If you saw what I saw in this action packed episode you’re dying to know what will happen to the Teller-Morrow clan next. Beyond that it got me thinking about the things we don’t know. The things left unanswered since the very first season. Things like why did Jimmy O. do that to Chibs face? Why is Jimmy O holding Chibs family virtually hostage? More importantly why did the MC allow it? Think about it there’s more. Why was John Teller really get knocked off and by who Gemma or Clay? What drove Teller into the arms of Molly Ashby? I bet that’s an interesting story.
Coming into the third season I wonder why Opie is still wearing that stupid hat. What is it like his childhood blanket? I wondered why typically smart men would leave Salazar X-bullshit MC boy alive. The scene in the park men’s room was all too real. Just like the vendetta Salazar will surely want to implement. All these questions ultimately deserve answers that we can only hope will be forth coming.
Jax is busy dipping his wick in order to push Tara away not very original but seemingly affective. The club prepares to leave for Ireland finding Opie and Jax with questions of the heart. Later Clay, Jax and Tig go to say their final good-bye to Gemma before she’s driven off to the county clink. Of course her volunteer escort is Sheriff Unser who for the moment seems to have truly separated him self from the MC. Ah, but grandma Gemma has plans of her own. Promising to keep Tara’s secret about the next baby Teller. She enlists Tara's help with her escape plan. The two women pull it off and Tara bids Gemma a heartfelt good-bye. She more than willing lies to the cops. Thanks to her uptight straight ass hospital administrator who returns the slug to the face from seasons past making Tara's story far more believable. She was right of course no one would have believed that she hadn't helped Gemma unless she had knocked her out with a crushing blow.more willingly Tara's payoff was receiving Gemma’s silence. Are you buying that? Gemma keep a secret that she does not believe is secret worthy, who are they kidding there?
It appears that under duress the two women are good together and their plan goes off without a hitch startling Clay, Jax and Tig who are shocked to see Gemma exiting the building. With everyone searching for her inside it is Unser that finds her outside drawing his gun in a sheriffy way. I saw a plot twist in the making. Tig too has gun in hand ready to defend his family. Ah but Gemma stole the moment and ended her relationship with the fatherly Sheriff. Walking directly towards him standing in front of him defiantly while his gun pointed at her chest undaunted she asks “what are you going to do shoot me Wayne?” Then without a flinch walks past him getting into the getaway truck. It was a telling moment for both sides everyone suddenly realizing what side they are actually on.
With the cops on the way the chase commences and Tig driving the decoy vehicle heads for Modesto while the club with Gemma securely in tow, fly off to Ireland. From what we’ve learned about the Irish MC it is disloyal from the top down. Both Magee the president and O’Neil are on Jimmy’s payroll. They offer up Clay’s travel plans showing us where their loyalty actually lays. Naturally this led me to more questions. Why would the Irish MC jump in the sack with Jimmy O? Why turn their back on their club and their brotherhood? Does Magee know he plays second fiddle to the dead John Teller in Molly’s heart? Does he know that Molly's daughter Trinny is John Tellers daughter and Jax half sister? We saw earlier that Gemma had no idea.
This episode left me with more questions than answers. There are certainly many directions in which the plot can twist and turn and like millions of other Americans I will be glued to the next episode waiting for them to be reveled. It’s true the hour goes by much too fast leaving all of us wanting more which says the writing and acting have not faltered. I applaud cast and crew it is interesting television especially in this lack luster season of copycat duplicates. I can’t wait for Tuesday night. I give this five shots out of six mostly because I had to look at that stupid hat if only for a moment!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode Six
Fox is still screwing all of the Dish Network customers who have fallen in love with this show. According to the satellite provider Dish they are still in negotiations with Fox trying desperately to get the show back for their angry customers. Shame on all of you! Give us the damn show back. Pay the vig Dish before we all switch over to the other satellite provider! The clocks ticking….
Tuesday nights episode was another nail biter with a great twist I certainly didn’t see coming. I’m happy to report that Opy spent the entire episode without that stupid hat on. May the saints be praised! I also must give coo-dos to Alvarez who reminds me of a real Mexican outlaw biker I came across many years ago. From his speech, to his walk and his mannerisms it’s tight! He has nailed this part much like the writers have nailed the difference in styles between Mexican clubs and white motorcycle clubs, in everything from the style of dress, to the style of their bikes. Interestingly enough in the real world those types of clubs allow the other race membership. Hence the saying “If you’re white it’s alright and if you’re brown you can come around”!
As Gemma recounts the events that led up to and included her killing Sobel’s daughter I nearly fell off my cushy recliner when she pointed to Agent Stahl’s partner and current bed warmer. Nice twist and yes we can all believe that dear June would throw even her lover under the bus. So now we know how agent Stahl plans to clear her own name along with Gemma’s. You go girl.
In true outlaw club fashion the club is broke. The mercenary wouldn’t refund the money and they need cash to get them to Ireland. In this episode we learn their bail hearing finally gets pushed back long enough for them to make the trip. With Oswald’s help they now have the transportation to get them across the pond but alas no cash. Since the Mayans bitch club is riding shotgun on the horse they ship to the Stockton prison Clay understands he can kill a couple of birds with one drugged out spoon.
The boys hijack the van filled with the heroin running off the Calaveras. Cleverly Clay returns the dope to the Mayans as a peace offering ending the bloody war. The Calaveras get beat up and run off and Juice gets his cut and his respect back. Now peace will regain in Charming the major point that got lost in the ciaos. The Son’s collect a nice fat envelope full of cash every time one of the Mayans vans passes through Charming unharmed.
Jax reluctantly solicits Tara to help the club unload the HIV med’s. In the process of the transaction they are spotted by the remaining Nord Lord who rats them out to Hails politically motivated brother. Hence the clubhouse is raided with Sheriff Unser in tow and not so much as a heads up was heard. Thus telling Clay how low he is on the Sheriffs totem pole. The shock hits Jax hard when he learns what the cops were looking for and suspects the doctor they sold the stuff to gave them up. His fear of Tara getting into trouble comes to roost and in his confusion he ends his relationship with the mother of his unborn child.
