Spoiler alert! This story discusses the April 3 episode of Gray’s Anatomy, “Don’t You (Overlook About Me),” which could be streamed with a Hulu subscription in case you’re not caught up.
Tensions had been constructing for some time between Kim Raver’s Teddy and Sophia Bush’s Cass on Gray’s Anatomy, and on the most recent episode to air on the 2025 TV schedule, their mutual attraction lastly hit a breaking level. Teddy and Owen opened up their marriage, offering the right alternative for one thing to lastly occur, and Teddy’s out-of-town convention gave them the setting. Raver opened up about their characters’ sizzling hookup, together with why it was necessary to her that they use an intimacy coordinator.
Followers have been excited to see Sophia Bush be part of Gray’s Anatomy’s twenty first season as Cass Beckman — aka the most recent goal of Owen Hunt’s jealousy — and we lastly received what all of us got here to see when she and Teddy Altman skipped out on the convention for a sizzling lodge room makeout sesh. Kim Raver pulled double responsibility as not solely one of many stars of the steamy scene however as director of “Don’t You (Overlook About Me),” and he or she informed THR it was necessary to her that they use an intimacy coordinator. The Teddy actress mentioned:
We had an intimacy coordinator. All the things was very a lot mapped out, there was consent. It was actually necessary to me that we had an intimacy coordinator as a result of I’m directing and within the scene, so I needed Sophia to really feel that every one of her decisions [were heard] and that we each felt utterly comfy.
It is smart with Kim Raver directing that episode — her second time on the helm — that she wouldn’t need there to be an influence imbalance between her and Sophia Bush. Whereas Teddy might have in the end determined she didn’t wish to be with Cass, Raver couldn’t say sufficient nice issues about her scene associate, saying of Bush:
She is completely superb to work with. I’ve had such an unimaginable time together with her. She’s such an expert, humorous and collaborative. It’s actually that factor of girls supporting girls and on this enterprise to have that, particularly as a director, is so necessary. Everybody units the tone. You increase up different people who find themselves increasing creatively and increasing within the enterprise.
Kim Raver mentioned she took a notice from Debbie Allen and choreographed Teddy and Cass’ lodge room tryst like a dance. All the things was blocked out upfront and walked via with the intimacy coordinator beforehand, and he or she talked out any modifications that wanted to be made in service of her character. Raver continued:
There’s an entire set of steps you undergo earlier than you’re even movie it, and Sophia was utterly [great]. I might be filming it after which I’d provide you with a brand new intention for Teddy — and I say intention, as a result of that’s actually necessary. All the things was bodily blocked out, however the intentions have been about when Teddy turns from being within the second to stopping it. It was an actual pleasure to direct Sophia and myself all through the entire episode.
Teddy might have determined open marriage wasn’t for her, however in the meantime, Owen (Kevin McKidd) was taking full benefit of the scenario, as we noticed him in mattress with Nora (Floriana Lima), his sister’s childhood good friend. It seems to be like the reality comes out, too, in subsequent week’s episode. Take a look at the preview under:
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One factor you may at all times depend on with Gray’s Anatomy is drama inside Teddy and Owen’s relationship.
So what does that imply for Sophia Bush? Kim Raver performed it coy when requested if Cass could be again round, saying she “truthfully” doesn’t know. What she does know, nonetheless, is that:
It undoubtedly will get extra sophisticated.
I’m right here for that. Tune in at 10 p.m. ET Thursday, April 10, on ABC (and streaming the following day on Hulu) to see if Owen comes clear about Nora and the way Teddy reacts. And, if you wish to begin a Gray’s Anatomy rewatch, the primary 20 seasons may also be streamed with a Netflix subscription.