'Station 19' creator Stacy McKee answers your burning questions about winter finale

NEW YORK -- What a cliff hanger! Or should we say, cliff crash, for the winter mid-season finale of Station 19 on ABC. The show's creator, Stacy McKee, took some time to talk about the big episode and answer our questions about what's coming up the rest of this season.

Q) The last image of the ambulance down the ravine was shocking! Can you tell us, will at least one of them (Andy, Sullivan or the patient) die?
A) I mean, I don't want to spoil anything! I will say that we will be spending some time on a very direct pickup when we come back, so you will get to see the fates of everyone in the ambulance and it might take a minute before you ultimately see what happened. We may play with time and space like we love to do, but we will be honoring that story and you won't feel like you've missed out on the immediate aftermath of what that particular crash was, you'll definitely get to see what happened afterwards and how it was resolved.

Q) What has it been like working with the rest of the writers on the staff? I know you created the show, but have they helped you take it in different directions and give you new ideas? Can you describe what that process is like?
A) I have such an incredible group of writers, some I brought with me from Grey's Anatomy, some of them were brand new to the show when we started season 1, some of them were brand new when we started season 2, and I would be nowhere without them. They are so phenomenally talented, and everyday people walk in and say, "Hey I just read a cool story about a cool rescue a firefighter did in some cool place." And we just sit around and we craft crazy ideas and see if we can make them come to life, it's pretty excellent.



Q) Are some of these stories ripped from real headlines?
A) We pull from everything we can! We definitely pull from the headlines but we also pull from our firefighters who work on the show as consultants. We ask them for anecdotal stories, the saves, the cases that have stuck with you the most, both bad and good. We also pull from our own lives, from the time that you called 911 and you were stuck in the shower and they walked into your house and you were naked. We all have our own weird versions of stories, so we really try to pull from everything and see what makes the best story.



Q) Anything you'd like to add?
A) Just that the next segment of the show is going to be so juicy, I can't wait for people to see it because it's just going to be so good!