There are only two episodes left of "Sons of Anarchy" and fans should prepare for a lot of tears and maybe some more brutal deaths. Episode 12, titled "Red Rose," premieres Tuesday night (Dec. 2) and is the penultimate episode before next week's series finale.
In the last episode, Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam) learned the truth about Tara's death: Gemma, Jax's mom, murdered her. Jax's son Abel was the one who spilled Gemma's secret.
In a preview for "Red Rose" (embedded below) Unser warns Gemma that he's not sure what Jax will do if he finds her. HNGN spoke with Katey Sagal, who plays Gemma, about the final two episodes and she teased that it will be a tear-jerker.
"You just have to watch," Sagal said during a conference call with media. "I can tell you there's lots of tears that were shed."
"You'll be really satisfied with the ending," she continued. "I think Kurt [Sutter] has even spoken about this, but he was trying to approach it like another episode, like the story keeps going. But I think it's very satisfying and it was very satisfying filming it. "
Sagal said she's very excited for fans to see how it all ends in next week's episode, titled "Papa's Goods."
"I'm excited for them to see the conclusion. I feel like this season overall has been so strong in the character department. It's not that there's not action, there's a lot of action, but there's also a lot of character to character conversation and slower beats," she said. "And I think the whole season just has a more fluid approach, so I've really enjoyed watching this year and I think that all of the characters have been serviced really well. I just think it'll be really great for fans. I don't think they will be disappointed at all. "
Sagal also offered a bunch more juicy information about the last two episodes including how Gemma feels about Abel telling Jax she killed Tara. Check out the highlights below:
Gemma might be reaching a point-of-no-return:
"I think what we're seeing now is her own conscience finally grabbing her. I still think, though, she believes that her momentary rageful act at the end of Season 6 killing Tara was not premeditated...she really did believe that Tara had turned the entire club in and her son. At that moment it was just sort of a perfect storm, and not that she doesn't realize the heinous nature of it, but I do believe that what's happening now is that in times before, she was able to compartmentalize and almost rationalize. I think this one was just too much for her."
Why does Gemma talk to Tara's ghost:
"I think it's very indicative of her unraveling. They're super easy to do, because I felt very close to Maggie [Siff], who played Tara, and so it's easy for me, and Gemma felt very close to Tara, ultimately. I think that they had such an intricate relationship, but also very mother/daughter. It just speaks to Gemma's own, as the season goes on, her remorseful moments get stronger and the walls start closing in, but I think that it keeps her connected. It's like I keep reiterating it wasn't intentional what happened. It really wasn't and so it kind of shows her just continuing to connect.
Relationship with Wendy:
"I think that she has allied with Wendy. Gemma is smart. She needed to have someone to help her out with those boys. Wendy has proven herself, she did leave rehab early, but she allied with her on the whole juice of it all and Wendy didn't throw her under the bus. She kept the secret. She tested her all season and I think the thing with the boys and Jax... Wendy loves the boys in a similar way to Gemma does. Abel is her real child. I think the journey for Wendy is so not what she'd expected and all of a sudden like she's in the boys' lives; she's accepted by Jax. I think Wendy has sort of a grateful thing about her, and I think Gemma is aligned with Wendy at this point."
Abel spilling her secret:
"How can she do anything but forgive him really? It's out of the mouths of babes and I wonder sometimes if Gemma really thought she could get away with all of this. I don't think that she has animosity towards her grandson whatsoever. You have to watch; you'll have to see some more. I don't want to talk too much about that."
