To say that this episode of “Sons of Anarchy” was an eventful one would be serious understatement. The questions that continue to linger and new ones presented help fuel a show that up until this point, was underperforming.
With that said, this is easily the best episode of the season.
And that’s just the beginning. Between Tara’s “pregnancy,” the dead hooker iand Clay’s prison follies, there’s enough plot lines to shake a stick at. How they all twist and turn and create this season’s legacy has yet to become clear. At this point, the speculation is enough to keep the anticipation high.
Jax’s eagerness to get out of the gun business may give Clay another chance at life. Bobby’s insistence to start a new Nomad charter may become a reality as well. How will these events change the MC? Are Bobby and Clay enemies of the Charming club or allies? Now that Lee Toric knows Jax is all business, how does he hurt the club? While it appears he’s focused on taking his frustrations out on Nero for the time being, Toric is still a very serious danger to the club.
And what about Wendy? Her “bruises” are a scary sign as well. What are her intentions? How does this affect Tara and Jax? What are Jax’s intentions with the madam besides providing female viewers will more shots of his exposed rear?
Again, with the drama coming in from a plethora of angles, the events that take place the rest of the season will change the show forever. Years from now, when the show fires its pistons for the last time, this could very well be the episode where people say things truly began to unfold.
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
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