Burke is Back 

Goodbye Cristina Yang

Sadly, I haven't yet gotten a chance to watch yesterday's episode of Grey's. Because of the whole verify to watch deal, which I find really lame I just watch last week's episodes not yesterdays. And I have to say I'm happy about the turn the show is taking. I started watching Grey's in high school, way after the show started. It was on Lifetime and I watched the bomb in the body episode and loved it. I had to watch more. At the time I didn't know that it would still be going ten seasons later and I'll definitely be sad when it's over. I pray that's not for another ten seasons but who knows. 

The show has come a long way in ten seasons. A lot has changed. The hospital's name has changed three times, god knows how many of my favorite characters are gone now, Meredith isn't crazy depressed anymore and everyone seems to be with the person they should be with, for now. Cristina has always been a character I've had a love hate relationship with, I think she's great but I also think she's extremely annoying. I mean when she was dating Burke, yuck. When she saved Derek and then went crazy, seriously? Or when she and Meredith weren't talking and she started sleeping with the intern Shane, double yuck. But she also is a compelling character and the show would not be the same without her. Am I sad to see her go, I guess. Her story line has been a little boring lately anyway. 

I think it was a good idea to bring Burke back even though I hated him the whole time he was on the show. It was important for the closer of Cristina's character to come full circle. A lot of the last seven seasons she has been trying to get over the Burke's betrayal and move forward with her life. I think that's why she clung to Owen after the icicle and the shooting, she never had someone like Owen just a good guy who liked his job but that wasn't his number one priority in life. I think Burke was right, as much as Cristina didn't want to hear it or believe it for people who put their job first and strive to be the best at all cost the only person who they will be happy with is someone who will give up everything for them. At the end of this episode Burke said his wife gave up so much for him it was his turn, Christina isn't to the point where she's ready to slow down and to force that for the sake of the show would have created unrest. I can't say how yesterday's episode effects any of my thought's now and maybe after watching it next week my opinion will change but I think it was good of the writers and producers to let Cristina move on in this way. And come one I couldn't take another death.

By Cristina, you'll be missed.
A.B.