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Post by blackorchid on Nov 5, 2010 16:40:53 GMT -5
I think the party is going to go wrong somehow and Cristina may flip out in some way. I could also see her ending the episode staying with Callie for a while but I don't know where that feeling is coming from.
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Post by knl334 on Nov 8, 2010 1:55:00 GMT -5
Yikes, this all makes me nervous! Shonda can't even be trusted to tweet and we are trusting she is going to keep Owen and Cristina safe, I'm nervous!
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Post by MarryMeOwen on Nov 8, 2010 16:29:07 GMT -5
Based on this press release Leanne posted:
And the one floating around that someone is getting married in episode 11 I am going to make a bet that Teddy marries this guy so he can get insurance coverage. Sounds kind of like a desperate hail Mary on the part of the writers. Been there done that.
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Post by blackorchid on Nov 8, 2010 16:37:14 GMT -5
If they have Teddy married and Merder post-it I can see a heavy backlash. Besides Tupper is meant to come back at some point.
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Post by MarryMeOwen on Nov 8, 2010 16:38:46 GMT -5
Really? I heard that that s/l with Tupper was overwith b/c of lack of story. Shonda said something about how there wouldn' be enough story for a trauma counselor to last or something to that effect. www.digitalspy.com/ustv/s46/greys-anatomy/news/a279481/greys-exec-unsure-about-tupper-return.html'Grey's' exec unsure about Tupper return Thursday, September 30 2010, 4:49am EDT Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has admitted that she does not expect James Tupper to return to the series. Tupper joined the show this season as trauma counsellor Andrew Perkins but only signed up to appear in the first two episodes. Rhimes has now told Entertainment Weekly that she is not sure how Tupper could fit in to future storylines. "We'd love to have him back," she said. "[But] he's playing a trauma counsellor. There's not a lot of room for a trauma counsellor on a show about surgeons on a weekly basis." Grey's Anatomy continues on Sundays at 9/8c on ABC.
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Post by sdevil on Nov 8, 2010 16:50:07 GMT -5
Derek and Cristina on a fishing trip? LOL. I can't even imagine Owen and Cristina on a fishing trip. I think there might be some fun scenes. ;D
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Post by sdevil on Nov 8, 2010 16:53:03 GMT -5
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Post by ella1967 on Nov 8, 2010 18:20:08 GMT -5
This is sort of in answer to my own previous question about if Cristina quitting her residency isn't her hitting bottom just yet, what would come next. And it seems my need to speculate has grown legs again, so please pardon my verbosity. I don't think it's going to involve walking away from her marriage or bugging out of the fire house, but I believe it will involve some kind of meltdown at the housewarming party in 7.8, with April receiving the throwback vitriol - given the promo photos. I suspect Owen will find out how truly dark and fearful Cristina is in that I think she'll start to show him that scared person who yelled it out at Meredith on the helipad in 7.7. That being said, the quoted press release shown above for 7.9 got me thinking that it would be pretty obvious to imagine the 'someone they know already at the bar' would be Cristina drowning her sorrows. What if she's waiting tables on a busy night, trying on simple girl tasks because she doesn't really get the concept of downtime. Maybe she stops in because she can't quite stay away from the hospital and rather than just catching up with Joe she lends a hand instead? It would tie into the promo photos for that episode of Owen sitting at the attendings' table talking to someone just out of frame (with dark curly hair???) and then the photo of him standing up, looking perturbed as, perhaps, some fellow male patrons are hitting on his wife. Especially considering the rumored sides in which a man finds two guys hitting on his 'girlfriend' and he intervenes. Also especially since they seem to go out of their way to have Derek looking concerned and ponderous as he looks across Owen to whomever Owen is talking to and then, voila, a fishing trip with Cristina in 7.10. Speaking of fishing trips... Okay, first of all - unless he's hatching a plan to get her to work with him on Alzheimer's research during this trip he's a man with a death wish. Maybe temporary 'simple girl' Cristina goes with him but I'm guessing she's miserable the whole time. (Oh, and I would much rather see Owen and Cristina on a honeymoon during her downtime but guess I don't get all my wishes just yet.) And another thing that seems really odd about the 7.10 press release - the talk about how 'directionless' Teddy is without Cristina. Huh? Having seen them work together so minimally this season are we now going to turn Cristina into one of Teddy's 'unavailable' people - except instead of it being a romantic crush it's a work crush? And also, what happened to her mentorship of Avery which seems to be building in the last couple of episodes? Between 7.5 and 7.6 that seemed to get a little interesting. In other related storylines, we already knew Teddy would devote her energies toward Scott Foley's character, I'm with MarryMe in that I too think the rushed nonevent wedding is going to be Teddy and Foley's character rather than any established ship on the show, especially considering they point out he's dying in the episode summary. And if he dies after a protracted, painful illness I'm wondering how it's not Izzie/Dennylike? Ah sweeps...
