Zooey Deschanel bonded with Megan Fox over having a baby, possibly to decrease the drama surrounding "New Girl" season 5 casting. This is a very clever tactic to make sure that if Megan Fox replaces Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl" still keeps all its viewers.

According to Entertainment Tonight, Zooey Deschanel gushed about connecting with Megan Fox. She said, "She seems like a really good mom. It's fun to talk about kids once you have them. I think when you don't have kids you're like, 'Why are they talking about their kids so much?' And then when you do have one you're like, 'All I want to do is talk about my kid!'"

She added, "We've talked a lot about how when you have a new baby that's all you talk about. We've talked about the birthing process and diapers and things like that. I didn't give her any advice! She's read every book already."

Zooey Deschanel may have made the decision to choose "New Girl" season 5 over her baby and husband Jacob Pechenik after the celebration of the 100th episode of "New Girl".

According to Just Jared, "Zooey Deschanel gets together for a photo opp while attending the New Girl 100th Episode Celebration held at the Fox Studio lot on Wednesday (December 2) in Century City, Calif."

She looked as happy as she can be as she stood by her "New Girl" cast members celebrating a big moment in her career.

It was noted right before Thanksgiving that Megan Fox was stepping in for Zooey Deschanel for "New Girl" season 5, but the possibility of complete replacement became more and more real.

According to People, "Megan Fox and Jake Johnson were seen locking lips while filming the second half of the fifth season of New Girl in Los Angeles on Friday... Fox has been filling in for Zooey Deschanel on the latest season of New Girl while Deschanel's character Jess is sequestered on jury duty - and Deschanel is at home on maternity leave with new daughter, Elsie Otter."

But by the seriousness of these scenes caught on camera on the set of "New Girl" season 5, Megan Fox might have become the pivotal character in the show.