Episode 2.8 “Potlatch”
Potlatch: A leader holds a feast for friends and family in their home. The main purpose is the re-distribution and reciprocity of wealth.
With an already-dwindling gun supply in question, SAMCRO takes extreme measures to procure weapons for a customer. The revenge that is sought following a theft at Caracara Studios puts one diva at risk. Tara’s professional and personal lives begin to collide.
“Change won’t happen quick, or without blood, but it’ll happen. It has to.” -Jax
Sons of Anarchy "Potlatch"
The good:
- Nutical!
- the Pandora’s box that opened with the break-in at Caracara
- Chucky’s back, sans 8 digits (“I accept that“)
- The “Irish bitch” is back, we meet Mrs. Chibs
- This time around, Tom Arnold is wonderfully sleazy as George Caruso
- Walking into a Mayan ambush at LaRoy’s
- tension within the ranks of the League
- Tara’s worlds in a power struggle
- Zobelle’s logic in supplying guns to the Mayans
- the rift within SAMCRO gets just that much wider
The not-so good:
- Ah, Luanne…we hardly knew ye
- only 5 episodes left this season!
Sons of anarchy news
Ratings:
TV by the Numbers reports that SoA is a hit with adults in the 18-49 and the 18-34 age bracket, being the only scripted drama in both top ten lists of shows.
File this under my own personal excitement: apparently another “Deadwood” alumni (and recently of Lost, playing Jacob’s enemy), Titus Welliver, will be joining SoA for a few episodes. The other alumn is, of course, Dayton Callie who plays Chief Unser.
Titus Welliver & Dayton Callie from HBO's now defunct "Deadwood"
I have to give a shout-out to Michael Ornstein, who plays Chucky and is a fellow MA resident. From Boston.com:
Here’s a good reason to watch the FX biker show “Sons of Anarchy’’ tonight – one of the show’s guest stars is one of our own, a resident of the Barnstable village of Cotuit. Actor Michael Ornstein, who moved with his family to the Cape a few years ago, appears in the show for the second season in a row as Chuck Marstein, an accountant with an unusual sexual issue. “It’s a very unique tick,’’ Ornstein explains with a giggle. “It’s a big problem.’’ Ornstein, 46, tells us he’ll play Marstein in four episodes this season. The work on “Sons’’ has had him traveling between the Cape and Los Angeles, but he says he’ll be home in the Bay State to watch the show tonight. “Maybe my kids can stay up a little late to watch,’’ he joked.
When you recognize quality but don’t watch it: SOA vs NCIS: sadly this kind of logic is why some really great shows are no longer on the air
The Watcher voted SoA’s theme song one of the best on tv: “This Life” from “Sons of Anarchy” – Curtis Stigers is better known as a jazz saxophonist and vocalist, but he does a great impression of an old-fashioned blues singer here. The song is a perfect fit for the show, but it stands on its own, too.
SoA theme song voted one of the best on tv today
The big buzz of the week past is how SoA beat out (actually, I believe the adjective I saw used was “crushed“) Jay Leno in the 10 o’clock time slot for Tuesday night . Seems like lots of folks in “the industry” are shocked by this fact, although I can’t really figure out why. Kurt Sutter sounds off as to why it ain’t Jay’s fault on his blog at SutterInk.
Women's Sons Of Anarchy 'SAMCRO' T-shirt
And if you want to show off your love for the show, there is now official Sons of Anarchy merchandise for sale. The official store has t-shirts, pint and shot glasses, hats and much more to choose from.
Next week:
Episode 2.9 “Fa Guan”
When SAMCRO’s adult-film business becomes a hindrance to the club, Clay seizes the opportunity to revive the gun-running cartel. As Jax and Clay continue to clash over club activities, their relationship reaches a new level of antagonism.