On The Set With Sandra And Kevin

Sandra Oh and co-star Kevin McKidd tweeted a few pics last night from the set of episode 10.08 of Grey's Anatomy, which Kevin is currently directing:

"Kev directing me on set" - Sandra Oh on Twitter

"While waiting on lighting set up @IamSandraOh all spread out w @GaiusCharles" - @noonan_h 

Sandra Oh: "Fantastic, Exciting Stuff" Coming Up For Cristina And Meredith - Interview

On The Red Carpet was at the celebration of the 200th episode of Grey's last Saturday, where they talked to the cast of Grey's, and in this interview Sandra Oh talks about how she feels about leaving the show, what she wants to see for Cristina, teases about "fantastic stuff" coming up for a storyline involving Cristina and Meredith, and her favourite storylines involving other characters:

Click here for more interviews with the cast where they talk about Sandra's exit. 

So what else is happening for Cristina in the upcoming episodes? Here's an update from other sources:

Cristina and Owen: Letting go will be hard to do  

“Now there’s a resigned acceptance of the fact that they want different things,” says Oh. “[The next few episodes will] grow them through that in a mature way — even though they’re still hooking up.” But will Owen ever make a move to finding a life outside of Cristina? McKidd thinks that could be in the cards. “She keeps pushing him to move on, so I think he’s going to try to move on." - Entertainment Weekly

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Sandra Oh: "You'll see how certain things change and certain consequences for Cristina. In the 200th episode, she gets a glimpse of the impact of her decision (telling Owen they should date other people). She'll get a glimpse of what it is and have to continue holding fast to that decision and being supportive of each other." - THR

Kevin McKidd On Sandra Oh's Departure From Grey's Anatomy

Extended interview with Sandra Oh's costar, the always kind Kevin McKidd, on Sandra's departure from Grey's Anatomy later this upcoming season:

Kevin McKidd and Sandra Oh on the Grey's set.

The Hollywood Reporter: Were you surprised to hear that Sandra Oh was leaving?

Kevin McKidd: Sandra and I have been friends for as long as we've worked together, so I had a feeling it might be coming and that it was the right time for her. Selfishly, I was hoping and wishing she might make a different choice and decide to stay because I love working with her. I've had the great fortune and luck to be her acting partner and for her to be my acting partner for the last half a decade. It wasn't a surprise; I was aware of where she's at but was wishing and hoping that despite all that she might stick around so I might get to still act with her. It wasn't a surprise, but I was still sad when she told me.

THR: What was your conversation with Sandra like when she told you?

McKidd: It wasn't a long conversation; I just got really sad. I'm really happy for her, too, because it's the right thing for her right now, too, to take that new step forward in her life and career. She's an amazing talent. She has so many parts that she needs to play and work she needs to tackle, so it's obviously the right time for her. I'm happy for her, but I'm sad for me. (Laughs.)

Full interview at THR

Hot Apple Cider Treats and Thank-Yous

Friday night on the Grey's Anatomy set:

@TheRealKMcKidd

And having played Owen Hunt for 100 episodes on Grey's Anatomy, Kevin gave shout out to Sandra Oh on the tweety bird the other night:

@TheRealKMcKidd

Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd Discuss Cristina and Owen: "Divorce Is An Opportunity, Not An End"

If you think that Cristina and Owen are over after last week's episode, not so fast, because Sandra Oh has a thing or two to say about the matter.

Sandra and co-star Kevin McKidd were interviewed on the Grey's Anatomy set last week by THR and here is the interview where they both talk about Cristina and Owen, their relationship so far and what's to come next:

On ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Kevin McKidd said the one word that really could bring the end of Cristina and Owen's turbulent marriage: divorce. While his request was straight-forward, the motivation behind it was anything but as Seattle Grace's current chief was doing his part to ensure that the plane crash survivors -- including Cristina (Sandra Oh) -- received the financial settlement they deserved after their harrowing experience.

"He's in a corner and he can't get out of it," McKidd told The Hollywood Reporter during a recent visit to the Hollywood set of the ABC drama. "It's Owen being honorable and doing the hero thing falling on his own sword to save everybody else but I don't think [Cristina and Owen] are done at all. They've done a lot of damage to each other over the years but they don't want [to divorce]; they love each other."