Written well and played well proving men are simply stupid. When you are loved the way she loves him it isn’t going to end in spite of his attempt to wash his pain away by dipping his pen in some whore’s ink! Yea that will fix it, like I said men are stupid.
Happy is now a Redwood Original and lets face it they need some fresh meat. They hang prospect patches on the three blind mice. Dopey, Peewee and Dumbass have no idea what they are in for. This could make for some great laughs in future episodes. I question the choice of actors selected to play the prospects can I get a “amen” here. These boys look more like Dungeons and Dragons players than possible additions to an outlaw motorcycle club. Unless its maybe oh I don’t know the Bad News Bears Biker Club. In Hollywood your telling us you can’t find some young guys that look more like the part they are about to play? Call me I’ll find you a few.
Lastly the intrigue and bad blood between our favorite lunatic Tig and the wannabe Tacoma transfer Kozic. There is more than a little bad blood between the two. The reason for this bad blood remains a mystery. Tig tells his brothers he doesn’t trust the man then votes down Kozic’s chance to become the latest member of the Redwood Originals. This results in a good old fashioned bare knuckles brawl between the pair after church. There is nothing like a little brotherly love to clear the air although in this case it may not have dome the trick.
Call me crazy but this season just continues to get better and better leaving me on the edge of my seat wondering how the hour could have passed so quickly. It has enough unanswered questions dangling in the breeze to keep a person impatiently waiting for the next installment.
Six Shooter Sally gives this episode five shots out of six for the simple reason that the shows three new prospects are pathetic and not at all believable in their rolls which I hope are short lived.
Tuesday nights episode was another nail biter with a great twist I certainly didn’t see coming. I’m happy to report that Opy spent the entire episode without that stupid hat on. May the saints be praised! I also must give coo-dos to Alvarez who reminds me of a real Mexican outlaw biker I came across many years ago. From his speech, to his walk and his mannerisms it’s tight! He has nailed this part much like the writers have nailed the difference in styles between Mexican clubs and white motorcycle clubs, in everything from the style of dress, to the style of their bikes. Interestingly enough in the real world those types of clubs allow the other race membership. Hence the saying “If you’re white it’s alright and if you’re brown you can come around”!
As Gemma recounts the events that led up to and included her killing Sobel’s daughter I nearly fell off my cushy recliner when she pointed to Agent Stahl’s partner and current bed warmer. Nice twist and yes we can all believe that dear June would throw even her lover under the bus. So now we know how agent Stahl plans to clear her own name along with Gemma’s. You go girl.
In true outlaw club fashion the club is broke. The mercenary wouldn’t refund the money and they need cash to get them to Ireland. In this episode we learn their bail hearing finally gets pushed back long enough for them to make the trip. With Oswald’s help they now have the transportation to get them across the pond but alas no cash. Since the Mayans bitch club is riding shotgun on the horse they ship to the Stockton prison Clay understands he can kill a couple of birds with one drugged out spoon.
The boys hijack the van filled with the heroin running off the Calaveras. Cleverly Clay returns the dope to the Mayans as a peace offering ending the bloody war. The Calaveras get beat up and run off and Juice gets his cut and his respect back. Now peace will regain in Charming the major point that got lost in the ciaos. The Son’s collect a nice fat envelope full of cash every time one of the Mayans vans passes through Charming unharmed.
Jax reluctantly solicits Tara to help the club unload the HIV med’s. In the process of the transaction they are spotted by the remaining Nord Lord who rats them out to Hails politically motivated brother. Hence the clubhouse is raided with Sheriff Unser in tow and not so much as a heads up was heard. Thus telling Clay how low he is on the Sheriffs totem pole. The shock hits Jax hard when he learns what the cops were looking for and suspects the doctor they sold the stuff to gave them up. His fear of Tara getting into trouble comes to roost and in his confusion he ends his relationship with the mother of his unborn child.
Written well and played well proving men are simply stupid. When you are loved the way she loves him it isn’t going to end in spite of his attempt to wash his pain away by dipping his pen in some whore’s ink! Yea that will fix it, like I said men are stupid.
Happy is now a Redwood Original and lets face it they need some fresh meat. They hang prospect patches on the three blind mice. Dopey, Peewee and Dumbass have no idea what they are in for. This could make for some great laughs in future episodes. I question the choice of actors selected to play the prospects can I get a “amen” here. These boys look more like Dungeons and Dragons players than possible additions to an outlaw motorcycle club. Unless its maybe oh I don’t know the Bad News Bears Biker Club. In Hollywood your telling us you can’t find some young guys that look more like the part they are about to play? Call me I’ll find you a few.
Lastly the intrigue and bad blood between our favorite lunatic Tig and the wannabe Tacoma transfer Kozic. There is more than a little bad blood between the two. The reason for this bad blood remains a mystery. Tig tells his brothers he doesn’t trust the man then votes down Kozic’s chance to become the latest member of the Redwood Originals. This results in a good old fashioned bare knuckles brawl between the pair after church. There is nothing like a little brotherly love to clear the air although in this case it may not have dome the trick.
Call me crazy but this season just continues to get better and better leaving me on the edge of my seat wondering how the hour could have passed so quickly. It has enough unanswered questions dangling in the breeze to keep a person impatiently waiting for the next installment.
Six Shooter Sally gives this episode five shots out of six for the simple reason that the shows three new prospects are pathetic and not at all believable in their rolls which I hope are short lived.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode Five
So much for the crow flying straight! This episode was made unavailable by Fox on the Dish Network due to some apparent disagreement punishing the viewers. Lucky for me i was finally able to view it yesterday. Shame on you FOX!
The episode opens with Gemma handcuffed to her hospital bed. Remember her heart went on the fritz after hearing the shocking news from Belfast. A parade of people visit her including Sheriff Unser. He recues him self from helping SAMCRO any further based on the towns new found disapproval of the club. There’s no real surprise here since the may lay at Half Sacks wake which left officer hale dead. It appears they are the straws that broke the Charming’s back when it comes to the Son’s. One by one everyone seems to be stepping away from the club.
