wrapped its first season<\/a>, going out with a literal bang and one of the show\u2019s most devastating twists. In the finale, Tom Ruffage (Rob Corddry) dies by suicide, a moment that lands with brutal finality after a season that had been building its characters navigating increasingly unstable emotional ground.<\/p>\n\n\tOn the latest episode of On the Go With Deadline, stars Simon Helberg and Meaghan Rath look back on the explosive finale, reflect on the season as a whole, and discuss the uncertainty that hung over the production as rumors of a major character death circulated behind the scenes.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIt goes the distance,\u201d Helberg says of the finale. \u201cYou kind of feel like it builds to this real fever pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThat tension wasn\u2019t limited to the screen. Helberg recalls a sense of \u201cpreciousness\u201d among the cast as they approached the end of the season. While no one knew exactly who would meet their fate, there was a growing understanding that a significant death was coming.<\/p>\n
\n\tRath remembers the day the cast finally received the script and learned what was in store.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI remember we got the script,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd I remember seeing Rob \u2026 he was sad, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe emotional reveal became one of the defining moments of the season, bringing an unexpected end to a character audiences had followed from the beginning. For Helberg and Rath, it\u2019s just one example of the bold storytelling choices that made The Audacity\u2019s first season such a memorable ride.<\/p>\n
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