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Ellen Pompeo Thinks That “Grey’s Anatomy” Should Be “Less Preachy” About Social Issues
"I think I’d like to see things happen a little more subtly and over time.”

Ellen Pompeo Thinks That “Grey’s Anatomy” Should Be “Less Preachy” About Social Issues

Listen, Ellen Pompeo is Grey’s Anatomy. She has been on the show for basically forever now.

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“I think I’d like to see things happen a little more subtly and over time,” she continued, before elaborating on what that means to her.

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Ellen explained that, rather than “constantly [hitting] you over the head for just one hour,” Grey’s should “touch on these social issues that are important and have them be threads throughout.”

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So, essentially, Ellen is saying that Grey’s should be covering social issues with nuance and consistency, instead of occasionally zeroing in on them when the mood strikes.

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But Ellen also might not be around as much to see these potential changes take place, as she’s set to take a reduced role in the show’s upcoming 19th season.

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According to Entertainment Weekly, she’ll only appear in eight episodes of the forthcoming season, although she will remain as an executive producer of the show. So we’ll see how everything on the show plays out from here regardless.

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