Clay’s life is over. Everything he is and everything he believed in, or didn’t believe in, is gone.

I cannot believe Jax would turn Tig over. It is truly unbelievable. Pope ain’t no joke. I don’t know how Jax will pull this off but I refuse to believe he will hand Tig over. Jax would for sure be thrown out of the club for that. Pope doesn’t trust anyone, and neither does Jax, and yet they trust each other. I guess it is gonna boil down to who is smarter, or more committed or more clever.
Tara is in good shape and she deserves it. She has been through enough. Tara shouldn’t be so surprised about that speedball in Wendy’s arm because everything Jax does, no matter how evil, is for his family.

Nero is deep in the neighborhood and now he has the Sons to back him up. It doesn’t matter what neighborhood you are in. We always get respect from the street gangs. They look at us like we are crazy. We wear a uniform telling the world we are outlaws. Hey, they are right. It’s called street credibility, and ours can only be earned. It’s not for sale, at any price.

Anyone that fights dogs needs to be dealt with accordingly. I knew that Tig would take it real hard, because he is full of emotion. But seeing those garbage cans full of dead dogs would make me see red. That guy getting his face in the nails got off easy.

Dante got exactly what he deserved — being caught in the car with the animal he was just trying to exploit. Chibs got a kick out of leaving him in the car. I would, too. That’s called Street Justice, which is one of our specialties.

Gemma has no intention of going to Ireland with Clay. She hates Ireland. Gemma is playing a hand at all times. She is completely devious and cannot be trusted.
Chucky might be completely insane, but even he looked at Clay with disgust.
How cool to see the Mayans come to the rescue. Nero has to know them as well since he is also from the hood. Nero just seems to be having too much fun. Jax is different. Everything he does is for his family.

Unser found out some valuable intel on that bearded ex-US Marshal. He is the only relative of the nurse Otto killed. That he means he will never stop, just like Jax won’t, or Gemma won’t, ever stop. Just like anyone that cares enough to do something about a wrong situation.

Otto is a savage for real. Biting his own tongue off to stay silent and at the same time show he is insane, which will destroy his credibility in the Rico case. Savage!

Tara has no permanent nerve damage, which is great news. But with good news always comes a little bad news. Lowen, however, brought some good news, which is that Otto destroyed his credibility by biting his tongue off and the only potential charge that can be filed against Tara is a misdemeanor charge. Tara doesn’t seem too happy. There is no way she will get Jax to sign a paper giving Wendy any authority, no way!

Gemma never ceases to amaze me. The fact that she could threaten Tara with telling the cops on her is lower than she ever has gone before. Dropping a dime doesn’t seem to be in Gemma’s character…whatever character she has left. Jax would kill her for sure, no question.
Chibs is like a doctor, sewing up Happy, Tig, the Dog. He should be known as Dr. Chibs.
Tig is in shock and so am I. Jax holding the gun on his brother, handing him over to Pope, that would be the death of both of them.
Jax is the baddest. I knew he couldn’t do it. He has become a real savage. Jax was smart not to tell Tig about the plan. He’s right that Pope might have picked up on it, but at the same time….that was a big chance to take! Pope could have killed him the way Tig did, without hesitation.
Setting up Clay, using his gun, and Tig being in on it. That is a whole web of lies that got spun with a whole lot of people involved. That’s a dangerous place to be.
Jax did good by not telling anyone at all about his plan. No reason to stop that practice. Roosevelt should be happy. Not only does he finally get the man responsible for killing his wife, indirectly or not, but he also solves one of the biggest homicides in Charming’s history…the murder of Pope.
Juice is so weak. It is incredible. First he sets Clay up, then, when confronted, he folds like a stack of cards. Too late though. Clay is at the bottom. Set up by his brothers, then cemented into place by his wife.
I knew Gemma had no intention of going to Ireland, but hanging Clay out to dry, when all she had to do was what she does so easily, lie, and she doesn’t, that is only because she is pure evil. I don’t know how she lives with her self. Clay looked like he had his heart torn out, he was in shock.
Clay should have turned to Juice, for his alibi, Juice is too weak to refuse him. The only smart thing Juice said is we always have a choice he just never takes the right one.
Jax is a great actor. He has to tell lie after lie and have everyone believe him.
August Marks is the new man in charge. I think he is choosing to believe Jax. This could be the start of something big, and August Marks sees this. It’s always about the biggest picture, and the biggest picture is always money.
Jax has been cleaning house. Tig owes him his life. Jax killed three men just to keep Tig alive. I wonder how long he will let that rat Juice live. Not long I bet. At least now Tig is in a good place with that dog in his lap.
Bobby is the one who is not getting it. He is the voice of reason where then club is concerned, but sentiment runs deep. Jax will never forgive the death of JT, the attempted murder of Tara, could you? Maybe he isn’t so different from anyone else. Anyone would want revenge for that.
Clay is as good as dead and Gemma knows it. She is going to find a new Rooster for the hen house. Nero should be the one who is afraid. Look at her last man…broken and on a train to nowhere.
Nero is fair and right. Jax’s crew deserves that money, they worked for it. Good deal Nero offered, but neither of them can ever leave the life because this is who they are. Getting out ain’t no fun, staying in is fun. Make some money first, then get out if you really want to.
Jax is finally free of all the bullshit and drama, time to make some money.
Tara has a point about leaving, except the thing she is wrong about is that Jax and her have already turned into the people they hate most, but are even better, and more cunning and resolute than Clay and Gemma.
Bobby doesn’t want to be the Vice President anymore. The hypocrisy is too deep for him to be part of this government. It’s all lies.
Clay is on a paddy wagon to the morgue with a five million dollar bounty on his head. My guess is he doesn’t last too long in there.
A warrant for Tara? Could have Gemma really turned in Tara? Lowen established that it would only be a misdemeanor, so that is the only answer. Gemma has no shame, and she will do whatever it takes to see the means to her own end, even turn in Tara.
Just wait till Jax finds out…he will kill her.
Wow! What a show!
So starts the slow season. You all have a great holiday season. I wish you all good health and happiness in the New Year. Thank you for reading my blog.
Take care of yourselves and your family…they are what matters most.
FAT BOB

Tig can not go against Jax no matter what, and Juice can’t either. Bobby saved Clay again and went against Jax at the same time, he is not in a good spot but he is doing exactly like he said, he is doing his job.

