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The bad news: Kim Raver's Teddy Altman is definitely a complication for Grey's Anatomy's beloved twosome, Kevin McKidd's Owen Hunt and Sandra Oh's Cristina Yang.

The good news: McKidd and co-star Sandra Oh want to see their characters together as much if not more than many fans do, he said in an interview with E! this week.

"I want the best for him. I want him to be happy. I want him to be in love. I want him to be all these things and more, and so does Sandra [for her character Cristina]."

Of Sandra, Kevin said "I love her to bits. I think we both come from the same place as far as wanting the work to feel rooted and real and true. She's very protective over her character, understandably. As am I. One of the problems and the downsides of working on a long-term character is that you, the actor, become very protective over the character."

"We both know that for a TV show to work, and the characters can't be happy all the time. That's the whole point, so there's this weird thing going on, which is I think Sandra and I both right now are finding it hard because we're so kind of in love with the characters, and so kind of invested in Owen and Christina being together. Suddenly there's this potential for danger."

"I [think we are] quite anxious ourselves for our characters' happiness. I think again, that adds to the chemistry of it all."

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Below are some notes on Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice from TV Guide's spoiler Q&A today. Nothing really new or ground-breaking, but still interesting developments ...

Q: How long before Teddy destroys Cristina and Owen's relationship on Grey's Anatomy?

A: Kevin McKidd says that Thursday's episode will have a major development in that love triangle: "Something happens between the three of them that's pretty explosive," he says.

"Up until now you've not really seen anyone draw lines in the sand, but you start to see that this week." Translation: "Desert Storm Barbie" is not welcome in Yang's Dream House.

Q: Any scoop on Private Practice?

A: Addison's mom and dad (JoBeth Williams and Stephen Collins) are coming to visit Private Practice on December 3, and they're bringing a third ... the other woman!

This photo recently surfaced on Twitter, apparently showing stars Kevin McKidd and Sandra Oh filming a scene for Grey's Anatomy on the set of our favorite show.

Not sure who the mole is who snagged this photo, but his/her efforts are much appreciated.

What do you think is going on here? Is there hope for Owenstina?

Since George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) is a goner, that means Season 6 of Grey's Anatomy starts off on a bit of a low note. What could possibly lift the spirits of Seattle Grace?

Romance!

It looks like Dr. Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) and Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) are getting even closer this year, according to the former, although something arises from his past that may throw a wrench in the matter. Certainly feels like we've heard that before ...

In a new interview, McKidd reveals how George's death will affect everyone in the hospital, especially Hunt, who was instrumental in helping O'Malley become the hero.

Here are Kevin McKidd's answer to some burning Grey's Anatomy questions ...

Q: How does it feel coming into Season Six of Grey's Anatomy?

A: Kevin McKidd: It's nice to be full-time right from the start.

Q: How is George's death going to affect everyone?

A: I think it affected Owen Hunt a lot because he kind of mentored him and got him up on his feet as a trauma surgeon. He really felt that George O'Malley was going to become the next star head of trauma at the hospital. He didn't encourage George to join the army, but he certainly thought it was an honorable and great thing to do, so I think it's really hit Owen Hunt a lot.

In the same token, Owen is used to losing colleagues, and that's part of coming from Iraq and working as a surgeon in a war zone. He's become very assimilated to that, so he's got a better [grieving] mechanism than others in the show. I think he actually becomes a rock for people because he's so used to dealing with loss and grief of war colleagues.

Q: Do the producers have plans to replace George? Is someone new going to step in?

A: I don't know the answer to that one. They haven't said. But I know there are a couple of new interns coming in. It'll be exciting to see who shows up.

Q: How is Cristina and Owen's relationship going to develop this year?

A: It's going to get quite complicated in the sense that I think they have gotten over the whole trauma of his past, but then his past comes back again at some point to haunt him.

Someone comes to the hospital that he was connected to in his past, not his ex-fiancée, but it's somebody we didn't expect. I think it could get a little tricky, but still exciting and interesting. Hopefully it will bring them closer together in the long run.

Q: Bottom line: We should be rooting for Cristina and Owen this year, right?

A: Absolutely. They had a rough time last year, and they deserve some happiness this year. Whether they get it, I don't know.

According to Kevin McKidd, Grey's Anatomy fans haven't really given his character, Dr. Owen Hunt, a McNickname in the vein of co-stars Patrick Dempsey and Eric Dane.

But as we know (thanks in large part to you), that's not exactly true. More accurately, fans have given so many, often concurrently, and none of them have really stuck.

So, since it's a slow week for Grey's Anatomy spoilers and news, and Kevin McKidd is the man, and we love informal polls, we thought we'd settle this once and for all.

After all, isn't that the job of the #1 Grey's Anatomy fan community? We think so. So wth a tip of the hat to E! Online for the idea, let's decide his nickname below!

