To Thine Own Self 

Jax scrambles to put his affairs in order, while Nero handles business with his old crew.

Director:

Paris Barclay

Writers:

Kurt Sutter (created by), Mike Daniels

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 'Bobby Elvis' Munson
Dayton Callie	...	Wayne Unser
Kim Coates	...	Alexander 'Tig' Trager
Tommy Flanagan	...	Filip 'Chibs' Telford
Theo Rossi	...	Juan Carlos 'Juice' Ortiz
Maggie Siff	...	Dr. Tara Knowles
Ron Perlman	...	Clarence 'Clay' Morrow
Danny Trejo	...	Romero 'Romeo' Parada
Benito Martinez	...	Luis Torres
Donal Logue	...	Lee Toric
Jimmy Smits	...	Nero Padilla
David Labrava	...	Happy Lowman
Winter Ave Zoli	...	Lyla Winston

Storyline

Clay alerts Romeo and Torres that Jax is trying to get Otto to recant his RICO testimony, and in return asks for the Real IRA deal to remain active even if SAMCRO are no longer involved, saying him and Galen will put together their own crew to run it. However, when Romeo makes a counter offer to keep SAMCRO in the picture, with Clay resuming the presidency, he begins to have doubts as to whether or not that's what he really wants anymore. In prison, Otto has Tara bring him a crucifix, and uses it to murder a nurse, meaning his RICO testimony can't be used, as federal murder charges supersede his reliability for RICO. However, his actions mean Tara could be charged as an accomplice to murder, his way of hurting SAMCRO in retaliation for lying to him about Caruso, whilst at the same time protecting the Sons of Anarchy. With RICO dead, Jax scrambles to cover himself from the inevitable Galindo blowback. When Romeo and Torres react badly to hearing their leverage has vanished, Clay makes ...

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Plot Keywords:

u.s. marshal | interracial kiss | needle | character says i love you | vote | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of the episode comes from a quote in Hamlet.

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Goofs

When Nero storms his gangs clubhouse, he pulls out a small shotgun and shoots a gang member, we then hear the familiar "clack-clack", of the action on a pump shotgun being racked. The shotgun he carries is an over/under, which only holds two shots, and does not have a pump.

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Quotes

Gemma Teller Morrow: [pointing to some boxes] Oh Thanks, Chucky. Uh, put these in the shed.
Chuck 'Chucky' Marstein: Indeed, indeed. I do the deed. He said, she said, with buoyant speed.
Clarence 'Clay' Morrow: Is it me, or is he getting...
Gemma Teller Morrow: Yeah, the Dr. Seuss thing is new. But he's pretty much certifiable.

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Connections

References Shrek (2001)

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Soundtracks

Heaven
(uncredited)
Written by John Moreland
Performed by John Moreland

User Reviews

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Linson Entertainment, SutterInk, Fox 21

Technical Specs

Runtime:

59 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD