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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 6.05: “The Mad King” stumbles out the gate, finishes strong

Sons of Anarchy, Season 6: Episode 5 – “The Mad King” Written by Chris Collins, Roberto Patino & Kurt Sutter Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton Airs Tuesday nights at 10pm ET on FX So, after last week’s Sons of Anarchy, we didn’t quite get a sense of what was going to happen with Roosevelt’s investigation into Nero. …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 6.04: “Wolfsangel”: It’s a bloodbath in Charming

Sons of Anarchy, Season 6: Episode 4 – “Wolfsangel” Written by Kurt Sutter and Kem Nunn Directed by Billy Gierhart Airs Tuesdays at 10pm ET on FX If there was a feeling of dread and death hovering around the Sons of Anarchy characters in last week’s episode, the reckoning of that came to fulfillment in last …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 6.03: “Poenitentia” strikes the classic SoA feel

A couple of seasons ago, Sons of Anarchy closed an episode with Juice jumping from a tree with a chain noose around his neck. As the SoA logo entered the screen, the sound of the tree branch snapping could be heard, removing the cliffhanger of Juice’s fate. When the curtain shuts on “Poenitentia,” we don’t actually see Tig get killed by Pope’s men. “Poenitentia” feels like a major death episode as it plays, echoing Opie’s prison death through Clay’s scenes (Opie’s death was in the third episode from last season).

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 6.02: “One One Six” fits 46 minutes of material into 56 minutes

Sons of Anarchy, Season 6: Episode 2 – “One One Six” Written by Chris Collins & Adria Lang Directed by Peter Weller Airs Tuesdays at 10pm ET on FX FX has pretty much let Kurt Sutter have his way with Sons of Anarchy. Even when disregarding how combative the series is with non-premium cable content (Sons is …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 6.01: “Straw” welcomes viewers back to Charming

While Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter tends to favor the music montage sequence for beginnings and/or ends of episodes, this season six premiere – “Straw,” which may also be the penultimate season premiere for this series, since it is only planned to run through seven seasons – opens with a montage set to Jax’s narration as he reads from a journal entry he is writing for his sons.

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‘Pacific Rim’ a sometimes thrilling fever-dream mishmash of summer movie tropes

If Calvin and Hobbes, those most delightful and beloved comic-strip characters, made a monster movie out of one of their fever-dream playtime japes, it would probably look a great deal like Pacific Rim. The sweaty, breathless determination with which the film’s main concept plays out, as well as how frequently it aims to top itself, is both charming and a mild hindrance. (Cartoonist Bill Watterson was able to get away with such boyhood tomfoolery because he was working with a much shorter amount of space and time.) Co-writer and director Guillermo del Toro has broken free of his almost quaint, homemade style in Pacific Rim, delivering, in many ways, the ultimate summer movie, for good and ill.

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.13, “J’ai Obtenu Cette”: Only men need to be loved!

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 13: “J’ai Obtenu Cette” Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Kurt Sutter Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on FX Much like this season presented strong episodes next to the ones that fell short, SoA’s season five finale goes out with a little bit of mixed feelings. We’re left with …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.12, “Darthy”: You can‘t wear the uniform and not play the game!

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 12: “Darthy” Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Peter Weller Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on FX So Clay gets to take off for a nice little trip of recovery to Ireland and for some reason it seems highly likely that Tiggy might just join in on that trip, …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.11, “To Thine Own Self”: Can you hear my voice?

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 11: “To Thine Own Self” Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Paris Barclay Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on FX It was clear from the get-go that Nero couldn‘t remain the gold-hearted biker he’s been during this season but mano does this compadre handle his guns fast! He already …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.10, “Crucifixed”: “Who the hell are you?”

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 10: “Crucifixed” Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Guy Ferland Airs Tuesdays at 10pm ET on FX It was clear from the beginning that absolutely nothing in the world of SoA is holy, but just to reassure us of that, Kurt Sutter (aka Otto) brutally stabs Nurse Pam with …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.09, “Andare Pescare”: Fishing with the Mob!

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 9: “Andare Pescare” Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Bill Gierhart Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on FX So after weeks that shocked mainly with gruesome violence, this week Sutter and his team deliver an episode that builds on less obvious shock moments and rather chooses to embrace a …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.08, “Ablation”: Get used to living in a brothel!

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 8: “Ablation” Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Karen Gaviola Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on FX It seems as if SoA‘s writers felt like taking a week off of the body count that ruled past week‘s episodes, much to the advantage of tying up some loose ends and …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.06, “Small World”: Killing as coping

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 6: “Small World” Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Adam Arkin Airs Tuesdays at 10pm ET on FX Sons of Anarchy has always been known for its violence and brutality but it seems as if season five is trying to reach a new record in accumulating dead bodies. After …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.04-05, “Stolen Huffy” and “Orca Shrugged”: A major death’s aftermath?

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 4: “Stolen Huffy“ Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Paris Barclay Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 5: “Orca Shrugged“ Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on FX Episode four sees itself greatly challenged with the emotional aftermath of what might have …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.03, “Laying Pipe”: Finding the hidden advantage

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 3: “Laying Pipe” Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Adam Arkin Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on FX Guess last week truly was the calm before the storm. Right when Sutter has you thinking that he doesn‘t have it in him to send one of his leads down the …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.02, “Authority Vested”: Nothing says endless love like capital murder

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 2: “Authority Vested“ Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Peter Weller Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on FX If last week‘s episode kicked right into high gear, with shoot-outs, gruesome murders, and threats posed from all sides, this week’s episode plays out in neutral, with the storyline idling to …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.01: Back on the road of fast ridden pavement, with some of the usual bumps

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 1: “Sovereign“ Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Paris Barclay Airs Tuesdays at 10pm ET on FX Jax (Charlie Hunnam) is at the gavel, vendettas are all around SAMCRO, the Niners are under the cold, hard reign of promising new villain Damon Pope (Harold Perrineau), and there’s a new …

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Sons of Anarchy, S4: Potentially unsatisfying year promises great things to come

Sons of Anarchy, Season 4 Recap Created by Kurt Sutter Airs on FX If getting out was that easy, this would simply be a different show; so while highly predictable, this season‘s ending brought the Shakespearean step-father-son relationship finally to the peak season one had already laid out: Jax stepping up to the gavel. Hopefully …

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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.07, “Toad’s Wild Ride”: Will history repeat itself?

Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Episode 7: “Toad’s Wild Ride” Written by Kurt Sutter Directed by Peter Weller Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on FX “Get the truth, take it to the table – let SAMCRO decide who lives and dies” – Wishful thinking on Jax‘s end, considering that it seems the killing spree of …

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