RICO is finally coming down. That’s a big deal. Hundreds of man hours. It’s every FED’s dream.

So Romeo is CIA. That explains a lot; how he was always there just in the nick of time. And he gets to take up all the gathered intel and do what he wants with it, disclose it, leak it, or burn it. Now that’s power.

The Irish made it clear earlier; no Clay, no deal. I am surprised Jax thought it could go otherwise. Chibs knew the negotiation was over the minute Gaalan turned his back. Jax’s words were falling on deaf ears.

No more RICO, the CIA overrides that decision. The greater good, right? The AUSA, Potter, is trying to right some of the wrongs he did by giving Juice’s file back. He is, for sure, a really odd dude. He tends to not like people. He’s got that in common with a lot of people I know. It’s definitely hard to get past his oddness.

Jax is getting played by the Cartel / CIA right away. Keeping the charter alive is tough - either take the gavel, or get locked up under RICO. They have Jax like a puppet on a string. Is Tara a threat? No way. It, for sure, is a family problem.

Jax took his rings back from the headstone and forgave J.T. Forgiveness is the first step to healing.

Juice is still shit no matter how you slice it. He will take any deal that sheriff offers him to make all this go away. But it will never go away. It might hide under the surface for a while, but it’s coming back, you can bet the farm on that.

It took the AUSA to finally squash Hale’s project. No one else could do it. I don’t like Hale either. Maybe the AUSA not such a bad guy after all. No, he probably is.

Jax wants to kill Clay so bad he can taste it. He knows he deserves it, and he knows he can get away with it, but he knows his club will suffer and his freedom will probably go away, along with his family, and all of his brothers. Jax always does what he wants, except this time. The choice is what is best for the club, not himself personally. Tough choice, exact your revenge, save your family’s honor, or forget it, and live another day to make another choice later down the road. Actually it’s a no brainer.

“Son” is the last thing Clay should be calling Jax. When Jax pulled that knife out, my house sounded like the home team just won the Super Bowl. Everyone was cheering for Clay’s blood. Poor guy. Probably the most hated man in America right about now.  Jax let him live, for now, but it’s just borrowed time. He’s got to kill Clay one day and soon. He has to live with himself.

Jax ain’t going anywhere. He is taking the gavel like he is supposed to do, like he was born to do. Clay is concerned who told Jax about the letters when he should be concerned with the knife at his throat. Jax cut that tag off and spit in Clay’s face. That is as disrespectful as you can get. Clay is scraping the bottom, like a wounded animal without a hole to crawl into. He put himself there.

Laroy’s girlfriend? Veronica Pope, daughter of the most dangerous gangster in Oaktown. That’s the girl that got hit in Tig’s hit and run. This is no good, very bad. These guys go from bad situation to worse.

Jax should level with Opie. Start things off with the truth. Opie deserves it, he has lots to think about. Trust is one thing Opie is fresh out of.

Jax has to break it down for Tara with the truth, he has to stay. He had to level with her, take the chance, it is the only way she will understand. If he leaves, sooner than later he will get picked up and incarcerated. If he stays, there is a chance he can save the club and stay out of the penitentiary. “I never thought freedom was cheap.” A great man that I love and respect said that a long time ago and it applies even more today, than ever.

Jax can’t let the club die. It’s who he is, it’s what he stands for, his beliefs, his ideals, are all wrapped in the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club.

Tara has to stay, and she knows it. If she leaves, and he stays, they will both die a little every day. Jax’s family is his purpose. It’s what drives him, makes him live. Without it, there is no reason. Tara knows that. I think she loves Jax enough to stay. Tara has integrity, she’s a person who sticks, not runs.

Bobby is totally relaxed in jail playing his guitar. He knows what he signed up for, and he rolls with the punches.

Gemma burning the letters that have any trace of her involvement in them - she is too smart and calculating to let out information that might damage the empire she has built. Tara knows the truth, she is the only one who knows the real truth, and Gemma knows that. So does Clay. Hopefully Tara has contingencies in place, and made copies of the original letters, and has them stashed somewhere safe.

So Juice is going to act like nothing happened. And no one is the wiser. Juice ain’t shit. Rat bastard. Won’t be long before either the guilt will override him and he will hang himself in another tree, or he will go back to playing secret agent man. Trust and the truth. These are two powerful things that can not be lived without. No matter what it is, we have to trust you will tell us the truth. The truth will set you free, that ain’t no joke.

Unser is probably wondering how long it would take to become a member if he started now. Or he is mapping out his escape plan.

Jax is feeling the power as he sits in that chair, handing out the new seat assignments. Chibs as the new Sergeant at Arms? I like it. Chibs will make a great Sarge. Happy’s smile says he approves of Jax in the President’s seat. Good to have the assassin on your side. Jax has a good start. Chibs is all club. Tig is all club, even if he doesn’t make the best decisions all the time. Happy is definitely all club. He just has to get Opie on board, Bobby out of jail, and clean house, and he has a chance for a great charter. Good guys all on the same page.

Juice across from everyone, pretty symbolic. Guess Opie has more to think about before coming back to the table. Jax looks at home in that seat, it’s where he belongs. It’s his legacy, his destiny. I knew Tara wouldn’t leave him. Now he’s got it all, his club, his family, the Presidency, and more problems than ever.

Looks like Tara wins the power struggle with Gemma, Jax being the prize. History might just repeat itself. Maybe Jax can carry out JT’s legacy and bring the club into legitimacy, maybe not.

