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Post by Leanne on Nov 9, 2008 7:32:31 GMT -5
Ok so we have seen Dr Owen Hunt in action for the last few weeks ...what do you think of the character so far....were do you think they are going to go with this character and the relationship with Christina? give us your feelings.....?
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Post by ruralstar on Nov 9, 2008 8:42:00 GMT -5
A couple of things jump out at me when considering the character.
First: he's an emotional wreck. He's running from the pain of losing his unit and he is bound to smack into a wall eventually. The last two episodes indicate that the writers are going to address post traumatic stress disorder. I'm a bit leery of this series addressing such a sensitive subject but like everyone else I'll hang on for the ride. I don't think PTSD is something you just get over and put behind you no matter how strong of a will you might have. Owen thinks he can bury his feelings but they are leaking out at the most inopportune moments. He isn't sleeping, which could lead to unforgivable mistakes in the ER. More guilt if he loses someone or his methods 'maim someone for life'. Owen can see where he's overstepping as evidenced by his roundabout apology to Cheif Webber via Stan the robot. Still that is intellectual awareness, not true acknowledgment of where he's headed if he doesn't stop and actually confront his demons.
I don't know Cristina nearly as well as long time fans of the series. I find it interesting that she's been allowed to see Owen's wounded side and is able to relate so personally. Right now the kiss and a possible romance are secondary, I think Cristina feels a need to gain Owen's respect. She can't do it professionally because she is too detached from her work to impress him. Ironic as Owen is now seeking detachment, unwillingly, because of his own personal trauma. So Cristina reaches out with the truth about who she is. This is real and this is all Owen wants from her or anyone else.
Maybe on some level he wants uncomplicated like that beer bong Derek mentioned. He certainly doesn't want the cheap wine that gives you a hangover you feel in your teeth. Owen is a whole package kind of man. He will never be satisfied with less, which is why he's pushing Cristina so hard to be such a well rounded doctor. I think they will push each other to become better people. Healed and whole if we're lucky.
I do wonder at the notion of whether a 'healed' Owen would be as fun to watch or whether fans will grow tired of watching he and Cristina struggle with their demons. Angst can get irritating and sudsy if not handled very carefully. The Owen character has alot of potential to shake up the series and give it a consistent edge of maturity. Owen/Cristina could be explosive once they can break through their personal defensive barriers. In her own way Cristina is just as scared to feel as Owen. Feeling opens you up to hurt.
Alot of layers for Sandra Oh and Kevin to play.
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Post by marcy on Nov 9, 2008 11:43:55 GMT -5
Owen represents what a lot of viewers have been wanting which is a character who isn't interested in bed hopping. Each of the characters is equally, if not more so, entrenched in personal drama and patient care. Owen will bring reality and credibility to the series, which has been lacking, as he is focused on patient care. Owen is troubled which is, sadly, appealing to female viewers and tv doctors alike. Owen and Christina have both suffered severe emotional trauma and have chosen to handle it similarly in perfectionism and single-mindedness. Because of this, they should make an interesting couple to watch as they go through the grief process separately and then eventually together.
Owen is in the process of redefining normal for himself. Christina is just beginning to realize that she has circumvented her process by diving into work. Frighteningly, she now sees herself in Owen which is both pushing her away and drawing her in. Owen is doing the same thing as he struggles with his grief and the new feelings of attraction for Christina. Yet those feelings can't be freely let in to a wounded heart. It is such an emotional dilemma for both. Each actor here has a great deal of emotions to portray, and the right performers have been given the task to do so.
I think we'll be watching a lot of scenes of misplaced anger and tears as bottled emotions inappropriately manifest themselves in both characters. While these two are similar, Owen is over emotional and Christina the opposite. Subsequent episodes, I imagine, will see them both coming to the middle and coming together. I see each of them helping the other to mend the heart. Over time the process will, with trepidation, to the delight of the viewers, lead to romance. I only hope that the writers script these scenes of trauma, grief, and discovery with care. They have two actors who can deftly walk the line between truth and melodrama. As the series has relied heavily on the latter, let's hope that Owen is, indeed, a 'new' character.
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Post by ruralstar on Nov 9, 2008 13:16:48 GMT -5
Well said Marcy
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Post by TeamMcKidd on Nov 9, 2008 15:44:23 GMT -5
wow, great insights everyone! rural--i love what you said about the dichotomy of being too angst-y vs a healed character and which will be more fun to watch. some interesting points there!
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Post by Leanne on Nov 9, 2008 15:44:46 GMT -5
both of you have hit the nail on the head....
Not having watched Greys before Im a bit lost with the development of the original characters
I just hope that they dont drag this reverse magnetism on for to long otherwise it ends up like the Mer Der relationship were the fans (and I speak from what I have read) are getting a bit fed up with the whole senario....its like let them get settled for goodness sake.
KMK has experienced a bit of PTSD in behind the Lines were he was a soldier in an Asylum because he could not speak....
I guess you guys are right we dont like to see our characters just fall into a relationship without a bit of drama....and I do think it is good (so far so good) It really makes it interesting to see how they will finally get them together and if Kevin is only in for the 13 they dont have long to get the show on the road.
Also I believe there's a lot under the bridge that SO character has to confront with her new love interest.....Old loves etc...it will be interesting to see how they handle that issue.
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Post by kaz on Nov 9, 2008 18:24:30 GMT -5
Firstly, Kevin is such a great actor that he's made the Owen that came back in episode 6 feel like an entirely different person to the Owen in the season premiere (which is what the writers and Shonda, the executive producer, were going for I think).