"When he first asks for the divorce, obviously she doesn't know it's because of the lawsuit so she understands that he's asking for one," Oh tells THR, noting that it makes sense considering their icy relationship following his affair during season eight of the Shonda Rhimes drama. "You've seen the really angry abusive stuff, the emotional stuff and betrayal and after all that messiness, you get tired of fighting and just have to deal with the reality of the reality."

To that end, Oh says Cristina and Owen have moved on from that stage of trying to fight for each other and how their story line will play out will be realistic of a long-term relationship.

"What happens when all the fight is just drained out of them? I don't think either side is wondering why at this point, there's been so much s--- that's gone on between them that you can point to a billion things [that led to this]," Oh says. "There's nothing for her to really understand."

Their relationship, Oh notes, will come to a "crescendo" around Christmastime when Cristina reveals how she's coping with his divorce request and what Owen does. "I like to think of it as an exciting beginning," she says.

"They realize that maybe being divorced is an opportunity as opposed to an ending," McKidd says. "It almost feels like the notion that they get to re-look at their relationship with a very fresh outlook but divorce is a very final ting and it brings up a lot of emotions in people and it's tough for them to go there because they're kind of soul mates. It's a very mixed and very fraught period in their life."

For her part, Oh looks at Cristina and Owen's relationship through the eyes of famed feminist/author/poet/psychologist Marion Woodman in that couples could be married to their partners many times as their relationship evolves.

"The first phase is like projection, you spend so much time thinking the person is something they're not and because you fall in love with them and get to know them and then those projections have to fall off because they're not who you thought they were and I really feel like that is what's happening with Cristina and Owen," she says. "Then what happens is that people fight during that time and if you get through that first phase, there's a new one of individuals coming together but many people never get through that first phase."

"What's happening to Cristina and Owen is happening in somewhat real time so you have that same living, breathing relationship with them so to see people, when circumstances and personalities break people apart, to see how they could come back together and rewrite their own rules is really exciting," she adds.

"They really feel for each other," Oh says. "And honestly, there's no way Kevin and I are going to stop acting with each other. I'll put it in my contract!" 

And McKidd couldn't agree more. "They're very complicated and messed up but they're kind of made for each other," he says. "There's something about them that they can't stay away from each other for too long."

Kevin revealed in a recent twitter chat that he and Sandra collaborate and talk about their characters "all the time", and to read more what he said about working with Sandra, click here.

Kevin McKidd Tweets Stuff: About Sandra Oh, Cristina/Owen & Grey's New Dynamic Duo

The always lovely Kevin McKidd was live tweeting last night during the Grey's Anatomy episode and  he was asked a lot of questions about working with Sandra Oh. This is what he said about that, Cristina/Owen and Cristina's new bestie:

Kevin McKidd On Working With Sandra Oh

@MabeZarkana: who's your bf on set? 

Kevin McKidd: sandra  

@Thaisbely: Describe Sandra Oh in one word. 

Kevin McKidd: true 

‏@PrisKent: Sandra is very funny on set, calm, or how she is when you guys work together? 

Kevin McKidd: everyone smiles when she is there. she is brilliant fun and passionate 

@PrisKent: How cool it is to work with Sandra Oh??? 

Kevin McKidd: it is the best ! 

@TSC_PLLgirl: favorite part about working with someone as amazing as Sandra Oh?

Kevin McKidd: we collaborate and talk about our characters all the time

@auzzigrey how difficult was it to direct your screen wife with uhmmm someone else?

Kevin McKidd: it was definitely weird and slightly awkward :) 

@jasmine92670618: do u like christnia as a coworker 

Kevin McKidd: yes! love it

@KimKardashian6: is Christina in real life really like this or just a little bit? 

Kevin McKidd: sandra is nothing like cristina

On Cristina's New Bestie, Dr. Thomas

Sandra Oh and William Daniels.

@LovemesomeOwen: I'm hoping Owen will get to meet Dr. Thomas one day. Even better if he hires him...LOL! Love the Cristina/Thomas friendship. 

