SPOILER ALERT:The story includes details about Episodes 1914 and 1915 ofGreys Anatomy,which aired April 13.
The episodes chronicled Maggies last day at Grey Sloan and her departure for her new job in Chicago.
They also rekindled their passion, spending Maggies last night in Seattle together.
I love you, too.
But I have to stay, replied Winston.
Will they see each other again and maybe get closure when Maggie returns to Grey Sloan later this season?
DEADLINE:When did you decide to leaveGreys Anatomyafter so many yearsand why?
MCCREARY: No, I didnt know that.
DEADLINE:Did you have an input into Maggies exit arc?
Did you ask for a heroic death like those of many majorGreyscharacters?
I was really happy with that.
DEADLINE:Maggie has always been career-driven and a perfectionist.
Talk about her decision to choose career over love.
It must have been heart-wrenching.
MCCREARY: It was definitely heart-wrenching.
And its heartbreaking to not be able to do all the things that you say youre going to do.
DEADLINE:When are you coming back toGreysthis season?
And since Winston and Maggie didnt have a formal goodbye, will they get closure when you return?
MCCREARY: Maggie will appear again.
And she and Winston will talk some more, Ill put it that way.
DEADLINE:Is long-distance relationship in the cards for those two?
MCCREARY: I honestly dont know.
But what I think is really great is that these two characters shared this enormous success.
And Winston has the opportunity to build from that too.
I think they both might have an awakening of their ambition.
DEADLINE:You mentioned Maggie and Winstons work together.
They performed two miraculous surgeries this season.
Talk about that juxtaposition and the couples relationship we watched deteriorate in real time over the season.
And so, like in any relationship, its a question of, do you want to stay connected?
Do you want to keep working on it or not?
Its just that its impossible.
Its impossible for them to have it all given that they both really want different things at this moment.
She doesnt know, she doesnt have the experience, she doesnt have a history of having resilient relationships.
I think ultimately, she would want to make it better if she could.
And thats why there is still love between them.
DEADLINE:What was the final scene you filmed (in this episode, since youre coming back)?
Were there hugs, tears?
Looking back at your and Maggies journey, what will you miss the most about being on the show?
MCCREARY:It feels like leaving your hometown, it feels like moving away from home.
I more or less moved here for the job from New York.
So its definitely the end of something thats really special.
Like you said, I have had a lot of life lived in the last nine years.
And so, in many ways, it feels like I grew up there, growing to my womanhood.
Im a mom, Im a wife.
DEADLINE:What is next for you?
And would you come back occasionally to reprise your role next season and beyond since Maggies not dead?
Definitely suspense, definitely some thriller moments.
