Well I deleted my @&$)*^% blog entry (and unfortunately it wasn't live long enough to have a cached copy). Not that there were any great insights but it's still frustrating. Lesson learned. So here's the gist of it. I'll expound more next week. Season 6 started off with a bang (no pun intended). I too thought the blonde boy in the opening scene was Jax but he was actually Nero's cousin's old lady's son. Some viewers have commented that the school shooting went over the line. I thought it was as tastefully done as possible. I'm interested to see where they go with the storyline. Unfortunately school shootings are a far too common occurrence in the US.
There were lots of other shocking moments in this episode as well:
- A one eyed, tongue-less Otto is being raped daily in prison. Apparently Toric (a retired US Marshal who is the brother of the nurse Otto killed with a crucifix) is making sure of that. We also find out he has a bad drug habit and likes to naked kiss his mirror.
- Lyla gets involved with a torture porn ring. The club takes care of the problem. Tig gets some of his anger out by drowning one of pornographers in a tub of urine. Such poetic justice. Too bad they couldn't do something as equally horrible to the rest of them.
- The club also meets an ex cop who controls that part of Stockton. I'm sure we'll be seeing him more later.
- Jax meets a madam named Collette who is hoping to make her brothel legit. They get along well (and end up knocking boots).
- Bobby is thinking of restarting the Nomads.
- Gemma threatens Tara's lawyer and reminders her who she really works for. Don't piss off Grandma!
- Wendy shows up but says she has no plans to try for guardianship of the boys. Can we see more of Wendy?
- Toric tries to get both Tara and Clay to rat out the club. Tara refuses but Clay knows he has to or he will be killed when he goes to genpop.
From Wikipedia:
Just days after Clay and Tara were imprisoned, much has changed within SAMCRO: Chibs is now Vice President, Happy is the new Sergeant-at-Arms, Bobby has distanced himself from SAMCRO and is considering going Nomad, and Juice's status in the club is in question. Jax not only learns that Lyla was beaten after taking part in a violent style of porn at the docks in Stockton, but that Gemma may have turned Tara into the authorities, which he finds difficult to believe. Lee Toric appeals to both Clay and Tara to turn state's witness against the Sons of Anarchy. Tara refuses, but Clay knows he won't live long without Toric's help. Jax and his crew head to Stockton to deal with those who hurt Lyla, and they strike up a partnership with an ex-cop (Peter Weller) who enlists Jax's help in helping a local madam (Kim Dickens) go legit. At a Catholic school, a violent shooting occurs which could have dire repercussions for the club.
Grade: 4 Monsters (out of 5). A great start to the sixth season!
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