Kelly McCreary On Maggie’s Goodbye, Her ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Journey & When She Will Be Back
14.04.2023 - 03:33
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SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Episodes 1914 and 1915 of Grey’s Anatomy, which aired April 13.
In a two-episode arc tonight, Grey’s Anatomy bid farewell to Maggie Pierce, as Kelly McCreary, who has played Meredith Grey’s (Ellen Pompeo) half-sister and head of the hospital’s cardiothoracic surgery since the end of Season 10, is leaving the long-running medical drama.
The episodes chronicled Maggie’s last day at Grey Sloan and her departure for her new job in Chicago. Compared to Meredith, who got a big going-away party, Maggie’s sendoff was more subdued, but she had heartfelt goodbye scenes with several longtime surgeons, most notably her dad Richard who gave her a present: a business-card holder shaped like the bench they sat on when he found out she was his daughter.
Maggie and Winston pulled off one last medical miracle together, teaming to save a woman with a giant tumor near her heart. They also rekindled their passion, spending Maggie’s last night in Seattle together. But they remained on separate tracks, and he aced the follow-up surgery on the patient with the removed tumor alone, declining Maggie’s help.
“I love you, but I have to go,” Maggie told Winston in the duo’s farewell conversation.
“I love you, too. But I have to stay,” replied Winston.
The two didn’t have a proper goodbye as Winston turned around and left when he saw Maggie hugging her dad goodbye.
Will they see each other again and maybe get closure when Maggie returns to Grey Sloan later this season? In an interview with Deadline, McCreary teases her upcoming guest appearance, revealing that it will be during the Season 19 finale, which also will mark Pompeo’s return to the show. McCreary explains why she decided to leave Grey’s