Sons of Anarchy season 2
Sons of Anarchy | |
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Season 2 | |
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No. of episodes | 13 |
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Original network | FX |
Original release | September 8 December 1, 2009 | –
Season chronology | |
The second season of the American television drama series Sons of Anarchy premiered on September 8, 2009 and concluded on December 1, 2009 after 13 episodes aired on cable network FX. Created by Kurt Sutter, it is about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California's Central Valley. The show centers on protagonist Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam), the then-vice president of the club, who begins questioning himself.
Sons of Anarchy is the story of the Teller-Morrow family of Charming, California, as well as other members of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original (SAMCRO), their families, various Charming townspeople, allied and rival gangs, associates, and law agencies that undermine or support SAMCRO's legal and illegal enterprises.
Introduced in this season was white separatist called the League of American Nationalists (LOAN). LOAN arrives in Charming with leader Ethan Zobelle and Zobelle's enforcer, A.J. Weston, seeking to drive the Sons of Anarchy out of Charming.
Plot
White separatists called the League of American Nationalists (LOAN) arrive in Charming.[1] LOAN's leader Ethan Zobelle and Zobelle's enforcer, A.J. Weston, seek to drive the Sons of Anarchy from Charming. To send a message to SAMCRO, Zobelle orchestrates to have Gemma kidnapped and gang raped by Weston and two others. Due to the improper handling of an internal problem, the rift between Clay and Jax continues to widen as Jax challenges most of Clay's decisions and comes to a head when a lone car bomb nearly kills another member of SAMCRO. The second season sees SAMCRO battling LOAN for control of Charming, Jax and Clay veering further apart in their individual visions for the club, and evading the ever-present threat of the ATF.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Charlie Hunnam as Jackson "Jax" Teller
- Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow
- Mark Boone Junior as Robert "Bobby Elvis" Munson
- Kim Coates as Alex "Tig" Trager
- Tommy Flanagan as Filip "Chibs" Telford
- Ryan Hurst as Harry "Opie" Winston
- Johnny Lewis as Kip "Half Sack" Epps
- William Lucking as Piermont "Piney" Winston
- Theo Rossi as Juan-Carlos "Juice" Ortiz
- Maggie Siff as Tara Knowles
- Ron Perlman as Clarence "Clay" Morrow
Special guest cast
Recurring cast
- Dayton Callie as Wayne Unser
- Henry Rollins as A.J. Weston
- Taylor Sheridan as Deputy Chief David Hale
- Winter Ave Zoli as Lyla Dvorak
- Callard Harris as Edmond Hayes
- Jamie McShane as Cameron Hayes
- Sarah Jones as Polly Zobelle
- Julie Ariola as Mary Winston
- Mitch Pileggi as Ernest Darby
- McNally Sagal as Margaret Murphy
- Marcos de la Cruz as Estevez
- Kristen Renton as Ima Tite
- Kurt Sutter as "Big" Otto Delaney
- Emilio Rivera as Marcus Alvarez
- Tory Kittles as Laroy Wayne
- Bellina Logan as Fiona Larkin
- Michael Marisi Ornstein as Chuck Marstein
- Patrick St. Esprit as Elliott Oswald
- Dendrie Taylor as Luann Delaney
- Titus Welliver as Jimmy O'Phelan
- Kenneth Choi as Henry Lin
- Jeff Kober as Jacob Hale, Jr.
- Glenn Plummer as Sheriff Vic Trammel
Guest stars
- Tom Arnold as Georgie Caruso
- Cleo King as Neeta
- Olivia Burnette as Homeless Woman
- Kenny Johnson as Herman Kozik
Production
Although Sons of Anarchy is set in Northern California's Central Valley, it is filmed primarily at Occidental Studios Stage 5A in North Hollywood. Main sets located there include the clubhouse, St. Thomas Hospital and Jax's house. The production rooms at the studio used by the writing staff also double as the Charming police station.
