Grey’s Anatomy
If you ask anyGrey ’s Anatomyfan what character they would love to see back , the legal age of them would say Cristina Yang ( Sandra Oh ) . From season 1 to 10 , fans watched as Cristina studied to become a cardiothoracic surgeon . Although she was often sarcastic and inhuman , Cristina also proved to have a softer side it total to her patients and ally .
She may not have been a social person , but time prove that Cristina was a acquaintance you would make love to have in your corner . From her feud with Meredith ( Ellen Pompeo ) to her saving Izzie ’s ( Katherine Heigl ) spirit , here are the five times Cristina proved to be a good acquaintance and five times she proved to be the worst .
WORST: Almost Killing Alex
When Alex ( Justin Chambers ) revealed that Meredith ( Ellen Pompeo ) had tampered with the Alzheimer ’s test , he was ostracized by many of the house physician . Cristina attack him when she found out that Meredith had been fired . Alex did strain his best to make indemnity with the Chief but has no such luck .
His and Cristina ’s friendship is improve when she circumstantially stab with epinephrine . Whilst he is recover , she push forward into the room and orders him to get up out of bed . Alex tell Cristina that she has to forgive him because they are all he has . When he makes a error , she ’s have in mind to also have his back . They reach a armistice when they sample to stop Meredith get done for snatch .
BEST: Supporting Izzie
A surprising friendly relationship raise between Izzie and Cristina when she confided in the cardiothoracic surgeon about her sickness . Cristina was an absolute trooper through it all , arranging coming together with oncologist and make discussion plans for the baker .
When Izzie was hesitant to bulge out treatment , Cristina was the one to convince her to fight the disease . She was also actively involve in Izzie ’s case , check on her whenever she had a spare hour and advising the other physicians on the best course of discussion . Izzie value her support that she named her Maid of Honor at her nuptials .
WORST: Willing to throw Izzie under the bus
In the aftermath of Izzie cutting Denny ’s ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan ) LVAD wire , M.A.G.I.C. were all under probe . Richard ( James Pickens Jr. ) suspends them all from surgery until the real perpetrator confess . The five interns had agree to stick to to their level , which chair to Webber direct each one of them individually .
When it came to Cristina ’s turn , Richard targets her desire for surgery . What he did n’t require was for Cristina to oppugn him about how he celebrate his edge and how does she get it back . She makes a plenty that if he tells her how to not be strike by patient role or the other surgeons , she would tell him who cut the LVAD wire . Imagine how betrayed they all would have felt if she fink .
BEST: Bringing Lexie to Meredith’s house
When Lexie ( Chyler Leigh ) was first introduced to the show , Cristina and Meredith ( Ellen Pompeo ) did n’t treat her very well . They would work in cold blood and pick at her every fortune they got . However , it was Cristina who first extended an olive branch when she bid Lexie to hang out with her and Meredith .
In the 2nd part of " Crash into Me " , Lexie taste her best to economize patient Nick Hanscom ( Seth Green ) , whose carotid artery had rupture . regrettably , Lexie was ravage when Nick died , resulting from a significant amount of blood personnel casualty . Cristina comes back to console Lexie , saying she did a good job . Yang also invites her back to Meredith ’s , where they all trip the light fantastic toe it out .
WORST: Feud with Meredith
In season 10 , Meredith and Cristina had a small feud after the cardiothoracic doctor called her friend a less surgeon . This led to the twisted baby freezing each other out , both becoming too invested in their own enquiry to mend their friendly relationship . While Cristina did raise some good point , she allow herself down by ruining Meredith ’s work .
At time , Cristina allowed Shane ( Gaius Charles ) to prescribe her work . He continue to push Cristina to use the 3 - D printer and demonstrate to be insubordinate when he shouted at Meredith for reprimanding them . Although Cristina saw he had good aim , she should have lambast him for shouting at a board fellow member . Since she did n’t , tension between ally intensify .
BEST: Aftermath of Henry’s death
Cristina was left in a difficult situation after she was forced to operate on Henry ( Scott Foley ) . She was further upset to see that she would have to lie in to Teddy ( Kim Raver ) about her husband ’s condition . Once the surgery was over , Cristina told her wise man that Henry had unfortunately passed away .
In the following sequence , the sawbones all discuss how Teddy is teach Cristina to retell the operating theatre . April ( Sarah Drew ) says its particularly mean to determine , but Cristina tells her that she can handle it . Although she incur out that Teddy keeps call for so she can memorize it herself , not once does Cristina scream or quetch .
WORST: Jealousy over Sadie
To be fair to Cristina , everyone was shocked when Sadie ( Melissa George ) made an appearance . Over the five season , Meredith and Cristina had been joint at the hip . So when Sadie turned up at Meredith ’s sign of the zodiac and kicked Cristina out of bed , Yang felt shut . She then make up one’s mind to join Derek in the kitchen to complain .
Cristina was interpret to be jealous of Sadie , demand every chance to verbalise her distaste of the new intern . She appear patronizing of Sadie ’s selection to take a job in the dead room , scolding her for necessitate stunned question and tries to exclude her on consultation . Even Meredith confront her for mistreating Sadie on her first day .
BEST: Saving Derek’s life
One of the good moments for Cristina came when she saved Derek ’s life . After Gary Clark ( Michael O’Neill ) shot Derek ( Patrick Dempsey ) in the time of year 6 finale , Cristina , Meredith , and April hasten him to an OR . When they ca n’t find Teddy or Owen ( Kevin McKidd ) , Cristina agrees to operate on Derek on the precondition that Meredith does n’t enter the way .
lover were shock to see that Gary had found his fashion into the OR and was holding Cristina at gunpoint . Even though he demands she stop working , Cristina refuses . Jackson ( Jesse Williams ) make out to alleviate the tension by disconnecting the monitor lizard , which fob Clark into believe Derek is dead . Once he leaves , Jackson and Cristina re-start their work .
WORST: Getting in the way of Owen’s happiness
Cristina and Owen telephone time on their marriage at the end of season 9 , with both clear they wanted unlike things . They resolve that it might be well for them to see other hoi polloi , which lead to Owen date Emma Marling ( Marguerite Moreau ) .
Cristina seemed to clamber with Owen ’s bud romance but was nevertheless content that he found someone else . However , she end up break this relationship when she and Owen had a one - night standpoint . She know that her marriage ceremony was over so why would she threaten a human relationship where he could be genuinely happy ?
BEST: Pillar in the plane crash
Between her involvement in the shooting , Cristina ’s other heroic import came in time of year 8 last . With Lexie dead , and Mark ( Eric Dane ) and Arizona ( Jessica Capshaw ) severely injured , Cristina was quite favourable to come out of the clank uninjured . She was seen to be a tower for all the operating surgeon when as they waited for rescue .
In the episode " Remember The Time " , Cristina tells Owen what went down in the woods . She tells him how she had picked the bugs out of Arizona ’s leg , keep come to Mark and fend off dotty animals who went after Lexie . Throughout it all , she stay awake for four days . One of the most estimable thing to ever happened on the show .
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