But a new government is a new train of thought in a new beginning. Anything is possible.

Take care of your selves and your loved ones. I’ll stop in from time to time. Health and Happiness in the New Year.

FAT BOB

Opie did exactly what you are supposed to do when you find out someone, anyone, has killed part of your family. He shot Clay just like he deserved; the same way Clay killed his loved ones, without a care.

I can’t believe Jax shot Opie. I don’t know why he didn’t let him finish Clay off if that’s what Opie wanted to do. At least Jax just shot him in the hand. Doesn’t matter though, that friendship will never be the same. Clay got two in the chest but something tells me he is going to survive. He was calling the shots after the shooting, even as he was being carried out.

Unser should have started prospecting the minute he left the force, he’d be a member by now. He’s done more dirty work than most prospects ever get to see, let alone do.

Jax driving Opie to emergency - he should just turn around and help him finish Clay off. He would, if he knew all the truth; the truth about Clay killing J.T. and trying to kill Tara. He would do it in a hot second.

Opie is over the promises, he’s heard enough. This club has dragged his life over the coals, and his best friend is quitting. Opie is over the bullshit.

Unser fed that Sheriff a bunch of lies, that’s ok, but he should have told the guys it wasn’t the truth when he told the sheriff that he really didn’t know who shot Clay. Bad intel is worse than no intel.

Gemma isn’t too concerned about Clay, die now, die later, either one works for her.

That AUSA is licking his lips at the up and coming sting. I think he is counting his chickens before they hatch.

Tara is starting to see the repercussions of her holding onto those letters. Piney dead, Gemma beaten, what’s next?  Tara isn’t upset at all about Clay. No surprise, he just threatened her. Tara should know Jax loves him without having to ask him to say it. He has killed men in front of her, for her. If that’s not love, what is? Tara is right, that was real when she said “if I could stop I would”. Now that’s Love.

Bobby not signing out of Stockton is a big red flag. You don’t sign in and not sign out unless they keep you. Bad sign.

Gemma is weaving a web so tight no one will ever get out. She is playing Tara to get what she wants. Those letters are Tara’s leverage, she shouldn’t just give them up.
 
If Lenny says Otto made a deal, then he did. Lenny gets his intel from inside, I would believe him.

Tig is making a bad decision based on bad intel, a decision that is going to have repercussions for the whole club. Broad daylight, drive through cafe, not smart. Everyone saw him do it, probably recognized him. Working on emotion is not what men do, men work on logic. Making decisions on emotion will always get you messed up. Better off to sleep on it. Tig should have stashed the bike better and let them drive by. He might have made it away.

Gemma finally gets what she wants, the letters. I doubt she will give them to Clay. Even if she did I don’t think it will stop him, too many people know too much. I knew for sure she would take out any incriminating evidence against herself. The truth is a little overwhelming for her; past memories that were thought dead, resurfacing, reading and remembering, that she was in it from the beginning. Got to be a heavy weight to carry. That is if you have a conscience.

Tig screwed up and now he needs an escort out of dodge. That’s what being in the club is about, backing your Brother up at all times, no matter how stupid a mistake he makes. You back your Brother up against all comers, then sort it out with him later. The guys give Tig an escort home without questioning what he had done. Some cool bike tricks.  They got away for now, but they really screwed up, they made a real war with the Niners. Some decisions have repercussions that are so far reaching you would never be able to see it at the moment. Tig should stay off the streets and off his bike, they know what he looks like. Riding to the hospital right after a high speed chase in the same clothes and on the same bike ain’t smart. But neither was the daylight drive through in front of witnesses.

Why is Romeo giving Jax bad intel? We know that Otto ratted. I don’t know why he did that, except maybe he wants the deal to go down.

Aint gonna find Juice, probably getting ready for witness protection.

Tig’s got feelings. Wow. Crying on Gemma’s shoulder, scared of dolls, the whole bit, who knew? He’s got more feelings than Gemma, as far as Clay is concerned.

Gemma is setting up Jax to finish what Opie didn’t, the same way Unser set up Opie. Gemma is telling a tale to suit her needs and Jax is falling for it hook line and sinker. He should be asking her why she stayed with the man that killed his father.  Gemma is straight putting the task of killing Clay on Jax. She wants him dead before he can wake up and drag her in it. She is taking a risk, telling the whole truth to Jax and Tara, cause if Clay doesn’t die, you can bet he will let everyone know she is complicit from the start.

Tara is smarter than Gemma, she is smarter than anyone gave her credit for, and more ruthless also. It has been cool to watch her transformation. Or was it a transformation? I am starting think she knew who she was, what she wanted, and how she was going to get it from the beginning. Either way, she is cool. Cool like ice.
Tara knows the truth about the past and Clay knows she knows it. That will be a loose end he will want to clean up when he recovers. They say Clay will pull through the surgery. I knew he would, only the good die young.

Tara shows Jax how to get the job done. Even Gemma is impressed. Yep, beautiful, educated, successful, and a killer - Tara’s got it all. Mom would be proud. She’s got the power, and the power calls the shots.

There is nothing more powerful, than the power of love.
FB

I don’t know why Gemma is lying to Opie. She should have figured out he already knows the truth. And I don’t know why Opie is not confronting her with the knowledge that Unser laid on him. He knows Clay did it and deserves to die better than anyone else. Killed his wife and now his dad, what would you do?