External scenes are often filmed nearby in Sun Valley and Tujunga.[2] Interior and exterior scenes set in Northern Ireland during season 3 were also filmed at Occidental Studios and surrounding areas. A second unit shot footage in Northern Ireland used in the third season.[3]
Reception
The second season received critical acclaim. This season of Sons of Anarchy also saw a substantial increase in positive reviews in comparison with the first season. On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has a rating of 93%, based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Sons of Anarchy continues to intensify the drama with riveting storytelling brought to life by a talented ensemble."[4] On Metacritic the second season has a score of 86 out of 100, based on reviews 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]
IGN gave the second season an 8.4/10.0 rating, giving praise to Henry Rollins' character, AJ Weston, saying, "A decidedly stronger second season sees the gang unravel and knit back together."[6]
Writing for Chicago Tribune, Maureen Ryan called the second season "engrossing". She elaborated that "the pacing is better [and] the plotting is tighter" and commended Sagal and Perlman for their performances.[7] Variety’s Stuart Levine called the new season "compelling" and complimented the acting skill of Perlman, Sagal, Hunnam, and Siff.[8] James Poniewozik of TIME called Sagal's performance "devastatingly powerful" and named the series on his list of Top 10 Shows of 2009.[9]
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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14 | 1 | "Albification" | Guy Ferland | Kurt Sutter | September 8, 2009 | 2WAB01 | 4.29[10] |
15 | 2 | "Small Tears" | Stephen Kay | Jack LoGiudice | September 15, 2009 | 2WAB02 | 3.71[11] |
16 | 3 | "Fix" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Dave Erickson | September 22, 2009 | 2WAB03 | 3.49[12] |
17 | 4 | "Eureka" | Guy Ferland | Kurt Sutter & Brett Conrad | September 29, 2009 | 2WAB04 | 3.76[12] |
18 | 5 | "Smite" | Terrence O'Hara | Chris Collins | October 6, 2009 | 2WAB05 | 3.66[citation needed] |
19 | 6 | "Falx Cerebri" | Billy Gierhart | Regina Corrado | October 13, 2009 | 2WAB06 | 3.31[citation needed] |
20 | 7 | "Gilead" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins | October 20, 2009 | 2WAB07 | 3.70[13] |
21 | 8 | "Potlatch" | Paul Maibaum | Kurt Sutter & Misha Green | October 27, 2009 | 2WAB08 | 3.39[14] |
22 | 9 | "Fa Guan" | Stephen Kay | Brett Conrad & Liz Sagal | November 3, 2009 | 2WAB09 | 3.52[15] |
23 | 10 | "Balm" | Paris Barclay | Dave Erickson & Stevie Long | November 10, 2009 | 2WAB10 | 3.38[16] |
24 | 11 | "Service" | Phil Abraham | Story by : Brady Dahl & Cori Uchida Teleplay by : Kurt Sutter & Jack LoGiudice | November 17, 2009 | 2WAB11 | 3.48[17] |
25 | 12 | "The Culling" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Kurt Sutter & Dave Erickson | November 24, 2009 | 2WAB12 | 3.44[18] |
26 | 13 | "Na Trioblóidí" | Kurt Sutter | Kurt Sutter | December 1, 2009 | 2WAB13 | 4.33[19] |
Home media release
The second season was released in the United States on DVD and Blu-ray on August 31, 2010.[20]
References
- ^ Gallagher, Danny (September 8, 2009). "Sons of Anarchy: Albification (season premiere)". TVSquad.com. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- ^ "Sons of Anarchy Filming Locations". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "First pictures Sons of Anarchy". Chicago Tribune. June 8, 2010.
- ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/sons_of_anarchy/s02
- ^ https://www.metacritic.com/tv/sons-of-anarchy/season-2
- ^ Amtin, Seth (2012-05-18). "Sons of Anarchy: Season 2 Review". ign.com. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "'Sons of Anarchy' revs up the pace in its compelling new season". Chicago Tribune. September 3, 2009.
- ^ Levine, Stuart (September 4, 2009). "Sons of Anarchy Season 2". Variety.
- ^ "The Top 10 Everything of 2009". TIME. December 8, 2009.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (September 9, 2009). "Sons of Anarchy revs up huge ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ Berman, Marc (January 30, 2010). "Sons of Anarchy Ratings". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
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- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 4, 2009). "Cable Ratings: Sons of Anarchy averages 3.5 million and a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 11, 2009). "Sons of Anarchy rides to 3.38 million viewers and wins night on cable with adults 18-49". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 18, 2009). "Tuesday cable: Sons of Anarchy beats The Forgotten and ties The Jay Leno Show with adults 18-49". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Cable TV Ratings for the Week Ending November 29, 2009" (PDF). TV Aholics. December 15, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (December 2, 2009). "Sons of Anarchy Renewed for a third season". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
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