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===Reviews===
[[File:Isaiah Washington.JPG|thumb|right|upright|[[Isaiah Washington]]'s character's relationship with Yang was highly acclaimed.]]
The character received positive reviews from critics at the time of its inception and as the series went on, the reviews turned to widespread acclaim, with Yang going on to become an iconic character not just for ''Grey's'', but for television itself. Kelli Catana of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' named Yang "the best damn character" of the series.<ref name="HuffPost1">{{cite web|last=Catana|first=Kelli|title=The Grey's Anatomy Season Finale Sucks Me in Again|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelli-catana/greys-anatomy_b_1526861.html|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|access-date=September 10, 2012|date=May 18, 2012}}</ref> Yang appeared in [[Comcast]]'s list of "TV's Most Intriguing Characters", with the website commenting that she is "an engaging, yet comedic factor for the prime-time soap ''Grey's Anatomy''."<ref>{{cite web|title=TV's Most Intriguing Characters |url=http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/tv-intriguingcharacters/4/ |publisher=[[Comcast]] |access-date=February 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014103346/http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/tv-intriguingcharacters/4/ |archive-date=October 14, 2013 }}</ref> ''[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia Magazine]]'' included Yang in its list of the "10 Best Doctors on Television".<ref>{{cite web|last=Palan|first=Erica|title=10 Best Doctors on Television|url=http://blogs.phillymag.com/bewellphilly/2011/10/11/10-doctors-television/|work=[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia Magazine]]|access-date=January 24, 2013|date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> However, the same periodical listed her as one of "The 12 Most Annoying Women on TV".<ref>{{cite web|last=Fiorillo|first=Voctor|title=The 12 Most Annoying Women on TV (Not Including Kardashians!)|url=http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/05/14/annoying-women-television/|work=[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia magazine]]|access-date=September 10, 2012|date=May 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517005235/http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/05/14/annoying-women-television/|archive-date=May 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mark Perigard of the ''[[Boston Herald]]'' considers her friendship with Meredith to be "the secret core of ''Grey's'' and perhaps creator Shonda Rhimes' greatest contribution to primetime."<ref>{{cite web|last=Perigard|first=Mark|title='Grey's Anatomy': When a marriage flatlines|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/entertainment/love_that_tv/?p=1077|work=[[Boston Herald]]|access-date=August 12, 2012|date=April 13, 2012}}</ref> ''The Huffington Post''{{'s}} writer Kelli Catana agreed, saying: "the Meredith Grey/Cristina Yang relationship is probably the most true friendship on network television."<ref name="HuffPost1"/> Their friendship was listed in ''[[AOL TV
Yang's relationship with Burke was highly acclaimed; it was considered "one of the most interesting relationships on television".<ref>{{cite web|last=Krause|first=Staci|title=Grey's Anatomy: "Wishin' and Hopin'"|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/760/760888p1.html|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|access-date=June 22, 2012|date=February 7, 2007}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[The Orange County Register]]'' wrote that their romance became "one of the most touching and funny attractions of ''Grey's Anatomy''."<ref>{{cite web|last=Duffy|first=Mike|title=TV: No tokens on this work force|url=http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/burke-148928-grey-anatomy.html|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|access-date=September 10, 2012|date=April 2, 2006}}</ref> Christopher Monfette of ''[[IGN]]'' was critical of their wedding planning in the third season, saying: "The will-they's and won't-they's fly and fall like hobbled pigeons until the season finale when the show solves both its personal and professional problems in the most obvious and least compelling of ways."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2007/06/15/greys-anatomy-season-3-review |last=Monfette |first=Christopher |title=Grey's Anatomy: Season 3 Review |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation |date=June 17, 2007 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref> ''[[UGO.com]]'' placed their break-up on its list of "The Most Horrible TV Breakups".<ref>{{cite web|last=Fitzpatrick |first=Kevin |title=Split-Screen: The Most Horrible TV Breakups - Cristina and Burke |url=http://www.ugo.com/tv/worst-tv-breakups-cristina-burke |publisher=[[UGO.com]] |access-date=September 10, 2012 |date=February 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221191816/http://www.ugo.com/tv/worst-tv-breakups-cristina-burke |archive-date=February 21, 2011 }}</ref> In 2009, Monfette said of Yang's relationship with Hunt: "[Hunt's] interactions with Yang were perfectly balanced for optimum drama, never together and never apart for so long that the back-and-forth became frustrating. Viewers could clearly see a softening of the typically hard-edged Yang, a pleasant change for what had become something of a one-note character."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2009/05/29/greys-anatomy-season-5-review |last=Monfette |first=Chris |title=Grey's Anatomy: Season 5 Review |publisher=IGN |date=May 29, 2009 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref>
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