Clay had that beating coming and then some. In fact, it’s pretty amazing they let him get away for everything he did against the club. With all the people he killed, he deserves a lot more than that beating. I’m surprised he didn’t get rat packed.

Bobby is always talking reason, even at the cost of his own friendships. Bobby is trying to protect Jax from becoming the thing he hates, but being in that position of power makes you a savage, it turns you into one.

Clay has a lot to cry about, he just lost everything he devoted his life to. He knows how wrong he is. Everything that happened to him, he brought on himself. I have seen it over and over through the years. Members trying to get things past the club, stealing or lying, but they always get found out. Too many eyes watching when you are in a club, sooner or later everyone gets caught.

Tara is in hot water and that is no joke. She is in the middle of a murder investigation in which she smuggled the murder weapon into the prison. Water doesn’t get a lot hotter than that for a civilian. Even if Lowen can get her off the hook, it will take a long ordeal and a lot of money. And that’s hoping Otto doesn’t say anything

Pope is ready to break ground on Charming Heights. He is a straight businessman and a teacher. Jax is an apt pupil. The advice he is asking about – I wonder who that’s about. Pope wants Tig and I don’t know if Jax can keep that agreement. If he does and it gets found out he will be hated by Sons everywhere. You don’t hand your Brother over to anyone, especially someone you know is going to kill him.

Looks like Lin can take up the slack with the CIA Mexican Cartel. Setting up a pipeline of guns from the east is probably no easy trick, but when the stakes are that high, you take the risk.

I don’t understand why Tara is confiding in or even talking to Wendy anyway. She chose to be out of Abel’s life. It’s hard to imagine that Tara has no one else to take care of the boys in case of emergency. She must know someone or somewhere to turn to before she turns to ex-junkie Wendy. Wendy has a pretty bad track record, so bad in fact she can never be trusted again ever.
Gaalan is another businessman. In the end, the loyalty these guys have is to the almighty dollar. Jax had it all in hand before Romeo came barging in and made that gunfight at the OK corral. Jax is in a bigger mess than he was in before, and the IRA is not going to take this lightly.

Nero is back in command of his gang, right where he belongs. Nero has his hands full with Gemma and he doesn’t see it. Strange for a pimp. Pimps don’t fall in love, pimps fall asleep. Gemma is definitely looking for a safe place to land when the smoke settles after this entire mess.

Juice ain’t shit. He has been a rat against the club, and now he is stabbing the back of the one guy left that has treated him like a brother. He has no honor, no loyalty, and without honor and loyalty a man is nothing. Animals have more loyalty than Juice or Clay. You don’t see animals screwing each other over for a percentage, or to find a way out.

Chibs doesn’t like Wendy either, you can see that easy enough.

So the guy is the Nurse’s brother. No wonder he is so upset. Tara is visibly shaken; this is all starting to make sense now. The levity of not only maybe going to jail, but now there’s a revenge factor. Probably another thing she didn’t stop to think about, as in, “What if this all goes wrong?”

Nero to the rescue again, bailing out Jax and Wendy to the tune of half a million dollars. That’s a pretty big bail out. Nero’s deal brings Jax back to the street right when he is almost out. Nero needs guns and friends, that’s a strong partnership. Especially the friends part.

Clay needs to figure out an exit strategy while he is still alive. It’s just a matter of time before he ends up dead in a ditch. Jax would never let him live, club or not. Running to Ireland is probably the smartest thing he can do. Pretty convenient, friends in high enough places that he can jump on his cargo jet to Ireland.

I don’t think they would have had to pay a half a million for Wendy. Just let her talk for a while and they would have let her go. Wendy thinks she is going to threaten Jax and Tara? That’s insane but these two take threats very seriously.

It’s easy to say Tara is not going to jail but under the circumstances I would move her to a third world nation till this blows over, if it does at all. Doctors are always in high demand.

Bobby is far out of Jax’s circle, he better just let things die down, maybe things will go almost back to normal. They never go all the way back, not after the damage is done. There is only then healing left.

Clay is smart to realize that Jax will kill him, best just to leave. And why not take Gemma with you? That way you can make sure to bring some drama from home.

Being the President is such a monumental, important position that seeing the President having his tattoos blacked out is a chilling sight for any member. You don’t get to be the President easily. It takes work and commitment. So seeing that come to an end is also monumental, just not in a good way.

There are no lengths Jax won’t go to to make sure things go his way. Sticking Wendy with a hot shot, that’s a pretty low blow, even for Jax. I think he hit a new all time low.
One episode left to try to make things right.

FB

As if Jax doesn’t have enough on his plate, now Tara has given him another ultimatum and he has to decide right away. That’s one of the things you learn going prospecting, that nothing can stress you out. Everything for you is like water on a duck’s back. There is nothing you can’t handle, no problem you can’t solve.

