We love Viola Davis, and hearing her talk about her love for this incredible character and a few How to Get Away with Murder season 2 details has us giddy for more.

With less than a month to go before the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, Viola Davis is more than happy to talk about what she calls the role of her lifetime.

In an interview with Deadline she also let us in on a few How to Get Away with Murder season 2 details. She revealed they are currently working on the third episode of How to Get Away with Murder season 2, and that the first episode will be more than just a setup of the season’s mystery. She shared that quite a few of the mysteries and questions we will have going into the premiere will be solved before the hour is up.

“It starts off with a bang,” she said. “A lot of the mysteries will be solved and answered, and then absolutely a new one will be presented. It’s just so complicated and fascinating, and that happens in the first episode.”

We will also be getting a lot more insight into what has made each character who they are now, she said. We started to get into backstories last season, but season 2 will be chock full of these characters’ pasts.

She went on to talk about how she has had creative input into Annalise in more than just that one scene. She helped to craft the relationship between Annalise and her mother, and was instrumental in getting Cicely Tyson cast as the matriarch. The contentious relationship between the two women lends a lot of insight as to what makes Annalise tick. She is very much affected by the way she and her mother have interacted throughout their difficult lives.

There are bound to be a lot more details coming soon as the season 2 premiere date creeps ever closer, so we will just continue to anxiously wait for it.

How to Get Away with Murder season 2 premieres Thursday, September 24, 10|9c on ABC.