An angry Gemma confronts her family about why they lied about Abel. They in turn tell her they are headed for Canada to find him, showing her the picture taken of Cameron with the baby. Her news rocks to the core them when she informs them where the baby really is. This triggers a series of “what if’s” sending Jax mind reeling. Making them ask the questions again. Why would Jimmy O want to keep baby Abel and why is he lying about what he knows? Clay knows at once that the Belfast MC has turned away from their true loyalties figuring most likely that money played a part and the MC is resting comfortably in Jimmy O's pocket. Now they understand what triggered Momma Gemma's heart arrhythmia. When Clay and Gemma are finally alone they face the reality of some old stones being over turned if Jax goes to Belfast. It appears to be a concern they can do little about.
Tara fully of sadness and worry admits that she is pregnant to Gemma in a cold yet teary moment. She confesses too that she was there when baby Abel was taken. Tara makes a trip back to the OR at the administrator’s insistence the woman later revokes Tara's leave of absence much to her surprise. We all know that this will make Jax more than happy. He will feel much better knowing where he can find his girl in all this madness.
The Calaveras from Lodi, which loosely translates into the word “skull” in English, rear their ugly heads beating the crap out of Juice and pulling his patch. Losing your patch in the club world is the ultimate no, no. You should die trying to keep it rather than losing it and live. Yet again I must remember this is fiction. In the real world Juice more than likely would have received another beating only this one would be much worse and at the hands of his brothers. However because of this event they learn where the Mayan’s are warehousing their goods. Due to Tig's quick thinking they also learn when and how they are shipping them. This is all good news for the broke MC.
All the while the ruthless agent Stahl is in and out of Gemma’s room spreading her poison. The deal she offered Gemma is off the table and out of her newly demoted hands. She is now forced to use her own vehicle since her shiny black ride and goon squad is no longer in her per view. Her life sucks and she wants to take it out on Gemma Teller-Morrow who has everything this cold bitch doesn’t. Later she informs Gemma that in addition to what she’d told her earlier the Fed’s now expect her to rollover on her family. This means she is to rat out the club or they will put pressure on the club to rollover on her. Why this is surprising to everyone I don’t understand. However in my mind Stahl is really not very smart. There is no way in hell that she or the Fed’s will ever divide that family. Silly bitch!
Across the pond the nervous Molly remains loyal to SAMCRO. Her Belfast Son delivers the telephone message from Jax. He confirms that the Belfast Son’s knew that Cameron brought Abel but could not find the wee one. She loves him but loves her life more knowing the Army will do her far greater harm and tells him so. With that said she makes the second call to Charming. She confirms that Abel is in Belfast. Her young daughter who both took Jax call and over heard this one begins probing her mother for some answers. In a motherly outburst with a stiff drink in hand she tells her daughter old secrets are about to be reveled. Since we know John Teller was on both sides of the pond it leads me to wonder what he might have left behind.
Jax has heard enough, seen enough and done enough then he goes rouge to get some answers. He returns to pay a visit to Jimmy O’s number two Luke. With gun in hand he gets closer to the truth. The fancy spin has Jax turning up at agent Stahl’s front door later that night with a gift. He lays a deal on the table that if accepted would save his son, his Mom and his club. However if she agrees it still makes him a rat. The power hungry, rug muncher is dubious at first then realizing the advantages agrees setting the scene for a trip to Belfast.
The episode opens with Gemma handcuffed to her hospital bed. Remember her heart went on the fritz after hearing the shocking news from Belfast. A parade of people visit her including Sheriff Unser. He recues him self from helping SAMCRO any further based on the towns new found disapproval of the club. There’s no real surprise here since the may lay at Half Sacks wake which left officer hale dead. It appears they are the straws that broke the Charming’s back when it comes to the Son’s. One by one everyone seems to be stepping away from the club.
An angry Gemma confronts her family about why they lied about Abel. They in turn tell her they are headed for Canada to find him, showing her the picture taken of Cameron with the baby. Her news rocks to the core them when she informs them where the baby really is. This triggers a series of “what if’s” sending Jax mind reeling. Making them ask the questions again. Why would Jimmy O want to keep baby Abel and why is he lying about what he knows? Clay knows at once that the Belfast MC has turned away from their true loyalties figuring most likely that money played a part and the MC is resting comfortably in Jimmy O's pocket. Now they understand what triggered Momma Gemma's heart arrhythmia. When Clay and Gemma are finally alone they face the reality of some old stones being over turned if Jax goes to Belfast. It appears to be a concern they can do little about.
Tara fully of sadness and worry admits that she is pregnant to Gemma in a cold yet teary moment. She confesses too that she was there when baby Abel was taken. Tara makes a trip back to the OR at the administrator’s insistence the woman later revokes Tara's leave of absence much to her surprise. We all know that this will make Jax more than happy. He will feel much better knowing where he can find his girl in all this madness.
The Calaveras from Lodi, which loosely translates into the word “skull” in English, rear their ugly heads beating the crap out of Juice and pulling his patch. Losing your patch in the club world is the ultimate no, no. You should die trying to keep it rather than losing it and live. Yet again I must remember this is fiction. In the real world Juice more than likely would have received another beating only this one would be much worse and at the hands of his brothers. However because of this event they learn where the Mayan’s are warehousing their goods. Due to Tig's quick thinking they also learn when and how they are shipping them. This is all good news for the broke MC.
All the while the ruthless agent Stahl is in and out of Gemma’s room spreading her poison. The deal she offered Gemma is off the table and out of her newly demoted hands. She is now forced to use her own vehicle since her shiny black ride and goon squad is no longer in her per view. Her life sucks and she wants to take it out on Gemma Teller-Morrow who has everything this cold bitch doesn’t. Later she informs Gemma that in addition to what she’d told her earlier the Fed’s now expect her to rollover on her family. This means she is to rat out the club or they will put pressure on the club to rollover on her. Why this is surprising to everyone I don’t understand. However in my mind Stahl is really not very smart. There is no way in hell that she or the Fed’s will ever divide that family. Silly bitch!
Across the pond the nervous Molly remains loyal to SAMCRO. Her Belfast Son delivers the telephone message from Jax. He confirms that the Belfast Son’s knew that Cameron brought Abel but could not find the wee one. She loves him but loves her life more knowing the Army will do her far greater harm and tells him so. With that said she makes the second call to Charming. She confirms that Abel is in Belfast. Her young daughter who both took Jax call and over heard this one begins probing her mother for some answers. In a motherly outburst with a stiff drink in hand she tells her daughter old secrets are about to be reveled. Since we know John Teller was on both sides of the pond it leads me to wonder what he might have left behind.
