Sons of Anarchy - Part 2

[Liam_H]

You would think the IRA would send someone without having anything resemble Irish on them.

 

[X-Ray]

Can someone please shoot Galen. What a ****!

Would love to see Jax order Clay to kill that prick. Right now he's the closet thing to a Sons that can get within an arm's reach.

You would think the IRA would send someone without having anything resemble Irish on them.

lol A freakin pen. A hot headed Jackie Boy would have missed it.

 

[Matchbox]

You would think the IRA would send someone without having anything resemble Irish on them.

I took that as a vain jab for Gaalan's own amusement and not an accidental oversight.

 

[runawayboulder]

You would think the IRA would send someone without having anything resemble Irish on them.

There's a point to it. It was left as a calling card, so when the cops find it and it's in the papers it ups the street cred. It was like leaving a signature and say don't f**k with us.

 

[squeekness]

What if it's a situation like Mad Men where the creator is cool with doing the split and still writes his story his way? What's the issue then?

The issue is that it is very disruptive to the viewer. Big gaps are bad for folks with short attention spans.

 

[georgec]

What if it's a situation like Mad Men where the creator is cool with doing the split and still writes his story his way? What's the issue then?

What's the issue with people not wanting to wait a year during an artificial, unnecessary gap in the final season?

 

[Tron Bonne]

What's the issue with people not wanting to wait a year during an artificial, unnecessary gap in the final season?

Wow, waiting in between seasons must be a ***** and a half for you

The issue is that it is very disruptive to the viewer. Big gaps are bad for folks with short attention spans.

I mean, I do get it kind of. But it's not really much different than just having a wait between seasons. I honestly think that if the creator is okay with it, and feels he can do still do what he wanted to do, I don't think it's an issue. If anything, I think it's a better alternative to having to stretch out a single season story over two or three more full seasons just to keep the gas going.

 

[georgec]

Wow, waiting in between seasons must be a ***** and a half for you

Not really, but nice reply.

A minor inconvenience, but you seem unable to grasp a basic idea of why it might be a problem for this to be a growing trend among tv series and networks trying to squeeze every last drop out of them.

 

[Marvolo]

Wow, waiting in between seasons must be a ***** and a half for you



I mean, I do get it kind of. But it's not really much different than just having a wait between seasons. I honestly think that if the creator is okay with it, and feels he can do still do what he wanted to do, I don't think it's an issue. If anything, I think it's a better alternative to having to stretch out a single season story over two or three more full seasons just to keep the gas going.

Because a season's narrative shouldn't have an artificial one year gap in it just to milk the hell out of the series. If you're gonna start the season finish the damm season. Dont stop mid season for a year just to get another quasi psuedo season out of the show. That's just how I feel about it tho. I like stories to be effecient and effective in their delivery and flow. This splitting seasons into two halves with a one year gap is neither of those things and purely a business and profit motivated thing. I understand tv is a business, but this trend is one of the more obnoxious bottom line oriented tactics.

 

[georgec]

Because a season's narrative shouldn't have an artificial one year gap in it just to milk the hell out of the series. If you're gonna start the season finish the damm season. Dont stop mid season for a year just to get another quasi psuedo season out of the show. That's just how I feel about it tho. I like stories to be effecient and effective in their delivery and flow. This splitting seasons into two halves with a one year gap is neither of those things and purely a business and profit motivated thing. I understand tv is a business, but this trend is one of the more obnoxious bottom line oriented tactics.

 

[Dr Lee]

The moment they set the call time it was obvious that something would happen.... But I didn't see that coming...

 

[georgec]

The moment they set the call time it was obvious that something would happen.... But I didn't see that coming...

I'm surprised Jax and the gang didn't, either.

They were far, far too trusting of Galen's comrades.

 

[James]

Great episode!

The set up was obvious after the phone call, but I thought it'd be guys with machine guns or plastic explosive under the table, just enough to take out the boys. Was not expecting the entire place to go up.

Great to see a chase scene with music, these are an absolute staple of the show. Always fun.

There's a point to it. It was left as a calling card, so when the cops find it and it's in the papers it ups the street cred. It was like leaving a signature and say don't f**k with us.