The Irish are careful, that’s why they have lasted for so long, hundreds and hundreds of years. All the way from catapults to rocket launchers. They want assurances. There are no assurances. The only assurance is that shit is gonna happen. That’s for sure.

The Sons think they are safe, except the cops have an inside man, Juice. The cops will be waiting for them at the meet. I don’t even know why Juice is still checking in after Chibs set him straight, letting him know no one will care about his Father. Maybe he just likes being a secret agent man.

Tara doesn’t trust anyone anymore. She blames the club and Gemma for all of this.

Gemma needs to find Opie and come clean about Piney, before it’s too late.

It’s good Tara told Jax about Wendy. He deserves it; he has been telling Tara everything, too much in fact. All his crimes and deep thoughts. She should let Jax handle it.

Jax is trying to make his escape and set the club in a good motion before he leaves. He should concentrate on one or the other, he is already spread way too thin. It’s hard though, thinking about leaving the thing you have loved the most your whole life, because it’s changing and you can’t stop it.

Hale got his ducks in a row, and he couldn’t have done it without the Sheriff, or so he says. I think he could and would have got it done with or without anyone’s help, or lack thereof.

So Unser sets up Clay to be killed by Opie, kind of like suicide by cop. Gemma spends all her time trying to undo what has been done. Just let it ride, let the chips fall where they may, it will be easier to pick up.

Jax is right, it is past due for the call to shut down the Cartel, but better late than never. If they go the way they are going, it will be never.

Babies again. These guys are like crusaders. Outlaw crusaders. Jax is a crusader, Clay is a diplomat. The Irish need enforcement, and the boys are it. So without knowing it, the boys helped the illegal baby factory keep working.

The AUSA got his RICO sting, or so he thinks. We will see. Somehow I think the boys will pull something out of their hat. Let’s just say I got some faith. And I don’t like that corrupt US Attorney.
I can’t believe Otto signed off on an agreement that will bury the club. His whole life wasted. It looks like Otto doesn’t believe it either.

Wendy ain’t right. If she wants a kid, go have another. Don’t just show up to stir up shit with the family that you abandoned to get high.  Jax is right, all she is going to do is confuse the kid now. It’s not his fault she decided to become a junkie and disappear. That was her choice, she should just live with it. Jax should have let her know better.

Gemma gave Clay a heads up about Opie. That was cool of her, she could have stayed quiet and watched it happen. Then she gave Clay the kiss of death. That was for sure a goodbye kiss.

Clay is straight evil. Tara could feel that presence in the room. Clay is done playing around, he wants the letters and that’s it. If she doesn’t give them up, she’s never getting out of there. Tara already figures it was Clay that did this to her, that he is behind the attempted kidnapping. She is smart enough to realize he will finish the job if he doesn’t get them.

Tig turned down Clay when he needed a man. He was having more fun with those girls, I guess.

Otto actually ratted. I thought he would back out at the last second. Bobby really couldn’t believe it. He knows how screwed he is cause he knows all the things Otto did for the club. Lots of things. They’re both screwed.

Opie’s not really in the mood for talking, watching Piney burn. Burned his patch too. I’m surprised he didn’t leave it on him. Opie ain’t feeling Jax at all. He doesn’t trust anymore, especially since he knows Jax is leaving.  Opie is absolutely right to not trust anyone. He doesn’t know if Jax is working for Clay or not. All Opie knows is that he lost a wife and a father to one man. The score ain’t settled til the score is settled. And it ain’t settled till I say it’s settled.

Opie and Jax guns pointed at each other. Childhood friends, bet they never saw this coming. You think Jax would wait? I doubt it. Opie did what he had to do to get out first. He has a score to settle. I don’t know why Jax didn’t let Opie kill Clay; that was between those two.

Bobby in holding waiting to be processed, Juice in holding waiting to cooperate, not much of a charter left on the street.

Clay is ready, even waiting. He knows Opie is coming sooner than later. Clay finally has a look of worry on his face. Not much scares Clay. Maybe knowing how wrong he really is and that he really has this coming? Naaah.

Opie is a soldier, he got the jump on Clay, no matter how ready Clay was. Once again Jax is here to save the day. Opie finds that funny, Jax shooting him.
Wow. He pumped two shots into Clay like it was nothing. Wow. Clay got shot, finally.

Wow.

FB

Stick to the plan. Jax is right. They have to stick to the plan they made. Tara’s hand will get better, they have to believe that. There is not much left in Charming except dead bodies. They are in a deal that Jax did not initiate. The only time he signed off on it, was after he secured his own escape plan. Jax has to be able to do what he has to whether Tara believes in him or not.

Gemma is in complete control of herself and the situation as always. There is nothing for Unser to do, except wait and see how the cards play out. Gemma is well aware how deadly Clay is and that he will kill her if he has to. Like I said, Gemma is well aware of her surroundings. Clay is losing the club for more reasons than just a drug deal gone bad. It takes belief and trust to lead the ship, and no one believes or trust’s Clay anymore.

Jax can’t let go of the beating Clay gave his mom. He knows now is not the time, but he can’t let it go. Right now he wants to kill Clay.  Give it time, he is going to more than want it, I bet.

Gemma is trying so hard to hold onto everything that means something to her, the club, Clay, Jax; it’s hard watching it all slip away. Running around like a chicken with her head half cut off trying to retie all the untied ends.

