Grey's Anatomy: Season 9 Finale Spoiler Tidbits [Update]

Update | May 15: Tidbit from TV Line added.

A little bit of Grey's Anatomy season finale scoop where in usual Grey's finale fashion "a doctor's life will be in danger" with round #53 of Cristina vs Owen vs baby. Here's what you can expect:

UPDATE | May 15: TV Line

Question: What does the Grey’s Anatomy season finale hold for Cristina and Owen? 

Ausiello: Now then, you can go ahead and abandon any hope of the couple meeting in the middle regarding the issue of children. “There’s never been any suggestion that Cristina is going to meet anyone in the middle,” Shonda Rhimes notes. “Cristina is not that person.” However, for better or worse (my guess: worse), she adds, “I do think that the more this Ethan situation plays out, the conversation that she and Owen have been avoiding so much really gets forced out into the open.” Ruh-roh. - TV Line

The Hollywood Reporter

THR: How will Owen and Cristina address the Ethan situation? They've been through this before -- Cris has been steadfast about not wanting children. How will this be different? Is she willing to lose Owen?

Shonda Rhimes: They keep tabling this discussion because they truly love each other. They got divorced so they could take it off the table. Now, they've reached a point where it's going to be something that they can no longer table. They can no longer not talk about this. They're going to actually have the conversation. That's where we're headed.

THR: Should we be concerned for them?
Rhimes: We should be concerned about the future of every couple.

THR: What will Owen learn from the Ethan arc? It seems like Ethan's grandmother is already setting up a choice between social services and Owen.
Rhimes: We have some twists up our sleeve. There's plenty that Owen is going to learn and realize. He clearly has made a choice in his mind that he's chosen Cristina and he's is with Cristina but I think things are going to get bumpy there for a while. - THR 

TV Guide

For fans fearing that Meredith may be the doctor whose life is in danger in the finale, as written in the episode's description, Rhimes would only tease, "We will see a doctor fighting for their life. We will leave the season with someone fighting for their life. There's plenty of jeopardy in the finale, there's a lot of pain, but there's also some joy. Unlike some seasons when there was no joy and only pain, there is some joy." - TV Guide

TV Line

When the credits roll at the end of the Season 9 closer, a major character's life will hang in the balance, series creator Shonda Rhimes confirms.  

Elsewhere, as a massive storm is straining all of Grey Sloan Memorial's resources, the unsettled parenting issue between Owen and Cristina “gets forced out into the open”. - TV Line

Read more at the source.

Grey's Anatomy: On The Set Of 9.16 'This Is Why We Fight' [Update]

UPDATE (Jan 29): New set pics added .

The cast and crew of Grey's Anatomy are currently shooting episode 9.16 called This Is Why We Fight, which may be something to look forward to because this is what Grey's boss Shonda Rhimes teased about it recently on Twitter:

Grey's table read yesterday -- a gasp-inducing ending and spontaneous applause from cast.Scandal table readtoday -- EXACT SAME RESPONSE!
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) January 15, 2013

For this what may be a special episode, the majority of the cast have been shooting on location last week, where they've been filming helicopter scenes on a roof top as well as shooting interior scenes at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel. Here's a pic of a blurry Sandra Oh on the Grey's set at the hotel with Ellen Pompeo, Kevin McKidd and James Pickens Jr. in the background: 

Photo credit: Alysse Barlow

UPDATE: Two more blurry pics from another location shot yesterday in an office building, where Sandra Oh was filming scenes with Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Jessica Capshaw and Sara Ramirez:

Photo: juice_acevez

Photo: @CaRBFan

Recently Jessica Capshaw talked about working together with Sandra, Ellen and Patrick closer than before, and you can read about that here

Cristina/Owen: We Let Them Keep Guessing 'Till They Figure Us Out

UPDATE: Tidbit from THR added.

It's all fun and games until somebody brings up the baby issue.

After a lot of drama, heartbreak and a divorce, Cristina and Owen are a couple again, but the fact still remains that she doesn't want kids and he does, and that is an issue that is yet to be resolved.

Grey's boss Shonda Rhimes discussed the looming baby drama in an interview with TV Line, revealing that we will see Cristina and Owen settle this issue once and for all:

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TVLINE | When will Cristina and Owen’s lingering baby issue rear its ugly head again – because I know it’s coming.

It is going to come up. I’m so happy right now because they decided not to talk about it. Divorce has sort of freed them from feeling like they have to. It’s going to be complex. There's something very intense about the idea that Cristina is a woman who does not want children. She’s unapologetic about it. She does not want them. And there’s nothing wrong with not wanting children. 

I love babies. If you gave me 40 babies I’d be thrilled. But this idea that if you place a baby in a woman’s arms and she’s going to melt is not true for some people. 

I feel really strongly that we allow this character to be who she is, this woman that does not want children. She’s a surgeon and a scientist first before she is anything else, and Owen has to deal with the fact that he is in love with somebody who is a genius, versus being in love with somebody who wants to have a family. That is going to be a complex thing for them. 

And I’m enjoying watching them deal with not dealing with it at the moment. But yeah, they’re going to have to really talk talk about it and figure it out and struggle to figure out if they can be in love despite the fact that he wants kids and she doesn’t.

UPDATE: Excerpt from Shonda Rhimes' interview with THR where she confirmed that Cristina won't be changing her mind about having a baby and talked about Cristina and Owen moving back to the firehouse:

"I'm very determined that we need to have a character who is unapologetic about not wanting children, who isn't going to suddenly find herself with a baby and suddenly soften up and discover, 'Oh, I wanted babies all along.' For Cristina, having a child would possibly mean a life of depression."