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Post by MarryMeOwen on Nov 8, 2010 19:15:22 GMT -5
The thought of Cristina working behind Joe's bar is hilarious LOL And I agree ella, though I think it will be like when the boys all went fishing in S3 and George realized Burke's secret. It will be more of a heart to heart thing between Der/Cristina which has been long over due. I think the goal is to show that they are totally bonded now more than just through Meredith's friendship. It will for sure make Meredith annoyed because she has always had some kind of control over how involved Der/Cristina were with each other and now she won't. She's going to feel very left out, and I think in many respects Mer is self-centered even though she plays the motherly role well, it is one of the ways she avoids reality of her own issues. I am guessing as well this is when Derek offers her the opportunity to participate in the Alzheimer's study since they made it clear last episode he couldn't have Meredith involved.
I agree that the whole Teddy lost without Cristina angle is not believable to me,we have not seen them have any type of synch in the OR and it whatever type of work friendship they might have had has always been overshadowed by the love triangle. I think its the writers way of putting that story to bed, but clearly nothing is going to work. If Teddy marries this Scot Foley character I'd think he'd get immediate coverage through hers, it all sounds too much like Dennygate II for me to get on board.
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Post by katleehow on Nov 8, 2010 21:27:55 GMT -5
I like the idea of Cristina waitressing and then the men hit on her. Of course, Owen intervenes from there. This is much better than Cristina drinking alone and possibly flirting with random men.
The Derek-Cristina fishing trip is interesting. At first I was like, WTH? A tiny C/O shipper part of me wishes it were Cristina and Owen on a trip together or both couples. If they are going to all this trouble to shoot on location which is cool, I'd rather it be for the couples.
After reading your speculation, I'm sure it will involve a heart to heart and perhaps lead the way for Cristina to start assisting Derek with his clinical trial thus helping her get back to the hospital. It is refreshing to see C/O interact with different characters more. I believe EP and KMK were shooting a scene together at the hospital for the same epi. Maybe we will get more Mer and Owen too.
We hopefully will get a Cristina and Derek returning home to their spouses scene though!
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Post by ella1967 on Nov 8, 2010 21:51:15 GMT -5
After reading your speculation, I'm sure it will involve a heart to heart and perhaps lead the way for Cristina to start assisting Derek with his clinical trial thus helping her get back to the hospital. It is refreshing to see C/O interact with different characters more. I believe EP and KMK were shooting a scene together at the hospital for the same epi. Maybe we will get more Mer and Owen too. I'd read there was a Meredith and Owen scene or storyline in 7.10 too. The promo photos for 7.10 show individual shots of Owen and then Meredith bringing patients out of ambulances outside the hospital. Both of them have very tense expressions on their faces. We need a much better scene with these two characters than the 'you're jealous' claptrap of 6.17. Especially given their side of SF events. As the rift between Cristina and Meredith continues I'm going to agree with MarryMe that it will, in some ways, likely chap Meredith's hide that Derek will be stepping in to support Cristina, like he did by putting her on his service earlier in the season. And lo and behold, Cristina had a breakthrough via walking through Derek's surgery with him on the cadaver. And yes, Cristina will probably have another breakthrough by having one on one time where she's stuck talking with Derek. She saved his life and that does bond them in a way well beyond Derek simply being married to the other Twisted Sister. I also wonder if Meredith will be angry with Owen because Cristina will continue to be fighting her way through what happened in the SF but doing so with Owen's support at a time during which she's still pushing Meredith away. Meredith will miss her best friend and though they will eventually be best friends again, Cristina's emotional journey requires the distance that's starting to be there that Meredith is internalizing as 'Cristina hates me.' The reality is, Owen is best prepared to assist Cristina from an emotional standpoint given his eternal love for her and his own struggle with PTSD symptoms; likewise Derek is emotionally removed enough to be able to help Cristina move forward at work when she's ready, IMO. And once Cristina crosses that threshold and is able to figure out what comes next she and Meredith will be able to talk/dance it out again.
