"We’re going to take it all the way to the edge," Torres was told about the unexpected ending for her first responder character, Tommy Vega.

GINA TORRES: Absolutely. It was 100% bittersweet ... I text her at one point I was just crying in front of these editors, like, “This is so embarrassing, because I’m trying to get through ...

“She’s an incredible example of what women can accomplish and the space they can take up in the world,” Torres tells The ... So yeah, there’s a lot of crying (laughs).