Before the recap begins, let’s take a moment to observe the passing of a favorite character: Goodbye, Luanne Delaney. Thank God, we didn’t have to witness Georgie Caruso’s goon beating you to death. I have no idea what an anal rain dance is because I never had the courage to Google it but your love for your husband, your business.. um.. prowess when it came to managing Bobby Elvis the second set of books, and your devotion to protecting your “talent” will be missed.
Now, let’s get on with the recap. In my mind, the fragmentation of the MC and the implications of that really came into full view during Potlatch. It’s one thing to see Clay and Jax beat the shit out of each other, but an entirely separate thing to see Tig’s reluctance to step up [no it isn’t gay to want to see Half-Sack’s neuticle, in fact I did too and I promise we all would have if this show was on HBO], Bobby Elvis’ below-the-radar group intervention, and Opie’s attempt to make in roads with Jax. And central to all of this unraveling is Gemma. Remember badass Gemma from Season 1? The way she held SAMCRO so tightly in her hand? Darlin’ she’s the glue – it isn’t the MC. As the secret of her rape unravels her and divides her from Clay, Jax, and the rest of the MC, the fragmentation reverberates throughout SAMCRO.
Tig’s reticence is fascinating especially considering his personal loyalty to Clay. We see him show some quite twisted compassion for Chucky when Clay is ready to cut him loose. [And, btw, thank you Lin for chopping off Chucky’s fingers to keep him from masturbating. I accept that.] Tig does not rush in to back up Clay at the Great Rest Stop Showdown. Why? I’m suspecting because he thought it was a pretty terrible idea and considering what went down at the ill-fated Dinner of the Faithful, I don’t blame him. And see, this whole time Tig is deep and pensive not just some sociopath who gets off on corpses and livestock.
Bobby Elvis continues his stealth approach to mending fences. Well, that and poorly denying knowledge of what it’s like to knock boots with a porn star. And his words to Jax from last episode take on new meaning. Jax clearly didn’t get that Bobby was telling him that Clay would never admit that he was wrong so it would be Jax’s role to be the bigger man and mend fences for the MC. So Bobby Elvis puts his own plan into action by getting the boys to parse out the truth and bring the issue to the table. It’s ironic that Tig went to talk to Clay and Opie went to talk to Jax because it might have been more productive but a less useful plot element to have pair up Tig with Jax and Opie with Clay. And we can see Bobby starting to piece together the timeline of the beef: sometime around Donna’s death. [NOTE TO OPIE: KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS. YOU’RE GETTING WARMER.]
Opie who scares the shit out of me but I am really rooting for makes the start of an inroad with Jax in getting payback for the robbery at Caracara and trying to work on their bromance while being held up by the Mayans. Opie seems to be channeling his anger in to protecting Lyla and thus opening things up for a more rational approach to dealing with the club.
And all of this leads us to the blowout at Castle Elsinore Gemma’s house. I think Neeta is the only person present who isn’t mad with seething rage. While in the midst of demanding to know where Jax, Opie, and Bobby Elvis have been, Clay and crew learn that Luanne has been murdered. In an unsurprising hypocritical manipulative way, Clay tries to put the murder on Jax. Opie and Bobby Elvis share responsibility for the decision. And then… wait for it… Jax shouts that he isn’t the one murdering women! [FFS, Opie, are you listening here? Really? How many more signs do you need, man?]. And then.. Gemmaplatesmash!
Remainders
- Hey, Chibs is awake and is wife is there
and her hair is just like mine. And the wife scares the shit out of Gemma. I didn’t know that was possible - Zobelle is giving Alvarez and the Mayans guns for free? Mmmmmkay
- Polly is sleeping with using the young IRA guy. I’m sure it’s tru lurv.
- Tara wants her live separate thankyouverymuch, Gemma.
- Where the hell is Piney?
- And Juice? Wonder how long he will be laid up in the hospital.
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