Jax has heard enough, seen enough and done enough then he goes rouge to get some answers. He returns to pay a visit to Jimmy O’s number two Luke. With gun in hand he gets closer to the truth. The fancy spin has Jax turning up at agent Stahl’s front door later that night with a gift. He lays a deal on the table that if accepted would save his son, his Mom and his club. However if she agrees it still makes him a rat. The power hungry, rug muncher is dubious at first then realizing the advantages agrees setting the scene for a trip to Belfast.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode Four
Once again I find the episode flying by as tempers flare and secrets spill out into the light. Again I’m happy to report that Opy has that stupid hat off a small detail yet it made me very happy. Our girl Gemma’s heart breaks and aches for her father who is vanishing before her very eyes suffering from late stage Alzheimer’s disease. The moment is poignant reminding us no matter who you are in the spectrum of life, tragedy happens. Beyond that I can only assume that the writers lost their minds for a moment when they wrote into the script that Gemma would call agent Stahl to turn herself in. Remember this is the Gemma that offed the caregiver and Sobel’s daughter. Other than Unser it is a real stretch to think that a woman like Gemma would ever make that decision. I call foul here.
With the info last received concerning little Abel Opy sells the panhead offering to pay for the mercenary tracker needed to find the wee one in Canada. It looks like Jax gut doesn’t trust the Irish and you get the sense he knows Jimmy O. is a liar. However he gives in to a certain logic which we believe is going to lead him on more of a wild goose chase. We also learn that the Son’s in Ireland can be bought and paid for even against one of their own. Dear Cherry reappears drowning her grief poised on the crotch of this traitor of an Irish SON. Our little crow eater however is not a dumb girl. When she innocently stumbles onto the cash hidden in this SAMCRO member’s vest it appears to make her more than a little suspicious. For me Cherry is the wild card in the mix here. Her loyalty is all about the club and this could play out in a lot of different ways.
Aw the Irish and the Catholic Church are rightfully taking a hit in this episode. Molly’s brother the priest defiantly has an agenda. We quickly learn he cares for nothing and no one but the cause feeling many involved may have strayed off course. It becomes painfully obvious that long ago he shamed his collar and his arrangement with his god trading it for his own sense of the greater good. Now poor baby Abel hangs in the balance as we see he’s been whisked off to what looks like a black market baby clearing house. Now the wayward priest wants Molly to call Gemma to tip her off as to the babies’ whereabouts. He apparently knows of her failed attempt all of this giving us pause. I can’t help but wonder does the naughty priest want to give the baby back? Is he holding Abel hostage in order to have SAMCRO take out the gangster Jimmy O in the name of the cause of course? Or is there yet another plot twist coming our way?
The crew passes off the guns at the Oregon border as planned while Clay and Jax go to retrieve Gemma. Happy, Bobby and Piney head out to locate an old friend and prescription drug dealer needed to help with mounting drug costs. Upon arrival they find a group of “pecker woods” trying to rip her off. In a scene right out of the gang that couldn’t shoot straight a gun battle ensues at very close range. No one hits anyone as they shoot the hell out of the little house. It was comical and magically there are no causalities. Just like LAPD the Son’s call for backup bringing the Oregon chapter and Clay on scene with Tigs and Jax in tow. Clearly surrounded the pecker heads give up. Piney gets his needed meds and a suggestive kiss from the lady drug dealer to an orchestra of cat calls from his brothers. Bobby gets the much needed inhalers for his son and Happy gets the pain meds he needs to ease the pain for his dying Mom. The pecker woods learn the unity of SAMCRO and head for higher ground.
Meanwhile Gemma on the lam once again running leaving our frustrated wannabe ole lady Tara in the lurch. Quickly they realize that Gemma is headed back to where else but Charming to see her Grandson one last time. The club races back in hot pursuit. Gemma fly's threw Jax house not finding baby Abel anywhere. She then heads for the clubhouse where once again she finds no bay and no answers. Just as she’s ready to bolt once more her cellphone rings. It is only then that she learns of her grandson’s whereabouts. The club pulls into the lot only to witness Gemma’s collapse from the shock, grief and the loss. End episode.
Yes I still wanted more. No they didn’t fix Clay’s top rocker. Yes I liked the episode but… Gemma turning her self in I think not. Unless it was meant to save someone in her family I call bullshit. Also since our boys can’t hit shit. I think a firearms training course is in order. If you can’t hit your target then a gun is not much better than a rock. I give this episode four out of five shots.
With the info last received concerning little Abel Opy sells the panhead offering to pay for the mercenary tracker needed to find the wee one in Canada. It looks like Jax gut doesn’t trust the Irish and you get the sense he knows Jimmy O. is a liar. However he gives in to a certain logic which we believe is going to lead him on more of a wild goose chase. We also learn that the Son’s in Ireland can be bought and paid for even against one of their own. Dear Cherry reappears drowning her grief poised on the crotch of this traitor of an Irish SON. Our little crow eater however is not a dumb girl. When she innocently stumbles onto the cash hidden in this SAMCRO member’s vest it appears to make her more than a little suspicious. For me Cherry is the wild card in the mix here. Her loyalty is all about the club and this could play out in a lot of different ways.
Aw the Irish and the Catholic Church are rightfully taking a hit in this episode. Molly’s brother the priest defiantly has an agenda. We quickly learn he cares for nothing and no one but the cause feeling many involved may have strayed off course. It becomes painfully obvious that long ago he shamed his collar and his arrangement with his god trading it for his own sense of the greater good. Now poor baby Abel hangs in the balance as we see he’s been whisked off to what looks like a black market baby clearing house. Now the wayward priest wants Molly to call Gemma to tip her off as to the babies’ whereabouts. He apparently knows of her failed attempt all of this giving us pause. I can’t help but wonder does the naughty priest want to give the baby back? Is he holding Abel hostage in order to have SAMCRO take out the gangster Jimmy O in the name of the cause of course? Or is there yet another plot twist coming our way?
