Grey's Anatomy star Jesse Williams has discussed the storyline which will see his character Jackson Avery's mother Catherine (Debbie Allen) arrive at Seattle Grace to perform squirm-inducing surgery, and has promised that she will start "meddling" in the doctors' lives.
Warning: spoiler alert!
Catherine Avery comes to Seattle to perform a penis transplant on a patient, which TVGuide.com says will lead to some "uncomfortable" moments between mother and son.
Speaking to TVGuide.com about the mother-son relationship, Williams said: "She's a touchy[-feely] mom who wants to swaddle you up. That's engaging for Jackson, but also a bit of a deterrent because there was a stage in his life for that, but he's always been trying to make it on his own. Jackson doesn't want to live off his legacy and his name, which also conflicts with him wanting to be close to his mother."
Asked why Jackson doesn't want love interest Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) to meet his mother, Williams replied: "He doesn't want to scare her off. He doesn't want to have her feel like she's being hit by a battering ram and getting grilled.
"He doesn't expect his mother to be there long. He expects her to show up, give a lecture, and take off. He doesn't know there's a groundbreaking procedure that she wants to do, and he has no idea she'll essentially be living there for that short time. With sending Lexie off, he's trying to do something right, trying to start new with her and let the pace set itself by not rushing into anything."
Williams also revealed that Catherine wouldn't confine her interest to just her son's life.
"You're going to see Catherine Avery get into it with Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey)," he said. "Her dynamic with Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) is funny because Catherine starts meddling."
He continued: "Her trying to toy with Meredith a bit is to suss out what the deal is with Lexie. She's trying to play a not-very-slick meddling detective, usually directly in front of Jackson's face."
