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Title: Better Half (05 Nov 2008)
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| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Charlie Hunnam | ... | Jackson 'Jax' Teller | |
| Katey Sagal | ... | Gemma Teller Morrow | |
| Mark Boone Junior | ... | Robert 'Bobby Elvis' Munson | |
| Kim Coates | ... | Alexander 'Tig' Trager | |
| Tommy Flanagan | ... | Filip 'Chibs' Telford | |
| Johnny Lewis | ... | Kip 'Half Sack' Epps | |
| Maggie Siff | ... | Dr. Tara Knowles | |
| Ron Perlman | ... | Clarence 'Clay' Morrow | |
| Ally Walker | ... | Agent June Stahl | |
| Ryan Hurst | ... | Harry 'Opie' Winston | |
| William Lucking | ... | Piermont 'Piney' Winston | |
| Taylor Sheridan | ... | Deputy Chief David Hale (as Tayler Sheridan) | |
| Sprague Grayden | ... | Donna Winston | |
| Dayton Callie | ... | Chief Wayne Unser | |
| Dendrie Taylor | ... | Luann Delaney | |
By promising to sell the Mayans guns in the future, Clay averts a war, but must now deal with the fact that ATF know about the Real IRA pipeline. Hale goes behind Unser's back and gives Stahl info on the recent shootings, bringing her back to Charming. Focusing her investigation on the murdered Port Commissioner who had McKeavey killed, Stahl plans to use RICO Act to side-step her lack of direct evidence. To this end, she decides to target the women surrounding SAMCRO, pressuring those with the most to lose; Tara, Donna, and Cherry. She also arrests Luann Delaney (Dendrie Taylor), wife of incarcerated SAMCRO member 'Big' Otto (Kurt Sutter), and tries to trick him into giving her information on old crimes in an effort to get Luann out of prison. As Cameron starts to recover and Clay makes plans to get him out of Charming, Opie must convince Donna not to leave him, Jax plans to use Unser to get a message to Otto, and Cherry tells Gemma about her past. Written by Bertaut
This episode is nothing if not moving at a thousand miles an hour. The episode moves from one thing to the next in a matter of moments. So many things are suddenly up in the air for SAMCRO as the ATF, in the form of Agent Stahl, circles. She's more dangerous than Kohn was for the simple reason that Kohn was focused on Tara. It becomes clear by the end of Better Half that Stahl's crosshairs are set squarely on SAMCRO.
I'd like to talk about two developments I really liked. I'll start with Gemma and Stahl finally meeting and addressing each for the first time. This pairing just felt right. Like two lionesses had come across one another and immediately recognized the other wasn't just another cub. The two shared especially pointed barbs. I think this is a larger point about what sets SoA apart. Characters of interest come from all directions. I used to sigh and grumble my way through Carmela's scenes on The Sopranos. Gemma is an entirely different animal. She's adult, she's self-aware and she knows what compromises must be made to protect her family. Gemma really is a lioness in that sense.
The next thing I appreciated was Unser's role. The Chief, someone who can get on my nerves, has had two good roles in the last two episodes. There's just something neat about seeing him at the table with SAMCRO. This episode hit home how interconnected they are. SAMCRO's roots are deep. If Stahl gets her way, she won't just be taking down SAMCRO, she'll be leveling Charming, for better or worse.