So, we're seven episodes into the final season and I guess nobody made a discussion thread? Well that can't be allowed to stand.
Why you ask? Well, the show has been all over the map through the years. Briefly brilliant, yet frequently frustrating. But let's face it, S7 has been a batshit-stupid trainwreck of biblical proportions.
SPOILERS of course, for all aired episodes.
So, in the timeline of the show (about 4-5 years based on ABEL!!! MY SON ABEL!!! TELL ME WHERE ABEL IS!!!! ABEL!!!!!... Abel being about that age, creepy little motherfucker that he is), the town of Charming has been an unrelenting hellscape that would make lawless mexican cartel-run shit-holes blush.
For some reason though, the town of Charming loves those wacky bikers, no matter how many people are slaughtered in the area... because.... I'm not sure... they keep the town whole? They kept Walmart from opening a store in Season 2 or something?!? They kept that one guy from building condos and then later helped him build condos?
Let's look at some of the things that have happened this season. Diosa, their perfectly-legal-for-some-reason brothel, gets shot the fuck up, whores and johns all around. I mean, it would surely make the top 20 of all-time worst shootings in American history I would think, right? Not a big deal though. Heck, Nero is looking to dump his 50% stake in this blossoming business to his friends. The guy he's selling to doesn't even bat an eye. I mean, it seems like such a good deal. How could this one little minor massacre possibly hurt the business's value?
Meanwhile, some cops roll up on the Sons doing some heroin deal with good ol' fashioned Nazis. They of course get shot up for their trouble.
The new sheriff, whose predecessor happened to have been gunned down in the Sons' gang leader's house, responds to these events by going into heat and craving the Irish biker's manhood. I mean, black sheriff guy dying is just one singular thing. Not even a pattern. For all she knows the other police shooting has nothing to do with the one biker gang that controls all criminal happenings in town. Best to get right down to collaborating with them and getting that sweet Emerald Isle peninsula if you catch my drift and oh yes you do.
The cop that survived the shooting? Well, don't worry about that, after almost dying, and finally waking up from her coma, she lets Mister Magoo, the only police chief the town ever had that was corrupt enough to survive the Sons that she's totally cool with having been shot up by Bikers and Nazis. She has a great reason for taking this position. She remembers gang leader Jax from high school. Yup. She went to high school with him. Probably thought he was a dreamboat. So no harm, no foul. I mean, she might eventually walk again right? What's the big deal? It's not like her partner died in the shooting. Oh wait. He did. What the fuck, show? Voyager's Warp 10 lizards made more sense than this shit.
You know what, I'm not even going to get into the ridiculous shit with Gemma or how last night's episode was stretched out to 90 minutes for some reason even though it was 90% filler to begin with.
This show has gotten even stupider than Dexter did as it limped over the finish line. At this point I think SoA might be even dumber than Under the Dome.
And my god, the ridiculous montages. Yep, 7x07 was called Greensleeves. It wasted half its run-time dealing with... a fake-jewish pimp who calls himself Greensleeves, and then finished with a montage featuring, you guessed it, show creator Kurt Sutter's wife Katy Sagal singing motherfucking Greensleeves. I feel bad for shitting on Stargate Universe for its propensity to dump useless montages onto the screen. I didn't realize that there was so much farther a show could sink with the concept.
So, anyone else on board for this final run of 6 episodes we have coming? The season 6 thread was lively enough. It's healthier to discuss these things.
Why you ask? Well, the show has been all over the map through the years. Briefly brilliant, yet frequently frustrating. But let's face it, S7 has been a batshit-stupid trainwreck of biblical proportions.
SPOILERS of course, for all aired episodes.
So, in the timeline of the show (about 4-5 years based on ABEL!!! MY SON ABEL!!! TELL ME WHERE ABEL IS!!!! ABEL!!!!!... Abel being about that age, creepy little motherfucker that he is), the town of Charming has been an unrelenting hellscape that would make lawless mexican cartel-run shit-holes blush.
For some reason though, the town of Charming loves those wacky bikers, no matter how many people are slaughtered in the area... because.... I'm not sure... they keep the town whole? They kept Walmart from opening a store in Season 2 or something?!? They kept that one guy from building condos and then later helped him build condos?
Let's look at some of the things that have happened this season. Diosa, their perfectly-legal-for-some-reason brothel, gets shot the fuck up, whores and johns all around. I mean, it would surely make the top 20 of all-time worst shootings in American history I would think, right? Not a big deal though. Heck, Nero is looking to dump his 50% stake in this blossoming business to his friends. The guy he's selling to doesn't even bat an eye. I mean, it seems like such a good deal. How could this one little minor massacre possibly hurt the business's value?
Meanwhile, some cops roll up on the Sons doing some heroin deal with good ol' fashioned Nazis. They of course get shot up for their trouble.
The new sheriff, whose predecessor happened to have been gunned down in the Sons' gang leader's house, responds to these events by going into heat and craving the Irish biker's manhood. I mean, black sheriff guy dying is just one singular thing. Not even a pattern. For all she knows the other police shooting has nothing to do with the one biker gang that controls all criminal happenings in town. Best to get right down to collaborating with them and getting that sweet Emerald Isle peninsula if you catch my drift and oh yes you do.
The cop that survived the shooting? Well, don't worry about that, after almost dying, and finally waking up from her coma, she lets Mister Magoo, the only police chief the town ever had that was corrupt enough to survive the Sons that she's totally cool with having been shot up by Bikers and Nazis. She has a great reason for taking this position. She remembers gang leader Jax from high school. Yup. She went to high school with him. Probably thought he was a dreamboat. So no harm, no foul. I mean, she might eventually walk again right? What's the big deal? It's not like her partner died in the shooting. Oh wait. He did. What the fuck, show? Voyager's Warp 10 lizards made more sense than this shit.
You know what, I'm not even going to get into the ridiculous shit with Gemma or how last night's episode was stretched out to 90 minutes for some reason even though it was 90% filler to begin with.
This show has gotten even stupider than Dexter did as it limped over the finish line. At this point I think SoA might be even dumber than Under the Dome.
And my god, the ridiculous montages. Yep, 7x07 was called Greensleeves. It wasted half its run-time dealing with... a fake-jewish pimp who calls himself Greensleeves, and then finished with a montage featuring, you guessed it, show creator Kurt Sutter's wife Katy Sagal singing motherfucking Greensleeves. I feel bad for shitting on Stargate Universe for its propensity to dump useless montages onto the screen. I didn't realize that there was so much farther a show could sink with the concept.
So, anyone else on board for this final run of 6 episodes we have coming? The season 6 thread was lively enough. It's healthier to discuss these things.
