This Cristina-centered episode sees the character confront ghosts from the past that come to haunt her relentlessly. Only two episodes away from the season finale -and also Sandra Oh's departure from the cast-, a seemingly normal medicine plot line has a man struck with quadriplegia, doomed to live a life connected to a ventilating machine, unable to move from the neck down and speech impaired, or else choose to die honorably, either decision being also experienced by his wife who is by his side.
His potential responses elicit different life scenarios in the direction taken in Cristina's life and mirrors on her own possibilities, and potential answers. One is coming to terms and embracing Owen's life plans, putting her happiness and professional life in the back burner, coming to the final realization that is is never what she expected out of life all along, and feeling miserable, but leaving Owen joyous.
The other scenario finds a less-committed Cristina that doesn't intend to take her relationship with Owen too seriously, prioritizing her happiness and her professional life. As a result of this, her love life wraps up in crisis, since Owen ultimately wants kids.
The patient makes his decision, resulting in a confused distraught Cristina who has revisited her own scenarios, none of which place her in a good position. This episode acts as a prelude to her departure, letting viewers see her wondering what it is that she actually wants in life, with three transcendental questions that reverberate all through the episode, whose answers will, evidently, cast some light as for the possible reasons that she decides her time has past.
His potential responses elicit different life scenarios in the direction taken in Cristina's life and mirrors on her own possibilities, and potential answers. One is coming to terms and embracing Owen's life plans, putting her happiness and professional life in the back burner, coming to the final realization that is is never what she expected out of life all along, and feeling miserable, but leaving Owen joyous.
The other scenario finds a less-committed Cristina that doesn't intend to take her relationship with Owen too seriously, prioritizing her happiness and her professional life. As a result of this, her love life wraps up in crisis, since Owen ultimately wants kids.
The patient makes his decision, resulting in a confused distraught Cristina who has revisited her own scenarios, none of which place her in a good position. This episode acts as a prelude to her departure, letting viewers see her wondering what it is that she actually wants in life, with three transcendental questions that reverberate all through the episode, whose answers will, evidently, cast some light as for the possible reasons that she decides her time has past.