On Reddit, "Sons of Anarchy" fans largely came to Wendy's defense. u/soular412 shared the opinion that she's unfairly scrutinized by Gemma, Jax and others for her addiction, even when she's able to put her substance abuse in the past. This user said, "[S]he's got her **** together keeping her head down, sober, working a job, no drama." Meanwhile, as Wendy is kept away from Abel, the boy finds himself in dire situations, such as being kidnapped. "But Wendy's the irresponsible one in their eyes bc she used to have a drug problem," u/soular412.
A number of fans were in agreement. u/KWITHI said, "Funny how hard they tried to keep the kids away from Wendy when they would have honestly been the safest with her." u/Twizted-Abyss added how they prefer Wendy over Tara, who this user described as a "power hungry lunatic who got what she deserved." According to u/bb8110, everyone's treatment of Wendy is a sad reality for many former addicts. "There is always a portion of the people around you who will always look at you as 'just a junkie,'" they observed.
Of course, not all viewers can be a fan of every single character. In the opinion of u/kikilukic, Wendy doesn't have an arc. This user criticized her for still loving Jax, even after he shoots her up with drugs. "Seems like Wendy was nothing but a filler character," they pointed out. "She had no arc except to sit around like some sad side piece that Jax ignored."
