Sons of Anarchy
SO
TV Flash files “SO” as the first listed hour of season 3 — Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) on FX, season 3, episode 1, aired 2010-09-07, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E01: listed hour 27 of 92 in the Sons of Anarchy guide, first listed hour of season 3. It aired 2010-09-07 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Na Trioblóidi” (S02E13). Next is “Oiled” (S03E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Season 3 begins in the wake of the kidnapping of Jax's son, with SAMCRO gunning for the kidnapper, gunrunner Cameron Hayes. And Gemma's on the lam after Stahl (Ally Walker) framed her for Edmond Hayes' murder. Gemma seeks out her father (Hal Holbrook), who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Jax takes stock of his relationship with Tara in light of the kidnapping; and Hale's brother, Jake (Jeff Kober), decides to run for mayor of Charming.
Viewer FAQ
Where does SO sit in the Sons of Anarchy guide?
S03E01 is listed hour 27 of 92 — first listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 1.
When did Sons of Anarchy S03E01 air?
SO aired 2010-09-07 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Sons of Anarchy just motorcycle porn?
It is club politics as family curse: Hamlet with Harleys, succession, and betrayal accounting in Charming. The bikes are the leather; the throne room is the show.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Jax Teller questions the outlaw motorcycle club his father built while blood and loyalty close in on Charming. Kurt Sutter's FX drama is Hamlet with Harleys: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal's Gemma, seven seasons of betrayal accounting. Prestige outlaw soap for the antihero decade's second wave.
September 3, 2008, FX puts Hamlet in leather and parks it in a California town called Charming: Jax Teller questions the outlaw motorcycle club his father built while blood, guns, and loyalty close in. Kurt Sutter's drama ran seven seasons through 2014 — Shakespearean succession, club politics as family curse. Charlie Hunnam as Jax; Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow, Ron Perlman as Clay, Maggie Siff as Tara, Tommy Flanagan and Kim Coates in the clubhouse throne room. The Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood…
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- Ron Perlman as Clay Morrow
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- Maggie Siff as Tara Knowles
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