausiello

Here's some scoop on Grey's Anatomy from this week's (Posted on 9/11/12) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: Will Alex’s love interest on Grey’s Anatomy be an existing character or someone new? —Delaney
Ausiello: She’ll definitely be someone new (perhaps this beauty?). But the longtime bachelor has a few more personal demons to exorcise before he meets The One. “In the aftermath of being the person who was supposed to be on the plane but who didn’t get on the plane, Alex has filled the void that he had been feeling in his life with a lot of sex with a lot of people,” reveals Rhimes. “And he really paints himself into a corner.”

Question: What’s with the lockdown on Grey’s Anatomy spoilers pertaining to Arizona? Is Shonda Rhimes attempting to build suspense by staying mum? —Dorcas 
Ausiello: As Rhimes explained it to me, she would prefer the audience go on the character’s “really interesting journey” with fresh eyes “as opposed to already knowing what’s going to happen. It’s one of the journeys that I’m most proud of. The acting has been incredible. We just want to let it be what it is.”

Question: I’m very excited by the prospect of a Derek-Callie friendship this season on Grey’s Anatomy. What exactly brings them together? —Eric 
Ausiello: The “shared experience” of the crash, per Rhimes, who notes, “Even though Callie wasn’t in the crash herself, they both experienced some pretty traumatic things because of it. Also, Callie is going to be working in a pretty interesting way to fix Derek’s hand.”

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