Spoiler alert! This story contains spoilers for Grey’s Anatomy’s April 6 episode, “Cowgirls Don’t Cry.” Consider yourself warned!
Ellen Pompeo’s decision to step back from Grey’s Anatomy in its 19th season was shocking to longtime fans, but even in the aftermath, the hits have kept coming. Showrunner Krista Vernoff announced she’d be handing over the reins after the current season, and then Kelly McCreary announced that she was also leaving, after portraying Meredith Grey’s half-sister Maggie Pierce for nine years. Heading into McCreary’s final episode as a series regular, Grey’s Anatomy just set up what’s causing Maggie to leave Seattle, but one big question looms — Will her husband Winston Ndugu follow her?