Wendy is dirt. She has no rights. Now there is someone that needs to be handled. She made her choice to do dope and split. Life is all about choices. Priorities. She made a conscious choice to make getting high her priority and walk out on her kid. She gave up all rights, that’s it. That is the very last thing Jax and Tara need in their mix, Wendy.

Clay is back peddling trying to explain why he beat Gemma to Jax. He doesn’t know what to lie to pull out next. Slowly and completely he is unraveling. Talk about trying to keep straight in a web of lies.

Tara had a meltdown. That had to hurt, smashing your already broken arm. I thought she would be smarter than that, then to hurt herself in a fit of rage. Everyone is unraveling.

It’s pretty easy fro the Cartel to produce some bodies to appease Jax’s revenge. There were three bodies, somebody else is going down. Jax could try to deal with it all alone but there is no way the guys will let him. They are all in everything together. Opie is in, but he is pissed. Clay finally admitted to the club the cartel was a bad move. A little late. Piney is dead, Miles is dead.

Hale got it together and got Oswald in line, somehow I knew he would. Clay has no use for Georgie anymore. He cancelled his contract like a seasoned mob boss.

Otto ain’t playing. I like how he handled the AUSA. Finally somebody is telling that guy to shut up. Too bad Otto doesn’t have all the facts. He thinks the club really stabbed him in the back, when it was only one member that lied. Now he is making a deal that will sink the club under RICO. He wants his execution date moved up cause he can not live with himself after betraying the one thing he stood for and believed in his whole life. He threw all that out the window. Nothing left but time, and misery.

The cartel guys move like infantry. Galindo is not playing, he killed that one guy for not giving an answer, then killed the rest when he got it.

That gun battle was like a video game my nephews play. Land mines, RPG’s, Kozik got blown to bits. That sucks, I really like Kozik. He was one of the coolest members in the charter. Gonna miss him.

Juice is as screwed as ever. He is done as far as I am concerned. He can’t be trusted for anything, let alone to make a good decision. He walked across the mine field without a care in the world. That was not being brave, that was being stupid and taking unnecessary chances. He is a rat and he has to go before he gets someone else killed…or kills them himself. They used the Irish guns, they were not supposed to use the Irish guns, more trouble.

Opie trying to get it together with Lyla is like trying to put a round peg in a square hole. It isn’t going to work, unless you use a hammer.

I knew Georgie didn’t have long for this earth as soon as Bobby started talking to him. It was obvious Bobby had his mind made up. Now he has to go explain it all to Otto. Hope it isn’t too late.

Gemma will never let Wendy in. She will never see those grandkids. Gemma will never let go of her hate; she does not forgive, she isn’t built that way. Wendy doesn’t deserve shit anyway. She wants a family go make a new one, stick with the decision you made.

Juice coming clean to Chibs, a little too late. Big deal about his dad being black, his dad is not trying to be in the club. Chibs is right anyway - his birth certificate says Hispanic, he is Hispanic. I am surprised Chibs didn’t ask him if he already talked to the cops. Wouldn’t matter though, juice would lie to his face. Even after the talk and forgiveness, Juice is checking with the cops. RAT.

Hard to believe Otto is cooperating. I would have thought he would hold out or at least get more intel before believing the AUSA. Bummer, Otto is too cool to be a rat.

I wish Gemma would have told Jax that Wendy showed up and that’s why Tara messed up her hand. Jax doesn’t need that on his plate right now, later.

Tig doesn’t want to be Clay’s right hand anymore. In reality this is when Tig should stick the tightest, when your brother is in trouble, and Clay is in trouble, big trouble.

Piney dead, Miles dead, Kozik dead, the ranks are getting thin.

Had to happen sooner than later, Opie finding Piney. That was hard to watch, Opie breaking down. Unser is lucky he didn’t get shot walking into that scene. Unser set Opie up for the kill, but how much can a man take? Clay killed his wife, his dad, and tried to kill Opie himself. Seems to me some long awaited retribution is on the way. Hopefully not a moment too late.

FB

Unser’s cleaning up the mess, again. What their lives’ would be like without their own personal law man, I don’t know. I just know every outlaw club in the country should have their own cop to cover the bases and clean up the messes.

Gemma has a good idea why Clay took that money; she’s not dumb. She’s been around the block once or twice. The writing is on the wall, but knowing it and proving it are two different things.

I would say Clay is for sure, one of, if not the most, evil men, I have ever come across.  Killing your stepson’s wife, the mother of your grandkids, that’s low.

Jax and Tara are getting a glimpse of what life could be like…free, just them, not a real worry in the world, not the club, not the cartel, not the danger.

Clay looked like he saw a ghost when Gemma told him Jax was with Tara. He held his composure very well, but he looked like his heart stopped. He can’t stop what he started. The cartels play for keeps. Sending Tig after Jax will be a wild goose chase with Jax having a ten hour lead.

Jax dealt with that CHP well, especially after he got freaked out. You let them set the pace, if they are polite, you are polite, but you can never take shit from anyone.

Sheriff Roosevelt is trying to redeem himself, a little late, but he is trying. He has figured out the AUSA is a piece of shit, a lying conniving manipulating man, out to exact the end to his means, no matter what laws he breaks. That part of the show is real.

Clay is unraveling, Gemma can see something is up and she is going to keep pushing that envelope. She knows Clay killed Piney and she has a good idea he took that money to kill Tara. Clay is done with her questions, she is just an old lady; an old lady that is complicit and knows all his secrets and what can bring him down. I think Clay should be treating her like a partner, she did help him get where he is. They killed JT together. How quick things can change, especially when you’re in too deep.

