Sons of Anarchy, aka SAMCRO, is a motorcycle club that operates both illegal and legal businesses in the small town of Charming. They combine gun-running and a garage, plus involvement in porn film. Clay, the president, likes it old school and violent; wh
In many respects, season 4 of Sons of Anarchy was an attempt to give the series a clean slate. It was a perfect jumping on point for new viewers. Most importantly, however, the sense of starting over allowed creator Kurt Sutter and his writers a chance to redirect the flow of the series back down the path it had begun with the first season.
The premise was simple: after the motorcycle club has paid its collective debt to society, SAMCRO emerges to a world that has moved on without them. It was an idea that thankfully pulled the focus from season 3βs crazy, baby-stealing Irishmen, trips to Belfast, and Agent Stahl, and helped consolidate the many subplots of lies, double-dealings and revenge. It also meant viewers were asked to settle once more into the sometimes-overwrought, Shakespearean melodrama involving Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam) and his Machiavellian stepfather, Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman).
And while that premise made for an intriguing concept for season 4, it also forced the spotlight on that lingering plot thread that has existed since the show began, and the consequences of which SOA has only hinted at. In βTo Be (Act I),β it seemed as though Sutter was finally ready to address the issue β particularly where Clay and Gemma (Katey Sagal) were involved in the death of John Teller. While there are some important developments in this direction, the result of βTo Be (Act II)β feels as if consequence may have taken a backseat to the perception of progression.
