A role in a great series is a dream come true for actors, but it wasn’t easy for the Tony Award winner Dr. Callie Torres, the popular show’s orthopedic surgeon, made her debut in the second season in 2006. Unfortunately for Ramirez, the character was not well received by many viewers.
One of the main criticisms of Callie as the love interest of established character Dr. George O’Malley was that she exploited George’s fragility by pressuring the young doctor into a hasty Vegas wedding. During Carrie’s first three seasons on Grey’s Anatomy, people frequently flocked to social media to remark she was one of the show’s most aggravating characters. Another issue for fans is that they believe she suffered more than any of the other characters on the programme, and that they grappled with her sexuality as she grew older. Carrie Torres was one of the show’s most reviled characters until the third season when fans began to see her in a new light.
Even creator Shonda Rhimes was astonished by the preparations for the unexpected exit when Ramirez revealed their decision to quit the show to take some time off in 2016, and subsequently said that she only found out a few days before the announcement. That meant tying up a few loose ends before the season ended. Later, Rhimes stated that it was fortunate that they had already shot the season finale, which featured Callie Torres’ trip to New York. Ramirez was last seen in Season 12’s conclusion. Viewers were emotionally upset by Ramirez’s departure from the series, maybe because it took him so long to achieve their favor. It took a time, but they’d bought into the character’s deep and personal backstory, and it felt like they’d lost a close friend. Many people felt deceived by the actor’s decision to leave, and many others still hold a grudge against Ramirez to this day.
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