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Post by MarryMeOwen on Nov 8, 2010 22:29:46 GMT -5
I think in a lot of ways Meredith holds Cristina back because she knows Cristina won't do certain things without her approval and vice versa. Meredith is enough self absorbed to think that Cristina hates her, rather than thinking about what Cristina really said on the rooftop, like when they had their big fight over the interns in S5. I can't see Owen and Mer having nonchalant chats through out the day about Cristina and Derek problems, they aren't there yet, but maybe they will do their own version of checking in w/each other.
Derek wasn't able to help Mer with all her issues either, but he and Owen will be able to help Cristina b/c they have a direct connection, Meredith was there but seems like she has not fully addressed what happened and will need to do that before she re-connects with Cristina. I think this will be when they each set some boundaries about how involved they are in each other's lives now that they are both married they have to face that their dynamic is changing. Cristina was already more emotionally dependant on Owen before the shooting, and even more so now. I think Mer will become unsettled about the fact that Derek is stepping in as well because I think Derek believes Mer is ok, when she has really just been decompartmentalizing her own trauma from that day the whole time.
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Post by shli1117 on Nov 9, 2010 0:46:25 GMT -5
black orchid.... I read some of those sides too. Some were speculating that maybe Cristina might be the doctor who traches someone at the fire and returns to the hospital in the ambulance with her hands holding the patient's heart. Sound familiar? I kinda hope this is how Cristina makes her way back to surgery. The trache reminds of Owen's heroics when he first met Cristina and the heart is like Cris's father dying as she held his heart in her hands. Maybe she happens to be there when the fire breaks and she jumps in to help this person. The fire thing is interesting since they are living in the firehouse. Of course, this may have nothing to do with Cristina because I had thought before that when Shonda tweeted about the actress who plays Owen's mom returning that Cris's recovery may be linked to her somehow. Either way, I can't wait to see how her comeback unfolds as long as she and Owen are still together. Owen continues to be her support and her other person. Actually, the sides suggest that the doctor in the ambulance gives the patient (a professor who was rescuing all the students in the college fire) an emergency thoracotomy in the field. And who do we know that can perform just that procedure? You've got it -- Cristina. It was the same procedure that she and Owen argued about in "Invest in Love" when she went rogue on him. Also, I'm not sure if this was mentioned, but there is another side where "Sarah" is asking a passerby where the Space Needle is. While the passerby gives her directions, "Sarah" notices something and runs off in the opposite direction that the passerby had been pointing to. Could this be Cristina seeing the smoke (and hearing the ambulance) and heading over to help out? I think it's a good possibility that this is true. With the recent press release for episode 10, it makes it even more likely that Cristina is the familiar face in the bar. From the sides, she's quite drunk. And then her "boyfriend" gets her to take her home (i.e. Owen takes a drunk Cristina home). One can only assume that this is a sign that things are still not well, but perhaps, it marks the beginning of a turning point. Later, in episode 10, one would hope that this realization that she does indeed want to be a surgeon continues -- somehow to be realized while on this fishing trip with Derek. This may be my fanciful (and wishful) thinking. But I hope that the original plan was for Meredith, Derek, Owen, and Cristina to go on this fishing trip. But something happens (i.e. a trauma) calls Owen and Meredith back, leaving only Derek and Cristina to go ahead with their planned trip. Perhaps after this peace and quiet -- where Cristina can't busy herself with a housewarming party or unpacking or drinking -- she can start to reflect on what she wants in her life. And eventually, this leads to the "huge comeback" that Shonda has proclaimed to be in Cristina's (near?) future. But throughout this all, I am very much assured that Cristina and Owen will remain solid. After all, in the chat, Kevin McKidd himself said that these two would stay together, that this would not change. And I wholeheartedly believe it. This season's angst for Cristina and Owen has stemmed from Cristina's post-traumatic stress. Their marriage has really proven to be her lifeline time and time again, as she turns to Owen for the support she needs. She can't sleep without him, she gravitates toward him when she has a bad day. And he's the one that can cheer her up. I'm absolutely in love with their marriage. Hopefully, once Cristina gets better, we will be able to get more of that fun and sexiness -- reminiscent of their courtship in "Beat Your Heart Out." The sweet but happy tone that dominated that episode has been missing for some time, and I do hope we will see the return of it once Cristina has begun to heal.
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Post by shli1117 on Nov 9, 2010 0:49:36 GMT -5
Oops. Didn't see the speculation that Cristina could possibly be working at Joe's. I think that could totally be hilarious. And it would provide a less angsty alternative to the situation that the sides suggested (i.e. the drunken dancing with other men). I love this idea. Bravo to whoever came up with this possibility!
