Last night's season six premiere of "Sons of Anarchy" culminated in a shocking school shooting.
Near the end of the episode an 11-year-old walked into a school with a gun.
Viewers didn't witness any shooting firsthand, they heard the sound of gunshots while viewing the child's notebook of jarring notes and pictures.
While creator Kurt Sutter has spoken out on his reasoning behind including the controversial scene, the shooting left many viewers unsure what to make of the season premiere.
It wasn't the only shocking moment to come from a premiere filled with rape and deaths.
Reactions to the episode were mixed from viewers.
Some thought the inclusion of the shooting was horrible:
I love
- Steven Riley (@SGottii810) September 11, 2013SOA but that kid shooting up a school was horrible, pointless and a terrible influence
that shooting scene was so uncomfortable to watch and i still don't understand its significance. #soa
- Maggie O'Reilly (@maggieeeo) September 11, 2013
I don't even watch SOA. I came home and caught the end of it and I'm so disturbed. All I saw was that creepy book and shooting. ?? Not down.
- Daniela Lombardi (@danielalombardi) September 11, 2013
Shame on #FX #classless #insensitive and #poorform to include school shooting scene in #SOA
- Patrick Hart (@Pat1018) September 11, 2013
While others found it to be random:
Kurt sutter did say he was gonna push the envelope in terms of violence this season. That shooting scene was just very random. #SOA
- Al Bundy (@mrxtrabusy) September 11, 2013
still don't understand why that school scene shooting happened in SOA..
- stretchdoeswork.com (@stretchd) September 11, 2013
Some fans came to the episode's defense:
#SOA is a damn show if people wanna take a school shooting seriously their stupid. its a story, showing life events that can happen
- Notorious (@melixx0) September 11, 2013
Why are people so shocked? Many shows have done school shooting episodes. Ex. Glee, One Tree Hill #SoA
- Amber (@AmberB_SD) September 11, 2013
School shooting in #SOA episode was a pivotal moment! Provides insight into the direction of the show!
- Athia (@PicsByAthiaRene) September 11, 2013
Before you criticize, read "Sons of Anarchy Postmortem: Creator Kurt Sutter Defends Controversial Premiere" http://t.co/VKxKz2KS8f #SOA
- Naylet (@NayletA) September 11, 2013