1. Teddy Altman was introduced as a recurring character in Season 6, but is later upgraded to series-regular in the same season after Katherine Heigl's departure from the series.
24 Facts About Teddy Altman
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Teddy Altman reappears in Season 14 after a five-year absence when it is revealed that she helped identify Megan Hunt, Owen's presumed-dead sister, who is found alive.
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In Season 15, Teddy Altman is upgraded to a series regular after it is revealed she is pregnant with Owen's child.
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Teddy Altman admits that she is in love with Owen, but he tells her that he loves Cristina.
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When Teddy Altman assigns Cristina a difficult surgery for her first solo cardiothoracic case and refuses to assist, Owen questions Teddy Altman's motives.
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Teddy Altman decides to leave Seattle Grace; Cristina pleads with her to stay, even offering to break up with Owen if Teddy Altman will continue to teach her.
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Teddy Altman develops a friendship with pediatric surgeon Arizona Robbins, who sets her up with plastic surgeon Mark Sloan.
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Towards the end of Season 6, Teddy Altman has to fight for her job as Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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Ultimately another candidate refuses to take the post and Teddy Altman receives a full-time contract.
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Teddy Altman later learns of, and is hurt by Owen's betrayal.
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Teddy Altman has a brief relationship with Andrew Perkins, whose service at the hospital is temporary.
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Teddy Altman marries him so that he can use her health insurance, and only comes to appreciate the gravity of this decision when Henry suffers a near fatal complication of his illness.
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Teddy Altman discovers that he has listed her as his emergency contact and is forced to make a life-or-death decision regarding his care, not as his doctor but as his wife.
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Teddy Altman tells him she does not feel the same way.
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Teddy Altman again removes Cristina from her service when she performs a surgery despite Teddy Altman's opposition.
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Teddy Altman tells Owen that Cristina's over-abundance of confidence makes her dangerous, and that she will keep Cristina off her service until she feels she is ready to return.
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Teddy Altman blames Owen because she wasn't told that Henry had died until after her surgery on another patient.
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Teddy Altman is later mentioned in Season 13 episode, "True Colors", when army officers speak to Amelia Shepherd about the return of Owen's missing sister, Megan, whom Teddy Altman knew while serving.
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However, though Teddy Altman recognizes how right Tom is for her, she realizes that she is still in love with Owen.
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When Teddy Altman learns that Owen might be the father of Amelia's baby, she runs back to Tom, and they begin to have an affair.
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In Season 17, Owen breaks off his engagement from Teddy Altman and is unable to forgive her for cheating.
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Teddy Altman is put on Meredith's COVID-19 case, and Meredith's worsening health drains Teddy Altman physically and mentally.
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Teddy Altman is eventually able to start getting better, and at the same time, Owen offers her his friendship.
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Towards the end of the season, Owen and Teddy Altman begin sleeping with each other again, and in the season finale, Owen proposes to Teddy Altman, which she accepts.