It’s hard to believe that Jason George’s first appearance on Grey’s Anatomy was way back in Season 6’s Mercy West Era, which introduced us to now-long-gone characters like Jackson, April, Reed and Charles. Another of those Mercy West transplants was Ben Warren, who quickly struck up a romance with Chandra Wilson’s Miranda Bailey. Fourteen years later they’re still going strong, and as George prepares to jump back onto Grey’s Anatomy full time following Station 19’s cancellation, he had the sweetest thing to say about his TV wife that made me even more excited about his return.
Jason George continued to appear on Grey’s Anatomy several times each season, despite becoming a series regular on Station 19 when the spinoff launched in 2018. By that same token, Chandra Wilson guest-starred at least a few times each season on the firefighter drama, solidifying Ben and Miranda’s place as the strongest couple in that Seattle universe. George’s excitement about getting to work with Wilson full time again is palpable, as he told US Weekly:
That for me is like, your favorite jacket, that’s like your best pair of shoes. When Chandra and I get together… just give us the words and it’ll happen. She’s such a good person and we have a good time.
As a longtime Grey’s Anatomy watcher and “Benley” fan, it warms my dark and twisty heart to hear Jason George describe his working relationship with Chandra Wilson as something as comfortable — and damn good-looking — as a favorite sweater. Regardless of whose show they appeared on at any given time, Ben and Bailey always just slipped back into that sweet spot.
