As SOA fans enter the 7th and final season, they did so with a heavy heart. Not only are we connected to almost every character within the show as we have watched their journey throughout the seasons, sobbing over *SPOILER ALERT* Opie's sacrificial prison death, to Tara's brutal murder in the past seasons, but we actually have started to care about (dare we say it?) the future of SAMCRO in Charming. Even with all the pain that it has seemed to have brought to the residents of Charming, as well as those within and connected to the club, for some reason, we can't help but wish that this was not the end. However, what did we think of the season premiere?

For one thing, I know that all any of us were wondering how Gemma is even dealing with her guilt over murdering Tara in the season finale, with Jax telling her how great of a mom she is in the car ride from the prison back to the clubhouse. Furthermore, we couldn't help but wonder how she was okay with sacrificing the poor innocent Chinese guy to the same horrific torture Tara endured by selling out the Chinese as the culprits of Tara's murder to Jax and the club. Then, we are all panicking about whether or not Juice is going to kill Unser after he came in and found him hiding in Wendy's apartment since the club is after Juice for backstabbing Jax in the 6th season. This premiere was insanely stressful, but what should we be looking for with this new season?

For one, we are going to be dealing with the stress of Jax finding out about Gemma murdering Tara. That would not only partially destroy the club's morale, which turns to Gemma for a motherly figure, as well further destroy Jax's family, who, now that Tara is gone, only have Gemma left as a motherly figure. However, knowing how SOA goes, Gemma's secret will most likely come out, and it is just a question of when that will happen. Something else we are all curious about is Wendy's role in Jax's life; it seems like she is only interested in helping with Abel and Thomas, but there might be more there. Is she in fact going to try and take Tara's role in Jax's family? Maybe even try and get Jax to marry her again? However, the biggest worry we have is the future of the club. It seems like Jax is entirely set on revenge, seen with his personal attack against the Chinese in his kitchen. Unfortunately, his thirst for revenge could truly be the end of everything for SOA. All we have ever seen- between Clay's, Juice's, Gemma's, and countless other members' needs to enact revenge, is that the club has only fallen more and more over the past few seasons.

The future of the characters and SAMCRO itself hangs in the air; all we can do is wait each week in anticipation for the next episode, hoping that our favorite characters don't die off anytime soon. Although, with rumors that this will be the bloodiest season yet, we definitely shouldn't hold our breaths. 

Reach Staff Reporter Chelsea Hernandez here.