Season 2 Shakedown

November 5, 2009


Episode 1 Season Opener  Albification: In this episode we saw new deals, new faces, new challenges, and more club friction within it's members. Opie returns to Charming, but was still having a hard time coping, and grieving over the death of his wife Donna. It was a mistake taking within the Club last season with the decision made by Clay and Tig. Those bullets were meant for Opie, but got Donna by mistake because thinking Opie had sold out to SAMCRO. As the episode goes on new deals with the IRA for business to move guns for SAMCRO. New faces moved into Charming Ethan Zobelle and AJ Winston white separatists wanting to push Sons Of Anarchy out for good. Ethan Zobelle wanting to open a new smoke shop in Charming, and try to befriend the Hales for support to rid the Sons. Clay and Jax are starting conflicts that are effecting the club in making decisions. Jax, Hale, and Piney are keeping the secret of Donna's death to protect Opie from knowing the dirty truth of what really happened. Bobby "Elvis" Munsion returns back to the club after being held in Jail for 2 months for a eyewitness who picked out Bobby in a murder last season. As he returns home a welcome home party was arranged for him. The club convinces Opie it was The Mayans who are responsible for Donna's Death. Clay made a decision at the table or Church that a Mayan was responsible for the death and Opie can take care of it. Jax, Tig, Chibs, and Opie went for the search of the Mayan. As they disassembled the Mayan off the bike, they took him off to a place to finish him off. Opie carved a Anarchy symbol for a message for President Marcus Alverez of The Mayans. When everyone left Jax shot the dead Mayan to cover up the Anarchy symbol and dumped him off in a alley way. He sat him up and gave a message of the dead Mayan of holding up nine fingers. Nine fingers means of the Niners gang in Oakland, CA. The party was happening for Bobby's coming home party when a car pulled up to Teller-Morrow Garage, being it was Ethan Zobelle and AJ Winston. Clay, and the club came to address them only to find out that Zobelle reason for coming was to give a message of not selling guns to The Mayans and Niners anymore. Tig pulls out his gun as Clay told Zobelle and Winston that he wont take that threat and Tig will kill him if he wanted to.The message and answers didn't go well with Zobelle, and as they got back in to their car Gemma was spotted by AJ Winston and had another plan to get the message across. As the night went on Bobby was dropped off by ATF agent Stahl, to make her apperance again to the club. Tara questions her relationship with Jax and the club. Gemma sets her straight with there needs to be truth to be told to her about the club. Gemma leaves, Jax returns and Tara looks at him with question of what Gemma Told her. Gemma stops and hears a van behind her honking and a blonde woman comes out looking for Gemma's help. She states her baby choked on something, Gemma at first pulls out a gun in her purse but lays it down in her car to help. Within a second the blond woman knocks her out and kidnaps her. When Gemma regains conciseness Three men in mask come to approach her and begin to beat and rape her. Gemma notice a tattoo on the neck of one of the men in mask of a upside down piece sign. A message was for her to send to Clay to stop selling guns to color or they will find her and do this again. Jax goes to take a shower and Tara follows to pick up his clothes. She finds a bloody handkerchief and confronts him about the truth. Jax says he tells her the truth but Tara states not what she can handle the whole truth. He tells her that he help Opie killed a man today for retaliation on Donna.

Opinion: This episode really sets the tone in what is to come this season. I loved it, it really kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. I've been a big fan of the show since it came out last year. I think the writing, the directing,  and the actors that make these characters come to life. It's my favorite show on TV today and the best show to come out in a long time.