Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates, Tommy Flanagan, Maggie Siff, Ron Perlman, Ryan Hurst, Theo Rossi, Dayton Callie
Creator: Kurt Sutter
Creator: Kurt Sutter
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action, Comedy
Rating: A-
Holy shit. That's all I can say after having watched this season of Sons of Anarchy. Holy shit. Season five shows us what happens to the MC following Jax's rise to power. Jax's sovereignty is shaky from the start; Tig (Coates)'s actions in season four have pitted SAMCRO against the crew of Damon Pope (Harold Perrineau), a man who has a lot more power and in many ways is a lot scarier than Jax. A series of home invasions have begun to rock Charming, with the police looking to blame SAMCRO at least in part for them. Jax must also find a way to get rid of Clay (Perlman) once and for all, while Clay is trying to figure out how to regain his power. Gemma (Sagal), meanwhile, is on a path to hitting rock bottom as she begins drinking and smoking heavier than before, and ends up in the bed of a pimp, Nero (Jimmy Smits), who uses his relationship with Gemma to forge a relationship with Jax and the club. Tara (Siff) closes herself off to Gemma once again, and is still looking to get her and her family away from the club, while also using her doctoring services in an attempt to get closer to Otto (Sutter). Oh, and Opie (Hurst) is beginning to question the club even more, and his future within it.
Every episode this season had me starring at the screen going "what the fuck". I was never really sure just what was about to happen, and every twist that came shocked me. I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I cried some more. Even though it's only just ended, I'm already eager for the next season to start up so that I can find out what happens next. I think I am now more convinced than ever that by series end everyone will be dead - I also think that by the end of it all, Otto will have no more body parts, at least on his face.
This season was a bit jumpy at points, and at times the direction was a bit confusing. Things seemed to happen not necessarily because they made sense but because they had to happen and it's TV. I also spent a lot of time watching what was happening with Jax and really questioning the decisions that he was making. This season is about the descent of Jax and his transition into the kind of man that Clay is. There's also a lot of fighting between Gemma and Tara, and I can't help but feel that the show is setting things up for one of their departures from things as well, if not both of them. Once again, everyone's going to die, that's my prediction.
If you've seen this series, or at least the first few episodes, I really recommend watching this video released by EW - clicking it has some very strongly implied spoilers, though, so don't do so unless you already know what happens or don't mind figuring it out.
Rating: A-
Holy shit. That's all I can say after having watched this season of Sons of Anarchy. Holy shit. Season five shows us what happens to the MC following Jax's rise to power. Jax's sovereignty is shaky from the start; Tig (Coates)'s actions in season four have pitted SAMCRO against the crew of Damon Pope (Harold Perrineau), a man who has a lot more power and in many ways is a lot scarier than Jax. A series of home invasions have begun to rock Charming, with the police looking to blame SAMCRO at least in part for them. Jax must also find a way to get rid of Clay (Perlman) once and for all, while Clay is trying to figure out how to regain his power. Gemma (Sagal), meanwhile, is on a path to hitting rock bottom as she begins drinking and smoking heavier than before, and ends up in the bed of a pimp, Nero (Jimmy Smits), who uses his relationship with Gemma to forge a relationship with Jax and the club. Tara (Siff) closes herself off to Gemma once again, and is still looking to get her and her family away from the club, while also using her doctoring services in an attempt to get closer to Otto (Sutter). Oh, and Opie (Hurst) is beginning to question the club even more, and his future within it.
Every episode this season had me starring at the screen going "what the fuck". I was never really sure just what was about to happen, and every twist that came shocked me. I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I cried some more. Even though it's only just ended, I'm already eager for the next season to start up so that I can find out what happens next. I think I am now more convinced than ever that by series end everyone will be dead - I also think that by the end of it all, Otto will have no more body parts, at least on his face.
This season was a bit jumpy at points, and at times the direction was a bit confusing. Things seemed to happen not necessarily because they made sense but because they had to happen and it's TV. I also spent a lot of time watching what was happening with Jax and really questioning the decisions that he was making. This season is about the descent of Jax and his transition into the kind of man that Clay is. There's also a lot of fighting between Gemma and Tara, and I can't help but feel that the show is setting things up for one of their departures from things as well, if not both of them. Once again, everyone's going to die, that's my prediction.
If you've seen this series, or at least the first few episodes, I really recommend watching this video released by EW - clicking it has some very strongly implied spoilers, though, so don't do so unless you already know what happens or don't mind figuring it out.
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