Station 19 - Exclusive: Danielle Savre & Stefania Spampinato and Their ‘Crazy Chemistry' What’s Next For Carina & Maya in Station 19.
One of TV's biggest love stories unfolds at ABC Station 19-Maya Bishop and Dr. Characters. Carina DeLuca (who started sharing another name after last season's wedding: DeLucaBishop) is rich, complex and truly ship-worthy. Fans affectionately call the couple a "marina," and are equally obsessed with the actors they play, Danielle Savre (Maya) and Stefania Spampinato (Carina). She Knows talked with Savre and Spampinato about the character's intense chemistry, the challenges faced in past seasons, and the following for our favorite TV couple.
After dealing with the ups and downs of her courtship and the trauma of Maya, the "Marina" gathered for years not only to get married but also to start a family. The fifth season of the show revealed the implications of her fertility journey and having a child in relation to LGBTQ +. The story of Maya and Karina is made possible by a great writing team, now led by executive producer / showrunner Christa Vernov, and the undeniable chemistry between Savre and Spampinato, who told She Knows that it was the magic of "table reading." It has been.
Spampinato remembers that when they first read the scene together, the room "frozen" even though they had never met before that special moment. "Everyone was breathtaking and it was just a meeting at Joe's bar," she says. "But the chemistry of the scene was so strong that the whole room felt it. It was crazy."
But they are more than just passion. They represent important stories that aren't fully seen on television, both recognizing the importance of their work, from fertility journeys to LGBTQ + representations. That is why this fictitious association is so important. Especially in the era of real political turmoil and anti-LGBTQ + law.
Some of the emotional aspects of Savre's story as Maya were shaped by her personal real-life decision to donate eggs to her childhood friend Chris Ogden Harkin and his husband Jacob Ogden Harkins. rice field. They had a beautiful daughter, Aspen Gray, in November 2021. And it further opened the world of Sable to what the definition of family really means.
"Family can be anything these days, and thanks to science, so many things are possible," she shares, "Family is not what society made it-you do what you want. I can do anything. I feel like my family isn't just about blood anymore. The whole story impresses me very much, sometimes makes me very emotional and a little too passionate. "
Gen Z and Millennials are certainly fans of this relationship, but Spanpinato believes that Maya and Karina have also fallen in love with the characters, changing the minds of the older generation.
“The older generation feels struggling to see it,” she explains. "And when one says, 'Marriage should be between men and women,' they see two bisexual couples they like in front of them and think, 'OK, I like it.' I don't like it's their concept. It opens their hearts. "
Savre also chimes in that fans appreciate seeing "not in constant turmoil" and "a very healthy and strong gay couple." "You've seen us grow, and we're in a very good place right now," she adds. "And we will have natural and normal disabilities."
Some of these obstacles will surface this season as Savre deals with what he calls the "ups and downs" of having a baby (both actresses have a lot of insight into the development of the storyline). I admit I didn't, but I still have to take it). For Savre, she wants to be "as realistic as possible to deal with this process" because she gains direct insights from her egg donation journey. "You're dealing with hormones, you're dealing with emotions, you're dealing with a third party in a situation," she says. "I hope they show us the reality that we are humans. During this time, our emotions grow." But in the end, the writer at Station 19 said, "Happy, happy, child."
Stefania Spampinato also explains what she hopes won't happen to Maya and Carina, showing how both have invested in the characters getting the happy outcomes they deserve. She said emotionally, "Oh my God, I hate to see them suffer if they can't have children. "So that's definitely what I wanted... a happy ending."
