Why did Wayne betray Tara?
He knew what she was doing was for the boys but he turned against her. Weak bastard.
shareBecause he spent the entire series sucking up to Gemma and acting like a pathetic lapdog.
Although I don't see him as intentionally betraying her although he did open his mouth telling Gemma that Tara had made a deal when she hadn't. Wayne couldn't possibly have been that stupid to not realize that it would make Gemma FLIP.
I hated the character for not being able to keep his mouth shut and hanging around the club following them around and being their bitch after treating him like *beep* over and over again.
him being their little pet ex-cop who lives in a trailer on their crib is a little weird, as is the long-running platonic love-affair with Gemma...what's his end in that? She really likes him calls him sweetheart along with most other citizens of Charming, but, he is not quite up to being in receipt of her actual favors?
Or, she or both of them just think that maybe she would kill him, or something?
OTOH, we mostly shrug all of this off, as we mostly do just like Unser..
That is exactly how I see it, she loves having him around to do some of her dirty biddings. He was helpful in her rape crisis, she didn't deserve to be rape (no one does) but she also has no right trying to stop Jax and Tara from caring for their children.
shareAlthough I don't see him as intentionally betraying her although he did open his mouth telling Gemma that Tara had made a deal when she hadn't. Wayne couldn't possibly have been that stupid to not realize that it would make Gemma FLIP.
it was pure stupidity. was not sorry to see him go. share
Unser's comment set Gemma off in a rage and resulted in Tara's death.
Although he was a decent sort of person who knew Tara wanted to protect her kids and had wanted to help her, he was in the habit of telling Gemma stuff. He probably shared gossip with her as a way to be useful to her and be able to hang around with her more. But I don't think he intended to betray Tara.
Unser didn't know the full story when he spoke to Gemma. When he heard Jax was going to be arrested and that there was some kind of deal made, he assumed Tara had made a deal. He probably figured that she was in protective custody at that point. So I don't think he believed he was putting Tara at risk; I don't believe he would have said anything he thought would put her at risk. He just wanted to let Gemma know so she could see Jax before he was taken to jail, something like that.
Unser's unrequited love and pining for Gemma made him look pathetic. But I guess it was necessary for his role in the story. It helped explain why he went out of the way to help as much as he did. He knew Gemma wanted him to help the club.
It ultimately got him killed.
Unser didn't know the full story when he spoke to Gemma. When he heard Jax was going to be arrested and that there was some kind of deal made, he assumed Tara had made a deal. He probably figured that she was in protective custody at that point. So I don't think he believed he was putting Tara at risk; I don't believe he would have said anything he thought would put her at risk. He just wanted to let Gemma know so she could see Jax before he was taken to jail, something like that.
Your point is? It's the fact that he didn't know the full story when he spoke to Gemma that made him a dumbass and indirectly responsible for Tara's death. His assumptions about her being in protective custody would also be a stupid move and make him even more guilty. You're giving him a little too much credit.
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It's the fact that he didn't know the full story when he spoke to Gemma that made him a dumbass and indirectly responsible for Tara's death.
Yeah I agree. I was kind of playing devil's advocate there.
Actually my first thought when I saw that episode was that Unser had royally screwed up. He was playing both sides. He made an assumption and then shared it with Gemma. Gemma had a well known history of snapping and getting physically violent when emotional, and her emotions were very volatile. And there is nothing that could set her off more than the thought of her son going away for a long stretch and her grandsons lost to her forever because someone ratted them out to the cops. Wayne understood this as well as anyone.
When he offered to help Tara, he implicitly agreed to keep her doings secret. He even commented to her that he surmised that her meeting with Wendy was on the down low and covered for her when Gemma almost walked in and discovered the meeting.
Wayne is a strange dude. There are times when he keeps his thoughts to himself about things, and other times when he blabs too much.
If he hadn't caught Tara meeting with Wendy Tara probably would not have involved him at all. That would not have changed anything I guess. Unser would still have passed on the rumor he heard. It didn't matter that he told her he didn't have the full story. He knew Gemma would take his assumption as fact and go nuts.
It was fitting that he died with Gemma in the end. Unser wasn't an evil person, but his devotion to Gemma resulted indirectly in Tara's death.
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