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On the most recent episode of Ellen Pompeo’s podcast, “Tell Me With Ellen Pompeo”, the actress answered a fan question on which subject she’d wish to see “Gray’s Anatomy” handle subsequent.
“This can be a difficult query to reply,” mentioned Pompeo, who’s starred within the medical drama since its debut in 2005. “The reality is we’ve lined plenty of essential matters… I feel if I had any want, actually, it might be to be much less form of preachy in a single episode about sure issues.”
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The hit ABC present, which Pompeo additionally serves as a producer on, has touched on numerous difficult topics all through its 18 seasons, together with abortion, opioid habit, immigration, racism, police brutality and extra.
“It’s like, we do one episode about… let’s see, Asian hate crimes is one which we did this previous season that was actually shifting,” Pompeo continued. “I feel I’d wish to see issues occur a bit of extra subtly and over time. You realize, constantly, and fewer form of hit-you-over-the head with it for only one hour after which we by no means discuss it once more. I want we might form of contact on these social points which might be necessary and related and form of have them be threads all through.”
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On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times confirmed that Pompeo will solely seem in eight episodes of the upcoming nineteenth season, nonetheless, she’ll proceed as narrator and government producer on every installment.
