'Grey's Anatomy': Kelly McCreary on Maggie's Full-Circle Goodbye and Those Surprise Cameos (Exclusive)
etonline.comMaggie Pierce is off to new adventures. said goodbye to longtime star Kelly McCreary on Thursday's two-hour farewell episode, which marked the actress' final appearance as a full-time series regular.Though Maggie jetted off to Chicago to begin her new life and job, she had several loose ends to tie up with regards to her crumbling marriage to Winston (Anthony Hill) and whether or not to stay in Seattle to work on their relationship.
After a brief rekindling of their romance, Maggie and Winston faced the brutal reality that they were two people who were on very different paths.
And one of Maggie's biggest worries, and a legitimate one, staying for the sake of a relationship that was likely on its last legs, giving up her passion — her work — and having regrets about it later.«We did the best we could,» Maggie tells Winston during the former couple's difficult conversation about their marriage being over. «Neither of us is to blame… I love you, but I have to go.»Of course, McCreary's goodbye wouldn't be complete without surprise appearances by Kate Burton, who returned as Maggie's biological mother Ellis Grey, and LaTanya Richardson Jackson, who reprised her role as Maggie's adoptive mom Diane Pierce, in the episode-ending elevator scene.
After Maggie shared a sweet «see you later» moment with Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) and was gifted a replica of a mini park bench — commemorating the moment Richard found out he had a daughter — she entered the Grey Sloan elevators one last time, but she wasn't alone.
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