Grey's Anatomy fans continue to see Dr. Owen Hunt make a close connection with a patient named Ethan, and one star on the hit ABC series hinted to a plot twist in their relationship that will take place before season nine ends later in May.

Ethan's patients were critically injured in a tanker spill that happened in Episode 19, Can't Fight This Feeling. Owen offered to watch over Ethan in the hospital so the boy can be with his parents instead of being taken into the custody of child services. The boy's father remains in a coma and just as his grandmother shows up to take care of him, his mother dies.

The plot around Owen and Ethan's friendship will continue to surprise viewers and Jennifer Bassey, who plays Ethan's grandmother, told TV Line, "There are a lot of interesting twists coming up, ones that I did not expect."

"It will really tear your heart out," she added. "It's heavy-duty stuff!"

Owen's love of children will also be addressed in Thursday's new episode, titled Do You Believe in Magic. A promo clip for episode 22, shown below, has Owen and Cristina Yang talk about having children together. Owen has been helping Ethan cope with the loss of his parents and Cristina takes notice. As the couple lay in bed together she tells Owen, "you want a kid, don't you?"

Do You Believe in Magic airs Thursday on ABC at 9 p.m. ET. Former One Tree Hill star Hilarie Burton makes a guest appearance in the May 2 episode as the newest craniofacial specialist at the hospital. She might push one doctor at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital to be "unfaithful" to his or her partner, according to a promo clip for episode 22. Fans will also see Miranda Bailey talk about how she feels completely at fault for the death of three post-surgical patents that died from an infection linked back to her.

The official synopsis for episode 23 - Readiness is All - was released by the network recently. Grey's Anatomy's season two, two-part finale airs May 16 at 9 p.m. on ABC.

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