After everything that went down last week, I couldn’t wait to see how the first season of Sons of Anarchy would end. I had my hopes on Jax doing something big and get make some changes around Samcro and judging by what I saw of “The Revelator”, changes are a coming.
After losing his wife, Opie seemed to be in a decent mood. He was quite subdued, but that’s fairly normal for this character. He doesn’t usually speak up unless he is challenged by someone in the charter. The kids were sad, although Opie’s son didn’t seem to quite grasp the death of his mother. He may be too young to understand all of that.
Opie’s father, on the other hand was a man on a mission. Piney didn’t mince any words and took action. He rode to Oakland to take care of business with the Niners. Half-Sack rode along with him, trying to tail him, but his stealthy approach was laughable. Piney pulled a gun on some of the Niners and Jax had to come and get Piney and Half-Sack out of there because there was no way they were going to make it out of there alive.
The discussion between Jax and Leroy (Niners leader) was fairly brief and to the point aside from a little back and forth regarding Piney’s racist language. Leroy denied having anything to do with Donna’s death. Leroy’s an interesting character. He’s very laid back and sometimes just doesn’t seem to give a damn. This makes him a tough guy to read. Strangely enough, Jax and Piney both believed Leroy and Samcro headed back to Charming.
Ron Perlman as Clay Morrow
Elsewhere, Samcro stepped up the hunt for the federal witness. They had to do some arm twisting along the way, but they got the safe house address. They took out the police (without killing them, thankfully) and were all shocked to find that the witness was a teenage girl. Jax arrived just in the nick of time to stop the execution.
I was very excited about a possible Jax-Tig fight and I have to say that I was pleased by the setup to the fight but was disappointed with the actual fight. It was far too short with mostly pushing, shoving and wrestling. And then there was the horrendous camera work. Damn, those shaky closeups just plain sucked.
The episode’s conclusion wasn’t quite the bang I had expected. Jax slept in the cemetery and awoke in time to join the funeral for Donna. Tara gave Jax his cut and they shared a kiss, much to the chagrin of Wendy. He put a flower on Donna’s coffin and headed over to his father’s grave. I was a little surprised that Piney had a copy of John Teller’s book and then handed it to Jax, telling him it’s time for change. I couldn’t agree more. I thought this scene above all others was handled the best this week. It was emotional and you just know that next season’s going to be great.
One of the things that I am hoping for is a flashback episode next season. I want to know more about what really happened with John Teller. With this group, it’s hard to know where the truth really is. I’d like to see a flashback episode containing the details of John Teller and Piney’s forming of Samcro, John Teller’s death, and how Clay came to be the group’s President. I’m not usually a huge fan of flashback episodes, but I think one would be quite beneficial to this series.
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