Clay wants to start things new with Gemma with no lies, which is a ridiculous concept. Gemma is incapable of not lying, as is Clay. The history they have is based on a lifetime of lies to each other and to the world together. They are both such great liars that it is hard to tell who is playing whom, both feeding little bits of info hoping to get more. Clay has a great poker face, like a deer in the headlights. He didn’t know that information about Tara, but that all makes sense to him now, why Otto flipped, why Rico went away, how fast he has to make some moves.

Tara wasn’t careful at all, she thought she wasn’t going to get caught, and she did. Now it’s time to reap the whirlwind – which is exactly what it feels like when you get twisted up in the judicial system, like you are in a spinning vortex. Jax is feeling the weight of it all, that’s obvious. He just shouldn’t let anyone else see it. They gotta figure out a way to get away from the Cartel and get life back on track.

Who is the guy beating Otto? That has to be some relative, or maybe the husband of that nurse. He is somebody who really cares, somebody willing to do something about it. That first hit with the baton would have put Otto in a coma, given him a concussion at least.

Jax is pretty desperate for information for him to trust Gemma, he knows that she can’t be trusted. Just talking to her is an exercise in futility. Jax shouldn’t trust Gemma, that’s a mistake.

Clay needs allies and he’s making moves. He should be grateful for what Tig did. Tig did run Pope’s daughter over out of love, even if it was a big mistake. Clay killed everything he and Tig had and now he is trying to salvage what is left, except there is nothing left. At least Tig is real enough to let him know what he really thinks.

Trouble just follows these guys, and it ain’t just them. Opening day at the Porn Palace and there is still trouble. Nero brings his own trouble, he is from the street. Jax doesn’t have time for nonsense, it’s a much easier solution to give them some guns and move on than to deal with more bullshit. Amazing the cops didn’t show up after Bobby shot that gun… amazing.

Chucky is as weird as ever, definitely certifiable. Juice on the loose searching for info from Clay, the last one Clay trusts, will probably wind up in a mess, Juice isn’t capable of doing things right.

Gemma lies with so much ease it’s scary. Clay isn’t falling for her act, he is playing an act of his own. They belong together; they shouldn’t have turned on each other, they are two of a kind.

Unser made Tara throw up with that story, about not knowing what to do, she knows exactly what to do.

Clay can not let Romeo kill Jax, he has to try and stop that. To Romeo it really is all business and he will kill anyone that stands in his way. Half Cartel half CIA, I would say he has no problem with anything.

Pretty obvious that gun deal was going bad from the start. That was a pretty heavy roll that car took, and then drive away? They don’t make them like they used to.

Nero is a for real cat, he’s a good partner to have. He is willing to go the distance to make sure things turn out his way. Hard to imagine a pimp would fall for any one girl, especially one with as much drama and baggage as Gemma, but love is a fickle thing.

Jax should listen to Clay. I know it’s hard to listen to someone when your heart is filled with hate. Sometimes you have to hear all sides, you don’t have to listen, but you should hear it all and make a decision. Clay told him in no uncertain terms, that Romeo is going to kill him. Jax should listen.

Strange to see Nero at the clubhouse so much, I am amazed Clay doesn’t try to kill him since he is trying to kill everyone else. Nero is fooling around with his wife; I would say that qualifies him for Clay’s hit list.

Tara taking the offer is the smartest thing for her to do. She needs to make an exit strategy.

Who is that guy that has it in for Otto? Otto doesn’t look too happy hearing the news about his next few months of pain.

Jax is going to a lot of lengths to make sure the guns can keep flowing so he can split.
Nero ain’t playing; he shot those guys from his crew like it was nothing. He really likes Jax and is a good partner to have. He has honor.

Bobby couldn’t do anything when they took Jax, there were guns pointed at his head. It would have been certain death to try and stop them. Better to live and regroup.

Jax did a big thing setting all this up so the club can back out of guns and drugs, it’s a pay cut, but now they might live long enough to spend some of the money. It was history making for Jax to vote out guns and drugs, that is what his Father was trying to do. That is the first step to getting away, having the club vote it out.

Clay will believe whatever Gemma tells her, because he wants to. Gemma is wearing the pants in the arrangement for now. I think she always did, or at least Clay let her think she does, either way it worked for them.

Nero is upset but ok with the fact he killed those two guys from his gang for nothing, or at least if for no other reason than just to take back his rep. It is amazing that Clay didn’t kill him at the back door. He did have a gun in his hand.

You cannot stop the inevitable, that’s why it’s called inevitable. Nero is confused, to say the least, which is just the way Gemma likes her men: confused.

Leave Juice in charge and you can be sure things will get screwed up. He left Clay alone, Clay got to the documents and now they are gone.

Juice deserved that knockout and a whole lot more. He’s got it coming. And right or wrong when you don’t fight back, you are out quicker than we can say good bye.

After Jax broke it down for Bobby and Chibs that Clay killed his dad, and tried to kill Tara, that should be enough for them. Jax will never stop until his revenge is exacted.

Bobby is playing both sides, and that’s a dangerous way to play. He shouldn’t cross Jax. He should practice what he always preaches and let the club decide.

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Chibs has Scottish wisdom and Gemma ought to listen to him, but listening isn’t one of her strong points. Chibs won’t be too happy after Bobby brings him up to speed the news at hand. Juice, RICO, Clay, Otto, it’s like the oldies, and the hit’s just keep on coming.

My house isn’t this crowded for Sunday football. Or as loud or as quiet, with everyone screaming at the TV, or not making a sound, trying to listen.

Juice is in shock, his world is over. He knows what is in store for him he better split while he can. You see Chibs knows it’s all turning to shit.

