Summary
- Sons of Anarchy had its share of divisive seasons, but its best episodes and overall seasons are truly remarkable, making it a classic.
- Season 7 shifted focus and lost realism, with the club going on a killing spree, but still gave the show a strong send-off.
- Season 4 marked a turning point for the motorcycle club, with a new direction, intense conflicts, and changes to key characters, making it the best season.
The following article have spoilers for all seasons of Sons of Anarchy.
While it was one of the most popular TV shows of its era, lasting for seven years, when looking at the Sons of Anarchy seasons ranked, it can be a bit surprising. Running from 2008 through 2014, the show produced a new season every year during that time and cemented itself as a classic. Its mix of action, drama, and crime created a compelling story full of death and betrayal. While making it out of the show alive was a rarity, some Sons of Anarchy characters survived until the end, and a few even made cameos in the spinoff series, Mayans M.C.
Throughout its run, Sons of Anarchy proved to be a huge hit, with its final season attracting over nine million viewers. While it may go down as an all-time great, however, the motorcycle drama certainly had its divisive seasons, with some failing to find the mark. This doesn't mean these seasons were bad per se, just a reduction in quality in comparison to what the show usually provided. Sons of Anarchy's best episodes were peak television, though, and its better overall seasons are something to savor.
All Sons of Anarchy seasons are available for streaming on Star+
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7 Season 7
A Disappointing Ending For A Great Show
Jax spent the season chasing down false leads Gemma provided him
While Sons of Anarchy season 7 does ultimately give the show a strong send-off, it stumbles its way there. The final season was heavily anticipated, especially after the tragic ending of season 6 that saw Gemma kill Tara, but it missed the mark. Jax spent the season chasing down false leads Gemma provided him, coming off as a misguided character who was hard to root for rather than someone getting the vengeance the audience wanted.
Season 7 also mercilessly killed off so many major characters and while Sons of Anarchy never shied away from big deaths, a lot of these felt like they were being done for the sake of it. Characters like Bobby are taken out in ways that feel lackluster given what they mean to the show. However, the final scenes with Jax are strong, the acting is up to par for the entire season, and several characters (namely Chibbs, Tig, Wendy, and Nero) end up in good positions that feel worthy of the characters.
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6 Season 6
The Series Begins To Hit A Wall
Season 6 of Sons of Anarchy saw the earliest signs that the show was past its best. It still had some great moments, but this is where the show began to get more repetitive and lose some of its spark. When it isn't rehashing previously used storylines, Sons of Anarchy began creating even more complicated ones. Tara's death felt unnecessary but is one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the show, yet everything involving Juice and Gemma up until that point is hard to watch, and not in a good way.
Season 6 lacked a lot of those needed lighthearted moments to balance the darkness.
Although Sons of Anarchy always had its dark moments, things like the brotherhood of the SAMCRO members were always at the heart. Season 6 lacked a lot of those needed lighthearted moments to balance the darkness. The aspect of the season that worked the most was the death of Clay Morrow. Given that the show is meant to be a retelling of Hamlet, the moment where Jax finally takes out his father figure is something that had been built since the very first episode and ends in satisfying fashion.