Sons of Anarchy (S.O.A.) is returning for its sixth season next week. For those obsessed with the show, it has felt like a lifetime since season five ended. Those not familiar with the series may be wondering what all the fuss is about. Although recent S.O.A commercials make it appear to be about a bunch of fighting bikers, the under-the-surface content is more on par with that of a Shakespearean tragedy.
Set in the fictional town of Charming, CA, the show centers around Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam), son to one of the founding members of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club (or SAMCRO). From the beginning, the series has documented Jax as he struggles between keeping his father’s legacy intact, and accepting Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman), his stepdad and SAMCRO president, as the shot-caller. Jax’s long-time love, Tara (Maggie Siff), serves as a reason for Jax to leave it all behind, but his heart seems to belong to his club.
The show has proven to be a bonafide hit for FX, but for non-viewers the question still remains: what’s so great about a biker show? The characters making up the club, as crazy as they may seem, are somewhat relatable. Although they are a bunch of criminals, they all have a conscience. The shady activities of the club take a toll on each member in one form or another, shedding their layers and exposing the men underneath the kutte.
With impending doom always looming for most of the show’s characters and with some of television’s most tense writing, how much longer can it go on? According to deadline.com, show creator Kurt Sutter is keeping it going for at least seven seasons, with talks of a possible prequel after the show’s initial run ends.
“I don’t know if it will be a series or a limited series of say 10 to 13 episodes,” Sutter said.
A big question mark for returning viewers is what’s going on with the Teller/Morrow clan? Season after season, fans of the show have seen Jax’s mom, Gemma (Katey Segal), do anything to keep her family together. In the season five finale, all signs point to Gemma landing Tara in jail for wanting to take her grandkids away from Charming. She also made sure estranged husband, Clay, got what was coming to him, by securing his arrest for a murder he didn’t commit.
How’s all this betrayal going to play out? Guess we all have to tune in this season to find out. Sons of Anarchy season six premieres Sept. 10 on FX.