Tara is playing secret agent man, going into the prison to squeeze Otto.Eeveryone has a double agenda these days.

Juice will make any deal he can, and do whatever task Jax gives him to try and clear his name, but nothing will work, nothing. Juice killed Miles trying to cover up a lie. It doesn’t get much worse than that. He became exactly what he is supposed to not become. Juice just leaving is unacceptable, and he knows it.

There is no excuse for stupidity, and Juice is just plain too stupid to do this. First of all this whole thing is about trust. If you have a question or an issue, you bring it to your brothers. Jax is playing Juice and he can’t even see it. Of course he is in, if he is not in he is out for sure. Jax needs those documents and whatever else he can get to prove Clay is what he says he is.

Tara can’t pass this offer up, it is exactly what she is hoping for, or is it? She gets the offer of a lifetime and the first thing she does is go back to the prison to commit a felony. She is now more Old Lady than Doctor, she has completely crossed to the other side.

Jax and the Mayor could be a volatile pair, the Mayor is impressed, Jax’s request’s were not for himself, but were for his family and friends.

Otto cannot be trusted, he is definitely not thinking straight, even when he is thinking straight. Tara is a little too trusting for an old lady, but that comes with experience, or early training.

Clay was a little surprised to hear Jax had already talked to Lenny, even more than about RICO.

Gemma is letting Unser park the Airstream at Teller Morrow so she can keep an eye on him, she doesn’t trust any one. Why is she asking for Unser’s help to hang Clay? He isn’t going to help her, not anymore.

Firing off guns in the middle of the street in broad daylight, guess cops don’t respond as quick as they used to anywhere, not just in Charming. Where I live the cops don’t respond till they are sure everyone has already split from the shoot out. That is if they are even going into that part of town at all, they don’t want to get shot.

Bobby should understand, revenge doesn’t go away till it is exacted, and even then the hatred will last as big as the love is. Bobby is definitely thinking level-headed just sometimes there is no room for level-headed thinking.

Unser is filling in the pieces of the puzzle and Roosevelt is all ears. Roosevelt wants to exact his revenge, that’s all he has left.

Tara in the parking lot of the prison with Gemma picking up contraband to smuggle into the prison, this is not a good idea. Telling Otto that Gemma said hi might close the deal, or stop it.

Clay has sources just like Romeo does, so now they need each other even more. Clay wants protection, but at what price and from who? If he is asking for protection from the club there is no escape. If Clay just made a deal with Romeo to kill Jax by omission that will be the end of him.

Pope is impressed with Jax, he is a good student. Just brought him a million dollar deal. All about being in business with the right people.

Pope wants Tig bad so he can exact his revenge. The loss of his daughter will never go away just like the loss of Opie. Pope will not rest, just like the guys would not rest until their revenge was seen through. Revenge is like that – best when served, period.

Jax is impressed with Pope’s intel. He gave him that, “how does he know that?” look.
Believe it or not, the MC world becomes more of a family than blood. I have to say that it might go down like that when Chibs killed the big guy, but most of me thinks the whole thing would have become a shooting gallery with everyone getting killed. But it is possible that the patches would hold some weight, it depends how long and strong the relationship is between the clubs. And how good of a cousin you have. But most of me thinks it would have been a shooting gallery.

Jax is right about Opie. Bobby didn’t see him get killed, that was something that had to be done one way or another.

Chibs is awesome, he is a real brother. He is in it till the wheels fall off. He knows what he signed up for and he is in it for the long haul, come hell or high water.

Clay doesn’t want it anymore because he threw it all away. If you take everything you believe in and destroy it, then what can he expect? We have a saying, “you get out what you put in,” and if you put nothing in, that’s what you get. And if you take, well that’s another story entirely.

Bobby is always the voice of reason. There is no doubt that it’s club first, thinking with a clear head. Sometimes when the club is concerned, you can’t think with a clear head.
Otto ain’t no good and that’s a fact. Tara is in a world of shit now. Otto killed that nurse with a cross Tara brought in the prison illegally. RICO will go away, but Tara might also. Otto had this whole thing planned.

Clay is having a moment of clarity. You always realize how much something means to you when you are about to lose it. Clay can wish and hope all he wants, but it’s too late. Gemma is playing secret double agent man. Juice is playing it also. In fact almost every one is.

Roosevelt wasn’t expecting that answer out of Jax, being open to suggestions, giving Clay up so easily. Roosevelt he will make any deal to exact his revenge, and who wouldn’t after your wife was killed.

Jax is right about the line, it’s one side or the other.

Tara is totally screwed. As soon as an investigation is launched, they will see Otto was not sick, that the murder weapon was brought in by her, that documents were falsely reported, yes she is in a world of shit. Somehow I think they will weather the storm, they always do, like a modern day Bonnie and Clyde.

Nero’s eyes are wide open, he sees it all. The only thing he is not seeing straight on is Gemma. But you know what they say, “Love is blind,” or at least cross eyed.

Clay has got to find Frankie before Jax does or this will all come to a screeching halt at the truth, which will get Clay killed faster than lightning.

Tara is one damn good criminal, always thinking ahead. She is smart enough to immediately figure out the connection from her to Jax that is now open in a paper trail of insurance. There is only a matter of time before they connect Otto to her. Smartest thing to do would be to get as far away from that mess and hope it blows by. What does she do? In the face of getting caught and more trouble, she is volunteering to do more. Tara is the MVP.

Frankie is dead no matter what the vote is. He screwed over too many people. Someone will want to kill him for what he did against the club. Someone who loves the club enough to kill for. Tough call and hard to believe, a wayward member that killed everything he believed in. Sometimes people leave, and most disappear into obscurity, very few turn on the club and try to hurt us. Very, very few.

