Sons Of Anarchy Season 7 Episode 1 Recap: Rubbing Salt In The Wound (Season Premiere)

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Who Will Be Left Standing In The End?

So we begin the final season of "Sons Of Anarchy". I love ya SOA but did "Black Widower" really have to last ~110 minutes? My attention span isnt that long. If you much over an hour I may wander off. Anyway here's we're at since last year:

The episode opens with Jax in prison. He is carving a swastika into some guy's stomach and pulls out two of his teeth. He then has a quick sit down with the head of the Aryan Brotherhood. It looks like their previous beefs are ironed over for now but he may ask for a favor later. And did you recognize that the head of the AB is Marilyn Mason? I thought that freaky dude looked familiar.

Jax is released from jail since Patterson couldnt pin anything on him. He misses Tara's funeral (Gemma says it was a nice ceremony) and doesnt go see his sons (even though he's always professing to love them). He doesnt have time for such things because he's set on revenge.

SAMCRO meets around the table. Jax says his attempts to steer his family and SOA away from a life of crime and into legitimacy have failed. Now he's out to avenge Tara's death. He needs to know if everyone is with him. They say "we're all in brother". SOA tries to patch up their relationships with black, brown, yellow and white (as they refer to the other MCs). There are too many clubs to keep track of with the Mayans, the Triad, the Aryan Brotherhood, the Grimm Bastards, etc.

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Juice is staying at Wendy's house. She leaves rehab and finds him there (did she just leave in ~10 days because I dont think she completed the program that fast). Juice begs her not to tell Jax where he is or SOA will kill him. Will she keep her word? Unser becomes suspicious of who else is in Wendy's house. When we last see Unser he is tied up by I'm sure Juice. Will Unser eventually go to Patterson and tell her everything he knows?

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Let's Have The Junkie Take Care Of The Kids Again. She Was After All In Rehab For Nine Days.

Gemma's speech to Juice about why she cant go to jail *because the boys need her) is an interesting one. That woman can really justify anything. I hope she gets hers in the end and in a big way. Katey Sagal is a great actress though. I love to hate her.

Gemma and Nero have a romantic moment. Are they getting back together? Nero is busy playing peace keeper but will it get him killed in the end? Gemma also breaks down in front of Nero due to all the stress of killing Tara etc. I wonder how she will explain that away later.

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Run Dude! Run Screaming Away From Gemma Now!

In the final scene, Jax tortures (literally rubbing salt in his wounds) and kills (stabs him in the head with a carving fork) a man he thinks is responsible for Taras death. We know he's innocent. The real culprit is the woman that just kissed Jax good night and went off to bed.

Grade: 3 1/2 Monsters (out of 5). A good start to the season. The episodes are too long though. I dont think the extra run time adds much to the episodes. I cant wait to see how it all ends.