Steelyuhas
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This show is huge for basic cable, does incredibly well.
Walking Dead is on another planet. It is simply staggering how many people watch that for a basic cable show.
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Sons of Anarchy - Season 5 - Tuesdays on FX
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This show is huge for basic cable, does incredibly well.
Walking Dead is on another planet. It is simply staggering how many people watch that for a basic cable show.
I mean his 2 kids .... orphaned.
Tig needs to get fucking wacked. Now he is basically going to be Jax's bitch, I see no worth for him now. Especially since Clay is not in charge.
I really hope Chuck Zito's character Frankie Diamonds can fill some kind of void. But I doubt it. Heard him on the Howard Stern show talking about his role and in these 3 episodes I've seen him once I think.
Same dude I actually almost cried, surprised I didn't to be honest as he's one of my favorites. I really want Pope to get the lead pipe now, fucking Pope man.
THE-Pink-Dagger
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That look on Opie's face, Jax's suffering as he watches, the sheer brutality of the hit, the sound of the pipe, and Opie getting his head crushed, just unbelievable, I was shedding man-tears.
a secret-boss
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Wtf did not see that coming
Viking Opie is gone
Would have been a great episode if not for Gemma stuff
Viking Opie is gone
Would have been a great episode if not for Gemma stuff
Polishin8r
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RIP Opi he was such a bad ass character, i was hoping something would interfere so he dosint die, Jack is gonna start killing everyone
Polishin8r
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breaking bad?
And The Shield. Now that I think about it, they're all similar shows and they've all given me that same level of anxiety during certain scenes. Not many other shows do that well.
Pope lives and operates in Oakland, which is probably ~40 miles away from where Charming is supposed to be.
Soyongdori
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9 million people watched the season 2 finale of The Walking Dead. The most watched cable TV show in the history of cable television.
BankaiZaraki
Banned
Oh man I can not wait until that sgt prison guard gets his. I hope his death is even more brutal than Opie's. And I'm really digging Pope as the main bad guy this season. I hate his fucking guts but this man is fucking diabolical.
sleeprockss
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The only scene from Breaking Bad that got me anywhere near as anxiety ridden as I was during Opie's death scene was that scene from "One Minute." I didn't care nearly as much about that character as I did Opie though.
Clay Davis
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well my favourite character is no more. the club has been nothing but bad for opie, it cost him a big chunk of his life, he wife, his father and now it's cost his life and the chance to see his children grow up.
it should have been tig but of course it can't be, he needs to get revenge on the big bad pope because he killed his daughter, never mind it was his ill thought out actions that resulted in his daughter being killed.
another thing about the episode. it was great to see gemma get put in her place by tara. it's been a long, long time coming. did anyone else think the beat down gemma put on the girl was more about how she got put her place by tara than about clay?
the ending also deserves a special mention. jax taking command was a sight to behold. the tension in that scene was incredible.
overall, a very good episode but opie's death has put a big downer on this season for me, now matter where it goes from here, not even them getting the sargeant responsible will be able to lift it.
rip opie. you were too good for the sons.
it should have been tig but of course it can't be, he needs to get revenge on the big bad pope because he killed his daughter, never mind it was his ill thought out actions that resulted in his daughter being killed.
another thing about the episode. it was great to see gemma get put in her place by tara. it's been a long, long time coming. did anyone else think the beat down gemma put on the girl was more about how she got put her place by tara than about clay?
the ending also deserves a special mention. jax taking command was a sight to behold. the tension in that scene was incredible.
overall, a very good episode but opie's death has put a big downer on this season for me, now matter where it goes from here, not even them getting the sargeant responsible will be able to lift it.
rip opie. you were too good for the sons.
The Shield's finale had me in fucking tears multiple times.
And the finale of season 5 of The Shield had me balling my eyes out.
Yeah i woke up to this news and it's incredibly sad.This is incredibly sad and bizarre:
http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/27/sons-of-anarchy-actor-johnny-lewis-double-death-los-feliz-los-angeles/
Half-Sack
I still will withhold judgement till the full story comes out. I assume it will have something to do with drugs because the whole climbing up on the roof and falling to his death is just bizarre, same with killing a harmless 81 year old lady.
Cornballer
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That's awful. So sad to hear it this morning.This is incredibly sad and bizarre:
http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/27/sons-of-anarchy-actor-johnny-lewis-double-death-los-feliz-los-angeles/
Half-Sack
lazybones18
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What the hell Half-Sack
RepairmanJack
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Holy shit Half-Sack. That's crazy.
Sutter's thoughts on the mattter:
http://www.whosay.com/kurtsutter/content/404295?wsref=tw&code=Oqn4g42
Makes you wonder if there were other reasons for Lewis leaving the show other than him wanting to pursue other roles.
http://www.whosay.com/kurtsutter/content/404295?wsref=tw&code=Oqn4g42
Makes you wonder if there were other reasons for Lewis leaving the show other than him wanting to pursue other roles.
Dominican Power
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What was this dude on?
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I heard it was PCP or Meth.
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I heard it was PCP or Meth.
ThisWreckage
Banned
Opie's.....
Apparently it was some sort of designer drug.
