Sons of Anarchy Why Opie Was Killed Off In Season 5

Sons of Anarchy: Why Opie Was Killed Off In Season 5

Sons of Anarchy saw a lot of deaths, but not even Jax’s can compare to that of Opie, his best friend. Here’s why he was killed off.

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Sons of Anarchy Why Opie Was Killed Off In Season 5

Sons of Anarchy saw most of its main characters die, but one of the most heartbreaking scenes was that of Opie’s death in season 5 – but why was he, one of the most popular characters in the series, killed off? Created by Kurt Sutter, Sons of Anarchy debuted on FX in 2008 and came to an end in 2014 after seven seasons. Sons of Anarchy was very well received by critics and viewers from the beginning, thanks to its tone, the performances of the main cast, and its exploration of themes like racism and corruption.

Sons of Anarchy follows the story of Jackson “Jax” Teller (Charlie Hunnam), VP of the motorcycle club Sons of Anarchy in the fictional town of Charming, in California. The events of the series are kickstarted when Jax finds a manifesto written by his late father, John Teller, one of the founding members of the club, which leads Jax to question the club’s motivations and goals, his relationships, family, and himself. The members of the MC were a big family, always looking out for each other – or, at least, most of them did. Over the course of seven seasons, viewers got to know SAMCRO’s members quite well, but there’s one who became a big fan-favorite and whose story was explored more in-depth than the rest: Opie Winston (Ryan Hurst).

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Harry “Opie” Winston was the son of Piermont “Piney” Winston (Willaim Lucking), one of the founders of the club, and was Jax’s best friend since they were kids. Opie’s arc in Sons of Anarchy was marked by tragedy, as in season 1 he lost his wife, Donna, after agent June Stahl tricked Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman) into believing Opie betrayed the club. Clay ordered Tig Trager (Kim Coates) to kill Opie, but he killed Donna instead. Opie spiraled into depression but eventually moved on and married Lyla, though their marriage turned out to be complicated. After learning that Clay was also responsible for Piney’s death, he tried to kill him but was stopped by Jax, which led him to leave the club for a while, and returned just as Jax, Tig, and Chibs Telford (Tommy Flanagan) were being arrested, so he punched the sheriff so they would take him with them, and they were sent to prison.

Once inside, Jax was forced to accept a deal under Damon Pope’s terms, which included Jax having to choose which of them was going to die in prison so the others could be freed. Jax refused to choose and was about to offer up himself instead when Opie stepped in and hit one of the guards. Opie became the SAMCRO victim Pope wanted, so the deal was still on and Opie was killed in front of his friends. Opie’s death is one of the most shocking and heartbreaking moments in Sons of Anarchy, and it wasn’t easy for neither Hurst nor Sutter to let Opie go. Speaking to Variety, Sutter shared that he loved Hurst and Opie, but the road they took him down “was so heavy”, and due to all the death and betrayal he was subjected to, he just “organically could not have that guy sit at the table with Clay”.

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During a Q&A session on social media, Sutter opened up about Opie’s death and shared that he didn’t enjoy killing any of these characters, but when “you’re telling stories that take place in an uber-violent world, dying is part of the truth”. He admitted that killing off Opie deeply affected him for a while, just like it did to the cast, crew, and viewers. Back in 2012, in an interview with TVLine, Sutter explained that, by the end of season 4, now with Piney dead, he realized there was a “circular dynamic” with Jax and Opie that was “very difficult to get out of”, and knew that Jax needed that one event that “changes the course of his destiny”, and that was the death of his best friend. As for why Opie stepped in, Sutter said it was his opportunity to go out doing the right thing and be of best service to the club and his family, with whom he never really fully reconciled. Although Sutter’s reasons for killing Opie are understandable, mostly from a narrative point of view, Opie’s death will continue to be one of the most memorable but incredibly painful moments in Sons of Anarchy, and his arc one of the most tragic ones.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/sons-anarchy-season-5-opie-death-reasons-explained/

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