TV: Sons of Anarchy SE5 EP8

Sons of Anarchy
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Holy crap, I didn't talk about last week at all! Shit is really hitting the fan around Charming... Bloody Gemma (Katey Sagal) crashed the car with the kids in it the very first time Tara (Maggie Siff) actually caves and lets her take them. I feel kind of sick, I bet Gemma does too especially after lying to Jax (Charlie Hunnam) and making a whole scene around the lie before finally telling the truth. I'm surprised Tara only punched her.

So Jax now knows that Clay (Ron Perlman) was the one who set up the home invasions. What I want to know is why didn't he just dob him in to Eli (Rockmond Dunbar) when he asked about who killed his wife? Speaking of Eli... poor buggar... but dont dob in Juice! Maybe it'll come out now that Juice (Theo Rossi) told Clay and he didn't make a big deal of it. I hope Juice isn't going to end up as collateral damage in Clay and Jax's war...

Jax really doesn't give much of a crap anymore, does he? He's shooting people left right and center, throwing people off buildings, chopping off hands... Hell bad ass. Plus the ultimatum he gave Gemma! She'll do it too, she's not going to like it but she'll do it. She screwed up real bad and she knows it... Tara will probably never forgive her though...

Just one more thing I wanted to share... I know everyone is pissed with Clay and wants him dead, and viewers are constantly whinging to Kurt Sutter about him living through every episode and this is what he had to say about it.

as i tell perlman every week: the reason people tune in to SOA is to hopefully watch clay die. i'm riding that train as far as i can...
— kurt sutter (@sutterink) October 31, 2012

4 out of 5 doobies...

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Nero (Jimmy Smits): "What happened there?"

Gemma: "The Chinese cut em off cos he couldn't stop playing with himself."

Nero: "See I should've put that together."

TV: Sons Of Anarchy SE5 EP6

Sons Of Anarchy
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Ha! I knew it! *fist pumps* If you read last weeks review you will know that I guessed what was revealed at the end of this episode. Clay (Ron Perlman) along with the three new Sam Cro are responsible for the home invasions! I knew Clay was being too quiet and accepting of everything. He's set this up so that it falls back on the club and Jax (Charlie Hunnam) gets the blame for it, the club will vote him down and Clay back up... I think that's his plan. What do you guys think? I think that once Eli (Rockmond Dunbar) finds out, it won't matter that Jax had nothing to do with it, he's going to take down the whole club. Sad that Rita (Merle Dandridge) is gone, she was nice...

If you've been living under a rock, you might not know that the series creator and all round freakin' genius; Kurt Sutter also plays Otto. I didn't actually think we were going to get to see him again after the deal he made with the cops to give up Bobby (Mark Boone Junior), but here he is. Was he asking Tara (Maggie Siff) to suck him off? or beg? I'm pretty sure it was a spiteful fuck-the-pres'-missus'-mouth to get back at the club? Plus, if I read her right, she's gonna go do it! Better not let Jax hear about that Tara! Or Gemma (Katey Sagal), wouldn't put it past her to use it against Tara.

Speaking of Gemma; how's about that crazy bitch Carla, played by Wanda De Jesus who, funnily enough is Jimmy Smits' real life love. Sutter does love to keep it in the family doesn't he? I thought she was going to come back for Gemma, she's like the Latino version of her... But I did not think she would blow her brains out! I did wonder at the connection between her and Nero (Smits), I guess we know now eh? Very weird! Gemma calling Clay in to clean up the mess was probably not the best idea either, he's trying to get Gemma back and he's on the right track to doing it! I really hope that bastard doesn't get everything he wants!

Another guest star I recognise and so will most of you; it's Community and The Soup star Joel McHale! What a first scene as well, fantastic lines, made me laugh. I've only heard a little about his character but from what I have heard, I expect big things. I won't spoil it by telling you though... Except that his name is Warren.

And finally, justice for Opie (Ryan Hurst)! That;s what I thought Tara was going to work in the jail for actually, to get the details of that dodgy guard... but then Pope (Harold Perrineau) came through with the goods and Tara requested to see Otto. Close... RIP Ope.

4 out of 5 snow globes...

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Warren: "My therapist warned me about this, my insatiable attraction to older abusive women."

Gemma: "Who's your Mummy?"

Warren: "Exactly. Can I buy you a drink, Mum?

TV: Sons of Anarchy SE5 EP5

Sons of Anarchy
Crime, Drama, Thriller

I cannot help but think about this show for days after every episode, that's a good thing right?

I've figured out who are doing the home invasions! If you don't know and don't want to know, you should probably stop reading this post now but I will tell you that I'm not giving anything away, the clues are all there I just missed them until I had a conversation with a friend about it. Ready.... it's the newly initiated members of the MC who were from another charter... remember when they were first approved and one of them put his leg up on the table? That leg was the same as the one we saw when they broke into Gemma's (Katey Sagal) place and beat up Unser (Dayton Callie). Go back and take another look eh? Sheriff Eli (Rockmond Dunbar) is going to go on a freakin' rampage now that his wife has been injured and very likely lost their baby... bring it I say!

I need to give a very special mention to Walton Goggins (The Shield) who guest starred in this episode as Venus, and boy did he have the best set of boobs I've ever seen or what? I would have loved to have been in the room when they attached those knockers to him! And Tig's (Kim Coates) reaction to her? Brilliant! I did a double take when the kid walked in on Venus and the boys taking photos... it's Marshall Allman who you might recognise as Tommy Mickens from True Blood! Wonder if he's going to stick around for a bit? New prospect maybe? Speaking of guest roles who might stick around, is that the last we've seen of Emma Jean (Ashley Tisdale)? That was quick!

Also good to see Mayor Hale (Jeff Kober) again, seems like him and the MC will have a better working relationship in this season, especially now Jax (Charlie Hunnam) has something to hold over him...

So now they have their new place of business with Nero and even though both Gemma and Nero (Jimmy Smits) are struggling with the no contact rule that Jax has set, it looks like this might work. The MC could get out of the guns and coke and into something more straight laced like Jax has been trying to do since the very beginning, what his father was trying to do before him. Wonder what Clay (Ron Perlman) will do this time? He is being eerily quiet at the moment... makes me wonder whether the guys pulling the home invasions are on his pay role? What do you think?

Tara (Maggie Siff) be careful of that hand will you? You use it too much before the docs say you can and you'll damage it! Trust me, I've got wrist problems, I know what I'm talking 'bout! The Irish discussion between Jax and Galen (Timothy V. Murphy) was a definite highlight.

This show is the highlight of my TV week! Thanks Kurt Sutter!

4 out of 5 ball gags...

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Romeo (Danny Trejo): "I didn't know you were going to have entertainment." 

Clay: "Just a little Irish discussion."

Romeo: "Should I be worried?"

Clay: "Nah. It will all end in Guinness and manhood."