Recently the Grey's community was rocked to its core when news broke that one of the long runner's most beloved characters was not coming back.
Arizona Robbins was not only one of the most popular, and one of the show's longest remaining characters, she was groundbreaking. She was one of ABC's first out queer characters and part of the few stable lesbian relationships portrayed on popular TV.
She has survived so much. When the news broke the fandom exploded into extreme grief.
And it begins with the initial moment.
1. You're scrolling through Facebook
You're scrolling through your feed, living your life, thinking that nothing bad could possibly go wrong.
2. Then you see this sweet smiling face
Your favorite character of all time. One of the first LGBT character to star in a major prime-time TV drama. The women who survived a plane crash, a leg amputation, saves tiny humans' lives on the daily, world-renowned fetal surgeon, won an ugly custody battle and still let her daughter live with her biological mother across the country, AND your favorite character of all time.
3. Arizona freaking Robbins
4. You click on the post
Thinking you're about to dive into some juicy spoilers about her new love interest or crazy surgery she's about to perfect. You expect nothing but the best for this beloved resident of ShondraLand.
5. But then you see it
The worst news you could possibly get at a time like this.
6. You go through denial
7. Maybe drink a little bit to numb the pain
8. Whine and cry a little too
9. And then realize nothing can quite get much worse than this
10. Eventually, you calm down and just pray
Since she's not dead, maybe Shondra will take pity on us and bring her back occasionally I mean, she made us all watch that Izzy and Ghost Denny sex scene so she kind of owes us one.
Goodbye Arizona Robbins, you will be dearly missed.
And bye April too, I guess.