Farewell, Cristina Yang—Here Are 17 Times We Fell In Love With You on Grey's Anatomy!

In honor of Sandra Oh's final episode in the season 10 finale, we've gathered up all the reasons why we adore this beloved character.

By Leanne Aguilera May 15, 2014 1:00 PMTags
Grey's Anatomy, Sandra OhABC/Danny Feld

Ugh. The day we've been dreading for months is finally here.

Tonight, while mascara tears run down our faces, fans will have to say goodbye to Cristina Yang, one of the most beloved characters on Grey's Anatomy. For the past ten years, we have fallen head over heels for Sandra Oh's unique and relentlessly driven on-screen persona, and now, we don't want to imagine at world where Meredith's (Ellen Pompeo) person is not by her side.

However, we refuse to be sad. After all, Cristina is the one who taught us that we should just pop a bottle of wine, dance it out, and eventually everything will work itself out. So with that in mind, we're going to take this time to focus on all the times we fell in love with Dr. Cristina Yang.

(Side-Note: Although our article lists 17 Cristina-loving reasons, please be advised that there are indeed so many more reasons as to why we adore her. We just didn't want to look like the overly obsessive TV stalkers that we actually are. Plus, we got distracted by a Grey's Anatomy marathon. Priorities.)   

WATCH: We dare you not to cry during this tribute to Cristina and Meredith's epic friendship!

We fell in love with Dr. Christina Yang…

1. When she told the truth about men:

some text

2. When she taught us how to deal with the stresses of work:

some text

3. When she revealed that her priorities are always on point:

some text

4. When she showed us how to respond to life's haters:

some text some text

5. When she taught us that confidence is key:

some text

6. When Mama took her eyebrows: 

some text some text

7. When she fully unleashed her anger:

some text

8. When she made us realize how important it is to have friends:

some text

9. When she taught us it's what's on the inside that really matters:

some text some text

10. When she embraced her competitive side:

some text

11. When she publically proclaimed her love of validation and sweets:

some text

12. When she showed us that alcohol makes everything so much more fun:

some text

13. When she verbalized the daily struggles we all go through:

some text

14. When she showed how to properly display our emotions:

some text

15. When she came up with the best combination on earth:

some text

16. When she taught us that it's okay to need your person:

some text

17. And most importantly, when she showed us that everything will be better after you dance it out:

some text some text
some text some text

We love and will miss you, Cristina!

Grey's Anatomy's season finale airs tonight at 9 p.m. on ABC.