You see Clay squirming when Jax presses to find the truth before killing Frankie? That’s because he knows it’s only a matter of time before the truth comes out.

Finding out there is a rat at the table is huge and is something that has to be figured out right away. It isn’t unheard of, especially in the clubs that only take a minute to get in. When it takes years, anywhere from two to five to ten to get your patch, like it does in the club I am in, we weed out the bad apples that don’t belong. That’s not taking into account someone changing the way they feel in their heart, or having their heart broken and getting a bad taste in their mouth for the club. That has happened, but a man of honor would never do that. A man of honor knows what he signs up for, figures it out over a period of years, and makes a decision and sticks by it.

Juice doesn’t believe a word Clay says and why should he? Clay lies are getting sloppier and sloppier. That’s what happens when you are desperate.

Nero is a good dad also. Nero has honor, class, he is a good man, and it’s obvious.

Great bar fight, those are always fun. I knew the mobster would give up Frankie as soon as Jax mentioned the cash. To the mobsters it really is all about business. As soon as they thought there was more money than Frankie said there was, there had to be an investigation. Honor has nothing to do with it, only business.

Tara is persistent that’s for sure. She is going through a lot of trouble to save something she wishes Jax would walk away from. That’s what love is, sacrificing life for who or what you love most.

Frankie is insane – that mobster only mentioned the Sons are coming and Frankie killed him. Might have been wiser to wait. Juice could have killed Frankie, he had a clear shot when Frankie came out the back of the cabin, but I think Juice is done killing all together. Juice doesn’t want to hear the truth about Clay cause the truth hurts. Juice already knew Clay was dirty by his own admission, so he shouldn’t be surprised. Juice has got his own problems anyway; he knows he is living on borrowed time.

That mobster acted just like you are supposed to when you see your friend shot to pieces, kill the guy who shot him, no questions asked. That’s what real friends do.

Nero has a code he lives by. Even after everything Carla did, he went to the lengths to see her last wishes through. That’s honor.

The noose is tightening around Clay’s neck, and everyone knows it. He should be thinking about an escape plan, cause when the shit hits the fan, he’s gonna get messed up.
It’s a long time coming, in my house we won’t mind one bit if that rat Juice gets got also, the sooner the better. We don’t really care who goes first, Clay or Juice, as long as they both go. Here we love the club, and those two don’t, they gotta go. Jax knows they are both worthless, so do we.

The mobster was pretty fair with Jax. Just cover the damage and he calls it even, that’s fair.

Tara is the Most Valuable Player this season as far as my house is concerned. We all love her, the brothers, the old ladies, all of us. Her strength, fortitude, beauty, her resolve, she would make a perfect member, except she is a woman. She could teach some of these other members how to act though. She puts in more work than the members, and gets away with it more often.

Otto is a mess, but that’s what years on the row will do to man. You get institutionalized. It’s always a fight for sure, but after you lose all hope, and all you want is to die, the only thing left is revenge, which most don’t ever get to do. Otto has a chance to reach out beyond the walls and bring the whole thing down. He needs to make sure that’s how he wants to be remembered. That’s a pretty shitty legacy.

Nobody trusts anyone anymore, and that’s a bad way to live. Even Jax and Tara look at each other strange every once in a while.

Bobby was talking some real shit when he told Clay he is tired of burning friends, he means Clay. Bobby is always the voice of reason. Clay is not as smart as he thinks he is. His conscience is clear that’s for sure, I don’t think he has one.

Gemma needs guarantees because she doesn’t trust anyone or anything. Jax is heartbroken watching his world crumble all around him. The table has really turned, the Son is now the Father, The President, and he is calling the shots.

Nero is once again cool, calm and patient. Gemma is once again cool, calm and lying.

Roosevelt is desperate. He wants the killer of his wife and can you blame him? No, you cannot.

Jax figured out who the rat is pretty easily. We always have a choice. The choices we make are what define us on this earth as human beings. You make your choice and you stick by your decision. Gemma’s choice is clear.

So is Jax’s. The rat’s gotta go.

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Jax cut those hands off with ease. A lot is getting easier and easier for him. The more you do things, the easier it is to do them. Comes with the territory. Guy didn’t need those hands anyway, not anymore. Pretty smart, but there has to be a less incriminating way to get those prints.

Two normal parents concerned about their son. Two normal parents, that just covered up a murder. Pretty calm cool, and collected.

Unser must have really pulled some strings to get that info, he ain’t a cop no more.

Clay lies with incredible ease. I am just surprised that Jax believed it. Imagine the guilt that Gemma is carrying, and it is only getting deeper with every lie.

I cannot believe the club even puts up with Juice talking to the cops right in front of them. Can’t believe they even let him walk over there. I would suspect Juice as a rat right away and call him on it. Juice is a rat.

Pope is all business, he sees the big picture, and the big picture for him is money. For Jax the big picture is staying alive, figuring out who is trying to end his world, and end theirs.
Nero is intense, he doesn’t make mistakes like Clay does. But the power of a woman is a powerful thing, Nero knows this and Clay kills with ease. I would believe him when he says he will kill him. I bet Clay already dreams about it.

Intense chase with bullets flying in that stairwell, ricocheting everywhere after they blew out their ear drums. Jax has transformed into a real cold-blooded killer. He didn’t really have to kill that guy, he just wanted to. Ray died suicide by truth, The truth set that guy really free. That drop he took looked like it hurt. If the bullets didn’t kill him, the drop would have.

