NS (30 Nov. 2010)

Both the ATF and the Russians prove obstacles as the club looks to heal old wounds.

Director:

Kurt Sutter

Writers:

Kurt Sutter (creator), Kurt Sutter,

Stars:

Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Hunnam	...	Jackson 'Jax' Teller
Katey Sagal	...	Gemma Teller Morrow
Mark Boone Junior	...	Robert Munson
Dayton Callie	...	Chief Wayne Unser
Kim Coates	...	Alex 'Tig' Trager
Tommy Flanagan	...	Filip 'Chibs' Telford
Ryan Hurst	...	Harry 'Opie' Winston
William Lucking	...	Piermont 'Piney' Winston
Theo Rossi	...	Juan Carlos 'Juice' Ortiz
Maggie Siff	...	Tara Knowles
Ron Perlman	...	Clarence 'Clay' Morrow
Sonny Barger	...	Lenny the Pimp
Ally Walker	...	Agent June Stahl
Kenny Johnson	...	Kozik
Titus Welliver	...	Jimmy O'Phelan

Storyline

Both the ATF and the Russians prove obstacles as the club looks to heal old wounds.

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Plot Keywords:

russian | held at gunpoint | shot in the head | shot to death | chelsea smile | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

SutterInk, Linson Entertainment, Fox 21

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

Jimmy O congratulates Putlova on "excellent work" when he examines the fake ID provided by Putlova, but the close-up shot of the bank cards, passports and visas shows that Jimmy, Putlova and Putlova's forgers didn't pay attention. The bank cards are in the name of William Elder, but the two visas are in the name of Elder Williams. Not exactly "excellent work", not for seven hundred thousand dollars.

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Soundtracks

"Get It On"
Written by Turbonegro
Performed by 'Turbonegro' qv)

User Reviews

An epic season finale

It doesn't matter what the season finale for The Simpsons was, and I couldn't even give you the rough plot outline of a Seinfeld season finale except the last episode, but they really matter for a crime drama like SoA. They're important for dramas. They're important in keeping us invested. Dramas build on the major plot week to week. They need a good payoff on that plot by the finale. I could absolutely tell you the season finale to many seasons of Lost. And who can forget Jack being gift-wrapped for the Chinese at the end of season 5 of 24? I was a little disappointed with the S2 finale Na Triobloidi. But S3's NS is one of the best finales in the show's history. It's the exact opposite of what you might call a by the numbers finale. All the loose ends get tied up, I mean all the right characters find themselves at the end of a gun, or the blade of a knife. This is a powerful hour of television. It's particularly satisfactory to have S3 end on a strong note, given that this season is episode for episode the weakest one in my opinion. But hey, the weakest season of SoA is miles ahead of Grey's Anatomy or any drama you'll find on network television for that matter. Way to go, FX.

There's a real cathartic feeling to the final five or ten minutes of this episode. A sense of the wounds gained in S2 healing. Jax, Clay and the club are on good terms. Stahl is out of the picture for good. They're looking at small time and a more lucrative deal with the IRA to fall back on when they get out. But at the same time, Tara sits at Jax's houses reading letters from his father to Maureen in Belfast. It's understood that these letters may have the power to rip apart all the healing that's taken place between Jax and the MC. The secrets surrounding JT and the years leading up to his death that have long been put to bed by Clay and Gemma are threatening just beneath the surface. A brilliant season finale never lets you get too comfortable. Things can change at a moment's notice. There's no episode better to express that than a season finale. 10 out of 10. Can't wait to start re-watching S4.