Owen Will Become Teddy’s ‘Rock’

Working by their struggles. Grey’s Anatomy followers have watched Owen Hunt and Teddy Altman’s marriage pushed to the brink all through season 19, however star Kevin McKidd says there’s lastly a lightweight on the finish of the tunnel.

“He and Teddy [Kim Raver] are still working. You can see them starting to work their way back toward being one, and they’ve had a rough time, I think,” the Scotland native, 49, solely instructed Us Weekly at PaleyFest in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 2.

Owen misplaced his medical license earlier in season 19 after illegally offering veterans with medication for physician-assisted deaths. Since then, he’s been on probation, training solely below the supervision of different physicians. The state of affairs has been anxious for each docs, particularly as Teddy took on a brand new function as chief of surgical procedure. However, Owen has since earned his license again, and Bailey (Chandra Wilson) suggested Teddy and Owen to determine their relationship now as an alternative of drowning in resentment.

“I think we’re gonna see them really sort of bend down into this really supportive, loving couple,” McKidd instructed Us of the couple. “She’s the chief, he’s the head of trauma. He’s now able to support her because … he knows what it takes to do that job. So he becomes her rock in a sense as the season moves on.”

It’s a welcome change for each the viewers and stars. “That’s really fun to play because it’s been so kind of tumultuous for them and it’s nice to see Owen really show up for his wife, who’s in one of the most difficult jobs in the hospital,” the director added.

McKidd added that Owen gained’t take his return to the OR with no consideration. “He had his wings kind of clipped and now he’s able to spread his wings again. He’s very happy,” he defined. “What’s good is that when something gets taken away from you in life, you realize how much you love it. And I think it’s reigniting him in a way. He’s reinvigorated as a character because he … almost lost everything. So now he’s even more invested in students in medicine, and it’s great to play this kind of reinvigorated version of him.”

While his character is rediscovering his love of medication, McKidd is spreading his personal wings behind the digicam. The star has directed 37 episodes of Grey’s Anatomy since 2011, and his newest episode, which aired on Thursday, March 30, opened with an prolonged one-shot take that took viewers from the ambulance into the ER with a automobile crash sufferer.

“We did it in two takes,” McKidd revealed. “The first take was perfect. [Executive producer] Debbie Allen was like, ‘We’re done. Great. We’ve got it, we’ve got it, it’s done.’ And I said, ‘No, let’s do one more.’ And the second take was just 15 percent better. So the take that aired was take two of the two takes. I’m incredibly proud. I think it’s some of the best work we’ve done. We’ve never done that in the show. We literally have done something that the show has never done in its 19 seasons. [I’m] so, so proud.”

Grey’s Anatomy season 19 airs on ABC Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.

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Reporting by Kat Pettibone