‏Kevin McKidd: they are great together - i cast bill in the boards episode last season 

@evibloom: William Daniels & the Dr. Thomas/Cristina dynamic is delightful. Was his role in S9 planned back in S8? 

Kevin McKidd: funny , i cast Bill for my last ep of season 8 - he was so good - the writers wrote him in for season 9 

On Cristina/Owen

@MichelleAlexa24: Know you can't spoil and you're probably sick of Cris/Owen questions but...anything positive you could give to CO fans?

‏Kevin McKidd: there is positive for them , but complicated 

‏@Crush_on_Crowen: Owen still in love with Cristina? In your opinion? ty  

Kevin McKidd: 100%  

@COGreysLover: Do you think all the drama and angst is done for CO now? Now maybe some healing?  

Kevin McKidd: of course not ! 

@Fliss98: HEYYY, CHRISTINA IS CHEEATING ON YOU BTW, INCASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW. 

Kevin McKidd: they are on a break ! 

Source: @TheRealKMcKidd

Sarah Drew On Working With Sandra

Co-star Sarah Drew was live-tweeting last night as well, and here are her nice words about Ms. Sandra Oh:

@ShelbySnow1: what is it like working with Sandra Oh? 

Sarah Drew: It's like acting class. She's a genius

@LucillaTurrini: How is working with Sandra Oh? She also is reserved in real life? 

Sarah Drew: No! She is super friendly and fun!!

Source: @SarahDrewGreys

Grey's Anatomy: 9.04 'I Saw Her Standing There' - Sneak Peek [Update]

UPDATE: Another sneak peek added.

NEW: Cristina has a "sex friend"

Cristina and Meredith:

Aware that Derek might never operate again, Meredith stops talking about the surgeries she's performing. Meanwhile, Richard calls on Dr. Catherine Avery to help him perform a complicated procedure, as things continue to heat up between Jackson and April; and Arizona's struggle to accept her fate forces Callie and Alex to face their guilt, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 on ABC.

This episode was directed by co-star Kevin McKidd who'll be live tweeting during the airing of the episode, so join Twitter tonight and ask him stuff at @TheRealKMcKidd.

TV Guide has also published an interview with Kevin who talks about the episode and Cristina and Owen (category: same, same but different), so click here if you want to know what he says.

Sandra Oh And Kevin McKidd On The Grey's Set - Photo

Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd, who brought along his parents, pose for a pic on the set of Grey's Anatomy today:

And hey, look who's back at Seattle Grace just in time for the holidays!

Photo: @karingleason

Sandra Oh And Kevin McKidd At The Opera

Sandra Oh, co-star Kevin McKidd and the Grey's Anatomy crew at the LA Opera this Saturday (September 29) where they watched a performance of The Two Foscari :

LA Opera wrote this about their visit:

Thanks to Sandra Oh, Kevin McKidd, and the crew of Grey's Anatomy (including former LAO web guru Bryan Mendoza) for coming to Saturday's performance of The Two Foscari! They brought a crowd of 30+ and by all accounts, enjoyed themselves so much that they're planning a return trip!

Source: LA Opera

Sandra Oh And Kevin McKidd On The Set

Random pic of the week:

A pic of a pic of Sandra Oh and co-star Kevin McKidd that somebody came across during a visit on the Grey's Anatomy set.

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Sandra Oh: Three Things About Kevin McKidd

There was a Q&A with the Grey cast after the benefit, and Sandra Oh received a question about what's  her favourite thing about working with Kevin McKidd. Listen to her hilarious response in the video below:

Video credit: colettevalois

Sandra Oh: "I can’t talk enough about Kevin McKidd. Yes, talented, blah blah blah blah blah blah, that sort of thing. 

Okay, more than one thing. One, he’s a great kisser. Two, he has amazing skin. I get to touch it sometimes. [To Kevin] Yeah, it’s your skin and your lips, babe. [To audience] He is a happily married man!"

Scream by a fan from the audience: "Save them [Cristina/Owen], Shonda!"

Kevin has also said quite a few nice things about working with Sandra Oh over the years that we've posted here, so browse this category for a refresher.

More from the Q&A with other cast members here and here.

And for instant goosebumps, Justin Chambers with his daughters singing Young Folks.