Dr. Owen Hunt should be known as ...

Grey's Anatomy star Kevin McKidd is in high demand these days.

The handsome Scottish actor and new cast member has reportedly emerged as the lead contender for the title role in upcoming Marvel Comics movie Thor.

The 35-year-old star, who rose to fame in Trainspotting, said that there has been "a lot of back and forth" on the project, but nothing has been signed yet.

Kevin McKidd, who also starred in NBC's Journeyman and the period TV series Rome, and has been mentioned as the lead character in a movie version of the latter as well, said it would be an exciting live-action venture under Kenneth Branagh's direction.

Thor, written by Mark Protosevich, is scheduled for release in June 2010. It revolves around medical student Donald Blake, whose alter ego is Norse god of thunder Thor.

As long as he sticks around as Owen Hunt, we wish Kevin the best!

It looks like Grey's Anatomy's Major Doctor Hottie (Kevin McKidd) may have a reason to take a break from Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Seattle Grace, E! Online reports:

A Rome film! Yup, the show's newest star is a hot commodity these days.

His character, Lucius Vorenus, might be back in the saddle for Rome if plans for a movie version go forward, which is looking likely, according to numerous reports.

Introduced in Season Five, Kevin McKidd has been a huge hit on Grey's Anatomy so far, so with any luck, a Rome flick could be worked around his Grey's schedule.

Call him the Comeback McKidd.

After seeing his unsung turn in last season's underappreciated Journeyman get cut short, Scotsman Kevin McKidd got snatched up by Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Owen Hunt.

A somewhat shell-shocked Iraq war veteran, Hunt has rocked Cristina Yang's world and demonstrated to McDreamy and McSteamy that there's a new doctor in town.

He's just getting started. McKidd spoke with TV Guide about what's up next for Hunt, and reflected a bit on time-tripping newsman Dan Vasser's truncated journey.

Q: Congratulations on being promoted to a regular on Grey's Anatomy.

Kevin McKidd: Oh, thank you very much. I'm very pleased and excited.

Q: Was it originally presented to you that Owen would be introduced in the Season Five premiere, disappear for a bit, and then return a rather different man?

Kevin McKidd: Yes, that was always intended, to let some time pass and reintroduce him with a new slant on things.

Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt (left), with Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev.

Q: It showed us who he can be - and then ripped that away from us.

Kevin McKidd: Yes, that was who he really is in the premiere, but now we're seeing what can happen to a good man, a good soldier and good surgeon [because of war].

Q: Is it post-traumatic stress disorder per se that he is suffering from?

Kevin McKidd: Throughout this season, that's one of the questions he will be asking. To answer it, he'll seek some help from the people around him.

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Coming off the disappointing cancellation of NBC's Journeyman after one season and HBO's Rome after only two, Kevin McKidd (Dr. Owen Hunt) has been added as a series regular to one of TV's top dramas in this, the current Season Five of Grey's Anatomy.

"I am excited to have Kevin McKidd joining us for the season," the creator and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes, said Wednesday.

"Kevin is a delight to collaborate with and brings incredible passion, talent and creativity. Plus, he's already got the 'Mc' built in to his name so we had to keep him."

McKidd, who started off the season as a guest star, is now on board full-time as the Army surgeon who recently returned from Iraq, the lone survivor of his unit.

As the new head of trauma at Seattle Grace, Dr. Hunt's on-the-fly method of medicine often clashes with the teaching hospital's typical, by-the-book style.

"He's pretty uncompromising but also willing to learn," said McKidd. "There are a lot of contradictions in his character, but that's what makes him interesting."

McKidd said that he was disappointed when Journeyman wasn't renewed after the writers' strike of last winter/srping, but that becoming part of the ensemble Grey's Anatomy cast has been a welcome respite from the breakneck pace of being the star of a show.

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The revolving door at Seattle Grace Hospital sent Brooke Smith on her way last week, but this week the Grey’s Anatomy cast has a new, full-time member.

Kevin McKidd is joining the show as a series regular.

The Scottish actor, who plays Dr. Owen Hunt, and who starred in Made of Honor with Patrick Dempsey earlier in the year, is thrilled to be added to the regular cast after his starring role on NBC’s sci-fi series Journeyman was cut short after 13 episodes.

“It’s a great show, and I’m lucky to be on it,” said McKidd, 35.

Dr. Owen Hunt is a trauma surgeon and veteran from the war in Iraq who has shown signs of becoming a great love interest for Dr. Cristina Yang.

Kevin McKidd, who lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jane, and their two children Joseph, 8, and Iona, 6, says he is very happy to be working with Grey's Anatomy leading man Patrick Dempsey again, although their previous screen pairing was merely a coincidence.

“I got a knock on my door [from Patrick],” he says of his first day on set. “I said, ‘did you have anything to do with this?’ He said, ‘no, they don’t tell us anything.”