This week’s gruesome episode of American Horror Story: Roanoke began with Cheyenne Jackson’s devious character, TV producer Sidney Aaron James, literally being axed off during a murder spree. Given that audiences know that every person but one is going to die on the show, was Jackson sad to see his on-screen persona not be the last man standing?

“It’s American Horror Story! No one is safe. You just never know what’s going to happen. You have to be prepared for anything,” Jackson told Vanity Fair at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles on Thursday night. “It was such a good episode. I couldn’t believe they got away with so much in that episode, and that so many people were killed off. I was surprised when I first read the script. I saw the episode last night, too. I want to see what everyone else is going to see. Even though I was there, it’s not the same thing as watching it. I want to watch it when it’s all put together. It’s so cool and scary!”

Jackson wouldn’t confirm or deny if Sidney is a true TV genius who’s staging his own death, but the actor points out that nothing in the American Horror Story world is what it seems to be.

“I didn’t think of my character as a bad guy. I don’t think you can think of him as good or bad. You have to question each person on the show, why they do what they do,” he explained. “I thought of my character as a person who had goals and would do anything to achieve those goals. He knew what he wanted and nothing was going to stop him. Each character has their own goals.”

With only three episodes left in the FX series’ sixth season, Jackson promises the ending will be satisfying. “We are getting such a response. People are really excited, and you definitely have to wait to the end. The wait will be worth it,” he said. “I’m excited how people will react. Everything will be revealed. I can’t say anything else. I probably shouldn’t say what I have said already.”

Fans are guessing that Lee (Adina Porter) will make it out of the haunted house alive. Jackson coyly responded to that theory as “interesting.” When asked what his gut reaction was when he found out who survived, he said: “Wow! That’s what I thought. Just wow!”