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Sons of Anarchy
Season 2
Season 2 DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkFX
Original releaseSeptember 8 (2009-09-08) –
December 1, 2009 (2009-12-01)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The second season of the American television drama series Sons of Anarchy created by Kurt Sutter, 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 vice president of the club, who begins questioning the club and himself.

The second season of Sons of Anarchy premiered on September 8, 2009, on cable network FX and concluded on December 1.

Sons of Anarchy is the story of the Teller-Morrow family of Charming, California, as well as the 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 into this season was white separatist called the League of American Nationalists (LOAN). LOAN arrive in Charming. LOAN's leader Ethan Zobelle and Zobelle's enforcer, A.J. Weston, seek 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

Charlie Hunnam (Jax Teller)
Katey Sagal (Gemma Teller Morrow)
Mark Boone Junior (Bobby Munson)
Kim Coates (Tig Trager)
Tommy Flanagan (Chibs Telford)
Ryan Hurst (Opie Winston)
Johnny Lewis (Half-Sack Epps)
Theo Rossi (Juice Ortiz)
Maggie Siff (Tara Knowles)
Ron Perlman (Clay Morrow)
Main article: List of Sons of Anarchy characters

Main cast

Special guest cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars

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 100%, based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7/10. [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

See also: List of Sons of Anarchy episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
141"Albification"Guy FerlandKurt SutterSeptember 8, 2009 (2009-09-08)2WAB014.29[10]
152"Small Tears"Stephen KayJack LoGiudiceSeptember 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)2WAB023.71[11]
163"Fix"Gwyneth Horder-PaytonDave EricksonSeptember 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)2WAB033.49[12]
174"Eureka"Guy FerlandKurt Sutter & Brett ConradSeptember 29, 2009 (2009-09-29)2WAB043.76[12]
185"Smite"Terrence O'HaraChris CollinsOctober 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)2WAB053.66[13]
196"Falx Cerebri"Billy GierhartRegina CorradoOctober 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)2WAB063.31[14]
207"Gilead"Gwyneth Horder-PaytonKurt Sutter & Chris CollinsOctober 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)2WAB073.70[15]
218"Potlatch"Paul MaibaumKurt Sutter & Misha GreenOctober 27, 2009 (2009-10-27)2WAB083.39[16]
229"Fa Guan"Stephen KayBrett Conrad & Liz SagalNovember 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)2WAB093.52[17]
2310"Balm"Paris BarclayDave Erickson & Stevie LongNovember 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)2WAB103.38[18]
2411"Service"Phil AbrahamStory by: Brady Dahl & Cori Uchida
Teleplay by: Kurt Sutter & Jack LoGiudice		November 17, 2009 (2009-11-17)2WAB113.48[19]
2512"The Culling"Gwyneth Horder-PaytonKurt Sutter & Dave EricksonNovember 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)2WAB123.44[20]
2613"Na Trioblóidí"Kurt SutterKurt SutterDecember 1, 2009 (2009-12-01)2WAB134.33[21]

Home media release

The second season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on August 31, 2010.[22]

References

  1. ^ Gallagher, Danny (September 8, 2009). "Sons of Anarchy: Albification (season premiere)". TVSquad.com. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "Sons of Anarchy Filming Locations". Internet Movie Database.
  3. ^ "First pictures Sons of Anarchy". Chicago Tribune. June 8, 2010.
  4. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/sons_of_anarchy/s02
  5. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/tv/sons-of-anarchy/season-2
  6. ^ http://ie.ign.com/articles/2009/12/10/sons-of-anarchy-season-2-review
  7. ^ "'Sons of Anarchy' revs up the pace in its compelling new season". Chicago Tribune. September 3, 2009.
  8. ^ Levine, Stuart (September 4, 2009). "Sons of Anarchy Season 2". Variety.
  9. ^ "The Top 10 Everything of 2009". TIME. December 8, 2009.
  10. ^ Seidman, Robert (September 9, 2009). "Sons of Anarchy revs up huge ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  11. ^ Berman, Marc (January 30, 2010). "Sons of Anarchy Ratings". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b Seidman, Robert (September 30, 2009). "Sons of Anarchy staying strong for FX with 3.76 million on September 29". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  13. ^ "Cable Ratings for the Week Ending October 11, 2009". TV Aholics. October 14, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  14. ^ "Cable Ratings for the Week Ending October 18, 2009". TV Aholics. October 21, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  15. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 27, 2009). "Cable ratings: Football, Baseball Monk, White Collar, Jeff Dunham, and Sons of Anarchy top weekly cable chart". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  16. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 28, 2009). "Cable Ratings: Ouch! Sons of Anarchy loses to The Forgotten". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  17. ^ 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. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  18. ^ 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. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  19. ^ 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. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  20. ^ "Cable TV Ratings for the Week Ending November 29, 2009" (PDF). TV Aholics. December 15, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  21. ^ Seidman, Robert (December 2, 2009). "Sons of Anarchy Renewed for a third season". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  22. ^ Lambert, David (May 28, 2010). "Sons of Anarchy - Fox's Full Press Release for Season 2 on DVD and Blu-ray!". TV Shows on DVD. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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