The crew passes off the guns at the Oregon border as planned while Clay and Jax go to retrieve Gemma. Happy, Bobby and Piney head out to locate an old friend and prescription drug dealer needed to help with mounting drug costs. Upon arrival they find a group of “pecker woods” trying to rip her off. In a scene right out of the gang that couldn’t shoot straight a gun battle ensues at very close range. No one hits anyone as they shoot the hell out of the little house. It was comical and magically there are no causalities. Just like LAPD the Son’s call for backup bringing the Oregon chapter and Clay on scene with Tigs and Jax in tow. Clearly surrounded the pecker heads give up. Piney gets his needed meds and a suggestive kiss from the lady drug dealer to an orchestra of cat calls from his brothers. Bobby gets the much needed inhalers for his son and Happy gets the pain meds he needs to ease the pain for his dying Mom. The pecker woods learn the unity of SAMCRO and head for higher ground.
Meanwhile Gemma on the lam once again running leaving our frustrated wannabe ole lady Tara in the lurch. Quickly they realize that Gemma is headed back to where else but Charming to see her Grandson one last time. The club races back in hot pursuit. Gemma fly's threw Jax house not finding baby Abel anywhere. She then heads for the clubhouse where once again she finds no bay and no answers. Just as she’s ready to bolt once more her cellphone rings. It is only then that she learns of her grandson’s whereabouts. The club pulls into the lot only to witness Gemma’s collapse from the shock, grief and the loss. End episode.
Yes I still wanted more. No they didn’t fix Clay’s top rocker. Yes I liked the episode but… Gemma turning her self in I think not. Unless it was meant to save someone in her family I call bullshit. Also since our boys can’t hit shit. I think a firearms training course is in order. If you can’t hit your target then a gun is not much better than a rock. I give this episode four out of five shots.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode Three
Last night’s episode much like the previous episodes flew by far too quickly leaving me begging for more. This is do to the fine acting and shows off the many talents of these dedicated writers. Unlike several season openers that began this week. After five minutes I was bored and changed the channel. As for my peeves which are becoming less and less I note only one. Clay Morrow’s top rocker is too low. There’s too large a gap from the top of his vest to the rocker. It looks funny please fix it! I was happy to see Opies face with that ridiculous Rastafarian cap off his handsome head. Now if he can only keep the damn thing off.
While the MC is trying to track down leads concerning Abel’s whereabouts they must contend with protecting Charming form the Mayan heroin traffickers. Calling in and on everyone. They are collecting Intel from the black MC, while buying guns from the Asians, as they simultaneously run down any and all information on Abel. Meanwhile they learn their bail may be revoked just before they plan to leave for Canada. It’s a damn mess no doubt.
However the real focus of this episode is "girls to the rescue". First Tara heads north coming to Gemma and Tigs rescue. Gemma has the Guatemalan caregiver tied up in the basement while Doc Tara tends to Tigs minor gunshot wound. All goes well til dear old Dad goes off the rails and missing. Tara’s kindness nearly gets her killed. Misguidedly and without Momma Gemmas permission I might add, she releases one of the caregiver’s hands to allow the blood to flow to return. Naturally the ungrateful bitch cracks her over the head with an oxygen bottle knocking Tara unconscious while she frees her self.
Out in the lovely garden Gemma and her Dad have a lucid and touching reunion when he finally returns home. However peace does not reign for long. Armed with a knife the angry “Guat” threatens Gemma’s life holding it to her throat demanding the car keys. “DA-Ta-Da”. Tara to the rescue! She rushes in cracking the woman with a large figurine allowing Gemma to get the upper hand. During the ensuing struggle for the knife the woman accidentally stabs herself and dies right there on Daddy’s floor. Tig enters the scene with the best line of the night. Looking at the dead woman and the girls faces he says something like “I can’t leave you girls alone for a moment”. It’s comical.
In the panic that follows it is decided to hire “A Cleaner” to dispose of the body. You gotta love this. The part is played by none other than the famous author of eeriness Stephen King. Who would have thought! While Gemma, Tara and Tig wait patiently for the disposal to be complete across the pond we learn a few more details.
Next its Opies squeeze Lila who comes to the clubs aid financially. She brings in her porn star friends to do a little slap and tickle with the Chinese. This is in order to get up the money they need to purchase the MP-5’s that the black MC needs to divert the heroin mules. It’s a great scene causing the jealous Opie to lose his mind when he witnesses first hand his ladies lips wrapped around someone else's egg roll. A good old fashioned fist fight breaks out resulting in Clay to offer up a piece of SAMCRO’s business in order to get the pissed off Asian to play ball.
The third and maybe the most telling scenes of last nights show has the two women across the pond trying to help the MC. Sweet Butt or Cherry, Half Sacks wannabe ole lady was shipped to Ireland by the club last season. She reappears working for, get this, the old squeeze of the now dead John Teller founder of the Son’s on both sides of the water. We knew from the previous episodes that the blond woman named Molly Teller’s X squeeze is the baby steeling Cameron’s cousin. After all he’d given her baby Abel to care for. We also knew that she is heavily involved with the murdering priest who seems to spend a lot of time in her kitchen.
We now learn that her Cousin Cameron’s body was left by the train depot with the sign of the cross carved into his forehead. What a nice touch. It must have heavy symbolism in the IRA movement over there but was lost on me. Anyway we also learn that the priest is going to take the baby to some family elsewhere in Ireland. None of which is making Molly very happy, not her dead cousin, and especially the baby not being returned. From the look on her face she’s not happy with any of it. Later she presses Cherry who is working for her now to get her Gemmas telephone number on the sly. This forces Cherry to call the now departed half Sack sadly learning of his fate and her loss. However Cherry is a true crow eater not to mention a real trouper and comes through. Sadly Grandma Gemma is on the run and her cellphone is not in her position.
This also gives us our first view of the Irish Son’s of Anarchy. When they find out about Cameron’s death they quickly forward the gruesome photo to the Redwood Originals. That one snapshot lets the MC know that their gun connection in the US the devious Jimmy O is a lying sack of shit. It leaves the MC to wondering why and what’s next? They pack up the Irish guns headed for the Oregon border and Gemma.
