<P> New York magazine wrote of the character: "There's probably no woman on TV right now more single - mindedly dedicated to her career than Cristina . It has long been her defining characteristic . If it occasionally makes her into a caricature, it has also unquestionably established that she would have an abortion in this circumstance ." Talking about Yang's abortion in the eighth season, Rhimes explained she intended Yang to have an abortion already in the second season but changed it with an ectopic pregnancy at the suggestion of one of her writers because "that was so much more interesting, story-wise". As for the abortion in the eighth season, Rhimes commented: "I really wanted Cristina Yang to stay true to who Cristina Yang is . And I feel like that is a character who has never really wanted to be a mother . The idea that this woman would have a child that she did not want and resented for ruining her career and resented Owen for making her have (it) would have been hideous . (The abortion) made sense for the character ." </P> <P> Discussing his onscreen relationship with Yang, McKidd said: "It's not going to be easy for them . What I read when I read the season premiere, and this is just my take on it, is that it was very much two very analytical people, Owen and Cristina . They're very similar in a way, I think, as people . Two analytical people see each other over a crowded ER room and their eyes meet ." On the topic of Yang's triumphs and challenges in the eighth season, Oh said: "It has been an extremely challenging year that has had a lot of ups and downs, both challenging and exhilarating . We would shoot all our scenes for a day or two straight, and that was extremely challenging because emotionally and physically it becomes really exhausting ." </P> <P> Oh said of Yang's expressions of emotions during season eight: "You see her express her emotions with only two people: her best friend Meredith and her husband Owen . To see someone being pulled apart so intensely, which honestly most everyone goes through in their life in some ways, if you're lucky you're completely pulled apart and then you have to pull yourself together, which hopefully will be the exploration within hopefully the next season ." Although the characters' marriage is tested, McKidd reported to The Hollywood Reporter: "I think they're meant for each other . I hold out faith in Cristina and Owen, even though they go to the darkest places out of all the couples on the show . It's going to get worse but it's going to get better soon ." </P> <P> The character was well received by the critics at the time of its inception and as the series went on the reviews became increasingly positive and Cristina went on the become an iconic character not just for Grey's but for television itself . Kelli Catana of The Huffington Post named Yang "the best damn character" of the series . Yang appeared in Comcast's list of TV's Most Intriguing Characters, with the website commenting that she is "an engaging yet comedic factor for the prime - time soap Grey's Anatomy ." Philadelphia Magazine included Yang in its list of the "10 Best Doctors on Television". However, the same periodical listed her as one of "The 12 Most Annoying Women on TV". Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald considers her friendship with Meredith to be "the secret core of Grey's and perhaps creator Shonda Rhimes' greatest contribution to prime time ." The Huffington Post's writer Kelli Catana agreed, saying: "the Meredith / Yang relationship is probably the most true friendship on network television ." Their friendship was listed in AOL TV's "Top 20: TV's Best BFFs" and in Entertainment Weekly's "30 Best TV Bromances / Gal Pals". Yahoo! Voices also put Yang on their list of "The Most Loyal TV Best Friends of All Time". Television Without Pity writer Lauren Shotwell claimed Yang is "the only one of these five (residents) that regularly acts like an actual doctor". </P>

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