Juice is a rat piece of shit, and you can’t lie to a liar. Clay can see right through that shit. It’s about time someone called him on it.

So now Clay knows everything: Rico, Miles, the coke, all of it. He knows Juice is a rat piece of shit, and what does he do? He pardons him by admitting what he did with the Nomads. The way they lie to each other it’s amazing they lasted this long. And a real club wouldn’t take any intel to the sheriff, bullshit or otherwise. Clay is wrong when he says everyone has done something against the club, and we’ve been keeping score. Opie, Chibs and Happy haven’t broken any rules. Filthy Phil hasn’t either, but he just got here.
It’s a tough choice for some people, not for others – total disclosure, no secrets, trust in your brothers. Hard road to hoe.

Gemma’s story is a lie, and she is gonna get caught, there is no way she can live with this lie on her heart.

Frankie is off the chain. He looks completely freaked out, desperate, psycho. I don’t know why he shot Lyla, she didn’t do shit. Frankie knows his life is over as he knows it. You double cross the brothers and they will never stop till they even the score. It’s one thing when an unknown person does you dirty. It’s totally another when it’s someone who swore to cover your back. That cannot be forgiven.

Nero is wise and Jax needs to listen. Jax doesn’t have any trust left to lean on. He just got proof that he is being stabbed in the back by the people that swore to never do exactly that. Nero and Jax are partners, and what one does lands in the other’s lap, thus destroying any business before it gets started. I am surprised Nero told Jax about Gemma’s lie, that’s not his character.

Gemma knows what time it is, and so does Tara, that’s why she knocked her out. Gemma is dead to them now. High time in my opinion.

Chibs should have floored that truck when Frankie was in front of it. Chibs was ready to die like a man, he is a real savage. No begging and pleading, just telling him what’s up. Frankie couldn’t kill Chibs, he is still a brother.

Jax is right, don’t ever give up your hand till you are sure. Gotta play the cards close to your chest. Don’t give up your hand… that’s what you got, intelligence.

Bobby is right again, everything is under club jurisdiction, especially something like internal mutiny. As much as Jax doesn’t like it, once you are in a club that is the law you live by. No matter how much he might want to kill Clay, he can’t.

Roosevelt ain’t playing anymore. He wants the killer of his wife and he will easily give up Juice to get it. I don’t doubt that Jax will try to cut that deal.

Tara has more knowledge than a club member and that makes her complicit. We don’t talk business with our wives, keeps them out of it. Better for them. That way when they are under interrogation they aren’t lying when they say they don’t know anything.

Jax is playing Clay and using Gemma to do it. He is like the Godfather, pulling all the strings. Jax is playing for keeps.

The tide is turning quick, time to either sink or swim.

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Gemma is like a plane coming down for a crash landing, she doesn’t care where she lands.

Tara is complicit in this from the start. I wonder if she is even thinking about the ramifications that could happen with falsifying reports. Not good if you get caught… better not get caught.

Gemma got robbed and she called Nero, not expecting Jax to show up. She doesn’t remember the guy’s name she just slept with. Jax wants to know who she is? More like who she has become. She is Mrs. Mid-Life crisis. And Nero is all class, he got respect and wisdom. Jax needs to listen to him. Nero’s got the street, he will find that Escalade, and he’s got to cause Gemma’s his girl.

Frankie Diamonds is getting out while the getting is good. Did you see him shoot that finger at Jax when he put on his glasses? That was totally disrespectful. Jax isn’t impressed with Frankie, he’s not going to care who it is when he finds out. Unser has it figured out – Gogo wasn’t smart enough to keep those scratches covered. Unser saw them, now he won’t have any doubt who did what.

Clay is pure evil. He’s going to kill Unser with these guys, then I bet he is going to kill the Nomads. He has to tie up all loose ends and can’t leave a stone unturned. Clay makes Tara’s skin crawl, and now Juice heard it. They are two rats as far as me and my brothers are concerned. We can’t wait for some club justice to happen, and it will. It always does. At least in real life.

Gemma is as evil as Clay, and just as conniving. She lies so easily to get her way, and Jax is ever the optimist. He really believes he will pull all this off. So do we.

Unser is smart to have the shotgun ready, Clay cannot be trusted. He set that up without Juice knowing he was involved. He tried to make it look like he was going to be attacked also, but Unser ain’t buying it. Clay is good, real good.

Two dead members is big news, this is going to be real bad for the club. All the other home invasions will now be blamed on the club, they will have to prove they had nothing to do with it, and these guys were working independently. Clay really screwed things up for the club. It’s all unraveling.

Gemma is right about the truth setting you free, she should practice that. Unser is still covering for Clay. Jax is showing Gemma some big trust, giving her the boys, especially the way she is screwing up.

Tig don’t play so Tara is safe with him, that’s for sure. His allegiance to Jax is intact, Tig owes him his life. There is no way he will let anything happen to her.

Nero’s stock keeps going up, he shows class over and over. I like his style.

Clay is playing this out till the end but he has no choice, he has dug his hole too deep to get out of. He would be smart just to split and hope the club never finds him. He would probably live longer.

Those black guys were hired by either Clay or Frankie. We already know Pope is not behind the attacks. They are just there to throw Jax off Clay and the Nomad’s scent.

Gemma really screwed up, Tara is going to freak. If Abel is dead then I bet Gemma will be also.

Wow. And the plot thickens.

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Lots of money changing hands, big percentages. Money is a powerful tool. I have seen great members turn out to be not so great when some money was put in front of them and they made bad choices. That usually ends very badly.