Yea, you guessed it this gets another six out of six shots. you're right I’m hooked!
While the MC is trying to track down leads concerning Abel’s whereabouts they must contend with protecting Charming form the Mayan heroin traffickers. Calling in and on everyone. They are collecting Intel from the black MC, while buying guns from the Asians, as they simultaneously run down any and all information on Abel. Meanwhile they learn their bail may be revoked just before they plan to leave for Canada. It’s a damn mess no doubt.
However the real focus of this episode is "girls to the rescue". First Tara heads north coming to Gemma and Tigs rescue. Gemma has the Guatemalan caregiver tied up in the basement while Doc Tara tends to Tigs minor gunshot wound. All goes well til dear old Dad goes off the rails and missing. Tara’s kindness nearly gets her killed. Misguidedly and without Momma Gemmas permission I might add, she releases one of the caregiver’s hands to allow the blood to flow to return. Naturally the ungrateful bitch cracks her over the head with an oxygen bottle knocking Tara unconscious while she frees her self.
Out in the lovely garden Gemma and her Dad have a lucid and touching reunion when he finally returns home. However peace does not reign for long. Armed with a knife the angry “Guat” threatens Gemma’s life holding it to her throat demanding the car keys. “DA-Ta-Da”. Tara to the rescue! She rushes in cracking the woman with a large figurine allowing Gemma to get the upper hand. During the ensuing struggle for the knife the woman accidentally stabs herself and dies right there on Daddy’s floor. Tig enters the scene with the best line of the night. Looking at the dead woman and the girls faces he says something like “I can’t leave you girls alone for a moment”. It’s comical.
In the panic that follows it is decided to hire “A Cleaner” to dispose of the body. You gotta love this. The part is played by none other than the famous author of eeriness Stephen King. Who would have thought! While Gemma, Tara and Tig wait patiently for the disposal to be complete across the pond we learn a few more details.
Next its Opies squeeze Lila who comes to the clubs aid financially. She brings in her porn star friends to do a little slap and tickle with the Chinese. This is in order to get up the money they need to purchase the MP-5’s that the black MC needs to divert the heroin mules. It’s a great scene causing the jealous Opie to lose his mind when he witnesses first hand his ladies lips wrapped around someone else's egg roll. A good old fashioned fist fight breaks out resulting in Clay to offer up a piece of SAMCRO’s business in order to get the pissed off Asian to play ball.
The third and maybe the most telling scenes of last nights show has the two women across the pond trying to help the MC. Sweet Butt or Cherry, Half Sacks wannabe ole lady was shipped to Ireland by the club last season. She reappears working for, get this, the old squeeze of the now dead John Teller founder of the Son’s on both sides of the water. We knew from the previous episodes that the blond woman named Molly Teller’s X squeeze is the baby steeling Cameron’s cousin. After all he’d given her baby Abel to care for. We also knew that she is heavily involved with the murdering priest who seems to spend a lot of time in her kitchen.
We now learn that her Cousin Cameron’s body was left by the train depot with the sign of the cross carved into his forehead. What a nice touch. It must have heavy symbolism in the IRA movement over there but was lost on me. Anyway we also learn that the priest is going to take the baby to some family elsewhere in Ireland. None of which is making Molly very happy, not her dead cousin, and especially the baby not being returned. From the look on her face she’s not happy with any of it. Later she presses Cherry who is working for her now to get her Gemmas telephone number on the sly. This forces Cherry to call the now departed half Sack sadly learning of his fate and her loss. However Cherry is a true crow eater not to mention a real trouper and comes through. Sadly Grandma Gemma is on the run and her cellphone is not in her position.
This also gives us our first view of the Irish Son’s of Anarchy. When they find out about Cameron’s death they quickly forward the gruesome photo to the Redwood Originals. That one snapshot lets the MC know that their gun connection in the US the devious Jimmy O is a lying sack of shit. It leaves the MC to wondering why and what’s next? They pack up the Irish guns headed for the Oregon border and Gemma.
Yea, you guessed it this gets another six out of six shots. you're right I’m hooked!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Sons of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode Two
Once again last night’s episode flew by making it hard to believe we got our full forty minutes but no matter. What we did get were some all too necessary answers about the drive by shooting. We now know that Deputy Hale didn’t make it. Not that it came as a real surprise. Especially after witnessing the van so graphically drive over him with both the front and rear wheels. The vivid footage made that pretty clear. Now we know that Chief Unser will be staying to the delight of the Sons.
Deputy Hale’s brother always smelled bad and last night he turned up the stench. We will need to keep an eye on this one he’s no friend to the Sons. Gemma’s reunion is both bitter sweet yet brings us some well needed levity. Tig being nothing more than the sexual deviant that he is can’t help but “Bonk” the Guatemalan caregiver working in her fathers home. Let me interject that there are behinds that you want to see naked, such as Jax or Opie, maybe eve Juice. However Tigs naked white ass not so much! Sadly or hysterically dear ole Dad’s dementia gets in the way of Tigs loud and raucous love making. Dad’s mind wanders yet his hearing is fine. The dementia leads him to believe it is his dead wife Rose Gemma’s departed mommy dearest under the stranger and not the Guatemalan. He gets his trusty old rifle and shoots Tig in the back spoiling his big finish!
Later we learn that the hired caregiver is onto Gemma discovering there is a twenty-five thousand dollar reward for her capture. Naturally this most assuredly illegal alien wants to cash in. I burst out laughing thinking to myself that the poor thing has no idea who she’s messing with. Silly girl!
Under the circumstances Unser is able to release Jax allowing the search for baby Abel to resume. You gotta love Chucky the now fingerless, x-masturbating bean counter who has now firmly attached himself to SAMCRO. He runs screaming threw the hospital wards allowing the Redwood Originals to question the captured gunman. Naturally he’s hospitalized after Jax repeatedly smashed his face into the asphalt. They check his tattoos but come up empty until Jax pulls out his bottom lip. Looking inside he finds the well hidden ink he’s looking for. This discovery tells them most of what they need to know but not all.
