The shocking finale of Grey’s Anatomy season 20 guaranteed Owen to be among the doctors not returning to Grey Sloan in Grey’s Anatomy season 21, but one Station 19 character possibly returning to Grey’s Anatomy can make Owen’s future more interesting. Catherine discovering Amelia and Meredith continued their Alzheimer’s research despite her relentless refusal to fund that study made the atmosphere at Grey Sloan turbulent, even more than it would have already been with a wildfire looming over Seattle. Many doctors displayed what Catherine would have considered unruliness, and that became evident when Owen defended Teddy’s involvement in Theo’s surgery.
Owen’s request for funds to support his program to teach how to stop bleeds to the general public was what showed Catherine that Grey Sloan’s discretionary funds were being allocated for Meredith’s research, making him a crucial actor in the fight between Catherine and Teddy, Amelia and Meredith. What eventually made Owen Catherine’s enemy was advocating for Teddy to operate on Theo in a moment of patient overload due to the wildfire, prompting Owen’s scathing remarks about Catherine’s “power trip” and ego potentially impeding Theo’s recovery, accusing her of having blood on her hands if she insisted with her orders.
Ben Warren’s Return To Medicine Perfectly Aligns With Owen Hunt’s Teaching Program
Ben’s Firefighting Job Can Make Owen’s Ideas For The Program Better
Owen’s teaching program was anchored to his employment at Grey Sloan in Grey’s Anatomy season 20, as he proposed the idea to Teddy and to Catherine. However, his program could become even better if another character offered his expertise in Grey’s Anatomy season 21. Indeed, Ben Warren preferring the medical aspect of being a firefighter and a first responder was what convinced him to leave Station 19 to conclude his surgical residency in Station 19’s series finale. Warren’s return to medicine could make him an integral part of Owen’s program, detaching it from Grey Sloan and becoming their stories’ focus.
Owen’s program teaching how to stop bleeds and handle traumas to non-medics would greatly benefit from having a first responder like Ben who saw plenty of different traumas in the field, with his peculiar expertise as a doctor and a firefighter making him the best asset for Owen. With Owen’s past as a military surgeon, the teaching program could include all sorts of makeshift solutions from two doctors who, despite a dissimilar background, could make first aid education about more than just CPR, providing an all-encompassing teaching program based on both Ben and Owen’s experiences.
Catherine Mass Firing Surgeons In Grey’s Anatomy Season 20 Guarantees Owen’s Future Changing
Owen Being Fired From Grey Sloan Memorial Makes His Program His Next Project
Owen’s public outburst at Catherine in Grey’s Anatomy season 20’s finale guaranteed the end of his employment at the Fox-owned Grey Sloan, effectively freeing up his time in Grey’s Anatomy season 21. However, this could be a chance to shake up Owen’s story, after his choice to supply life-ending drugs to veterans in Grey’s Anatomy season 18 condemned him to practice medicine only supervised in season 19, barely finding joy in it and not having a clear idea of what he wanted to do with his career.
Owen’s program being introduced in Grey’s Anatomy season 20, episode 8 not only kickstarted the events of the season 20 finale but also finally made Owen feel excited about his career again. The development could potentially make Owen’s termination a blessing in disguise, propelling him into a project that wouldn’t be unlawful – like his season 18 plans and actions were – and that would finally make Owen happy again about trauma medicine, as he would be able to see the positive consequences of his program on a bigger scale if he were to pursue the program in Grey’s Anatomy season 21.
