▁attended , ▁and ▁their ▁impact ▁on ▁her ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁story line , ▁explaining : ▁" It ▁was ▁actually ▁very ▁helpful ▁because ▁they ▁did ▁talk ▁about ▁their ▁own ▁personal ▁lives , ▁and ▁how , ▁I ▁guess ▁if ▁you ' re ▁an ▁open ▁person , ▁and ▁life ▁is ▁change , ▁then ▁anything ▁can ▁happen . ▁And ▁it ▁could ▁really ▁rock ▁your ▁world ▁I ▁imagine , ▁if ▁you ▁all ▁of ▁a ▁sudden ▁thought ▁that ▁you ▁might ▁be ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁and ▁maybe ▁you ▁wer en ' t ▁before ." ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁announ cement ▁that ▁Er ica ▁was ▁being ▁written ▁out ▁of ▁Grey ' s ▁An atom y , ▁Smith ▁was ▁asked ▁whether ▁she ▁was ▁happy ▁with ▁the ▁direction ▁the ▁story line ▁had ▁taken . ▁She ▁respond ed : ▁" You ▁know , ▁I ▁was ▁starting ▁to ▁get ▁there , ▁yeah . ▁I ▁was ▁personally ▁a ▁little ▁imp at ient ▁with ▁the ▁gay ▁pan ic , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁more ▁Call ie ' s ▁thing ▁anyway . ▁I ▁think ▁Dr . ▁H ahn ▁was ▁sort ▁of ▁fig uring ▁it ▁out ." ▁She ▁de emed ▁the ▁scene ▁which ▁saw ▁Call ie ▁sleep ▁with ▁Mark ▁as ▁practice ▁for ▁sleep ing ▁with ▁Er ica ▁" a ▁little ▁ icky ", ▁adding : ▁" If ▁you ' re ▁a ▁woman , ▁don ' t ▁you ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁please ▁yourself ?" ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Mary ▁Mac nam ara ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁has ▁pra ised ▁the ▁character ▁highly , ▁writing : ▁" H