Warning: This article contains spoilers about Wednesday’s episode ofGood Trouble.
“I was ugly crying.
Big time,” Mitchell tells EW of filming her last episode of the Freeform drama.
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“It was a really tough decision to leave the show but I’m really proud of the episode.
It was the perfect ending (or new beginning?)
Mariana was initially upset at the shocking (and swift!)
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Why did you want to leaveGood Trouble?
MAIA MITCHELL:It’s really bittersweet.
It’s honestly pretty sad.
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I sat with it for a really long time and tried to talk myself out of it.
I have found community and family withThe FostersandGood Troubleand that’s kept me going.
I just had to be with my loved ones in such a scary, tumultuous time.
When did you make this decision?
I knew that I would move home eventually.
LA never really felt like home to me.
I’m from a small town.
I’m actually on a farm right now.
[Laughs] So the city isn’t really for me.
How did you go about breaking the news to everyone onGood Trouble?
[Laughs] But they completely understood.
They were like, “We’re going to take care of the storyline for you.
We’re going to double-check that it’s a really graceful exit.”
There was only support.
Everyone knows that family comes first right now.
So I was terrified but I didn’t need to be, they were really amazing.
And I was like, “Well, the problem isn’t letting it rip here.
The problem is me keeping it together.”
I was like, “Stop it.
That’s so rude.
It’s sabotage!”
It was really difficult.
And Cierra would not stop crying the entire time, she was just bawling her eyes out every scene.
I was like, “you might’t do this to me!”
They couldn’t make it easy for me, they had to pull on every single heartstring.
What were the conversations like when it came to figuring out how to end Callie’s story?
Did you have any input on how she left?
Yeah, there were definitely a lot of conversations about it.
The one thing I was pretty adamant on was Callie and Jamie resolving.
And they were on board too, that was just across the board, no-brainer.
I love the way they did it.
The last scene, flying off into the sunset, so dramatic, so awesome.
Not going to lie, that scene on the plane was perfect.
The universe just pulled them together.
We want people to be yelling and screaming at that reveal.
Where do you think their love story goes from here?
Are they immediately going to be back together when they get to D.C.?
I think they start a firm together.
The options are endless for those two.
They’re an unstoppable couple taking on D.C. and I love that for them.
Cierra’s me and Cierra have been working together now for like almost 10 years.
She was 17 when we filmedThe Fosterspilot, and we have become truly so close.
It was really tough because we were both supposed to be keeping it together on camera.
She actually posted it and some of the fans were like, “Maia’s leaving!
What’s happening?!”
I felt so bad.
But that was a really hard day for my last day.
And then following that was the Malika scene, which was probably the second hardest.
Do you have plans to return for cameos or episodes in the future?
That sounds like there’s hope!
Hope is good right now.
What’s next for you now that your time as a series regular onGood Troubleis over?
I bought a farm, so I’m living out here on this farm.
I just pump the water tanks and take care of the property.
I have movie nights with my mom, which I’ve never been able to do.
I have been really enjoying just being home and the break, honestly.
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