Kevin McKidd: Dark Times Ahead For Cristina and Owen, But Also Hope

Earlier tonight, Grey's boss Shonda Rhimes tweeted that things would be painful for Cristina and Owen  in tonight's episode - while also promising that there is hope in the future - and she certainly did deliver on the pain part. Owen admitted that he did cheat on Cristina, just not with the pretty nurse, but with another mystery woman. (Kudos to Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd for their acting performances in that final scene.) Next new episode of Grey's airs on April 5th, so we will have to wait until then to see the fall out from this.

Kevin McKidd and co-star Patrick Dempsey discussed the rocky couple in an interview with THR, and while Kevin McKidd warned that things will get worse, there is still hope for Cristina and Owen:

"There's a great debate there for what the dynamic is, with what Cristina has done to this marriage and her choice and what Owen's choice is and his behavior," co-star Patrick Dempsey (Derek) told The Hollywood Reporter during a recent set visit. "There's a really interesting conversation to be had because of those choices: How do you move on? How does that change the dynamic of the relationship? If you can really dive into that -- there's two betrayals, very big ones. I don't know how they sustain that relationship."

"I don't know how you come back from that kind of betrayal," he says. "Certainly if you're married, the notion of the next step would be to have children and if that's been taken away, I would find it very hard for Owen to stay in that relationship."

While McKidd warns there are tough times ahead, he remains optimistic for the beleaguered couple. "I think they're meant for each other," he says. "I hold out faith in Cristina and Owen, even though they go to the darkest places out of all the couples on the show."

"It's going to get worse but it's going to get better soon," McKidd warns.

The actor, who will participate with fellow cast members in Sunday's UCLA live Grey's Anatomy musical fundraiser, notes that the "odd couple" just seems to work despite each of them being deeply flawed.

"Within the first week of meeting her he almost strangled her to death; that's not a good starting point for any relationship," he says, recalling the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder he struggled with when the duo first connected.

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"His life is in so much turmoil right now that I wouldn't be surprised if something like that came back," he says. "He's got a handle on it right now … but I wouldn't be surprised if some symptoms flare up at some point because of what's going on in his personal and professional life."

And while it appears that the dark will continue to get darker in the immediate future, McKidd remains ever optimistic about Owen being able to bounce back and rebuild from a year that has seen his marriage and career pushed to the brink. "I think he's going to definitely get on his way to that and that rebuilding will happen as we go into the next season as well."

Both Shonda Rhimes and Kevin McKidd promised hope and that things will get better for the couple, but we have a feeling that the viewers won't be as forgiving.

So the question is, do you think that they should break up for good or will you continue to root for Cristina and Owen as a couple?

Sandra Oh And Kevin McKidd Will Make You Cry

Last Thursday, Sandra Oh impressed the Twitterverse with her acting skills, and Grey's boss Shonda Rhimes  says to expect more of that as both Sandra and her co-star Kevin McKidd have been turning in amazing performances in the upcoming episodes where Cristina and Owen will be dealing with their relationship issues.

Here's more on that from her interview with TV Guide:

[Spoiler-ish]

Following the death of Henry, it seems like Cristina and Owen (Kevin McKidd) are about to hit a rough patch. What can you tease? 

Rhimes: The explosion is coming. I think it's going to affect every corner of their lives. Some of the performances that Sandra and Kevin are turning in are, like, people are crying while watching the dailies. It's unbelievably good what they're doing. 

Fans are really invested in the Cristina-Owen relationship and would be, ahem, very outspoken should anything happen to them.

Rhimes: I think everyone's really dedicated to them as a couple. I'm not going to say whether or not they're going to break up or not because, honestly, that's kind of not the point in this. But I feel like they're two people who really want to be together, who are fighting to make it work. What that's going to mean is it's going to be fairly painful, even if they make it work. It's going to be a painful journey.

A Gut Feeling: Sandra Oh And Season 9 Of Grey's

Sandra Oh's contract on Grey's Anatomy expires at the end of season 8 and there's no official word yet on whether she'll sign on for another season or not. So far we know that Sandra has other projects in development, but it all still remains hush-hush.

