At 9 months pregnant, Jessica Capshaw (Arizona Robbins) was filming one of the darkest storylines in Grey’s Anatomy history—the aftermath of the Season 8 plane crash. Just as she gave birth to her daughter, Shonda Rhimes called her with life-changing news: Arizona was going to lose her leg. She was overwhelmed. A new baby. A traumatic script. A character on the edge. “I remember thinking… this is going to be too much.” But that real-life vulnerability gave Arizona’s grief and rage so much depth.