I'm not so sure about that. While I like you're explanation, there's no way a plastic pen would be recognizable after an explosion like that. The paint would melt off right away, and then the entire thing would melt a second later, to say nothing of the fire that's sure to follow.

 

[squeekness]

I was immediately suspicious of a bomb or the like as soon as it was required that all the main voters be in one spot at a time that the Irish knew about. Too predictable....

 

[Tron Bonne]

Not really, but nice reply.

Eye roll all you want, but it's essentially the same thing.

A minor inconvenience, but you seem unable to grasp a basic idea of why it might be a problem for this to be a growing trend among tv series and networks trying to squeeze every last drop out of them.

I grasp it fine, but as you said, it's very minor. Definitely not something worth *****ing about, nor losing respect for a company or whatever, especially if the creator is okay with it.

Because a season's narrative shouldn't have an artificial one year gap in it just to milk the hell out of the series. If you're gonna start the season finish the damm season. Dont stop mid season for a year just to get another quasi psuedo season out of the show. That's just how I feel about it tho. I like stories to be effecient and effective in their delivery and flow. This splitting seasons into two halves with a one year gap is neither of those things and purely a business and profit motivated thing. I understand tv is a business, but this trend is one of the more obnoxious bottom line oriented tactics.

Well, if we're going to get milked, would you rather have a single season story split in two, or have a single season story stretched over two full seasons. Ideally, you want neither, sure, but if it's going to happen, I feel the split is just a better option. And again, if the creator is on board with it, I really see it better than the alternative. Hell, for Breaking Bad, it even worked out for the better for everyone since AMC originally wanted a single reduced episode season, so the writers got more time and it ended up being a smashing hit for everyone involved.

I don't know, it really just doesn't bother me that much. The serialized nature of television fits it, too, better than the way they split the last installment of movies, too.

 

[Mister J]

I was expect something at the end... but I wasn't expecting that. Wow. They keep upping the ante of the varied threats to the Sons.

Apparently, the shamrock pen at the end was the same type as the one "Not Lefty" uses to write the address down for Jax at the beginning of the ep.

It may just be my natural skepticism, but I'm a little of the mind that Clay is in more control than he lets on. That sum***** is still pulling strings.

 

[squeekness]

It can be disorienting. When I bought the latest season of Walking Dead, it opened with them finding the prison. Because the season had been split, that event felt like it was TWO seasons ago. I don't like it....

 

[georgec]

Apparently, the shamrock pen at the end was the same type as the one "Not Lefty" uses to write the address down for Jax at the beginning of the ep.

Good catch, I missed that detail.

 

[Tron Bonne]

It can be disorienting. When I bought the latest season of Walking Dead, it opened with them finding the prison. Because the season had been split, that event felt like it was TWO seasons ago. I don't like it....

I don't follow the Walking Dead. Is it on it's last season? Or are they just splitting seasons up?

I mean, just to be clear, I'm not a fan of doing it, but it just doesn't bother that much. I just think of it in the same way I do waiting from season to season. Though I do think it can be a better alternative than just dragging out a story over full seasons, which can tend to ruin shows sometimes.

 

[squeekness]

I don't follow the Walking Dead. Is it on it's last season? Or are they just splitting seasons up?

I mean, just to be clear, I'm not a fan of doing it, but it just doesn't bother that much. I just think of it in the same way I do waiting from season to season. Though I do think it can be a better alternative than just dragging out a story over full seasons, which can tend to ruin shows sometimes.

Walking Dead is getting ready to start airing the next season this Sunday. They split the previous season and I hated it. I don't retain like I used to so for me, breaking seasons up like that make me lose interest. It's gotta have a strong cast for me to want to jump back in. Sons is starting to fizzle for me some, so there would have to be a big cliffhanger right at the break to ensure I return.

 

[rashad]

SOA always features great music. I love that opening montage set to this song. Set the mood.

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[squeekness]

I actually just picked up the closing song -- I had a girl by the Civil Wars. So yummy!

 

[rashad]

The closing song was great too.

 

[squeekness]

The site claims that Mind your manners by Pearl Jam was in it too, but I have no memory of it....

EDIT -- oh, wait, I think that was just an ad.... nevermind.

 

[squeekness]

SOA always features great music. I love that opening montage set to this song. Set the mood.

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The more I play this vid, the more I like this song.