Sandra's colleague Kevin McKidd was asked about their contract status on Grey's on Twitter yesterday, and if his gut feeling is correct, Sandra Oh will be around for season 9:

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Earlier this fall, Sandra's other co-star, Ellen Pompeo, has discussed the possibility of a Grey's Anatomy without Cristina Yang. Read more about that here

Sandra Oh Honoured At Canada's Walk Of Fame Awards - Video

Sandra Oh was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame earlier this month and Sandra attended the awards ceremony which was broadcast earlier this evening, where she was presented with her award. Thanks to our awesome reader Lauren (aka COGreysLover) we have this video from the broadcast where Sandra gives her acceptance speech.

Sandra was also honoured by her current Grey's Anatomy co-stars Ellen Pompeo and Kevin McKidd, Grey's boss Shonda Rhimes, as well as her co-workers from her previous projects, including actor/director/friend Don McKellar. They all had some nice things to say about Sandra and her work, so check it all out in the video below:

Cristina/Owen: You Know You Have A Permanent Piece Of My Medium-Sized American Heart

There's been lots of news on Cristina and Owen this week due to Kevin McKidd's directing stint, and here's another article from THR who has interviewed Kevin McKidd where they go into great detail about where Cristina and Owen currently are in their relationship and what's about to come:

[Spoiler alert]

Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Owen (Kevin McKidd) have had their share of ups and downs on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy.

He struggled with PTSD. She struggled with the same after the hospital shooting that traumatized everyone that led to their quickie marriage. To say the couple has issues would be a serious understatement, especially considering it wasn’t until after Cristina was pregnant and planning to have an abortion that they had a serious discussion about having children.

This week, Owen and Cristina will continue to tiptoe around their issues but as the actor – and director of this week’s episode – tells The Hollywood Reporter their problems will eventually catch up with them. “I don’t think there’s long to wait because they’ve brushed a lot under the carpet this season,” he says.

THR caught up with McKidd to discuss when and how the couple will confront their problems, if there could ever be a compromise and whether or not Cristina could ever realize that there’s more to life than her career.

THR: How long will Cristina and Owen continue to avoid facing their problems?
McKidd: That's going to keep coming back. Around midseason, I think, something is going to happen – some straw is going to break the camel’s back and they’re really going to have to deal with it. I’m not sure what the outcome is going to be, but I think it’s going to be pretty explosive. I don’t think there’s long to wait because they’ve brushed a lot under the carpet this season. I don’t think people will have to wait long to see the fallout from that.

THR: Will Owen eventually confront Cristina or are they avoiding talking because they love each other?
McKidd: I think that's the reason they do it, because they do really love each other. The problem they have is that they’ve got very different views on children. I think they’ll both eventually have to deal with each other. There’s a big thing that happens medically in the hospital that becomes the catalyst for this, it’s a very intense event that happens. I think that weighs on him and eventually that becomes the catalyst for them confronting each other with the truth.

THR: Is the heart of Owen and Cristina's problems the abortion or is it more about bigger issues like communication and a shared vision of what a marriage is?
McKidd: It's all of those things rolled into one. They’re going to get to a point where there’s at a fork in the road and they’re going to have to really decide what they're going to do, whether they can reconcile all those things or not. I think they have passion for each other but that isn’t always enough in a relationship. I think there’s going to be some dark times ahead for them and it's going to test whether they can make it through.

THR: Will Owen eventually turn to Richard or Derek about his feelings about Cristina's abortion?
McKidd: He and Derek are really starting to bond over a lot of things. The fact that Derek went through a period of being chief becomes quite a big support for Owen as we go forward. They're much more equals now in the hospital, so they can communicate pretty well. I think he’ll become attached to him.

THR: Will being the Chief impact Owen’s marriage?
McKidd: That’s one of the stories we’re telling in the next few episodes: there’s this big medical situation that happens and he has to make some hard decisions as chief and put all of your personal feelings aside. There will be something that happens that will really put a lot of pressure on Cristina and Owen and other colleagues. He’s suddenly in this position of power and having to try and navigate that, he doesn’t get it right all the time. So yes, absolutely.

