'Fear the Walking Dead' star previews Strand's 'crossroads' in midseason finale

Warning: This post contains spoilers about the latest episode of Fear the Walking Dead.

Victor Strand is not going to be the same man he once was following the death of his partner on Fear the Walking Dead. 

In Sunday's episode, upon arriving at the home he'd been walking about much of the season, Strand discovered his lover Thomas Abigail, the man for whom his boat is named, had been bitten by a walker and his condition was deteriorating. 

Ultimately, Strand chose to shoot Thomas in the head, preventing him from going full walker, and in the process, went against a decision they made earlier in the episode to die together. 

Colman Domingo, who plays the character, sees this not as a betrayal, however -- but an act of mercy. 

"I think he knew what was best for Thomas Abigail and I think he would have said anything to close the deal," Domingo said on Watch with Mashable, our new Facebook Live series. 

With Thomas' best interests at heart, Stand did and said anything necessary to give him peace, Domingo said. 

"I think it's a selfless act, really."

An act, too, that will leave Strand with a choice as he faces his grief: go down a dark path or not. 

"I think he's at a crossroads," Domingo says. "I think we're going to find out a lot about that in the next episode." 

Next week's episode of Fear the Walking Dead is the midseason finale and promises to be a nail-biter that will see the characters "completely shift." 

"Your head is going to explode," he teased. "You really see the world has changed and then you're wondering what's going to happen to these people." 

Watch our entire chat below:

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