They bungled the hit on Tara and made it a kidnapping, but Jax saved the day. He kept his cool, took aim and stopped that vehicle. Tara is screwed, her hand is crushed. Those dudes might have spoken Spanish, but they were white, not Mexican military.

At the hospital, Gemma knows it’s Clay who did this. The club is in too deep and they know it, you can see it on their faces. Wheels are turning and they need to stop, but they just keep on turning. They think all this shit is from the cartel. Imagine what will happen when they find out its Clay. Everything you live for, your ideals, your reason, out the window. What do you do then? When the thing you believe in most, the men you believe in most turn out to be nothing at all. Not worth shit. What do you do then?
Juice is a piece of shit, I don’t know how he lives with himself. How can he wake up day after day and look himself in the mirror? I don’t know. He thinks he can redeem himself by only ratting on a few to save his own ass and then save the club, but nothing can redeem Juice, nothing.

Laroy ain’t playin. When you come charging into a Niner bar, you get fired upon. Makes sense, especially after three of their guys got killed that morning. Alvarez believes in an eye for an eye. Rafi’s dead, a Niner’s dead. Those relationships are over.

Tara’s exit strategy is gone. All she has left is to be an old lady. Her hand is crushed with a lot of nerve damage. She is a surgeon, or was. No one is going to hire her now. She blames Jax and the life for all of this happening to her.

Gemma called it exactly, Clay got a refund for the hit not going through. There is only so much Clay can take until he snaps, which is not a lot. I cannot believe he beat the shit out of Gemma. That was not smart. How will he explain that? Jax is not going to understand it at all. Clay is evil personified.

I am amazed the club isn’t taking notice of Juice talking to the Sheriff all the time. He shows up and wants to speak to Juice so he can apologize, trying to find some justification. Sheriff needs to figure which side of the fence he is on.

Jax coming clean doesn’t mean anything to Opie. Opie stayed after Donna was killed, and he came back for Jax after he wanted out. There is no way he will understand Jax leaving. Opie needs Jax in this club.

Jax has to play the cards he has been dealt and tough it out. Telling Opie to go patch things up with his wife and dad, to hang onto his family, the club, this is what Jax needs to do. He needs to hang onto his family, all of it, Tara, the boys, AND the club. They are Jax’s family. He just has to get the cartel out of his equation and he will be better off. Get back to the basics.

Gemma is tough, nothing’s broken. Her face is bashed in, she knows what has to be done, and she will give that executive order. Clay has got to die, at the hand of a son, her son.

Sons don’t kill themselves, men don’t kill themselves. That is a coward’s way out.

Jax is right, the club would vote Juice out, he can no longer be trusted. There is a big difference between thinking about hanging yourself and actually doing it. Nothing could, or should, ever make you want to be dead. Even if you were standing on a corner in the rain at three in the morning, strung out with a big dope habit, waiting on a dealer that is not coming cause he is watching a re run of a Lakers play off - it is still better that being dead. At least you’re still in the game, you can turn it around. Now Chibs is going out on a limb for Juice. He better keep a good eye on him. Juice is a liar, a rat and a coward and that is a fact.

Now it’s Clay reaching for straws. Very Presidential the way Clay is convincing Galaan to do the deal, especially when Galaan’s initial instincts are right about the cartels. They play a different game. The Irish are like classy arms dealers, going to church, respecting women and children. Cartels don’t respect anything. Although neither one should be messed with, unless you are also ready to go the distance.

That Sheriff blew Juice’s cover. How is he going to drop a bunch of burner phones on him in the middle of the yard? How could no one see? Insane.

That Hospital administrator is really hoping for Jax and Tara to split up. Tara and her bonded when they were kidnapped. Everyone is in everyone else’s business, everywhere.

Tara looked in that envelope and all the blood rushed out of her face. Now she does have something to worry about. Somebody got those letters, no good.

The US Attorney is as crooked as can be. Setting up Juice, and even going so far to set up the Sheriff. He is lying and manipulating Otto and everyone is just a means to his end. He doesn’t give a damn about the constitution or human rights. That shit goes on every day, everywhere.
Laroy is from the street, he ain’t scared. He knew enough to bring some soldiers to the meet way out in the middle of nowhere.

Gemma finding Piney dead is a big thing. That is like losing her big brother. It is easy for her and Unser to figure out that Clay did it. He lied the night before about being in the clubhouse. Gemma is always protecting Clay. He is all she’s got. Unser has a point though, Clay is beyond saving. He is on his path and he is going to see it through. Unser can clean it up, again. He might get another big kiss.

Now that’s a fire fight. The Cartel is straight militant and the Niners are full on street war fare. Lobo came prepared; they blew a hole in the wall and made an escape route. That’s preparation.

Jax pulled some Presidential shit saving the Niners. He’s right, this isn’t Mexico; they are not kings, these rules are different. When in Rome….or Stockton
Piney was bluffing and it got him killed. He never saw any letters. Tara never showed him. Clay isn’t taking any chances. Get in his way and you are dead, doesn’t matter who you are.

Tara was right not to show Jax those letters. Let him find them on his own. She doesn’t want to be the one to fuel that fire. That might create a bad feeling that won’t go away. Tara has an escape plan in motion. I don’t know why Gemma wouldn’t want her grandkids away from this mess. Jax is exactly correct in thinking to get his family as far away as possible from all of it.

