This show may not be nerdgasmic, but I like it. What's not to like? It's a soap opera with Harleys and plenty of violence.
Recently rewatched seasons 1 and 2 on Netflix, and loved it. Ssn 3 was a little cheesy (Ireland? Really?), but I like any show where someone gets brutally killed every episode. Low standards, I guess.
I'm not a Harley guy. I ride a street-legal one of these. I'm a dual-sport kinda guy, but Harleys are ok in their own way.
Just wondered who else watches it among my fellow Paizonians. Ssn 4 is coming up. Think I'll watch it!
I watch it, but I hate myself for it.
I watch it, but I hate myself for it.
I have to agree. The psuedo-incest story line in the 3rd season really gave me the willies.
The mom, though, sheebus. I've been a fan of Peggy Segal's character since she broke Cherry's nose with a skateboard in the first season for... doing naughty things with her husband.
I watch it, but I hate myself for it.I have to agree. The psuedo-incest story line in the 3rd season really gave me the willies.
It's that kinda stuff that makes it a little unbelieveable. All the girls in Ireland, Jax has to get the hots for his half-sister! And why couldn't they just tell him before it went that far?
Well, there's a lot of things you can question, but it's got Harleys and people dying left and right, so it gets a pass.
The mom, though, sheebus. I've been a fan of Peggy Segal's character since she broke Cherry's nose with a skateboard in the first season for... doing naughty things with her husband.
I've liked Katy since forever. Her character on SOA has been through the grinder, but she always comes back swinging. Got an Emmy, I believe.
Actually, I know a girl who found herself in just such a situation. Met a guy, went out on a lunch date. While they were talking, he mentioned that his biological father lived in a nearby suburb. "Mine, too!" she says (both were from divorced households). They decide to go visit "them." Long story short, same guy. This was in a city of well over a million people.
She was totally aghast, of course.
Just watched the opener last night, and wasn't disappointed. I love all the violence, and really enjoyed the surprise stabbing! Bikers with big knives should use them now and then, don't you think?
SOA is the second show I watch on TV all week (the first is Breaking Bad).
Loved the opener, especially that they brought in the priest from Deadwood to play a US Attorney. So many Deadwood guys on this production that it reminds me of the good ol' days.
I felt really bad for Unser (sp?) and am getting kinda tired of Jack's declarations about quitting the club, then wanting to take it over from Clay.
Not really digging what they've done with Opie's beard and hair this season. He's got a woman now, shouldn't he be looking a bit more put together?
Incredibly violent, if unbelievable. Me like.
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And it's done. What an awesome freaking finale.
Not as action oriented as the others have been, but what a hell of a lot of story!
I'm a little bummed about Opie, but I'm sure he'll be back at the table next season. Hopefully without knowing the full truth, but if that's what it takes, so be it.
9 freaking long months to season 5...
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I loves me some biker violence and purty wimmenz. Sure, it's a soap, and a rather unbelievable one, but it's still a lot of fun. Great season ender.
I really wish people would stop calling it a soap. Have you ever actually watched one of those? Cheesy, poorly filmed crap.
SOA is so much better written and filmed it's not even close.
There are soapy elements, but calling it a "soap for men" isn't fair. It's much better than that. I never saw a soap where guys on Harleys were shooting it out with gangbangers on the freeway. You just don't see that on "The Young and the Restless."
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I quit watching sometime during Season 4 or 5, precisely because it had devolved into an unmistakable soap opera. Just like "Downton Abbey."
And, lord, Jax' acting just gets worse and worse as the season progresses. Mrs Gersen walked in during one episode, glanced at the screen, and said, "What's Kurt Cobain whining about?" I held up one finger and said, "He's going to yell now." And so he did, right on cue. She about died laughing. That's really bad.
Amazing.. I accidentally necro'd a necro'd thread! Double necro! (though my necro wasn't as notable as Kirth's. ^^)