[i never learn]

yeah, iw is really pushing my buttons with the shonda love, but i've always thought burke was an important factor in cristina's life. which, i hope his return isn't all romantical. i want cristina to be the leading heart surgeon she was written to be. screw owen and burke tbh.

[Jasper1975]

Originally Posted by texas forever (View Post) yeah, iw is really pushing my buttons with the shonda love, but i've always thought burke was an important factor in cristina's life. which, i hope his return isn't all romantical. i want cristina to be the leading heart surgeon she was written to be. screw owen and burke tbh.

I doubt it will be romantic. Since they have been ramping up Owen and Christina as soul mates who just can't put the pieces together. With the show knowing Christina is leaving at the end of the season. So it's not the case of not knowing the fate of the actors (they don't with everyone else except Patrick and Ellen). They knew from early on in the season. And yet piling it on thick with Owen and Christina...

I figure Burke will be part of some medical reason Christina leaves. Career related. Since she started up this research on the heart procedure they did on the baby. I could see it be related. She gets a fantastic offer that Burke (who has some negative but a history with Christina) is part of it. She leaves...

Shane stays and continues on a path to become a cardio specialist. Or he moves in another direction.

I do agree, Burke was a big part of Christina's history. I think Owen is probably her soul mate. But Burke will always be a big part of her medical passion.

And if Kevin stays on the show until the series finale, they could always bring Christina back to retake a position at Sloane Grey and they reconcile.

Or if Kevin leaves one day, he could always go and join Christina wherever she is...

[anna35]

I just can't understand what is going to make Cristina leave. She owns part of this hospital. It's her baby. She's on the board. They can make things happen however they want. What kind of offer could she get that would make her leave her own hospital?

A pediatric cardiac study somewhere else? I'm having a hard time with imagining WHY Cristina would leave Seattle.

[FAU]

Originally Posted by anna35 (View Post) I just can't understand what is going to make Cristina leave. She owns part of this hospital. It's her baby. She's on the board. They can make things happen however they want. What kind of offer could she get that would make her leave her own hospital? A pediatric cardiac study somewhere else? I'm having a hard time with imagining WHY Cristina would leave Seattle.

I assume it has something to do with Burke coming for an episode.

[Jasper1975]

Originally Posted by anna35 (View Post) I just can't understand what is going to make Cristina leave. She owns part of this hospital. It's her baby. She's on the board. They can make things happen however they want. What kind of offer could she get that would make her leave her own hospital? A pediatric cardiac study somewhere else? I'm having a hard time with imagining WHY Cristina would leave Seattle.

I am sure it will be a fantastic offer, like the one for Derek (that if we already didn't know Patrick and Ellen was staying) could have had him leaving for Washington.

Given she's on the board. She can do that from anywhere. Or give Meredith her proxy to vote on her behalf. Or appoint Owen or someone like that... Or if they can entice Sandra back for a episode or so, they can use that for a reason why she needs to come back.

I am sure it will be another hospital doing the same research and wanting to bring in Christina's study, or it balloons into something completely different, and it leads her to leave.

[dtedegrasi]

Originally Posted by Jasper1975 (View Post) I am sure it will be a fantastic offer, like the one for Derek (that if we already didn't know Patrick and Ellen was staying) could have had him leaving for Washington. Given she's on the board. She can do that from anywhere. Or give Meredith her proxy to vote on her behalf. Or appoint Owen or someone like that... Or if they can entice Sandra back for a episode or so, they can use that for a reason why she needs to come back. I am sure it will be another hospital doing the same research and wanting to bring in Christina's study, or it balloons into something completely different, and it leads her to leave.

Christina also has openly stated every season if there was a better opportunity, she'd leave if it fit. After the plane crash though they regressed that a little bit. But the show already has started hinting at her exit and I really think it's career oriented. Her trial is going better then Meredith's, something they've made sure to note almost every episode. Board member or not I think it makes sense for Christina to go where she can advance as a surgeon. They also have been hinting that her chances for growth at Seattle Grace are slim to none. She's pointed out Meredith got her endgame, for Christina she doesn't want Mer's life, she wants more surgery, more professional growth and at Seattle, there's few options left for her.

Do we know what episode's Burke is appearing in? I really hope it's not the next episode, but I think they already confirmed it was going to be tied into her exit. I think Christina and Owen are soul-mates in a way, just not at the current time. They want different things. It's already been established. I really just hope that Christina doesn't decide to go off with Burke romantically. They closed that chapter years ago and it'd be huge regression for her to just slide back. I am excited though that Christina gets that closure regardless. I feel like that's the problem with Alex, if Izzie could come back it'd tie up his storylines with females better. But eh, that ship sailed.

I'm okay with Amelia coming to Grey's. I wouldn't be surprised if they replaced Christina with her. I watched PP and I liked Amelia, plus she had the least amount of things tying her down to LA. Addy got married, Char had triplets, etc. I just hope they don't add any more people although it does seem like most of the storylines are lacking lately.

[posterity]

I am disinterested in Amelia. Seems like another character to overcrowd an already bloated cast. Plus ABC can't afford it with their lacking ratings.

[tinnie75]

I love Amelia and I'm glad we'll get to see her again, but I'm also worried that by bringing her back Shonda will do something bad to her. When we didn't see her we could imagine she's finally happy and in a relationship with James (is that his name?) but if she comes back, we may find out that her life was everything but happy. And if she stays then she's probably not with James either. And I was shipping them hard during the little time they were together.