I can see the Owen/Cristina relationship being a slow burn while they work through their respective issues but in some ways they've actually come a long way. Like the writer said in the latest blog, they've skipped steps that most people have to go through and are all surprise kissing and tragic-story-sharing (and we're only up to episode 7).
Owen is clearly struggling with trying to stay detached from everyone around him and to keep Cristina at a distance. The burden of trying to live like that (combined with lack of sleep) led to his explosion in the last episode - first to Cristina and Alex, then to the Chief and then to Cristina again about not knowing the patient's name. While I agree that seeing a character in such turmoil for an entire season might get a bit old, I think we've been given enough glimpses in the past 2 episodes for me to be satisfied that there is depth to this character and there is hope that he will make it back to the old Owen.
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Post by marcy on Nov 10, 2008 0:09:39 GMT -5
Yes Kaz I agree.
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Post by Leanne on Nov 11, 2008 10:27:17 GMT -5
After re watching the episodes I am always captured by the way Kevin (dr Owen) expresses so much in a took a lift of an eye a smirk in the right place ....there's a lot he is conveying to us without a word...its absolutely great to watch. It all adds to the dynamics of the character
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Post by marcy on Nov 11, 2008 11:41:19 GMT -5
Yes, he's so expressive with his eyes and gestures.
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Post by nobody131 on Nov 22, 2008 1:13:20 GMT -5
I have watched GA from the very beginning because of Sandra Oh and I enjoyed watching her previous relationship with Burke (Isaiah Washington) develop (well, the ending was inevitable like any other TV couples but still enjoyed watching Sandra Oh's awesome acting and I've shunned all bad parts about that relationship from my memory, I guess). I was waiting for her next romance and imagine my joy when I learned that it was going be with my favorite actor!!
I immensely enjoyed The Journeyman and its hero, Kevin McKidd, (and watched Rome because of him) and was of course saddened by its cancellation. But, I still cannot believe that I can see him every week in this show.
I've watched every GA episode but that doesn't mean I am not critical of the show. I don't like all melodramas and how some stories have been or are going. Knowing the show, I can't predict how the Hunt-Yang relationship will turn out. I just hope that it will not disappoint us too much. And, I hope KMK can help in that regard too - so that their story don't go so crazy.
With all ongoing controversies over the show, really, I can't say this enough - KMK is the best thing that happened at GA for a long time.
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Post by nobody131 on Nov 22, 2008 1:17:29 GMT -5
Yes, he's so expressive with his eyes and gestures. Oh, well said, marcy. I love how he glances at Cristina in that hesitant or shy way. KMK has that rugged appeal but somehow he also has that vulnerability at the same time. I just don't know how he does it, but he is so brilliant at that!
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Post by Geeze on Apr 12, 2009 11:44:50 GMT -5
Glad I found this thread. Now that we know that Owen thinks she's beauiful and wants 40 years with her, as Cristina said to Meredith after the Lost Panties incident, what does this mean?
We know broad romantic vistas and miming the romance of the ages but in everyday terms, what happens now?
I mean once he has that sleeping thing under control and they are green-lighted once more, what are his intentions?
I think married or shacking or any way he can get her. It would really help to know his romantic history and hopefully that will seep out with his shrink sessions. It will help me give an educated guess at where his head will be for the coming Relationship.
And Beth was worse than useless because I don't even see how he could get there from here. He seemed to have had more of a relationship with her father than her. What, did he forget his Empty-headed Ditz Repellant the day he met her? And apparently the wardrobe department agreed. Did you all see the monstrosities they put on that child?
Anyhoo, I am hopping up and down to see just how their relationship dynamics shake out. I'm guessing that he will accomodate Cristina's lead because he was willing to sit through 2 hours of that ghastly advanced carotid endar-qowierha;sldkj-ectomy (sorry, that's as close as I could get) and he thought it was cute. He's really gone. As my yougest son said about his brother's romance, all she will need to do is stuff him and mount him on the wall.
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Post by Geniusmentis on Apr 12, 2009 12:02:31 GMT -5
I agree with you all!!! Kevin gave to Owen so many facets, that this character has so many surprises to give us more and more, that there will be not enough words to say everything Kevin manages to tell with his eyes!!!!
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Post by Geeze on Apr 12, 2009 12:07:17 GMT -5
I agree with your agreement. My favorite is when Owen Hunt's eyes tell me things that are illegal in 30 states.
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Post by Geniusmentis on Apr 12, 2009 12:24:01 GMT -5
I agree with your agreement. My favorite is when Owen Hunt's eyes tell me things that are illegal in 30 states. Oh, yessssssssssssss!!
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Post by Geeze on Apr 13, 2009 13:25:24 GMT -5
You know, for all that some of us see Shondaco as the enemy, we have to be grateful that she came up with Owen Hunt who is probably the most exciting character on Grey's ever.
It's just gravy on my steak that he happens to love Cristina, my fave, and most of all that he loves her just the way she is as opposed to Burke's trying to make her something else. That was so sad. I hope they let him go on and get whole because I don't think eyes have seen nor have ears heard the warm fuzzies Yang-Hunt fans are going to experience once these two get really on track.
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Post by Geniusmentis on Apr 13, 2009 13:53:25 GMT -5
Yes, Kevin is a precious diamond for Grey's Anatomy, that now is really another thing!!! And I'm glad that Sandra is his co-star, because she is the most particular actress there. I think that even in the next season they'll be very interesting together.
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