Next the crew enters the home of the President of a wannabe tough guy motorcycle club who’ve apparently aligned themselves with the Mayans. The Sons suspect that this is a patch over and the drive by was a down payment on their new Mayan chapter. It isn’t until they bury the guy up to his neck in a very deep hole. Then ride their motorcycles at his protruding head which finally loosens his tongue. He tells them the Mayans need to move their “horse” threw Charming from Lodi in order to get it inside the prison. This comes as a genuine surprise to the Sons who hadn’t realized that in spite of Sobel leaving the country that the deal was still on the table. This could be a very costly mistake.
As I said before funerals in the motorcycle world are sacred. All clubs rivals or otherwise stand clear of retaliation at all such events. They do this out of respect for the dead and more importantly for the protection of their families and loved ones who may be attending the funeral. I’ve been around a long time and I have never seen retaliation metered out at a wake. That is the difference between reality and fiction albeit a nice twist in the plot however in the real world all hell would break loose!
We are left with the crew facing serious options suggesting war is not only bloody but costly and with little Abel still missing their focus is elsewhere. They hope to use the wannabe as leverage however for now we will have to wait and see. Meanwhile Clay sits down with the Irish assuring him of the facts which are that the ATF bitch shot Cameron’s son not Gemma. Jimmy O. believes SAMCRO but appears to have some other agenda when he lies to the club assuring them that Cameron never made it out of the country. We are left to wonder what that snake is up to. Ah the characters we love to hate and this part is well played by Titus Welliver. Why doesn’t he tell the club where the baby is mending the fences allowing them all to move on with their business? Why, why, why now we must wait for next week when we hope they fill in the blanks.
Across the pond we see little Abel is being well cared for. However we get a glimpse of the churches deep involvement in the Irish revolution that has ground on for more than one lifetime. It is promptly decided that Cameron acted foolishly when he heard about his son’s murder. The dilemma being that SAMCRO wants his head on a pike and the Fed’s want him too. So of course the only humane thing to do is for his own people to take him out. The Irish complete this act with a tidy garroting right there in the church pews. Ah religion and their murderous acts of contrition.
Bobby’s x-wife and the mother of his children, Precious, are bought on board. When the skills of her bounty hunting Guido boyfriend are needed. The hot headed redhead angry at her X for being behind on his child support loses her temper and clocks Bobby squarely in the face. The scene was great and sadly too true. Bobby is portrayed realistically. Like many outlaws or any real man for that matter, hitting a woman isn’t in the cards, no matter what she might do. Her Guido boyfriend agrees to help the club if the club will provide a little muscle on a bounty he’s working. All agree and the chase begins ending with the bounty being struck by a hybrid car which ends the chase. Later Guido provides the club with a photo of Cameron taken at a train station in Canada.
We don’t know if they club now doubts the word of Jimmy O, Chibs long time rival or what exactly. We do know that Tara has grown a pair and a mind of her own. Against Jax wishes and warning about aiding and abetting Tara dances to her own drummer. We are left with her on her way to help momma Gemma and Tig who currently has a bullet lodged in his back. Go Tara…
As with the previous seasons which are as addictive as popcorn this one hit the ground running and hasn’t stopped. I haven’t looked this forward to a television series since the Soprano’s went off the air. We rushed threw dinner with friends in order not to miss the show. Everyone involved gets all six shots. That’s right I’m a fan!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode One
Hold onto your helmets because it looks like we are in for one hell of a ride this season. Season two left off with Jackson’s son Abel being kidnapped by the Gun running Irishman. He of course was sadly misled by the black hearted Agent Stahl into believing that Gemma Teller-Morrow had killed his beloved son. It starts off clearing up the details from last season. Jaxs has naturally fallen apart as anyone wound under such horrific circumstances. He’s shutting down and pushing away those that are the closest to him.
I’m happy to say that the lovely Tara grows up under the harsh realities of Half Sac’s death, the kidnapping of Abel and the framing of Gemma. The long and the short of it is that Tara grows a set and a large set at that; not only hanging onto her man but letting Agent Stahl know not to mess with her! You go girl.
As I said Gemma's on the run or the lam, forced there by the queen with a capital “C” Agent Stahl. The part is played to the hilt by Ally Walker. The writers have done this character proud and the actress knocks it out of the park! With that aside Gemma is now wanted in five states for the murders of the Irishman’s son and the daughter of the notorious Sobel. Along with the supposed attempt on the repugnant agent Stahl's life.
Far from home and at first in the dark about all the events that have taken place in her absence Gemma is sad. I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the comic relief thrown in as Gemma tries to hot wire a suburban finding she must find her cheaters first. If you’re over forty-five you’ll get a kick out of that one.Once she found out about Abel nothing and no one will be able to stop her. Gemma is in the protective hands of the ever loyal Tig. He tries desperately to stop her from heading back to her family. The truth is obvious Tig would rather wrestle with an alligator with his bare hands then go up against the iron will of Gemma. Yup the writers did her character proud. We all know nothing would ever keep Gemma Morrow-Teller from the people she loves! Not even the overzealous suburban owner whom she summarily stabs nearly in his junk. Oh well a girls got to do what a girls got to do!
Meanwhile the SOA crew is on the look out for leads as to the possible whereabouts of baby Abel. Everyone’s looking the cops, the 9rs and SAMCRO. There’s a great bike on car chase with a little gun play thrown in for good measure. The guys doing the actual riding after the car they are pursuing smashes into another car showed off the riders exceptional riding skills. The angle in which it was shot made it look exceptionally real. The only exception I take with any of this is that these boys continue to ride with their helmets unbuckled. Most of us that ride know all too well that if you don’t clip your novelty helmet it will land in the street moments after you hit any actual speed. Buckle up boys if we gotta then so do you!
Jax is despondent and Papa Clay is worried their search has turned up nothing. Meanwhile Pineys character is busy with funeral arrangements for the now departed Eddie or Kippy or Kip; the soldier and war hero and beloved SAMCRO Prospect, Half Sac. While watching this scene I noticed something I had previously overlooked. Piney the dinosaur club member and original Redwood Original is holding tightly to his past not succumbing to the new wave of black leather vests that everyone wears today. In the old days cutoffs were exactly that. They were Levi jackets with the sleeves and collars removed hence the term cutoff now abbreviated to cut. Good on whoever has been around long enough to remember that!