THR: With Owen's career blossoming and Cristina's somewhat stumbling, will Cristina eventually realize that there's more to life than her career?
McKidd: I don’t know, maybe! Who knows. People do change. Maybe that’s just her. Maybe that’s never going to change for her and maybe that’s the point. That’s a story that hasn’t really been told before. Usually on TV shows eventually they come around but there are different people in the world and it would be naive of us to think that they don’t exist. I think it’s an interesting story itself and I don’t know the answer to that question.

THR: Can there be a compromise in terms of their differing ideas about family and children?
McKidd: Sure, absolutely. I don’t see any reason why not; it might be a hard one. But I can’t see any reason why there can’t be. They both have to be happy or there's no point in continuing and that’s the same in anybody’s relationship. What that looks like – that’s what they say about people in relationships behind closed doors: you can never really tell what a relationship is really like behind closed doors even if you think you know a couple really intimately, you can never really tell what it is that makes that relationship tick. Cristina and Owen are interesting, odd, powerful, passionate people with very strong ideas about life, so it makes a really good story to tell and a good journey to be on. What that looks like, I think will be more interesting than all of us can imagine because they’re so unique. If they’re going to be together, I think it’s going to be in quite an unusual way; they already live in a firehouse! (Laughs.)

THR: How will Owen factor in with what Derek is going through with Zola? Watching Owen with Zola and the backdrop of Cristian’s abortion is heartbreaking.
McKidd: I think all that does weigh down on Owen a lot. The fact that there’s this cute little baby toddler around, it’s a constant reminder to him. But yeah, it’s not going to be easy for Owen and it’s definitely not easy for Derek and Meredith to have Owen in the shadows with that longing.

THR: Will Owen wind up helping Derek and Meredith with what they’re going through with Zola?
McKidd: We’re on Episode 9 at the moment and he definitely talks and tries to be there for Derek. Meredith and Owen have never had the most warm and cozy-up relationship – there’s always been quite a bit of tension between the two of them when it comes to Cristina. Certainly I think Owen is there for Derek in the same way that Derek is there for Owen. Owen tries to be a good friend and a pair of ears for Derek with what he’s going through.

Cristina/Owen: Fun, Hot Stuff And A Braid

Last week Sandra Oh talked to E! Online about tonight's episode of Grey's Anatomy and Cristina Yang wearing braid for the occasion. Now it's Kevin McKidd's turn, who talks cryptically about what's coming up for Cristina and Owen later on, and what you need to know about Cristina's braid in tonight's episode, because it's all in the details, folks.

Watch Kevin talk about that in the video below (below the cut):

"Not just sex. Hot, dirty, stand-on-my-head sex."

This is what Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) is hoping for with her on-screen squeeze Owen (Kevin McKidd) in tonight's episode of Grey's Anatomy.

We were on set for the filming, and can tell you the episode does not disappoint. Perhaps because Kevin McKidd is so good at contorting himself into at least two very different positions…

What, did you think we were talking about some other kind of "positions," you perv?! (Well, there'll be plenty of that too, as Cristina and Owen embark on a sexathon that lands them in a few inappropriate settings, including a conference room, much to the chief's dismay.)

Our camera crews were invited to set to chat up Grey's hair, makeup and wardrobe specialists for a special behind-the-scenes segment airing on E! News. The girls also gave us some romance scoop (which we shared last week), and Kevin had this to say about where things are headed with Cristina: "It's going to get more interesting. I think the waters have settled a little bit, but you never know when the wind can change and the water can get rough again."

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Grey's Anatomy: 8.06 "Poker Face" - Sneak Peeks [Update]

UPDATE: Another sneak peek added + a word from the director.

Cristina Yang only has one thing on her mind and it's not surgery:


Cristina, Owen and Richard:

"Poker Face" -- After being blackballed by most of the surgeons, Meredith uses Lexie to spark Derek's interest in her patient's rare brain tumor case and, in secret, gives guidance to April with Bailey's clinical trial; Callie's wish for Arizona and Mark to form a friendship comes to fruition and she realizes it's more irritating than helpful; Alex and Teddy research alternative surgeries for a very superficial patient; and Callie and Cristina struggle with a very difficult spinal surgery, on Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

UPDATE: Kevin McKidd, who directed this week's episode, had a chat with THR about filming the kissing scenes that are coming up between Cristina and Owen:

Kevin McKidd (Owen) returns to the director's chair for Thursday's episode of Grey's Anatomy and this time, has a bit more material to work with -- including love scenes with his on-screen wife Sandra Oh (Cristina).

