From the writers' blog on last night's episode:
And Cristina, who has the horrible realization that having a mentor is more important to her than Owen is – she didn’t know that was the case until she’d already said it. Until she’d already offered to trade him away. She had no idea until it was out of her mouth, but once she’d heard herself speak the words, she knew they were true. She’s become a person who will trade away a man she loves for her work. Does she choose that? Is she comfortable with that? It doesn’t matter. She is that.
And let me pause for another second and say Sandra… when she says “Fine! Done! Take him!” Holy crap. I knew it was coming and it still knocked the wind right out of me.
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