As for Burke I don't know what to think. If they're bringing back an actor that got kicked out, then it has to be a storyline that can't be done without him. But I don't know what it would be unless he and Cristina got together again. And that would be stupid. I admit that I like their relationship sometimes but it wouldn't work now.

[tinnie75]

doublepost sorry

[Jasper1975]

Originally Posted by dtedegrasi (View Post) Christina also has openly stated every season if there was a better opportunity, she'd leave if it fit. After the plane crash though they regressed that a little bit. But the show already has started hinting at her exit and I really think it's career oriented. Her trial is going better then Meredith's, something they've made sure to note almost every episode. Board member or not I think it makes sense for Christina to go where she can advance as a surgeon. They also have been hinting that her chances for growth at Seattle Grace are slim to none. She's pointed out Meredith got her endgame, for Christina she doesn't want Mer's life, she wants more surgery, more professional growth and at Seattle, there's few options left for her. Do we know what episode's Burke is appearing in? I really hope it's not the next episode, but I think they already confirmed it was going to be tied into her exit. I think Christina and Owen are soul-mates in a way, just not at the current time. They want different things. It's already been established. I really just hope that Christina doesn't decide to go off with Burke romantically. They closed that chapter years ago and it'd be huge regression for her to just slide back. I am excited though that Christina gets that closure regardless. I feel like that's the problem with Alex, if Izzie could come back it'd tie up his storylines with females better. But eh, that ship sailed.

There is talk that Burke's episode is Episode 22. I don't know how many episodes Grey's Anatomy is scheduled to have. But apparently in the sides that has the pregnancy spoiler for one of the couples is that there is a airport scene.

I know he's shooting his episode now.

Christina is the easiest of all of the doctors to want to leave. So it's not a stretch that she could get a fantastic offer, and decide to leave. While she left after the plane crash, and came back and seem to be happy to be in Seattle. She's still all about her career, and it would be a way to make the final break with Owen. And if it is about her career, she could very easily go.

Meredith and Derek are tied to Seattle due to the hospital, and their family.

Alex has Jo. Richard is not ready to retire, and his life is the hospital.

Bailey I could see if her husband transferred hospitals. But still has a life, her son whose custody issues might be tricky to transfer.

So I am curious how the other contract negotiations are going with the others. I though we would know by now. I know Shondra did. So either she knows behind the scenes, or it's still on-going...

We know Ellen and Patrick are staying, I am curious about the rest.

[posterity]

I wonder if there was no table read for ep 22 because the cast dislike Isaiah.

[i never learn]

Originally Posted by posterity (View Post) I wonder if there was no table read for ep 22 because the cast dislike Isaiah.

i wouldn't put it past the cast to be that tacky...

[~Janice~]

I still can't believe they are bringing him back

[Jasper1975]

Originally Posted by texas forever (View Post) i wouldn't put it past the cast to be that tacky...

I wouldn't think they would do that. Time has past. And it's not like he returning to the show, it's only one episode. So I could see if there is any bitter feelings among the existing cast from that time that they could buck it up while they are taping it.

I still can't believe they are bringing him back

I can believe it because logically it would be a perfect ending for Christina because Burke was such a big part of her life. But still it's a very much of a shock given how much he rocked the show with his actions, and the departure...

But then I always figured Shonda didn't really want to get rid of him in the first place. But the scandal grew so big. And it became a ABC matter, and it might of been the company more a internal Shondra matter. Even though it was a no brainer. The fact he was allowed to finish the season showed that Shonda wasn't facilitating the exit until she had to...

the KH scandal departure hurt Shonda personally so it doesn't shock me if that prevents that bridge from being healed.

[dtedegrasi]

Originally Posted by Jasper1975 (View Post) I wouldn't think they would do that. Time has past. And it's not like he returning to the show, it's only one episode. So I could see if there is any bitter feelings among the existing cast from that time that they could buck it up while they are taping it. I can believe it because logically it would be a perfect ending for Christina because Burke was such a big part of her life. But still it's a very much of a shock given how much he rocked the show with his actions, and the departure... But then I always figured Shonda didn't really want to get rid of him in the first place. But the scandal grew so big. And it became a ABC matter, and it might of been the company more a internal Shondra matter. Even though it was a no brainer. The fact he was allowed to finish the season showed that Shonda wasn't facilitating the exit until she had to... the KH scandal departure hurt Shonda personally so it doesn't shock me if that prevents that bridge from being healed.

It was definitely an ABC issue. At the time Shonda was pissed and had to rewrite the entire ending to Christina/Burke's. Although I disagree with what Isaiah said and did it was common knowledge that Shonda really liked him. In fact she rewrote the entire part of Burke for him. I always felt that after he got fired, there was a noticeable decline in George's storylines until T.R. Knight asked for his exit.

The cast also did support T.R. Knight, in fact Patrick was one of the first who claimed that Isaiah should be fired so it wouldn't surprise me. Time does heal, but still.

I'm wondering what's going on next season with most of the cast also. It wouldn't surprise me if they wrote Owen out and handed back Chief to Webber, gives him something to do. I actually hope we get a smaller cast next season, seeing as I'd be surprised if it's not the last one.