Spoilers round-up

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TV Guide article about the musical episode airing March 29:

Because the episode is told from Callie's perspective, "some of us act out of character," Chandra Wilson says. For instance, McKidd reveals that the episode includes a fantasy sequence in which Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Owen "get a big make-out session, which seems kind of incongruous, but it's there for a reason."

E!Online:

Lee in Atlanta: Will Cristina and Owen on Grey's have a new addition to their family this season?
We just asked Kevin McKidd if there might be a season-ending Cristina-Owen baby surprise, and he told us, "That's an interesting idea; I never thought of that. It's interesting because there have been having a lot of discussions about that, heated discussions about that. So it's possible. But I'm not saying it's definite."

Inside Pulse:

While it was obvious that things couldn’t remain comfortable between Owen Hunt and Cristina Yang, at least now we know why.

On Thursday’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy, it was revealed that the Chief put Dr. Hunt in charge of selecting the new chief resident which obviously would taint him selecting his wife (Cristina Yang).

In an interview, Kevin McKidd said that this will be a major factor in the storyline with his character’s wife.

“A work-related issue comes up that adds tension again to their otherwise happy existence. There something else that comes along to that’s a problem to them,” he said. “There is the element of competition there—she’s not in direct competition with Owen, but Owen suddenly finds himself in the line of fire. I’ll put it that way. But again that was unexpected I think. So not directly in competition with him but he’s very much certainly in the line of fire.”

ew.com:

KEVIN MCKIDD ON ‘GREY’S ANATOMY’: OWEN AND CRISTINA’S UPCOMING ‘LIFE-CHANGING’ MOMENT
As Kevin McKidd puts it, the Music Event on this week’s Grey’s Anatomy is the culmination of the season. That’s odd, I know, considering there are still a few episodes to go in the season. But after our conversation, I think I know what he means. Something tells me that after this week’s monster of an episode, it’s all downhill for many of our favorite pairs — namely Cristina and Owen.
“Everything’s in a state of flux…but I think they’re getting down to the nub of what’s going on between Cristina and Owen,” McKidd says of the next few episodes. “They’ve been pretty content this season, but they kind of rushed into something without due diligence [regarding] core fundamental things about how they want their life to pan out. So there are some tough times ahead of them. I think people need to strap in a little bit because it’s going to get pretty bumpy for a while between these two.”
While he stops short of saying how the pair will be challenged (although, it has been said before that it won’t necessarily be related to the couple’s baby discussions), he hints that the duo’s longstanding communication issues will play a part in their upcoming troubles. “I think he gets frustrated because one thing Owen’s pretty good at is that he’s pretty good at expressing how he’s feeling. Sometimes, if she’s in that frame of mind, she’s not that great at reaching out and saying, ‘I need this,’ or ‘I feel this.’ I think that is one of his biggest frustrations.”
In the end, McKidd says, “I imagine it’s going to raise some pretty interesting debate. Who’s right and who’s wrong. Or is anybody right? It’s definitely going to be an ‘Oh, my God’ type thing. It’s definitely going to be pretty life-changing for them — the final moments of the finale.”
Whether the polarizing debate results in a split, we’ll have to see. But McKidd says he thinks the pair is meant to be. “I think Owen and Cristina, from the moment he came out of that ambulance and they met each other, they were against the odds. When you look at them on paper, you think, these two shouldn’t be a good fit, and yet they are. When they’re together sparks fly,” he says. “I don’t think their wedding was their happy ending, but I think that eventually — through a lot of tough make-it-or-break-it moments — I’d like to believe that they’ll end up old and gray together.”

Comments

[hope-w.livejournal.com]

Since, in Shondaland, no angst = no screen time, this is basically good news, I suppose.

As I posted elsewhere, it not only could be worse, it HAS been worse. About this time last year, we were begging for a story that focused on C and O working out their issues within the context of their relationship instead of the Terrible Triangle of Doom. And least Shonda seems to be using her "this isn't a typical triangle" story lines with other characters now.

And, BTW, happy birthday, Angela! I was AWOL for a while and missed the actual event.

[moviemaniac80.livejournal.com]

Attention sarcasm coming up.
Sounds like a very unexpected and original storyline for a couple on Grey's.
They never made a couple break up just because they got bored with them or simply had nothing better to write for them.

[coforever.livejournal.com]

I agree, angst means more screentime and hopefully some great scenes for KMK and SO to knock out of the park. I am actually excited to watch again.

[mwgrl2000.livejournal.com]

I'm optimistic too that this storyline will give them both more screentime and also more insight into each other and their relationship.

This has career and love and communication and a side of unexpected pregnancy written all over it, IMO. (Life changing SF moments, indeed!) Just like S.6 was about how they each faced their respective Befores to move fully into living with each other in the Present rather than in the After, this is how they look at building a Future. With a helping of Kevin McKidd singing, for good measure.