Otto can not believe the charter lied to him again. This might push him over the edge. Linc has no boundaries, no morals, no code.

Bobby knows the club needs Jax to survive. He saw that today when Jax saved Laroy.

Jax let Clay know what’s up. Better not talk about his woman like that, and they need an exit strategy. If they don’t start planning an exit strategy, they will probably end up dead.

Juice flipped when he saw the war room the feds have. He’s a rat and so caught up in everything he is supposed to be against, that his head is spinning. He is dumb enough to believe the cops and think he can make things right, but he can’t. He crossed lines, and I think when Chibs and the club finds out he will be dead.

Gemma knew she had to confront Clay with Piney’s death to try and save Tara. Gemma can plead all she wants, but Clay is an evil bastard. He doesn’t give a shit. He will lie right to her face, and anyone else that gets in his way. And now Gemma gave Clay the info when and where to get her. Clay is the world heavy weight champion of liars.

Jax is going with Tara. This is a good thing. It’s time for him to take responsibility for his family.

Clay on the phone. I don’t wonder who he is calling, not at all, he is calling the Cartel.

Good thing Jax is going with Tara.

So Juice is turning to prayer? I guess when all else fails….
God might forgive him, but I don’t think the club will. He broke every rule there is. He killed a member to cover up his lie, informed on the club, cooperated with the police, and lied to his brothers. The only thing he didn’t do is sleep with a brother’s old lady…just give him time.

Tara’s citizen mechanism kicked in. “Normal people call the police when they get death threats.” Except Gemma is right, Tara’s life is anything but normal.

Alvarez has quite an operation - naked ladies packing bags and filling tortillas. Sounds like a band the kids listen to. No one would think to look in a bag of tortillas. Just another delivery, pass the salsa.

These guys go from situation to situation. That wasn’t just a hit, those guys were serious. Running over your own man? That’s brutal. This show is continually cranking up the throttle.

Juice walks around like he is scared of getting caught. It’s way visible. He just can’t handle it.

Alvarez is a straight up soldier. Smoking a cigarette and having a conversation while he gets sewn up. That’s tough. And cool as a cucumber. Bullet holes ain’t fun.

Another cartel, Lobo. Pissed off and looking for blood. No good.

Tara is turning out to be a little Gemma. She doesn’t seem conflicted at all. She can’t stand being near Clay. Her radar must be up.

The guys pull up and do a home invasion, in their patches? Maybe they should have left them on the bikes. They walk in, murders are committed, and no witnesses?

Tara ain’t stupid, she can figure it out and see if Gemma is lying at the same time. Drugs, cartels, maybe she wants to rethink this. This IS why everything is happening to her, good and bad.

Eli is a clean cop and that AUSA is a dirty piece of shit. Corrupt to the letter, breaking the law to enforce the law. Threatening Eli with a complaint on his record unless he breaks the law. Coercion at a high level.

Alvarez knows who they are dealing with - people that would write a threat in the blood of the children. I would say it’s time to get out now.

Juice is lying. Clay is Lying. Unser is lying. Gemma invented lying. It seems to be an epidemic. Better get a better plan, Clay ain’t playing. He will kill Unser in a minute.
Opie seems surprised that Lyla split. She doesn’t want to be a mommy, she wants to be porn star.

Bobby is challenging the leadership, he has had enough. Clay seconded his own vote to out him. That took Bobby by surprise. Be careful what you wish for, running the ship ain’t easy.

No one is picking up the phone because no one wants to talk to anyone else. They’ve got nothing to say.

Tara wants to believe Jax so bad. Jax wants to deliver even badder.

Juice really messed up now, suicide. That is one messed up kid. That’s a coward’s way out.

It’s a club divided.

One kilo light. That’s not good, not good at all. Especially when those drugs belong to a cartel. The hole’s getting deep. Alvarez looked a little nervous talking about the cartel. That’s not good. Got to be bad if Alvarez is nervous. They want answers, time to call Happy.

Dawn? Tig’s daughter? I didn’t even know Tig had a daughter. Gemma sure knew. Half of Satan’s Spawn. Who’s the other half? Do I even want to know? That was a fake crying act if I ever saw one.  Dawn is trouble, that’s plain to see.

Faked those Prospects out. Fear is an incredible tool when you know how to use it. Maybe they can scare the Prospects into confessing. Maybe they could, if they did it. They didn’t do it, so there is nothing to confess. How long is Juice going to stay quiet? His hole is just getting deeper and deeper.

Ima’s not too popular with the Ol’ Lady’s. When she hits the screen, the house goes wild, cat calls, whistles, Me AND my Ol’ Lady want to see Tara rip her tits off. We’re hoping to get that in the box set.

Piney has plenty to drink about, at nine AM, or anytime. He’s a professional, he can handle it. Gemma is the Mother eternal, to everyone, “Stop drinking, watch the kid.” Cool.

Gemma and Tara lying to Lyla- that must have not felt good. Some lies take years to uncover, some minutes. Ima better keep that .38 close, Tara is a killer. And if Tara won’t or can’t, I think my Ol’ Lady will volunteer.

Russian Roulette is an answer, maybe not the best answer, but it’s a start. Filthy Phil couldn’t handle it, spilled his cookies. Rat is overthinking this shit. It’s easy, put the gun to your head and pull the trigger, simple.

