10 Most Hated Sons Of Anarchy Characters
3. Clay Morrow
If Katey Sagal is the show's raging, obsessive mother figure, then Ron Perlman's Clay Morrow was the abusive yet tender stepfather to Sons Of Anarchy as much as to Jackson himself. But so many of the events that have led to the tragic season six finale are Clay's fault. His murder of John Teller and marriage to Teller's wife set off a gradual snowball effect, as do his greed and scheming, backed by violence when called for, and often when not.
Towards the end of his life, having lost the ability to ride, lost his club, and lost his wife, Clay is repentant, but resigned to having no way of atoning for his past sins. Losing everything has made him see who he was a little clearer by then. It's not enough, though. Not for the club, not for Jackson, and certainly not for us, the television audience.
Viewers may love Ron Perlman, and even have a guilty affection for Clay but that's not enough. He set fire to everything in his life that was worthwhile, and as fire does, it spread to burn everything else around it too. Like an abusive stepfather, we may find ourselves missing him from time to time but were just as glad that the monster's gone.