Ellen Pompeo Thinks Grey's Anatomy Should Be ‘Less Preachy’

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, the Grey's Anatomy star expressed that she would love it if the medical drama would continue to focus on social justice throughout the series, as opposed to covering important topics with individual Very Special Episodes."I think if I had any desire, honestly, it would be to be less sort of preachy in one episode about certain things," said, per . "It's like, we do one episode about, let's see … Asian hate crimes is one that we did this past season that was really moving.

I think I'd like to see things happen a little more subtly and over time."Ultimately, the actor believes Grey's Anatomy writers should “thread” these topics throughout the season instead of "consistently [hitting] you over the head for just one hour."This content can also be viewed on the site it from.On August 3, reported that Pompeo is taking a slight from Grey’s Anatomy, which means less screen time for Dr.

Meredith Grey. According to the publication, Pompeo will appear in just eight episodes in season 19, though she will still act as executive producer of the series and its weekly narrator.

This extra time off will allow Pompeo to focus on a new, untitled project for Hulu. Here is the description of the eight-episode limited series: “a Midwestern couple adopts what they believe is an 8-year-old girl with a rare form of dwarfism.