Ever since Cristina Yang and Meredith Gray danced it out one final time within the Gray’s Anatomy Season 10 finale, followers have been hoping that Sandra Oh will in the future return to reunite along with her twisted sister. That has but to occur, even because the medical drama prepares to enter its twenty second season this fall on the 2025 TV schedule, and whereas the actress has known as her expertise with the present “traumatic,” she not too long ago admitted that she induced some “grief” for these round her.
Sandra Oh gave the graduation tackle at Dartmouth Faculty on June 15, the place she spoke to graduates about what an important studying expertise it may be to reside with discomfort. That’s one thing she apparently bought from Gray’s Anatomy, which she stated was one of the crucial helpful however difficult a long time of her life. Oh continued (through EW):
I demanded so much from myself and from the writers. If one thing bothered me in a script, I might combat for what I believed what was proper for the character of Cristina as a result of I felt answerable for her. And whereas this contributed to the creation of a memorable character, my want to make the dialogue match and my perception that I knew what was finest for the character additionally induced grief for the writers and for me.
Sandra Oh and Ellen Pompeo have been among the many OG forged members of Gray’s Anatomy when it premiered in 2005. And the truth that the actors don’t all the time have a say of their storylines is a lesson that Pompeo was nonetheless coming to phrases with in Season 21, as she stated she was “deeply towards” one of many decisions made by Meredith. If it is nonetheless that method at the moment, one can think about that 20 years in the past, Oh did not know find out how to give the writers the inventive license they wanted.
She stated there was even a “devoted Sandra whisperer” whose job it was to “deal” along with her. This led to what feels like a reasonably intense cellphone name between her and Shonda Rhimes, as Oh continued:
One time… the writers and I have been at an deadlock about one thing on this script, and I needed to have a name with the massive boss. And Shonda, I will always remember, she stated to me, ‘Sandra, we’ve been right here earlier than. You bought to belief me. One thing will come by means of if you happen to simply say the rattling phrases.’ … It has stayed with me. I heard her.
It was reportedly Dartmouth alum Shonda Rhimes who really useful Sandra Oh for the graduation tackle, and it’s important to think about she accepted of this sentiment.
Studying from her discomfort doesn’t sound like a really nice course of, although. The Quiz Girl star has spoken overtly in regards to the well being points she suffered because of the stress on Gray’s Anatomy, however not less than it feels like she was in a position to take worthwhile classes away from the expertise. Now we’ve simply bought to get her again inside Gray Sloan Memorial.
Whereas we await Season 22 to premiere this fall, you’ll be able to relive the MAGIC days of Meredith, Alex, George, Izzie and Cristina or rewatch any of your favourite Gray’s Anatomy eras by streaming all 21 seasons with both a Netflix subscription or Hulu subscription.