After taking his first turn behind the camera last season, McKidd tells The Hollywood Reporter that his experience helming Thursday's "Poker Face" episode in which he shares a number of love scenes with Oh was "quite surreal."

"It's weird doing those [love] scenes anyway, and suddenly you're choreographing your own love scenes," he tells THR. "Luckily, in my episode it was a very comedic, light and fun episode. I thought it would be more awkward than it ended up being. It was a bit weird going to see playback and watching yourself make-out!"

McKidd notes despite additional pressure returning to the helm for a second time, there was a lot of laughter on the set to break up the tension.

"Watching yourself kissing somebody just feels weird so there was a lot of laughter on the set about that," he says with a laugh.

In a clip from Thursday's exclusive to THR, check out the new chief as he encourages the fifth-year residents to record as many "good outcome" surgeries as they prepare for their boards, but a very flirtatious Cristina who takes to "sexting" in the episode interrupts him.

Kevin McKidd will be live-tweeting tomorrow during the episode to answer all your questions about the episode, so follow him at @TheRealKMcKidd.

Sandra Oh and Sara Ramirez Will Be Rocking It

More Cristina scoop from the über lovely Kevin McKidd who's directing episode 8.06 of Grey's Anatomy and tweeting about it.

Remember the last time Cristina and Callie teamed up? The time has come again. This is what Kevin tweeted today:

@TheRealKMcKidd: Awesome day! Ellen was funny and amazing in her scenes - as was jim- sandra and Sara rocked it ! And guest stars were , well .. Stars!

And when asked about Sandra Oh and Sara Ramirez being in a scene together "finally", he replied:

@TheRealKMcKidd: I know. They have a great storyline in my episode - think you'll enjoy

Also peeps, don't forget to support Kevin McKidd in his "Tough Mudder Challenge" where he has teamed up with Save The Children to raise money for the children affected by the draught in the Horn of Africa. Visit Kevin McKidd Online for more much more info on this.

Cristina and Owen: More Teasers

As the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy approaches, get prepared for more press junket interviews from the cast of Grey's promoting the new season.

Here's Kevin McKidd again (with Justin Chambers) discussing Cristina and Owen's storyline in season 8 with The Hollywood Reporter:

When Season 8 rolls around Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Owen (Kevin McKidd) will be mulling over their growing dilemma. She’s pregnant and doesn’t want to be a mom, but he’s totally ready to daddy up.

'“They’ve had lots of bumps in the road,” McKidd tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Since they’ve met, it’s been rocky for them to say the least, but this is like the big one really. This is going to define how or if the relationship moves forward in the next couple episodes.”

Cristina and Owen’s relationship has been characterized from the very beginning by their fiery passion. Yet, McKidd seems to have a much more analytical mind than his hot-blooded character and his spitfire of a wife.

“They should have really checked in with each other before they got married about the baby question in my opinion,” the Scottish actor tells us. “They made a big mistake. They really should have crossed those ‘Ts’ and done their due diligence before they jumped into the marriage thing. They’re paying for that right now by being completely on different pages with the children issue.”

Yet, McKidd says that the couple’s discord makes his job much more enjoyable. “Those characters are more fun to play when they’re struggling with something,” he says.

Within the first two hours premiering Sept. 22 on ABC, we’ll know what Cristina is going to do and McKidd says that the show doesn’t veer away from the controversial subject of abortion.

“It’s definitely not something that is sidestepped,” he tells us. “I’m not going to say what happens… [Creator Shonda Rhimes] and the writers will go head on right into a subject matter that’s usually kind of avoided… They just do it and do it in a very clever way.”

Besides his rocky storyline with Cristina, McKidd also has his second stab at directing coming up. He has revealed he’s doing Episode 6 on the upcoming season. So, we wondered what he learned after his first go-around last season that will make this one better for him.

“I think I’ll enjoy it more this time,” he says. “Because I was so terrified [last time]. Didn’t sleep at all. I’m going to sleep more and have more fun.”