6. Kill A Major Character
This is the one that is probably going to piss a lot of people off. Yes, I know that they killed off everyones favorite character in season five when Opie had his head bashed in, but stick with me. Opie was my favorite too, and when his death happened so early and suddenly into last season I was shocked. It was the most upset I had been at something that had happened on a television show in a long while, and will probably remain as one for a long time. The issue was that Opie had become so distant and jaded regarding SAMCRO that he was barely a member of the club anymore. Now while a major character death can, and probably should, extend beyond the members of the club Opie had been on the way out since season five began. Honestly, in hindsight Im kind of glad that they finally killed him off because it was getting hard to watch someone literally give everything SAMCRO. Both his wife and dad were gunned down because of Clay, and his best friend denied him the chance at revenge. What was left for Opie in SAMCRO? Granted, he left behind two kids, but outside of the club there was no life for Opie. So lets see some real tragedy happen. Keep in mind our heroes are murderous, gun running, drug pushers. While they are front and center, and its easy to become invested in their struggles, these are hardly good people. Gemma breaking down and crying at Opies death was hard to sympathize with because, well, thats part of the risk inherited by living life outside of the law.