▁once ▁again ▁showing ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁promise ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁rev ive ▁itself ▁after ▁nearly ▁a ▁de cade ▁on ▁the ▁air ." ▁ ▁Many ▁sources , ▁including ▁Rach el ▁Simon ▁of ▁B ust le ▁and ▁N icole ▁Pom ar ico ▁of ▁W et p aint , ▁claimed ▁that ▁Sand ra ▁Oh ' s ▁performance ▁during ▁her ▁t enth ▁and ▁final ▁season ▁on ▁Grey ' s ▁An atom y ▁is ▁worthy ▁of ▁an ▁Em my ▁nom ination . ▁Simon ▁stated ▁" She ▁made ▁us ▁care ▁about ▁Grey ’ s ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁we ▁hadn ’ t ▁in ▁years , ▁bringing ▁us ▁into ▁Crist ina ’ s ▁life ▁and ▁mind ▁fully ▁and ▁f ero ci ously . ▁The ▁show ▁has ▁been ▁good ▁for ▁several ▁seasons ▁now ; ▁because ▁of ▁Oh ’ s ▁performance ▁this ▁year , ▁it ▁once ▁again ▁became ▁great ." ▁ ▁On ▁Oh ' s ▁exit ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁wrote , ▁" ▁Crist ina ▁and ▁Mer ed ith ▁is ▁the ▁friendship ▁to ▁end ▁all ▁friend ships — some ▁would ▁even ▁argue ▁it ’ s ▁what ▁the ▁show ▁is ▁about . ▁Crist ina ▁is ▁Mer ed ith ’ s ▁person . ▁How ▁could ▁she ▁possibly ▁function ▁without ▁Crist ina ▁in ▁her ▁life ? ▁More ▁than ▁that , ▁Crist ina ▁on ▁her ▁own ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁character . ▁She ▁didn ’ t ▁want ▁k ids , ▁she ▁didn ’ t ▁need ▁a ▁man , ▁and ▁she ’ d ▁rather ▁receive ▁compl iments ▁on ▁her ▁brain ▁instead ▁of ▁her ▁beauty . ▁She ▁was ▁everything ▁we