Warning! SPOILERS for Greyâs Anatomy season 19, episode 10 ahead.
Maggie and Winstonâs relationship struggles have been going on since Greyâs Anatomy season 18, but the news of Kelly McCrearyâs exit after nine seasons on the medical drama only foreshadows more heartbreak for the two surgeons. Despite being one of the dreamiest Greyâs Anatomy relationships in season 17, precisely because of how romantic and spur-of-the-moment Maggie and Winstonâs connection was, the coupleâs relationship went sideways more often than not since their marriage. Greyâs Anatomy season 19 has the relationship so strained that Maggie and Winston are seen more often avoiding each other than trying to reconcile their differences.
While Maggie originally moved to Seattle to get to know her long-lost half-sister Meredith, she eventually built a life and a career in Seattle and at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. However, with Meredith and her kids moving to Boston for Zolaâs new school, Maggieâs only reason for staying in Seattle is Winston. Kelly McCrearyâs announcement of her Greyâs Anatomy exit as Maggie makes one sad ending for Winston and Maggie more probable, especially if her farewell episode is set to air on April 13 and considering the dire straits Greyâs Anatomy season 19 showed Maggie and Winstonâs relationship is in.
Maggie & Winston Reconciling Wouldn’t Make Sense With McCreary Leaving Grey’s Anatomy
Greyâs Anatomy season 18 already had Maggie and Winston unable to see the end of their big fight, especially as one aspect involved Maggieâs worries that theyâd married too soon without knowing enough about each other. However, Maggieâs fears werenât unfounded, as Winstonâs behavior around his brother completely opposed everything Maggie believed about Winston. Despite halting when they realized their love was enough, Maggie and Winstonâs fight resumed once Grey Sloan being short-staffed caused them to clash at work, and their inability to find common ground or even communicate without fighting points at Maggie and Winstonâs fight in Greyâs Anatomy ending with their divorce, especially considering McCrearyâs exit.
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After all, Winston and Maggie reconciling wouldnât make sense with McCreary exiting the show in Greyâs Anatomy season 19. After their fight involved the best part of Greyâs Anatomy seasons 18 and 19, whenever Maggie and Winstonâs storylines were concerned, a miraculous reconciliation wouldnât make sense unless Winston followed Maggie wherever she moved. However, given how contentious the issue of Winston choosing Maggie over his career was in Greyâs Anatomy season 19, itâs unlikely Maggie would let go of her disrespect for Winstonâs choice, making their divorce the ending that would make the most sense with McCreary exiting Greyâs Anatomy.
There’s No Reason For Maggie To Stay In Seattle Without Meredith & Winston

Maggieâs arrival at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in Greyâs Anatomy season 10 was prompted by her desire to get to know her half-sister Meredith she had just learned she had. Given Meredithâs exit and Meredith and her family are the reason for Maggieâs life in Seattle, it wouldnât make sense for Maggie to continue staying there after her divorce from Winston. Meredithâs move to Boston and things ending badly between Winston and Maggie would be the perfect reason for Maggie to leave Seattle for good, justifying McCrearyâs exit from Greyâs Anatomy in the most sensible way possible.
Grey’s Anatomy airs new episodes every Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.