“Hadn’t really seen Addison vulnerable”: Grey's Anatomy star Kate Walsh talks about her character’s emotional return in Season 22

In the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy Season 22, Kate Walsh's character, Addison Montgomery, returns to Grey Sloan Memorial and becomes the very reason Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) returns to practice.

While Walsh is known for her iconic entrances in the medical drama, this return saw her in a different light. The strong, cocky character came back with a crucial case, and in a vulnerable state, which Addison has not been seen much in Grey's Anatomy. During a recent Variety interview, Walsh talked about how she wanted this 'vulnerable' side of Addison to be shown in her return in Episode 10 of Season 22, and stated:

"We hadn’t really seen Addison vulnerable in a while, like freaking out. So I thought that might be a little more interesting, a bit of a role reversal, and I think you see that in this episode."

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Grey's Anatomy star Kate Walsh discusses her return to the medical drama

In Episode 10 of Grey's Anatomy Season 2, Kate Walsh returns to Grey Sloan Memorial as Addison and brings a new case of a woman losing her vision. After several tests, it is discovered that she has a tumor that is growing faster due to her pregnancy hormones.

Addison asks Amelia, Derek's sister, to help her with the case, but she initially refuses as she is on sabbatical. However, Addison convinces her and reveals her own emotional state, as her marriage with Jake was not going well. While Amelia agrees to operate on the woman, Addison is seen struggling, which causes her to create a scene in the operating room, resulting in Amelia kicking her out of the OR.

In the Variety interview, when asked about whether Walsh discussed this emotional storyline of Addison with Meg Marinis, the showrunner of Grey's Anatomy, she stated:

"We had been chatting, and I really wanted to have Addison come back a little shaken too, and she had pitched this idea. "

She talks about how her character had been the one helping Amelia in her various struggles throughout the series, and further added:

"Amelia and Addison are always confidants, and Addison’s always obviously been there for Amelia, historically, whenever she’s in trouble - whether it’s with her addiction struggles or what have you - in the past. And I was like, “Yeah, but I think it would be cool to see Addison kind of messed up from everything that’s happening in the world, and how it’s affecting her.”"

The last time Addison appeared in Grey's Anatomy, she decided to start the mobile clinic for women. Therefore, she wanted to see how the job had affected her character. In the Episode, Addison reveals to Amelia that while Jake supported her when she first started the mobile clinic, as the years went by, her absence began to become a problem in their relationship and is now affecting her marriage.

The Episode sees Amelia giving Addison the advice she needs and also marks teh return of Caterina Scorsone as her character decides to end her sabbatical and join back in.

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