Sons Of Anarchy: 20 Most WTF Moments
13. Clay Beats Gemma
Hamlet is the main Shakespearean influence on Sons Of Anarchy, but they threw a bit of the Bard's other most famous bloody tragedy in there as well. After all, who is Gemma but a Lady Macbeth figure, manipulating things so that she can wield the real power over SAMCRO; you can't blame Clay for teaming with her, either.
Things worked out pretty well between him and the widow of the old Sons leader. And despite the nasty stuff they used to plot together, they seemed pretty happy in their relationship – truly in love as reigning King and Queen of the MC. Slowly, things took a turn for the worst, and peaked when Gemma confronted Clay about plans to kill Tara.
Any tenderness that existed between them was pummelled beyond recognition, just as Gemma was when Clay turned his fists on her. There were no shortage of beatdowns during Sons Of Anarchy, but the savagery of Clay's attack on Gemma – and the fact that it was his wife he was bloodying – made it all the more stomach-churning.