Greys Anatomy
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For the most part, Maggie Pierce gets out of Seattle unscathed.
birth father, Richard Webber, and Maggies ties to the iconic surgeon have been woven throughout herGreysstory.
It feels only right to circle back to Ellis Grey as Maggie departs.
The tumor has been declared inoperable by several other heart surgeons but not by Maggie Pierce.
Shes excited by how complicated and challenging this tumor is.
Maggie gets off on surgery, we know this.
In the OR, these two are great together.
Theres just the work.
And the work is perfect.
These two are so horned up!
Its honestly kind of lovely to see.
Their truce doesnt last long.
Maggie wants Winston to move to Chicago with her.
Winston wants Maggie to stay and fight for their relationship in Seattle.
He feels hes finally earning respect and building a career for himself at Grey Sloan.
He doesnt want to yet again get a job simply because Maggie asks a hospital to give him one.
Chicago is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, she says.
There will be other opportunities because Maggie is a genius, he says.
She needs to actively fight against being exactly like Ellis.
It takes Maggie some time and multiple conversations with other people to process what Winston is saying.
Is he calling her out for being ambitious and putting her career first?
Is he saying shes coldhearted?
Is it all of the above?
They love each other, but its not enough.
So Maggie Pierce will be heading to Chicago alone to follow her greatest love: her work in cardiothoracics.
Dear Lord, she and Cristina Yang should really start texting or something.
Sir, calm down!
It is a gift both patently ridiculous and also kind of endearing?
Like, just imagine this man searching for tiny benches online.
Maggie takes her tiny bench, gives Webber a hug, and eventually makes her way to the elevator.
Ah, for Maggies final parting gift,Greys Anatomyhas bestowed upon her an Elevator Moment.
And thats all she wrote for Maggie Pierce.
I mean, shell supposedly be back for the season finale, but you know what I mean.
Maggie and Winston arent the only couple to officially call it quits in this double episode.
Okay, so it isnt that quick.
Unfortunately, that self-awareness doesnt stop her from doing those exact things when Kai drops the London bomb.
Theyre right to point out that Amelia has made this entire thing about herself.
Not once did she stop to congratulate Kai on this major step forward in their career.
Kai tells her the two of them are just in completely different phases of their lives.
This isnt working, and Kais leaving for London offers the opportunity for a nice, clean break.
she learns that Luna has progressive hearing loss.
Jos not ready to look for silver linings or assurances that theyll figure it all out.
Shes still processing what this means.
It leaves the two of them in an awkward place.
The Link and Jo Couple Watch marches on.
Afterward, Webbers like,Uh, son, you should go into peds.
And so it is!
Finally, she agrees with Ben that she needs to take the whole thing more seriously.
She changes her phone number and moves her family into a rental for a little while.
Owen tells her to get her shit together OR ELSE.
Is Catherine Fox dying this season, y/n?
Im a mortal woman, and hes over there holding little Prus hand!
Like, theres no way Simone is marrying this clown Trey at the end of the season, right?
Give me a runaway bride, or give me death!
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