Fans upset with Cristina Yang's seemingly slow recovery sound off

Grey's Anatomy fans united this past week to send ABC producers a strong message: bring back the old Cristina Yang.

"I love this show and she's always been a part of that, but I cannot deal with her anymore,” said Colleen Melton, a fan of the show, while viewing it online at Hulu.com. “Bring us back the cut-throat, powerful woman she once was!”

Cristina, who experienced a traumatic event last season when she had to perform open-heart surgery on her best friend’s boyfriend and boss, Derek Shepherd, at gunpoint, has obviously not been herself this season.

Suffering from what appears to be Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, she seems unmotivated and apathetic towards all the things she was once so passionate about.

But while she readily declines promising surgeries in favor of reclining back into the arms of her beloved, Owen, this has not always been the case.

Both characters and fans have used a variety of descriptive words to sum up Cristina’s cold nature as a physician, including a “shark” or a “robot.” She is also recognized for her clever maneuvers in the operating room and promise in the cardio surgical specialty.

Ironically, what she is most hated for by the surgeons of Seattle Grace is the exact reason why fans love her so much. She stands as an beacon of what a successful woman should be.

Fans believe that last week’s episode did little to alleviate fan’s woes, as it continued with the same pace as the ones that came before it.

However, I disagree. It’s clear that fourth-year residents, like Meredith and Alex, all stepped up to the plate to become attendings for the day, and Cristina was among them.

While most were conducting their own surgeries and working their own cases (in other words, attempting to impress or become the next big hot shot), Cristina eased into her new found role, and, for the first time in a long time, actively engaged with a patient and formed an educated opinion on his treatment.

Despite these rare glimmers of hope, viewers are demanding that Grey’s pick up the pace.

“The most disappointing aspect of the last episode was the fact that Cristina still has not returned to normal. Not only is she mentally unprepared for surgery, she now seems totally inept when communicating with patients,” said Tanya Lane in a review. “More than fearful, she seems apathetic. That’s not the Cristina we’ve come to know and love, and it’s beginning to frustrate me.”

Will Cristina ever be the same? I don’t think so. She will forever remember how the life of her colleague rested in her hands, and I can’t help but think that ABC’s correct in their thinking. Having a gun pressed against your head changes you.

What do you think? Is Cristina’s recovery too slow?

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