Greys Anatomy Recap: Cristinas Career Hits A Major Milestone

On the April 10 episode of Greys Anatomy, spirits arelifted as the entire Grey Sloane Memorial Hospital is celebrating Cristina Yang being nominatedfor a major award. Meanwhile, Karev debates leaving the hospital, while Callie and Arizona facea major decision about their future together.

Cristinas time at Grey Sloane Memorial Hospital is slowly coming to an end, but the April 10 episode of Greys Anatomy revealed she is going out with high honors.

The opening of the April 10 episode of Greys Anatomy is drastically different and less gross than its predecessor.

Exciting news is announced when we find out that Cristina (Sandra Oh) has been nominated for the Harper Avery Award. Just two weeks prior to this episode she was imagining her future, both with and without Dr. Hunt (Kevin McKidd), and only one of the outcomes included her winning the very same award. So, what does this mean for Cristina? Or more importantly, Cristina and Hunt? Well, we dont know yet. But I think Im the only one left who still has hope.

Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) sets up a surprise for Cristina in the lobby, which is essentially a trap to get her to celebrate something she does not want to celebrate. Cristina is taking the nominated in stride, and trying to act like its just a normal work day. However, Hunt and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw), lead her directly into the surprise/trap and its actually pretty awesome. Who knew that many people worked at the hospital?!

Even though Cristina is a big-time award nominee now, she is still a doctor, and she still has to work like the rest of the hospital staff. Her patient of the episode is a little boy in desperate need of a heart transplant. You might remember the little boy and his family from last weeks episode, when his two sisters were treated for the exact same heart condition. Now, all three children are in critical condition and the future is bleak. Whats worse is that no one can seem to figure out how this happened, and its frustrated their parents to no end.

Cristinas award nomination has turned her into a hospital celebrity. While shes at lunch with Meredith and Callie, an intern comes up to congratulate her on her win. In true Cristina fashion she is rude to him, but thankfully Meredith is around to provide a polite response before he leaves.

Even though Cristina isnt really feeling the surprise, the excited atmosphere inspiresDr. Webber (James Pickens Jr.). He may not be Chief any more, but he is so proud of the doctors that he helped mold and he should be!

In intern news: Leah (Tessa Ferrer) is helping Meredith with a major first: an HIV positive kidney transplant. Apparently a new law in Washington has taken effect, which makes the procedure legal. The two patients involved are a pair of guy friends who have known each other for a very, very long time. Unfortunately, the donor decides that he does not want to give his friend his kidney, and Meredith is forced to tell the patient dying of kidney disease that he now has to go on a waiting list.

Later on, the donor changes his mind. Again. Well, at least his friend is going to live! He doesnt want Meredith as his doctor though, so Bailey suggests that Dr. Webber take over the surgery.

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Greys Anatomy Recap: Cristinas Career Hits A Major Milestone