These guys go from one situation to another. Domestic issue at the clubhouse? I think that would take a back seat to the cartel on the way with a missing brick. Dawn is playing Tig for cash. I don’t think Tig minds. This is a new side to Tig, human. Dawn is like a grifter. Except she’s hitting family, not unknown people.

Piney’s got a mean right hook. Knocked Opie to the ground, now that ain’t no easy trick; Opie is a big boy. You can take the porn star and put her in the kitchen, but there’s no telling how long she will stay there. Lyla is a porn star and Opie is trying to make her Donna. Maybe she doesn’t want to be a Mommy again. I think having an abortion says that. Opie ain’t having it, that’s a deal breaker.

The sting of betrayal doesn’t fade quickly, I don’t know if it ever goes away all the way. Trust is a heavy thing, it’s like virginity, once it’s gone, it ain’t coming back.
Clay breaks every code in the book. He just told Unser if he goes down, he won’t be keeping his mouth shut, that he will be taking him down with him. That is the furthest thing from the Outlaw lifestyle. Clay is a ruthless killer, out for himself. Stand in his way, you end up dead.

Chibs is talking straight wisdom. You know what it’s about when you sign up. If we get rid of the rules, then we are just like everyone else. This is a tough life, club life, it’s not for everyone, or everyone would do it.

Juice is freaking out ‘cause he is responsible. I don’t know how long he can let this go on. He has to get his hands on that brick and put it back. Romeo is on the way, time to find that brick or give him a body. Some times the herd needs thinning, but not this way.

Wow, I’m in shock. Juice killed a member in good standing, to cover his lie. And the club believes him. And why not? Miles is too dead to plead his case. Miles was behaving correctly. He didn’t take matters into his own hands, he was going to let the club decide. Juice went from goat to hero, and how about Happy killing a dead guy. Psycho.

Opie can’t believe Miles did it, that’s his boy. It solved half of Juice’s problems, now he just has informing on the club to deal with. Bad, very bad.
Clay is pure evil. He is going to have Romeo kill Tara. That’s heavy, he will stop at nothing. His survival instincts are intact. Jax doesn’t trust Clay one bit. And why should he? Clay lies effortlessly, he will smile to your face, while he stabs you line back.

Jax is real. He handled Ima, gotta protect his family.

Unser is taking precautions, leaving that note. It’s the only way he can involve the cops.

Gemma is the eternal mother, to all of them. Clay is the eternal killer.

Wow. Can’t wait for next week.
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Otto knows Bobby was with Luann. That’s not good. Sleeping with your Brother’s wife. That’s how you get ousted. Quick.

Trust. Not a lot of that going on in Charming. The trust doesn’t have to be broken, just the thought of broken trust is enough to destroy everything.

Juice knows that Sheriff is reaching out of his jurisdiction. Too bad the Sheriff doesn’t.

Money changes everything. Will it change Tara’s opinion? I don’t know if it will change her opinion, but it will probably help her get on board. Holding all that cash, you can tell her head is spinning. Any old lady’s would.

Bobby looked like he saw a ghost when the club started talking about Georgie and Luann. Bobby is all club and he broke a major rule. Gotta be eating him from the inside out.

Piney aint playing around. He wants the drugs to stop. He will do any thing necessary to make that happen.

Anything that brings too much heat is bad, anything. Heat ain’t no good. It gets too hot, you gotta get out. Piney is playing hard ball and Clay is tripping. Piney can unravel everything Clay has done if he really has those letters. “Contingencies in place.” Now that’s thinking. You have to think hard when your dealing with a known killer, and that killer is your brother.

Otto turn on the club? No way. I don’t see it. DNA. That shit don’t lie. Bobby shouldn’t have been banging his brother’s girl, he wouldn’t be worried now.

WOW. Clay admitting he killed JT. Gemma didn’t seem at all surprised. Clay’s right, Jax finds that truth out and Clay’s head will be off his body. Gemma is complicit. And being complicit years ago comes with a no back out clause. She better stay with the program. Too late to turn back now.  Unser is in it also. He covered up their lies in the police report. They made that decision long ago. Can’t back out now. Too late. Clay wants the letters, Gemma wants the letters, and they both want Unser to find them. Who will get them first?

Lyla is fine. When she comes on the screen all the brothers in the house go crazy, some of the old lady’s too. I don’t know what the hell Opie is thinking. Lyla don’t want no baby, she’s a porn star. She wants to party. Can you blame her? You can take the porn star out of porn and stick her in the kitchen…if you want a handful of trouble. Better off to let people be who they are, not who they aren’t.

Dondo wants Georgie dead, the club wants Georgie dead, sounds like Georgie is gonna die.
Unser found the letters. I knew he would. He also figured out he got played by Clay. Too bad they’re copies. Guess Piney isn’t the only one with contingencies in place. Trust. Or the lack there of.

I knew that AUSA is a piece of shit, but maybe that’s just my disposition. He is just as dirty if not dirtier than anyone else. He lied right to the Sheriff’s face about his involvement. He’s going to hang him out to dry with the rest of them.

Unser and Gemma are having second thoughts about their involvement; too late for that now. This is the past, a past that can destroy everyone. Better get with the program. Clay is going to protect both of them. That means killing anyone that can spill the truth. Anyone and everyone.

