Greys Anatomy season 19, episodes 14 and 15, which aired as a two-hour event, was Maggies last as a series regular after almost 10 seasons, and it was just what she deserved. Kelly McCrearys exit was announced about a month before the episodes aired, making her the second main cast member to leave the series in Greys Anatomy season 19 after Ellen Pompeo left in the winter premiere. Both McCreary and Pompeo will return for the Greys Anatomy season 19 finale, so viewers havent seen the last of Maggie, but it was a great tribute to her character as she left Seattle and Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

Maggie made her first appearance in the Greys Anatomy season 10 finale before joining the main cast in season 11 as Grey Sloans new head of cardiothoracic surgery following Cristinas exit. In her first episode, it was revealed that she was the child of Ellis Grey and Richard Webber, though she was given up for adoption by Ellis and Richard never knew of her existence, which was a big plot twist that led to some special and interesting relationships. With both Meredith and Maggie having left Seattle, there are no more Greys, biological or otherwise, on Greys Anatomy, but Maggie was luckily given the sendoff she deserved.

While Pompeos farewell episode was slammed by longtime viewers, McCrearys did her and the character of Maggie justice by centering her and her best qualities. Greys Anatomy season 19 has seen Maggie struggle with her ambition, particularly how it affected her marriage with Winston, who felt as though she didnt respect him as a doctor and always put her career above their relationship. This struggle continued in Maggies sendoff episode, especially because Winston compared her to Ellis, which is not often considered a compliment due to her reputation as distant, cold, and even cruel.

However, while Maggie is not perfect, she inherited Elliss best qualities, the ones that made her a world-renowned surgeon: her ambition and her commitment to saving lives. Maggie has often been compared to Cristina due to both being cardio surgeons and Maggie being her replacement at Grey Sloan. Both of them have been portrayed as highly ambitious women who will put their careers above all else, for better or worse, and have been criticized and celebrated for it. In her final episode, Maggies ambition was highlighted and honored as one of the traits that made her special and a great doctor.

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Throughout Greys Anatomys 19 seasons, there have been many character exits and sendoffs, though not every character has been able to leave on good terms, let alone their own terms. While people in Maggies life had initially tried to convince her not to leave Seattle to work on her research in Chicago, she stood her ground, knowing how great of an opportunity it was not just in the advancement of her career, but to help save many lives. Maggie leaving Greys Anatomy was her own choice, and she is leaving for bigger and better things that could revolutionize cardiothoracic surgery as Ellis did with general surgery.

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