As the episode unfolds you meet Gemma’s estranged preacher father who suffers from dementia but thankfully remembers his long lost daughter. I don’t know where this will lead but Hal Holbrook is a stellar choice and I expect we will see more of this old man as the series unfolds.
As Half Sac is laid to rest and Clay calls bullshit on Jax wallowing in self pity unable to see past his grief. Clay Morrow the President, step-father and grandfather to the missing Abel throws down the gauntlet hoping desperately that Jax will pick it up. Funerals especially in the biker world are off limits to any and all bullshit, rivalry or retaliation. Over history rival clubs stand clear at club funerals staunchly demanding the same respect should they lose one of their own. It is one rule I have never heard has ever been broken. My hunch is that leaves the Mayan’s out out of the loop.
The twist of all great twists takes place at the very end. Then it jumps up and slugs you in the face with another. Holy crap did I just see that? I didn’t see the second one coming. Officer Hail, soon to be the new Chief of the Charming PD, is violently mowed down by the same van that unleashed a hail of bullets into the grieving crowd. The action was superb as people dove for cover not knowing where to hide or what to do. Innocent people were hit in the may lay. Unser empties his gun into the van yielding a live perpetrator who is being held at gunpoint by the armed police officers.
Both in the written script and the talent of the actors amongst this backdrop of ciaos you bare witness as Jax bends down picking up that gauntlet. His rage and pain collide in an explosion as he tosses the officers out of his way grabbing hold of his hooded nemesis. Jax smashes the man’s face into the asphalt repeatedly. As proud papa Clay played brilliantly by Ron Perlman watches from the sidelines before intervening.
Everyone involved with this deserves a pat on the back for making Tuesday the best night on television. It keeps you invested wanting more. I give this episode what else but six shots out of six. It’s just that good. Stay tuned until next week.
All the best,
SS Sal
I’m happy to say that the lovely Tara grows up under the harsh realities of Half Sac’s death, the kidnapping of Abel and the framing of Gemma. The long and the short of it is that Tara grows a set and a large set at that; not only hanging onto her man but letting Agent Stahl know not to mess with her! You go girl.
As I said Gemma's on the run or the lam, forced there by the queen with a capital “C” Agent Stahl. The part is played to the hilt by Ally Walker. The writers have done this character proud and the actress knocks it out of the park! With that aside Gemma is now wanted in five states for the murders of the Irishman’s son and the daughter of the notorious Sobel. Along with the supposed attempt on the repugnant agent Stahl's life.
Far from home and at first in the dark about all the events that have taken place in her absence Gemma is sad. I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the comic relief thrown in as Gemma tries to hot wire a suburban finding she must find her cheaters first. If you’re over forty-five you’ll get a kick out of that one.Once she found out about Abel nothing and no one will be able to stop her. Gemma is in the protective hands of the ever loyal Tig. He tries desperately to stop her from heading back to her family. The truth is obvious Tig would rather wrestle with an alligator with his bare hands then go up against the iron will of Gemma. Yup the writers did her character proud. We all know nothing would ever keep Gemma Morrow-Teller from the people she loves! Not even the overzealous suburban owner whom she summarily stabs nearly in his junk. Oh well a girls got to do what a girls got to do!
Meanwhile the SOA crew is on the look out for leads as to the possible whereabouts of baby Abel. Everyone’s looking the cops, the 9rs and SAMCRO. There’s a great bike on car chase with a little gun play thrown in for good measure. The guys doing the actual riding after the car they are pursuing smashes into another car showed off the riders exceptional riding skills. The angle in which it was shot made it look exceptionally real. The only exception I take with any of this is that these boys continue to ride with their helmets unbuckled. Most of us that ride know all too well that if you don’t clip your novelty helmet it will land in the street moments after you hit any actual speed. Buckle up boys if we gotta then so do you!
Jax is despondent and Papa Clay is worried their search has turned up nothing. Meanwhile Pineys character is busy with funeral arrangements for the now departed Eddie or Kippy or Kip; the soldier and war hero and beloved SAMCRO Prospect, Half Sac. While watching this scene I noticed something I had previously overlooked. Piney the dinosaur club member and original Redwood Original is holding tightly to his past not succumbing to the new wave of black leather vests that everyone wears today. In the old days cutoffs were exactly that. They were Levi jackets with the sleeves and collars removed hence the term cutoff now abbreviated to cut. Good on whoever has been around long enough to remember that!
As the episode unfolds you meet Gemma’s estranged preacher father who suffers from dementia but thankfully remembers his long lost daughter. I don’t know where this will lead but Hal Holbrook is a stellar choice and I expect we will see more of this old man as the series unfolds.
As Half Sac is laid to rest and Clay calls bullshit on Jax wallowing in self pity unable to see past his grief. Clay Morrow the President, step-father and grandfather to the missing Abel throws down the gauntlet hoping desperately that Jax will pick it up. Funerals especially in the biker world are off limits to any and all bullshit, rivalry or retaliation. Over history rival clubs stand clear at club funerals staunchly demanding the same respect should they lose one of their own. It is one rule I have never heard has ever been broken. My hunch is that leaves the Mayan’s out out of the loop.
The twist of all great twists takes place at the very end. Then it jumps up and slugs you in the face with another. Holy crap did I just see that? I didn’t see the second one coming. Officer Hail, soon to be the new Chief of the Charming PD, is violently mowed down by the same van that unleashed a hail of bullets into the grieving crowd. The action was superb as people dove for cover not knowing where to hide or what to do. Innocent people were hit in the may lay. Unser empties his gun into the van yielding a live perpetrator who is being held at gunpoint by the armed police officers.
Both in the written script and the talent of the actors amongst this backdrop of ciaos you bare witness as Jax bends down picking up that gauntlet. His rage and pain collide in an explosion as he tosses the officers out of his way grabbing hold of his hooded nemesis. Jax smashes the man’s face into the asphalt repeatedly. As proud papa Clay played brilliantly by Ron Perlman watches from the sidelines before intervening.
Everyone involved with this deserves a pat on the back for making Tuesday the best night on television. It keeps you invested wanting more. I give this episode what else but six shots out of six. It’s just that good. Stay tuned until next week.
All the best,
SS Sal
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