Juice is done. He lied and stole from the club. He would have done much better to just tell the truth and see how far that would have taken him. Probably farther than he thought. Or he should have just quit. He is digging a hole that is getting so deep he will never see the light of day. I guess he thinks he is smarter than the rest of the club, and the Mayans, and the Cartel. Should have just told the truth. The truth would have set him free.

Opie slept with Ima? My old lady freaked. She hates Ima. Home wrecker. Or just another porn star looking to have some fun? You decide.

Georgie might be valuable yet. Asian backing to save Charming? Might keep him alive a little longer.

Gemma lied to Clay about the letters to protect Piney and Tara, and Clay already knew the truth. Now he can’t trust Gemma. Lot of that going around.

Ima is radical. Ain’t no shame in her game. She slept with both Opie and Jax. She is Lyla’s friend, so that ain’t cool, not at all. No honor in stabbing your friend in the back.

Bobby and Otto. Bobby should have begged his forgiveness and told the truth. Jax told Bobby to tell Otto they needed Georgie longer. Bobby should have listened.

One brick light. Somebody stole it. And they better figure it out before the Cartel comes back. There’s trouble in Charming. Big trouble. And it’s only getting bigger.

Well, the ball is really rolling now.

I wonder what Jax is writing in that journal. I mean a journal is your daily thoughts and movements. His daily thoughts and movements could incriminate him and countless others. Nothing is to be written down. But that’s just one man’s opinion. Good choice Tara, you don’t want to know more, it’s way too early in the morning. Or anytime.

Gemma is pissed at Clay, that’s easy to see, with her giving Clay the cold shoulder. She can’t stay mad though, he’s all she’s got. All she has invested in over the years. She would rather try to fix the problem, I think. Can’t tell yet.

Some nice crates the guys are building. They could all just become carpenters. I hear there is big money in custom furniture.

Rolling down the road like an Outlaw Convoy- eighteen wheeler in the middle, flanked by patches, a van, not too conspicuous, looks real good though.

So SAMTAZ is controlling the truck stop, and dealing out of it at the same time. Armando from SAMTAZ is right, it’s not Clay’s call what another charter does, not his business. And it’s kind of hypocritical, saying they can’t deal, when our guys are there to mule a load of coke. Coke Crank, ain’t no difference to me. I have seen it destroy good men, families, all of it. And muling, dealing, what’s the difference? That load is going to touch thousands of lives, with a hundreds going down the drain. That’s a big, bad responsibility. Bobby is right, muling is dealing. But that’s just one man’s opinion.

Gemma and Rita? Now that could be a dangerous team. Heading up the committee against Charming Heights. The Sheriffs wife and the Outlaw’s Old Lady. Gemma is impressed with Rita, you can tell. That US Attorney, pretending to be in zoning to let Gemma in on that info about Hale and the vote on imminent domain. Guess he just wants to stir the pot a little. Or maybe he has taken a genuine dislike to Mayor Hale. I know I did. Gemma’s wheels are spinning. Maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel.

It’s good to see the Sons riding so much this year. Clay is having trouble with his grip, and he needs it. Remember when he tied his hands to the handle bars? That’s insane.
Our guys seem pretty comfortable in their patches, but I would imagine if they can’t wear them in Charming then they probably can’t wear them anywhere. If they were being followed by the feds, that’s a violation. Gotta think, gotta be careful.

See, SAMTAZ is being followed by the cops in that red van. That’s quite a road block; Outlaw style. They had to have that set up and have everything in place, just waiting for the right time to blow up the gas cans. Lotta holes in the dessert.

They gotta go find this old member Reggie, sounds like he will have some answers as to how shit got upside down in Tucson.
That AUSA is not going to stop, ever. He is putting all the pieces together, setting his traps. He’s paid to take his time and to be thorough and that’s exactly what he’s doing. Being Meticulous. Getting the lowdown on Romeo, ex-military, his first in command, his right hand now.

They found Reggie quick, Chibs ain’t playing, “No, no no no” I don’t think Tig would have cut the rabbit. He would cut a guy’s throat in a hot New York second, but hurt an animal? I just don’t see it. What a story, banging one guy’s wife, then another guy using it as leverage against you? That’s not how Brother’s act. Not even how friends act. It just ain’t done.

Piney should have been nicer to Tara when she came to him for answers. Now, he needs answers and she doesn’t trust anyone. This is bad history, and Tara knows the truth.
JT was killed before the big gun meeting in Ireland, where he was going to try and stop the Sons involvement in the gun business altogether. Money is a strong persuader. That’s how people end up dead, cutting off other’s people’s cash flow. Piney is digging up the answers, and Gemma is trying to keep them shut. Piney doesn’t care anymore, and that’s dangerous. Gemma is giving Piney good advice. Leave it alone.

So, SAMCRO was right. Reggie spilled his guts and those guys got kicked out. Money changes everything. Somebody said that once.

Gemma put Tara in the gold club. Now it’s Rita’s turn to be impressed. Money does that, it impresses.

That AUSA is an evil bastard. It looked like he enjoyed telling Otto that Bobby was not only banging Luann, he might have been the one to kill her. Otto took that hard.

Romeo ain’t no joke. Serious, militant. Just taking precautions? Seven hundred thousand dollars worth. Now that is serious money. And Romeo doesn’t trust anyone, not more than he has to.

The Sons didn’t look happy looking at that pile of coke. It’s a different game. That pile of coke will touch thousands of lives, sending hundreds down the drain. Maybe it’s settling in just how deep they’re in. Real deep. Too deep. But that’s just one man’s opinion.