Is it just me, or did Arizona’s character completely change after the plane crash?
I’m doing my first full rewatch in a couple of years, and I’m noticing so many things I missed the first time around. One of the biggest shifts for me is definitely Arizona. Before the plane crash, she was easily one of the most upbeat, bright, and genuinely fun characters on the show. She brought this amazing, positive energy to peds that balanced out how dark the hospital could get.
But looking at the seasons after the crash, it feels like the writers just completely stripped away everything that made her "Arizona." I completely understand that she went through massive trauma, losing her leg and dealing with severe PTSD, so it makes sense that she would change. Still, it feels like she never really found her way back to herself, and her storylines just became so bitter and exhausting, especially with how things ended with Callie. Did anyone else feel like her character never truly recovered from that arc?