Sons Of Anarchy - Season 5 ((FULL))

The fifth season of the American television drama series Sons of Anarchy premiered on September 11, 2012, and concluded on December 4, 2012, after 13 episodes aired on cable network FX.[1] Created by Kurt Sutter, it is about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California's Central Valley. The show centers on protagonist Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam), the president of the club, who begins questioning the club and himself after the deaths of several SAMCRO members at the hand of former club president, Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman).

Sons Of Anarchy - Season 5

On his Sons of Anarchy YouTube channel Sutterinksoa, Kurt Sutter has stated that he began writing scripts for season 5, episodes one and two as early as March 1, 2012. It was also announced that Chuck Zito would be joining the Sons cast as a Nomad traveling through Charming.[4] Another announced cast addition for season five is Jimmy Smits. Smits, known for his work in L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, The West Wing and Dexter, will play an escort service owner and former Latino gang member who becomes a mentor to Jax.[5] Harold Perrineau joined the cast in May as the villain Damon Pope.[6]

Season 5 refers, collectively, to the 13 episodes which comprise the fifth season of the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. Making its debut on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 to a total viewership of 5.37 million viewers, the season makes its appearance with the episode, "Sovereign". Viewership fluctuated as new episodes aired on subsequent Tuesdays, airing over a duration of an 85 day period. The series' fifth season came to an end on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, airing to a viewership of 4.66 million viewers, with the episode "J'ai Obtenu Cette". The chronicles of SAMCRO continue in the series' sixth season.

Reverberations: Gemma admitted that she'd been driving the boys high after Jax had figured it out. Tara told her she'd never get near the kids again. The DNA under Rita's nails was inconclusive. Roosevelt told Jax he wanted Frankie Diamonds and anyone else responsible for the deaths of Rita and their unborn child. In exchange, Roosevelt said he'd give Jax the rat at his table who'd helped the Feds build their RICO case in season 4. Jax then made Gemma an offer: The only way she'd get access to his family again is if she helped get proof that Clay was behind the home invasions. He told her to sleep with Clay again, make him feel like a king, and the dirty secrets would start to flow again just like they always did.

It's been an emotional season for Sons of Anarchy, but the feelings in "Darthy" were some of the deepest and most difficult yet. Though the season has put us through some horrendous deaths and near-deaths, to see the club and its members at such a crossroads, breaking apart more and more after each incident rather than rallying together, has been unsettling. This has been especially true as members are picked off one by one, and the morally grey lines become increasingly blurry for every character, even those who have traditionally been on the side of right (at least, as right as any SAMCRO member can be). Hit the jump for why Opie was right: the gavel does corrupt.

I was surprised Bobby's was the only no vote, even though Tig and Juice were justifiably torn, though ultimately agreed with Jax from fear or because of Jax's leverage, if nothing else. Tig is a particularly interesting case, because he's always supported Jax and stood by him, having his own personal beef with Clay. Yet Jax seems ready to sell him out to Pope (which I can't exactly believe would happen. I think Jax has a plan, and that plan could really fuck things up for the MC for good by starting another war for next season). He also hasn't been easy for Clay to convince and manipulate back to Clay's side, and that's a good thing. After all, it was Clay whose lies lead to the death of Veronica Pope and then Dawn Trager. Not to mention his violence against Gemma ... it's just not something one can get over easily.

Most SOA fans agree that one of the weakest seasons of the show was Season Three, with the Belfast story line. Look, I love Ireland, but this is a story about a California MC, and bringing international interests in complicates things beyond a scope that is necessary. Bringing back some of those Irish elements, with Clay wanting to take off there with Gemma for awhile, Wendy learning about Abel's kidnapping and threats that it could happen again surfacing doesn't portend well for upcoming seasons.

