u/CauseProfessional512

I'll mention the first thing- he had good fashion sense.

I think regardless of all the extra stuff going on it's very beautiful that Shane as a metaphorical version of Cristina's younger self is the person who ultimately pushed her into the success of winning a Harper Avery (she won the votes), and moving on to Switzerland.

Shane definitely wanted in on the greatness but he never stepped on Cristina- even if you look at him talking for her at the conference he was only saying good things about her not talking about himself.

Shane knew for 2 weeks that Cristina was leaving to run her own cardio hospital and yet didn't think of getting in on that opportunity until Cristina was walking out the door because Leah said something that made him realise he wants to choose Cristina and the work she's doing.

- Shane and Leah had a better friendship than Stephanie and Jo.

Shane told Leah how to mess with her number of hours, and Leah was the only one out of the residents that worried about Shane after he went missing following the surgery on Alex's dad.

Shane also taught Leah and in terms of what was seen onscreen he's probably the closest thing she had to a mentor lol.

She wasn't in all consuming romantic love with him like with Burke and Owen, but I don't think she was just using Shane as people like to say, yeah it was to relax her but Cristina did seem to enjoy his personality a lot, I think she found him very funny and appealing to hang out with. She learnt their handshake dance.