Here’s what Chrissy Metz thinks about *that* horrifying cliffhanger from “This Is Us”

Good news, television fans — This Is Us airing once again, tonight at 10 PM. After that horrific last episode, we’ll definitely be watching to see what happens next. But to tide us over before then, breakout star Chrissy Metz discussed the This Is Us cliffhanger with Entertainment Weekly, and hearing her input is pretty important.

Note: If you haven’t caught up with the show at this point, beware. Spoilers are definitely ahead. (And seriously, what are you waiting for?)

The last episode we saw was a beautifully depressing Christmas Eve episode — and while there was plenty of good stuff to happen, it ended with the character of Toby — played by actor Chris Sullivan — having what looked to be a massive heart attack.

The scene happened so quickly, that we’ve been looking for answers since it aired. Even if the character will no longer appear on the show in the present timeline, perhaps he won’t be gone for good — right?

While Metz couldn’t totally give up the spoilers, she did admit that she was as equally devastated by the scene.

"We were like, 'Well, what does this mean? Short-term, long-term, what does this mean?' And Chris as a person and as an actor portraying Toby — it’s like, I wouldn’t be at this moment in my life, in my career, without him," she said. "He’s been so instrumental. So, I was like, 'Umm, I need answers.' I was a little afraid."

(So were we, girl. So were we.)

The good news is, Metz said that the viewers will have answers pretty quickly.

"I think that we’ve made them wait long enough that we’ll have answers pretty soon within the episode. Some people will be relieved and some people… might not be," she said with a laugh.

Metz admitted that people have been constantly asking her about the show, and she made a point to credit the writers for creating such compelling television.

Of course, Metz’s character of Kate has a journey ahead of her regardless of Toby’s outcome — during the last episode, she was pretty set on getting gastric bypass surgery.

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"Kate has a lot of decisions to make, and we’re going to see what she decides, and whether it’s good for her," Metz said. "She’s got a lot of pressure from her family, but she really truly has to come to terms with what’s best for her, so we’re going to figure that out."

We’ll definitely be watching and following every second!