Lest we forget, we're right at the end now of Season Five when things should be wrapping up. In some ways they have, but it's clear now that Clay is not going to be killed, at least not for awhile, nor is the club going to get away from the guns or drugs. Meanwhile, with almost no time left in the season, a new person (villain? Yet he's the one with the slain sister) Lee Torrent (Donal Logue, who apparently briefly and confusingly last week) has been introduced in a story line that I guarantee almost no one cares about. I seriously cannot imagine there is a single person out there who says "yes! I would love to learn more about RICO and see Otto suffer more!" Likely this will all have some kind of direct impact on Tara and her (possible) jail time. But would Sons of Anarchy really go there?

There were moments in "Darthy" that felt great -- Jax and Bobby hashing out their stuff, Clay breaking down alone in the office -- because they recalled the true crux of the show, the brotherly love of the MC. The rest of it fills time, but it doesn't give that same gut reaction. Both SAMCRO and Sons of Anarchy feel in limbo right now, and the finale is going to have to do a lot to make it feel like this season, which was set up so beautifully by last year's finale, wasn't just about biding time.

-- Does anyone else have the uncomfortable feeling that Clay could be Jax's biological father? Remember that picture in the second episode of this season when everyone is looking at the camera except Clay who is looking at pregnant Gemma? Sutter is rarely subtle, so ...

Let's start with poor Rita Roosevelt, the victim of a senseless act of violence perpetuated by the Nomads under Clay's direction (or so was confirmed by the end of the episode, but most of us had already guessed it was the case). I predicted last week that given Rita and Eli's difficulties having a baby (last season we saw them visiting a fertility clinic) and since Rita was shot in the abdomen, she would likely survive but her baby certainly wouldn't, which would give Eli a lot of cause to bear down on SAMCRO. Unfortunately, Rita died as well, escalating things to the highest degree for Eli.

I've always like Eli. His character seems created as a replacement for the character void left by David Hale (the actor apparently wanted off the show, which is a shame because the relationship Hale had formed with Jax was an interesting one). Eli picked up that torch, more or less -- like Hale, he allowed the club some leeway, but when he sees the law being broken he does not hesitate to uphold it, unlike the corrupt Unser who was entirely in Clay's pocket. Eli has always had a strained relationship with the club, but he has shown mercy in the past with Juice as well as with Jax. However this thing with the Nomads turns out, it will either bond Eli and Jax together or make things between Eli and the club all the more difficult (I'm hoping for the former, of course). The Nomad break-ins also robbed us of Rita, who had proved last season to be a pretty strong, badass female, even though she got very little screen time. More of those are needed on Sons of Anarchy, not less. I deem this death: unnecessary. Rita could have lived and lost the baby and Eli still would have lost his mind over it.

Sons of Anarchy also known as SAMCRO (Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Originals) revolves around an outlaw motorcycle club that operates in the fictional town of Charming, California. The FX original no doubt had a great run with memorable characters and intricate storylines. It also had episodes that were more memorable than some. There were a lot of shake-ups and changes with the structure of the club for season five and the fates of a few characters took turns downhill compared to when the season began. All in all, it was a great season because it had so much of what we love - drama and mayhem. Some episodes outshone others, however. Here are the ten best episodes of Sons of Anarchy.

The episode had great pace even with the panning in and out of various storylines and confrontation between major and supporting characters, which is why it stands out as one of the best episodes of the season.

What made this episode one of the best was the fact that viewer saw Jax remain true to his plans to turn things around. He actually put plans in motion to steer the club away from the Galindo Cartel as well as the RICO case. There was also the introduction of an obviously dangerous new player, Lee Toric. For those that stuck around for the next two seasons, we know that this guy really wasn't the best when it came to characters. Many hated him, which really spoke for the show-writers talents when they keep key characteristics in mind.

Hopefully Jimmy Smits' Nero and Donal Logue's Lee Toric will have more of a presence next year, as for now we found both season 5 and "J'ai Obtenu Cette" a bit light in weight. Tig and the others live, with Jax perhaps not as heartless as we thought, but still. RIP Opie.

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