This article has spoilers for the last two episodes ofNOS4A2season 1.

The father of Vics child?

I was a little bit heartbroken, says Cummings of reading the scripts for the seasons final two episodes.

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I was in shock.

But it was a finality.

Premature death is something that Ive experienced more regularly than I would have liked to in my own life.

Ashleigh Cummings

Zach Dilgard/AMC

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I thought Bing Partridge had actually killed Craig at the start of the episode.

After discovering that wasnt the case, I assumed he would survive the season.

[Laughs] But it makes for great drama.

Theyve really stuck to the heart and the essence of Joes novel and just expanded upon certain grooves.

Luckily the eyeball is the fastest-healing organ in the body.

Her name is Jesse and she was wonderful.

The stunt coordinator was phenomenal.

I was so well looked after.

What were those scenes like to shoot?Gosh.

They were very different scenes.

So, the stunt double had to do that!

[Laughs] I just couldnt light it.

[Laughs] I think everyone just about murdered me because I screamed.I do have a good scream.

Youre reeling in the shock of what just happened andthatdrops on you.

The whole thing is totally heartbreaking and I empathize a lot with the situation.

I know someone who went through an almost identical experience.

Im really excited to explore that and honor that story and those people in a second season.

Theres just this goodness of heart that he has as a human.

For me, personally, it was such a nice relief.

That moment was very true.

So, have you been told anything about season 2?I know literally nothing.

At this point, Ive reread the last two-thirds of the book again in preparation.

Intermittently, all year, Ive been studying it.

But I couldnt tell you anything!