Nothing like the loss of a loved one, no pain as great as that. And nothing feels as good as exacting the revenge on the person or parties that deserve it.

Roosevelt isn’t going to stop till he finds out who killed his wife. She got a good scratch, so they have DNA which usually closes the case these days. It’s only a matter of time till they figure this out.

Clay is playing the sympathy card with Juice. He doesn’t need that oxygen, he needs someone near him that might try to save him. He needs people to think he’s weak while he gets stronger. He is evil smart. Unser and Clay are playing a game of fish, trying to see what’s what. Clay can not be trusted, he’s gotta go.

Carla is a sick evil twisted woman. Could you imagine walking into your kitchen and finding her in the morning?

Close vote, the table is dividing. Like I said, money is a powerful tool. It can get in the way of what is supposed to really matter. That’s one of the reasons it’s hard to continually put this one thing first in your life. It doesn’t pay any bills. It gives you something else – brotherhood, a family, which is priceless – but you have to be able to see it. Now Greg’s got a bandage on his neck, he ain’t bright enough to cover that up. Tara is more of an outlaw than a doctor at this point. What she is doing is for sure a felony.

The fact that these guys can all have a meeting and talk business without killing each other, backed by the CIA, is one big achievement. In fact, it’s so big, I think it’s safe to say it doesn’t happen too often in the real world. The last time they got together it didn’t turn out too well.

Carla is committed that’s for sure. She’s got real love on her mind. If she can’t have him, then she doesn’t want to live, that’s real love. Real crazy love.

Killing that guard is something that had to happen. His wife was just a casualty of the event and wasn’t supposed to be home. Tig had no problem canceling her contract. She scratched him good though. That’s gonna make people think he got scratched by Rita. Didn’t take them long to find the guard. Pope actually found the guard but no matter, revenge is sweet, and necessary, to close chapters that need to be closed. Jax beating him to death had to be done, Opie was Jax’s pal. A real pal isn’t at your funeral. A real pal is putting the guy in the ground that put you in the ground, then, and only then, he goes to the funeral.

Otto is the only one that can reverse RICO. Only problem is Otto is done with it all. He’s on death row; he’s got nothing to look forward to, except revenge. Don’t make him do something horrible.

Of course Gemma calls Clay to clean up her mess. Clay disposes a body with the ease of taking out the garbage.

Pope is a cold, calculating businessman, careful and thinking ahead. He’s got a five million dollar policy that insures his killer will be killed and his revenge will be exacted. Jax has a similar policy, so does Chibs, Tig, Bobby, Happy, and all the rest of the Brothers. Just being a brother insures that your revenge will be exacted, that your killer will be killed. THEN they will go to your funeral.

Unser laid some truth on Gemma, and the truth hurts. I don’t know what he’s thinking, those two are friends, unless I missed something. One kiss doesn’t mean anything. Maybe Unser is suffering from some kind of delusions. Delusions of Gemma.

I don’t think Roosevelt would have cared one bit if he had killed Bobby. Everyone is changing and getting further away from their own reality. Roosevelt is a good cop, not someone that takes the law in his own hands. He believes in the law, so to run Bobby off the road is out of his realm.

You reap what you sow. Sometimes you reap the whirlwind. That’s when heads go rolling.

Gemma has taken a swan dive off the deep end, out cruising bars for action. I wonder how far she will go.

Tara is a young version of that. She knows Jax is lying to her; they all lie so easily to each other. And when you lie a lot, then you can easily see when some one is lying to you. Clay has been behind this all along. No wonder, he figures if everyone sees it all fall apart when Jax got a hold of it, he would get it back. Clay is in way too deep to live.

You reap what you sow, fear the Reaper.

It’s hard not to hate… until people make you hate them. Hate can move you to do amazing things, conquer obstacles; hate can drive a man to places he never thought he would go. Men are locked up inside and their hate will drive them to better themselves, or stay alive so they can exact their revenge when they get out.

Gemma has taken a swan dive into the deep end. She didn’t pass go or collect $200 dollars. She dove right into her own personal hell. Clay better gun up, better batten down the hatches, cause the truth is coming. It always does, especially with the brothers. Family always finds out.

There is nothing like burying your pal, your brother. You do leave a part of yourself on that box that will never come back, ever. I rode to bury a brother one time, he was my best friend and my brother, I was crying like a little kid the whole way. I didn’t give a damn what anyone thought, I was burying my brother.

The Mayor should be more comfortable working with the outlaws, he’s as corrupt as can be. These guys should be looking for an end game. Can’t keep doing this without thinking everyone is going to end up dead. There are already three brothers dead. The Brothel is a good gig for these guys, low maintenance, no one gets killed, well, maybe a few people… but they probably will deserve it.

Jax set the whole thing up himself, and he is going to share it with the club. Pretty cool, he isn’t required to do that. Good to see him in charge of his world. Very Presidential, regulating Gemma and Nero, then letting Gemma know how he thinks in no uncertain terms.

Everyone understands an ass whipping, it’s universal. It’s a bonding experience between two men. Club brothers are humans that play rougher than other humans. While some people will have a heated argument, Club brothers will punch it out, then shake hands.
Great fight with Jax and Galaan – that will bond them forever.

Chucky’s a trip. That is one wacked out little fingerless freak. Whenever he shows up the whole house screams CHUCKY! Everyone loves Chucky.

What the hell are they doing with that fat guy?

Wow, Galaan shot up the bikes with the .50 cal. That was probably so loud it was deafening, and I know, I’ve been next to one of those a time or two. The only way that is ok is that the deal is for so much money, that the cost of two new bikes is small change.
Nero made a deal with Jax he can’t break it, and besides, Jax doesn’t want to mix family with business, not the Gemma part of his family anyway. Nero needs to keep his integrity and keep working for his son.

