Sons of Anarchy: Season 4, Episode 8 “Family Recipe” (B+)
It may not have been the one we thought given the closing of last week’s episode, but by this week’s end, we’re down one very notable SAMCRO member. Juice’s failed suicide attempt is probably worse than a successful one, given the guilt and paranoia he’s going to live with from now on. Chibs was furious with him when he found the chain, and I’m hopeful that their little secret will stay between them. This is the second time in as many weeks that SAMCRO has been targeted with a volley of bullets, but this time we have another revolting surprise: several heads in a bag. That made for the simultaneously creepiest and funniest moment of the episode, which was Gemma’s discovery of the fourth head in Chucky’s chili, which the two officers were gleefully consuming outside the kitchen. The delivery of the headless bodies, while less disturbing than on “Dexter,” still wasn’t pleasant, and things are getting downright ugly in Charming. It’s strange to have Clay announce his check and pledge support for Elliott in an episode filled with so much violence, especially concerning him. Winning the vote for a leadership change is a victory sure to go to his head, but what was infinitely more shocking was his visit to Piney’s home, where, after pretending to leave peacefully, he broke down the door and got the truth out of Piney, plugging him in the stomach and leaving him for dead. The crooked emblem from his back transforming into the closing shot was a heartfelt if fleeting tribute to one of the only SAMCRO members who’s always had a conscience.
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