‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Kelly McCreary Talks Filming Maggie’s Final Episodes: ‘I Felt Really Lucky’
thewrap.comTheWrap: Congratulations on a great run on Grey’s. You’ve been at the core of the series for nine seasons now. What made you decide to say goodbye to Maggie Pierce now?McCreary: It wasn’t the first time the question had come up about whether it was the end of Maggie’s journey.
I ask it at the end of every season, like “what’s there to do, what’s left?” And obviously, there’s a ton left. The hospital and these characters are so rich in life that they could go on and keep reinventing themselves and keep being challenged.But I thought, you know, the way that Maggie and Winston sort of reached this question of whether they were compatible with one another at the end of last season, that just made me think like, “are they compatible, or does Maggie just not know what she wants and who she is?” She came into the hospital asking that question, and it’s been kind of hanging over her.
Who is she and what does she want?And I thought, you know, maybe this crisis in their relationship is what really makes her realize that she wants something different, someplace else.Maggie is off to Chicago, and she got some much-needed closure with Winston and other key characters in her life before leaving.
What did you think about the way the show wrapped up Maggie’s journey?I really thought it was a beautiful tribute to the legacy of her family.
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