That was EPIC... now what?

So after a week without 'church', the Big Dawg and myself called everyone (Blake, Caty and I) to the table last night to knock out the rest of Season 3 of Sons of Anarchy. We had three episodes to go and the clock was already at about 9 oclock when we fired the first one up. It was inevitably going to be a late night. The episodes flew by and the frustration and confusion grew quickly in me. I thought I had an idea to how this season was going to conclude based on what I saw and I was almost completely right. If you have not gotten to the finale of season three PLEASE click the following link and don't read this post until you are finished watching the season... Spoilers are coming.

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Ok... seriously stop reading if you haven't already seen the finale. I don't want to be the one that ruins the greatness for you.

So we get to the finale with a feeling of complete and utter chaos in my opinion for the club. Jax is a borderline rat, Opie is on the verge of re-marriage to a porn star, bail hearings are looming, Gemma is still on the run, and oh yeah Tara has been rescued BUT she is preggers. The build up from some friends that had already been through season 3 worried me about this finale. Season 2 was some of the better television I had seen and as we know from other shows I love (cough cough Dexter) there is always the potential for complete let down after a much hyped and built up finale.

There is so much I can say about this episode but I don't want to get into deep detail. We learned ever further that Stahl is a cold hearted bitch. She would do anything to keep her nose clean and become the "big time" ATF agent she wants to be... even if it means offing her lesbian lover. Gemma is willing to go to jail forever to save her son from what could happen if he does become the rat. Tara is diving even further into her role as Jax's Old Lady. Tig and Cosik are fighting over a damn dog (Sutter please revisit this next season!). There is so MUCH going on and the club is basically broke.

Then the Russians enter and are willing to sell Jimmy to the Sons for 2 mil. Chucky the Maturbator gets some fake scrilla and makes it happen. This is where all hell breaks loose. The show has focused for about 6 episodes on how Jax's is 'in bed with the devil' Agent Stahl. Well he signs over his information and statement to her and she then rats on him to his club starting an uproar in front of the shop. Long story short... the club was in on Jax working with Stahl all along and Unser joins up as his last hoorah in Charming as chief and tricks Stahl into telling her agents to leave. Piney and the boys show up. Chibs gives Jimmy an Italian Smile and a knife in the chest, Opie gives Stahl the "Donna Treatment". The Boys rip up Jax's deal with Stahl that outs the IRA as gun runners, but keep the shortened jail time clause. Jax and all the boys laugh it up when they know everything is cool.

Can I just officially shift my allegiance in the club over from Jax to Opie? I have been wavering alittle between the two for two season now but after the Stahl vs. Opie match at the end of the last episode and the complete and utter calmness he shows before he blows her head off... Opie is the man.

Next season has ALOT of potential. Tara knows how John Teller died now, The Russians are pissed, Hale is the new mayor, and the sheriffs run Charming... not to mention the majority of the club is in jail from anywhere from 14 months to 3 years.

I am ready for Season 4 and it is so damn far away!

So here I sit, Medio Hero, in the same predicament I wrote about 3 months ago. This time I am pleased with the finale of the show I just watched... unlike Dexter (still bitter can't you tell)... and I have 4 months till Breaking Bad comes back... I have 4 months till my wedding... and 6 months till Sons and Dexter come back on. I need something to fill my time. The Big Dawg suggests The Shield. I am going to do a run through of Spartacus for sure then probably jump on The Shield.

For those fo you still wondering... I was up till almost 1 last night thinking about the finale and getting ready for work today... woke up at 545. Life is tough in a MC sometimes.

JD