Opie had pretty obviously reached the end of his arc. It was a tragic downward spiral, but all last season and the beginning of this season, he was a dead man walking. Everything was taken from him, and he went down protecting the club and his best friend.
It's much better than having him go nuts and be a fucking idiot like Tig.
I only wish Kim Coates was half the actor Ryan Hurst is, because we are still stuck with him.
It's much better than having him go nuts and be a fucking idiot like Tig.
I only wish Kim Coates was half the actor Ryan Hurst is, because we are still stuck with him.
A big problem for me with Ope's death is similar to my problem with Boardwalk Empire after the end of season 2 - there isn't really any likeable main characters left.
I've never really gotten invested in Jax because his "I want to leave but I can't!" woe-is-me bullshit got old a couple seasons ago. And he has a dumb angry walk. Chibs and Bobby are cool but not really main characters - hell, Chibs has hardly spoken since getting his revenge on the Irish. As for everyone else, I really couldn't care if the rest live or die.
I think the issue is writing great anti-heroes/antagonists/morally-grey characters worthy of emotional investment is really hard (which makes The Shield and Breaking Bad so great - they perfected it) and I don't think the SoA staff writers are good at it.
I've never really gotten invested in Jax because his "I want to leave but I can't!" woe-is-me bullshit got old a couple seasons ago. And he has a dumb angry walk. Chibs and Bobby are cool but not really main characters - hell, Chibs has hardly spoken since getting his revenge on the Irish. As for everyone else, I really couldn't care if the rest live or die.
I think the issue is writing great anti-heroes/antagonists/morally-grey characters worthy of emotional investment is really hard (which makes The Shield and Breaking Bad so great - they perfected it) and I don't think the SoA staff writers are good at it.
Even more tragic when you realize Jax pulled him back into that life (season 1). He lost everything and died; he was basically the club punching bag.
It's amazing how Tig and Clay basically ruined his life on not one but two separate occasions. Both under very similar circumstances to boot.
It's amazing how Tig and Clay basically ruined his life on not one but two separate occasions. Both under very similar circumstances to boot.
out0v0rder
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i still can't understand anything that chibbs says.
boy-o i think he said.
boy-o i think he said.
Dominican Power
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SOA is one of many shows where the background noise is significantly louder than the audio of the characters talking. I have to constantly go from turning cc on and off.
-Pyromaniac-
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That's weird. I have zero issues understanding anything...it's just...normal.
Dominican Power
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Are watching the show with surround sound?
Avinexus
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It's not really the background noise, its his accent that makes him hard to understand sometimes.
-Pyromaniac-
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Nope.
fierrotlepou
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Fucking hell, Opie... Jax better kill every motherfucker involved.
RoninChaos
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... why did I accidentally click on this thread?!
Wow...is this the 3rd episode? If this is building up, what the hell are we moving towards!?
I agree with most here that Opie's death is both upsetting and understandable. I'm definitely sad to see a great character/actor leave the show, but at the same time it's a fitting end to the arc of a character who has lost everything in his life to the club.
Gemma throwing two tantrums almost derailed what was otherwise an amazing and intense episode.
I agree with most here that Opie's death is both upsetting and understandable. I'm definitely sad to see a great character/actor leave the show, but at the same time it's a fitting end to the arc of a character who has lost everything in his life to the club.
Gemma throwing two tantrums almost derailed what was otherwise an amazing and intense episode.
Al-ibn Kermit
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"I hope people tune into episode 4, it's a very beautiful send-off to that character in a unique way."
After shitting on him for 4 years.
Dominican Power
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Steelyuhas
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Gemma has been very annoying so far this season. A lot of screen time spent on her being all full of mad that Tara is going to raise her own children and not let Gemma run her life.
No insult to the actor, but Juice is bothering me. Last season he rats, kills a fellow Son, and generally causes all sorts of problems for the club. That could all have been averted if, when initially picked up and threatened by Roosevelt, he had talked to someone like Jax or Chibs and said, "Hey, dude's trying to get me to rat." They probably wouldn't have cared about the black father thing, though that's my imagination.
This season he's acting like he holds Clay's leash. He caves in immediately to Clay's demands, takes him to Nero's, and causes people who were good and welcoming to the Sons to face punishment.
I realize this is how the character is being written, but I hope Sutter is setting Juice up for facing what he's done.
This season he's acting like he holds Clay's leash. He caves in immediately to Clay's demands, takes him to Nero's, and causes people who were good and welcoming to the Sons to face punishment.
I realize this is how the character is being written, but I hope Sutter is setting Juice up for facing what he's done.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Juice's stuff was brought up in the last episode, so it's definitely going to come up at some point soon.
It's kind of like Tig and how they tried to get you to feel for him in the premiere. I'm incapable of feeling bad for that character after the shit he's pulled. I can't really laugh at Juice's situation or really look at him as another member of the club after what he did last season.
He and Tig both need to go.
It's kind of like Tig and how they tried to get you to feel for him in the premiere. I'm incapable of feeling bad for that character after the shit he's pulled. I can't really laugh at Juice's situation or really look at him as another member of the club after what he did last season.
He and Tig both need to go.
-Pyromaniac-
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The problem with Gemma is she's starting to get unrealistic. She's like a cartoon character. And on a show like this that says a lot.
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