OK the blackmail plan is sick, that is not how me or my brothers would handle anything like that. It just shows you what these guys are capable of. It also guys to show you this is exactly what a Motorcycle Club is not about. At least not a real OUTLAW motorcycle club. We like good old fashioned tried and true violence, around for thousands of years, and never fails kind of violence. Happy doesn’t look too Happy, Chibs either. They don’t want any part of it and probably just want to handle it with knives… not a bad plan, Savages.

Tig seems to always be getting bit in the ass, and he never minds. He is a real freak, through and through. Sewing up Tig is good practice for Tara, he won’t mind at all.
How can Jax NOT blame Gemma for the death of JT? He can’t, she is complicit from the start. I would bet she even planned it. She is lucky Jax even talks to her let alone not kill her.

The Mayor better get a clue quick that Jax is the real Mayor in town. Pretty smooth laying out his plan. The Mayor is in an all win situation. Jax is handing him his dream on a silver patter. Better grab it, Mr. Mayor. The Mayor and Jax, it’s all about being in business with the right people.

Those guys screwed up bad, Roosevelt will never stop till he finds out who shot his wife. The cops will go crazy.

I ain’t no dummy, it’s hard to ignore the signs, as to who is doing the home invasions.
Gemma can be real evil, but with a sometimes soft, motherly side in a gangster kind of way. Tara is a weed smoker. A smoking hot, totally cool, weed smoker. When she comes on the screen, we all whistle hard cause she’s everyone’s favorite, cool as can be and now Tara smokes weed.

The sheriff wants the skin from underneath his wife’s fingernails. DNA is the unquestionable thing these days to find the answer. Can’t argue with DNA.

I knew the Mayor would climb on board, he knows a good business deal when he sees one, corrupt officials always do.

The body parts have arrived.

Yes Donna changed a lot, losing your wife is one thing, but then finding out it was one of your brothers that did it is another.

Happy doesn’t look too Happy. No one does at that table. It is just real hard to wrap your head around the fact that you are not going to see your brother again. No retaliation? That is a difficult order. Sentiment runs deep. Just like when Tig ran over the girl that got them in this mess in the first place. Can’t work on emotion, got to use logic. Money goes just as quick as it comes, especially when it comes quick. Least they had it to spend on something good like saving their asses.

What the hell is Wendy thinking. Tara is right, you want to call a lawyer, bring it. And he isn’t three now, so go away for fifteen years and see if the boy finds you, but why confuse the situation now? Just one man’s opinion.

Gemma beat up that girl, caused a wreck, but it wasn’t her fault, it’s never her fault.
Nero’s girl aint no good, that’s obvious. She’s working both sides of the street. Nero is still cool though, thinking out loud, hoping someone is listening. Cool.

Gemma needs distance from Clay? Then get out of the clubhouse. Gemma didn’t know about Opie. That was like losing her own sons. Being the best friend of Jax, you know she watched him grow up as one of the club kids. Gemma breaking down, running down the hall, that was real tough.

Cool motorcycle chase, finally. You know for us there is never enough riding on the show, but we’re motorcycle enthusiasts.

Jax is the protector, getting the hooker out of town, telling the little kids to go in the house so they don’t get shot, always being polite, just like us, we’re always polite. Until someone isn’t polite to us, then things can change real quickly.

How did those bangers know where they were? Carla. I told you she was no good. Gemma should have known better than to try Jax on a day like this, she is way down on the priority list. Opie is dead, the send off is a real big deal. In fact I was real surprised that Piney didn’t get a big send off. I have been to some funerals in my time that had a pack of motorcycles seven miles long, hundreds of bikes. That’s respect.

I said it before and I will say it again, Wendy should stay clear. It’s pretty insane to see Gemma befriend her since she tried to kill her once upon a time. But Gemma’s deceit knows no bounds – there really is nothing sacred when it comes to Gemma.
Lyla is taking this pretty well in my eyes. She lost her man, still got his kids, but she ain’t alone – she has the club. Those are club kids and they will grow up with a whole lot of uncles, cousins, and brothers.

Gemma kissing Nero on the lot in front of every one was a no class move. Some men might have felt disrespected and walked out there and knocked them both out, Gemma first. Some men got no control.

Jax and Nero will be a good partnership. They both have an end game in mind, they both have the other piece necessary needed to expand, and most of all, they trust each other, which is the hardest and most important ingredient to come by. And Jax is right, family and business don’t mix.

Gemma has no shame. She is a survivalist and she is great at her game. She is as evil as Clay ever was plus she’s just smarter than him. Clay let his greed get in the way of his vision. Gemma’s vision is perfect.

Tara has come full circle, she is even smarter than Gemma is and just as ruthless. Gemma can twist the truth on anyone with so much ease it’s scary. I don’t even think she can tell the difference between the truth and the lies. I was surprised to see Gemma not help Tara give Carla that beat down. Although Tara didn’t need any help, so yep, it’s gone full circle. Tara graduated into a perfect old lady. Beautiful, sexy, smart, a weed smoking, take no shit killer with a PHD.

Nothing harder than burying a brother. I have buried a few in my time. I remember years ago I back drove one of my friends to the funeral to bury what I considered to be my little brother. We grew up together riding, fighting, messing things up, straightening them out, and I cried like a little kid the whole way. I don’t give a damn what anyone thought: I lost my Brother.

I can’t say enough about Opie Winston. He died like a warrior. He was exactly what being in a club is about. The Brothers. The Brothers first. Always.

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