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Post by knl334 on Nov 9, 2010 1:03:25 GMT -5
Uh oh, he's behind stupid McSteamy!
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Post by kaz on Nov 9, 2010 1:32:33 GMT -5
Uh oh, he's behind stupid McSteamy! He's ahead now but still trailing McDreamy.
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Post by earth2eternity on Nov 9, 2010 1:56:55 GMT -5
A big YAY for Owen being 2nd in the poll right now!
Enjoyed reading everyone's speculation btw!
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Post by kaz on Nov 9, 2010 3:24:03 GMT -5
I think the next few episodes are going to be great. I haven't let my imagination wander enough to come up with any speculation but I'm enjoying reading everything you guys are coming up with.
I'm with shli in thinking that Cristina is the doctor doing the emergency thoracotomy which potentially means that Cristina still isn't back at the hospital by the beginning of 7.11 (or she's back but only on a really casual basis).
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Post by katleehow on Nov 9, 2010 6:25:59 GMT -5
shli...
I couldn't remember the 7.9 sides very well in regards to if Cristina is drunk. She is supposed to be really drunk huh? Unless they changed that from their original idea which they haven't done as much as last year it seems, I guess Cristina is drunk dancing and/or drinking when Owen sees her at the bar. I will be okay with that scenario if there is indeed a wonderful scene of Owen taking care of her and taking her to their home. Scary,concerned and perhaps slightly jealous Owen would be fun to see! Maybe if she is drunk dancing, Owen will dance with her a bit before they leave or could Owen maybe sing in this epi to Cristina? That sounds too good to be true.
Still love the thought of Cristina trying out waitressing or bartending though. This week's epi will probably hold the key to which way this plays out after. It is a little mysterious on what actually happens before/at that housewarming party. Wonder if we will get another KMK interview from Natalie Abrams before then or if the trauma training one was it. I just can't see KMK not talking about Owen and Cristina.
This is fun speculating...loving all the discussion...can't wait for Thursday!
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Post by shli1117 on Nov 9, 2010 16:39:50 GMT -5
I think the next few episodes are going to be great. I haven't let my imagination wander enough to come up with any speculation but I'm enjoying reading everything you guys are coming up with. I'm with shli in thinking that Cristina is the doctor doing the emergency thoracotomy which potentially means that Cristina still isn't back at the hospital by the beginning of 7.11 (or she's back but only on a really casual basis). Oh gosh, I'm so excited this season. It's making me ridiculously happy. I've missed this feeling. I don't mind her comeback being pushed off till episode 11, since it opens up the possibility of more domestic scenes of her with Owen, which I absolutely adore. And can you imagine the look on Owen's face (because seriously, it would be a waste if the writers don't have him be the one to greet Cristina in the ambulance) when he sees her in that van? Shock, pride, happiness, lust, and nostalgia all mixed into one. shli... I couldn't remember the 7.9 sides very well in regards to if Cristina is drunk. She is supposed to be really drunk huh? Unless they changed that from their original idea which they haven't done as much as last year it seems, I guess Cristina is drunk dancing and/or drinking when Owen sees her at the bar. I will be okay with that scenario if there is indeed a wonderful scene of Owen taking care of her and taking her to their home. Scary,concerned and perhaps slightly jealous Owen would be fun to see! Maybe if she is drunk dancing, Owen will dance with her a bit before they leave or could Owen maybe sing in this epi to Cristina? That sounds too good to be true. Still love the thought of Cristina trying out waitressing or bartending though. This week's epi will probably hold the key to which way this plays out after. It is a little mysterious on what actually happens before/at that housewarming party. Wonder if we will get another KMK interview from Natalie Abrams before then or if the trauma training one was it. I just can't see KMK not talking about Owen and Cristina. This is fun speculating...loving all the discussion...can't wait for Thursday! In the sides for the 2 guys in the bar (RANDOM GUY and PARTY GUY), "Marissa" is going shot for shot with PARTY GUY and his buddies. Then, she's dancing with RANDOM GUY, spies her "boyfriend," and goes, "Oh, my boyfriend is here!" After which, RANDOM GUY jumps up and hands "Marissa" over, saying, "She's all yours." Obviously, if Owen is the "boyfriend," he's got a look of serious intimidating going on. I'm sure that Natalie of TVGuide has more information. No way she interviewed him just for the trauma training. And also, there has to be something about Cristina and Owen, considering how Owen's story arc is so tied in with Cristina's this season. (Just the way I like it.)
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