‘Sons of Anarchy’ season 7: Jimmy Smits on Nero, Gemma
We are nearing the end of the final ride for “Sons of Anarchy,” and this in turn means an opportunity to see a variety of crazy things that could happen. Did you really think that this was a show that would go quietly into the night? Well, here’s a simple note: That is not going to happen. It’s going to stay insane, and the reveal about Gemma killing Tara is going to make sure of that.
While Jax’s reaction to it was pretty clear, Nero is a character who is just as complicated. He loved Gemma, and feels completely betrayed by what she did, and all of the lies that went along with it. Due to all of this, the nature of forgiveness is very tricky, and it could take some time in order for Nero to figure out whether or not that is something that he is capable of.
Jimmy Smits did address the possibility of this subject in a recent chat with Yahoo TV, and he explained just how complicated a situation this is because of his character’s own past, as well as the feelings that he had for Gemma beforehand:
“The caveat here is: You’re in a world where people are involved in murder. And this guy has participated in that, but in the construct of what we’ve seen from him over the three seasons that he’s been around, there’s always been this kind of allusion to a higher power — the fact that he’s sober — to religion in some way. He won’t go to a shrink; he’ll go to a priest and unload on a priest. If you use that as part of the construct, then there’s always the possibility of forgiveness. That’s my interpretation of it. And so, yeah, there’s always the possibility. Yes. We should fight for the possibility that somehow you can walk away from this. For Jax Teller, you can figure a way out of this mayhem. The club can function. But your family is of the utmost importance. That’s something that’s part of the construct of the show, right? That family’s everything. So, yes, [Jax will] be able to come and live on this farm with Wendy, and [Nero will] get you to find a way to forgiveness, and maybe Mom can come back, too.”
Ultimately, this may not even matter, since it is not a given that he will ever even see Gemma in person again.