Sons of Anarchy 1X10: Better Half
Added 2024-10-25 21:00:07 +0000 UTCOkay, so I was a little confused this episode, because other than the fact that they used it to take down the mob, I don't really know what RICO is, or why it's bad for SOA that they're using it.
Either way, it seems like we're going after the women in the club who have the most to lose, and hope that they crack. Luanne and Cherry end up in jail. (Turns out Cherry is wanted for grand theft and arson). They also go up to prison to talk to Otto. They tell him if he gives them something on the club, they'll let Luanne out. However, this is a problem, because Clay says if he were Otto, he'd tell them some old shit that doesn't matter anymore. But, if they are using RICO, he can't do that. (But he doesn't know they are using it). So, they need to get a message to him.
Unser helps Jax break into the jail and talk to Luanne. (She's going up to see Otto tomorrow). She tells him, he'll pass along the message. Cherry, on the other hand, is looking at like 25-30 years, and she begs Jax to break her out. Telling him she'll probably rat, as she can't do that time. He ends up taking her with him.
So, bitch ATF lady, is trying to make a deal with Otto. Who, before he knew about the RICO gave her some old info to get Luanne out. But now, the next time she comes in (and before they sign anything), he tricks her into coming near him, and he reaches out and bashes her head repeatedly into the table. Thank you, Otto. I hate this bitch.
Afterwards, they have Happy smuggle the Irishman, and Cherry to Canada (I think? Could just be somewhere north, but I feel like it was Canada). I don't know what this means for Cherry and Half Sac.
Also, it looks like Donna is getting ready to leave Opie for good. But she still won't say anything about the club the bitch ATF lady. I don't know if that's loyalty to Opie, or fear of retaliation from the club. I mostly feel like she just hates this woman as much as I do and has zero desire to help her. Lol.
This is not a thumbnail I would normally use, but how could I resist that bitch with her face bashed up?
Comments
I like that Jax and Tara don't really care what Gemma thinks and know that her motives are selfish.
Sabrina
2024-10-26 03:46:21 +0000 UTCSpeaking of good characters. I forgot how much I loved Unser. He makes me chuckle, lol.
Heather
2024-10-26 02:22:10 +0000 UTCYeah, there are just so many good characters on this show that he falls in the middle. I mean as a character Stahl was more interesting to me. On another show he might be at the top. I'm easily annoyed, so it's easy for me to hate characters, even one's I'm suppose to like. I like characters that add something, have a purpose and make sense. If they don't do that I'm annoyed, lol. Most ppl on SOA don't fall into that category for me. I find a lot of them entertaining.
Heather
2024-10-26 01:58:13 +0000 UTCFacts not my favorite but still a decent character
C. J. Ramirez
2024-10-26 01:50:02 +0000 UTCYeah, I like Opie, I just thought there were better characters. He's kinda one note to me. Pre prison Opie could have been interesting to know. It is hard to see who he was before now. He just seems broken.
Heather
2024-10-26 01:45:29 +0000 UTCI wish I saw more pre prison opie I feel like that opie would have been a better character
C. J. Ramirez
2024-10-26 01:31:51 +0000 UTCYeah, I see both sides as well. Opie made her promises while he was locked up and now is going back on those promises. Donna didn't have her husband for 5 yrs because of the club and their activities. He promised her he would go straight, so she stayed. Opie's decided he's not cut out for a typical job because the pay isn't the same and it's just not him. He probably should have thought of that before making promises he might not be able to keep, but I'm sure he meant it when he said it. Easier said than done though. Also, Donna should have known that Opie would probably have issues cutting ties. It's all he knows. He grew up in it. You can really see Opie's dilemma. He loves his family, but he can't cut his ties with his SOA family because it's more than just a job to him.
Heather
2024-10-26 01:30:09 +0000 UTCYes, Otto had to sign it. It doesn't matter that it's just written down. The women wouldn't be charged with SOA stuff. None of them were accomplices. They didn't help them commit the crimes. Unser on the other hand. He's now at the table trying to vote, lol. Tara might be an accessory, since she's helped after the fact, though she really doesn't know much. (She's just an accomplice in Kohn, lol.) Like Jax said, it was basically a scare tactic for the women since they couldn't tie SAMCRO directly to anything.
