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