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"I wouldn't say that there's hope for them returning to firehouse as a couple because I actually gave the word we could dismantle that set," showrunner Shonda Rhimes tells The Hollywood Reporter. "But they are genuinely happy and their happiness doesn't necessarily mean that they need to be in the firehouse. The firehouse is a place of their past; a lot of painful things happened there."

And as for what the future holds for the couple:

And just as Owen will struggle as chief to keep a handle on Seattle Grace -- with the crash survivors on one side and others, like the outspoken Bailey on the other -- he and Cristina will also continue to find their foothold as a couple, with the baby situation likely to come up again for the beleaguered couple.

"I've never been interested in telling story like a fairy tale," Rhimes warns. "We're not headed to any fairy tale moment. But I do think that this is a couple that is going to struggle to figure out ways to remain in love."

Read more at the source.

Cristina/Owen: One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong - Spoilers [Update]

UPDATE: Tidbit from TV Guide added.

Same, same but different? Latest Grey's spoilers from TV Line where Sandra Oh's co-star Kevin McKidd once again answers the season long question, is there hope for Cristina and Owen as couple:

UPDATE: TV Guide

What can you tell us about Cristina and Owen's journey this year? 

Kevin McKidd: It's hard to see just how they're going to fix things. They're pretty damaged and there have been wrongs done on both sides. They're both pretty strong-willed people, they love each other and they've got this deep connection that's undeniable. In the first couple of episodes, you don't really see them make much headway. Owen's trying to reach out to Cristina and she's not really able or willing to receive much from Owen yet. There's still that distance between them that hopefully will break down as they move forward. They're very much as separate as they've ever been even though they're married.

But is there hope for them? 

McKidd: I think there's hope. I just hope they can make it because I think they're a cool couple and I think they really are destined to be together, but how they do that is hard to tell at the moment. I think it's going to be Owen striving to win her back, but it's going to take a while.

Will Owen try to find someone new while Cristina is away, or does he feel too much guilt after cheating on her? 

McKidd: I think he's manning up to what happened. He's holding out for Christina. Whether that will be reciprocated, he doesn't know. But until he's explored every avenue to see if it's healable and fixable, then he's going to hold out for her because she's the love of his life. I think he still hopes that she feels the same way about him. 

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It also looks like we've seen the last of the firehouse, because Kevin revealed that with Cristina off to Minnesota, Owen is moving out as well and moving into Derek's old trailer in the woods.

TV Line

Question: I’m a huge Grey’s Anatomy fan, and an even bigger Cristina/Owen fan. I know they are the “red-headed step children” of all of the couples on the show right now, but is there any hope for them? —Laura C

Ausiello: There’s more than hope. There’s confirmation from Shonda Rhimes that they will eventually find their way back to each other. But a familiar and daunting obstacle awaits – he still wants to have children. “That’s a fundamental thing,” concedes Kevin McKidd. “It’s in his DNA. He wants to be a dad. I don’t know how [they overcome that]… It’s going to be a tough road. I enjoyed last season watching their decline. But my hope as a fan is that they make it back to each other.”

Question: Please!! Dying!! Need Grey’s Anatomy scoop!! Please help!! Thanks!! —Tamar 

Ausiello: A new plane crash-related wrinkle will present itself in the coming weeks, and this one could have far-reaching implications for all the survivors.

After all is said, frankly, my dears, the answer seems to be no at the moment. What do you think?

Grey's Anatomy: Cristina Yang's Exile

When Grey's Anatomy returns next Thursday, the season premiere will take place a few months after the plane crash with Cristina Yang taking a new job position at the Mayo clinic in Minnesota.

To find out how long Cristina's exile from Seattle Grace will last, read more below:

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The hospital scenes at Mayo were filmed at the House Research Institute (pic above), and according to an industry article about location scouting, it seems that Cristina will be absent from Seattle Grace for four episodes:

Our set design team dressed the facility with fake snow there, to give the place a 'Minnesota feel,' since the Clinic was meant to be located in a Northern state during winter. [...] We shot there four different times in the past month, for four episodes that will be airing during the new season of the show, since one of the characters moved away."

We are looking forward to watching the four episodes in which the House Research Institute will be starring on network television, when they air this fall!"

Cristina Yang: It’s Hard To Keep Track Of You Falling Through The Sky

UPDATE: Spoiler from TV Line added.

Here's an interesting spoiler from TV Guide regarding Cristina's situation post-plane crash and her relationship with Owen:

Update: Rhimes has dubbed Season 9 the Year of Romance, a theme she confirms will extend to Dere/Mer and, believe it or not, Cristina/Owen. "They're going to find their way back to one another, but it's going to be a long journey," she warns of the latter, fractured pair. "I want everyone to be clear on that." - TV Line

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Hey Natalie, what did you learn from your Grey's Anatomy set visit, specifically about Christina and Owen? 

NATALIE: Cristina will not handle the crash well, with Kevin McKidd calling her "deranged, crazy" and likening her to a "wild animal." "Owen's feeling very helpless and very out of control," he tells us. "It's going to be Owen striving to win her back... they're definitely the damaged couple, but they seem destined to be together."

For spoiler junkies, you can find more season 9 spoilers posted earlier in our Spoiler section