Heather
2024-10-26 00:58:30 +0000 UTCI wouldn't stress too much about things you don't understand in one epi. This show has a serialized format, so most storylines aren't standalone, so it will get touched upon again and maybe in more depth. Also, they do a good job in the recaps of highlighting what's most important and breaking stuff down to make it more clear. The RICO Act focuses on racketeering, which is basically where an organization uses illegal activities to earn a profit. It specifically allows the leaders to be tried for the crimes which they ordered others to do or they assisted them in, so they don't need to be the one's to actually do it, which is why even seemingly inconsequential evidence could be important. Since Stahl had no direct evidence proving that SAMCRO killed Hefner or their ties to the IRA, she was trying the RICO Act as a way to bring them down. Stahl was using the girlfriend's as a way to prove SOA involvement in crimes by using things important to them, job, family, freedom and pointing out to them that SAMCRO is a threat to that and using Luanne for Otto's cooperation. Cherry's freedom was in question because she was facing jail time for her own shit, so given the chance she would have ratted for a deal. The club is sending her out of the country with Cameron, the IRA guy. Turns out there was a witness who ID'd Bobby and Opie, so she now has direct evidence on Hefner's murder and doesn't need to use RICO. Ofc she would still take any info Otto was willing to spill to get Clay, Jax and the others. And after what Otto just did to her it's probably personal for her now with the Sons, so she has more incentive to bringing them down. Great, lol.
Heather
2024-10-25 23:44:20 +0000 UTCI get Donna’s and opies pov, they are in hella debt and he can’t pay it off without the club money. Donna could have gotten out when he was in prison but decided to stay
C. J. Ramirez
2024-10-25 22:48:25 +0000 UTCA good bad guy
C. J. Ramirez
2024-10-25 22:34:24 +0000 UTCYeah, I actually like her as a character... as in she's good for the show and keeps things interesting, not that I actually like her. She's a bitch.
Heather
2024-10-25 22:28:15 +0000 UTCI don’t think she’s a Gemma wannabe just a ho bitch 😭😭 she doesn’t care if she’s liked and thinks she’s better than the criminals
C. J. Ramirez
2024-10-25 22:23:38 +0000 UTCMy take on Agent Stahl is that she tries too hard to be "respected" and prove herself in a male dominated field, including the criminals she goes after, which are probably also mostly men.
Heather
2024-10-25 22:18:20 +0000 UTCThey just wanted at least 1 person to turn on the club and figured the ladies would rat
C. J. Ramirez
2024-10-25 22:06:41 +0000 UTCOoh. Interesting. Looking forward to seeing how this plays out. Yay! I'm so proud of myself that I figured that out. Also, I'm so proud of Otto for bashing her head so well. I hate that bitch. She's such a wannabe Gemma. And she's not even close.
Dana Licciardello
2024-10-25 21:43:46 +0000 UTCNot sure if the women would get charged but some cops who work with soa can get charged. Yeah Otto was going to sign but he didn’t know about Rico so he smashed her face so the deal would be taken off the table
C. J. Ramirez
2024-10-25 21:31:54 +0000 UTCOkay, so that makes sense as to why it brought down the mafia. And I'm guessing, if proven, it could also take the women down as well? That's why they were targeted this episode? Even if not active participants, there were sort of willing accomplices? So they are out for everyone. Was I right in the fact that Otto not signing the paper about the past dealings of SOA means that it doesn't count against the club? I remember it being sort of a big deal about what it said, and when they signed.
Dana Licciardello
2024-10-25 21:24:36 +0000 UTCA RICO charge is a criminal prosecution under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), a federal law that targets organized crime. charges can be brought against anyone who participates in or conspires to participate in a criminal enterprise that affects interstate commerce. This includes a pattern of criminal activity, such as fraud, extortion, money laundering, bribery, drug trafficking, or violence. So cops can get charged as well
C. J. Ramirez
2024-10-25 21:15:42 +0000 UTC
