Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24979796-20140527195418/@comment-24386552-20140621180345

Cristina and Meredith both took different paths. They both can't say they that they haven't let personal stuff affect their work life, because it did for both of them. Cristina and Owen's relationship was awful in S8 which resulted in many distractions for Cristina. She clearly is capable of passing her boards, but because of the relationship stuff, her chances were hampered. Burke leaving her, ultimately led her to choose work over family/love life. Even if Owen had no chance of having a successful relationship with her. I found odd however in 10.17, that Cristina was thinking of 2 different paths at that random moment, than at a time where it was even more pivotal. She chose work in the end, but still her imagination was a bit off the charts. Her crying over not winning a Harper Avery in a bathroom stall and resenting her own child, or winning multiple ones, but then Owen's whole life becomes destroyed. Very farfetched. Meredith always had personal issues and couldn't separate it out from work life very well. It is primarily the reason Cristina and Meredith fight. S5 was over Sadie and the work/personal life separation. S7 was about how Cristina wouldn't put herself through the torture she did if it wasn't for Meredith. S10 was about the different paths they took or didn't take.