Sons Of Anarchy Spoilers: Ryan Hurst Discusses Opie & Jax Relationship, Reveals Details About Season Finale

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In a recent interview, Ryan Hurst (Opie) discussed Sons of Anarchy, his relationship with Jax on the show and what to expect from the season finale.

Here are some highlights:

On Opie’s relationship with Jax:
“I’ve spoken a lot with [series creator] Kurt [Sutter] about where things might go for following seasons, and [in Opie’s mind] — and I believe this is something I brought up with [the writers] in the second season — the only thing that holds anyone to an organization is their trust in it. A few seasons back when Opie sat down with Clay and the club when they thought he was a rat, he said, “It looks this way, but it’s not this way,” and he was led to believe everything was cool. And then Clay turned around, tried to kill him and ended up offing his wife [Donna]. There’s a similar thing brewing now between Jax and Opie. He feels betrayed [because] Jax convinced Opie to sign off on the [drug cartel deal] without telling him he was planning on leaving the club, which is lying by omission. That, plus his trust being broken with Lyla, his trust in people in general has really been broken down and torn apart. For the foreseeable future of Jax and Opie, Jax is really going to have to prove himself in a way that can salvage their relationship.”

On the show’s finale:
“From the very beginning of the show, Kurt has been very good at restraint. Even though he tells these big, broad, violent stories, he’s good at pulling the information back up until the last couple of episodes, where he then just takes the inertia that’s been building throughout the season — or seasons — and flies through it, so we always end with a bang. It’s a testament to his ability as a creator and a showrunner. And the way in which he does that this season — I would say from a viewer’s standpoint — delivers the strongest ending that this show has ever had by far. [This momentum] probably started when Piney died and from there on out there was a change on set where the cast started getting excited again about the show and talking to the writers and Kurt about the really great stuff they were putting out there. When you’re on a show for the longterm, you don’t usually get a lot of that. You kind of just show up and do your best, but when everybody four years in starts getting excited about the story that they’re telling, you know it’s good.”

To read the entire interview, check out TVLine.com

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