Sons of Anarchy
Season 2, Episode 212
Recap: “Culling”
The episode opens as Jax, Tara, Clay, Tig, Gemma and the rest of the club prepare for lock-down. The clubhouse has turned into a safe haven for Samcro and their loved ones. Clay addresses the large crowd in the barroom – you are here because you are family. No one else is going to get hurt on my watch.
At chapel Clay lays out the plan to get his guns from the Irish without the ATF interfering. He assures Chibs that Jimmy will know who the real rat is and he and his family will be safe.
Jax and Opie find Weston at Impeccable Smokes. They inform him that Zobelle is supplying weapons and selling heroin with the Mayans. Weston goes to their gun warehouse to check things out for himself. He’s pissed when he realizes that the guns are gone. As he gets on his phone to make a call he hears voices in the back room. Weston pulls his gun and bursts in the room. Ule and two Hispanic women are packing heroin. With out hesitation Weston kills both women and turns his gun on Ule. Ule tries to tell him that Zobelle has sanctioned this, but before an explanation can be given, Weston ends his life.
Meanwhile, SOA shows Jimmy O. ATF photos of Cameron and Edmond with Zobelle. Clay tells Jimmy his plan. Then Clay and Jax meet with Laroy and Henry Lin. They propose a solution to all of their problems. Laroy and Lin help SOA defeat Zobelle and Weston and in return SOA will push out the Mayans and divvy up their territory between them. Laroy and Lin are all for more money and friendly boarders.
Back at the clubhouse Chuck has resurfaced. As Tara bandages his badly burned hands, Chuck tells them that it was Weston who set the fire at Caracara. Unser agrees to take him in to give a statement so that SOA can collect the insurance money.
Polly gets back to the shop and is questioned by Zobelle about her relationship with Edmond. Weston comes in, gun drawn, demanding answers from Zobelle. Zobelle tries to show Weston his big picture, but Weston, the purist that he is, only sees it as a betrayal. Weston lets Zobelle know that he is on his own and leaves. Outside he gets a phone call, his kids have been taken away by child services. Weston rushes to Charming PD just in time to see the Child Services van pull away. Jax walks up to Weston. He lets him know that he is the one who did this. Weston is pissed. Jax gives him a time and a place – they’ll fight till only one stands.
Jimmy O. shows up at the safe house for his gun pick up. Stahl is watching. Jimmy’s van heads out, Stahl gets Edmond, and follows the van to make her bust. As soon as the coast is clear SOA roars in opening the garage door to reveal Jimmy O. and the guns are still there. SOA load the guns into the van. Clay and Jimmy shake hands, all is good between them. Clay, Jax, Chibs, and Bobby head to the army surplus store for their arranged ‘pick-up’. As soon as the Sons enter the store Stahl gives the word to take the van and arrest them. But when she goes into the store and opens the seized crates, all she finds is two dead rats. Edmond freaks at the sight of them. Screwed again, Stahl is forced to let SOA go, she has nothing on them. She goes to Edmond, he motions to the crate and tells her that Jimmy knows. He’s dead.
At the clubhouse, SOA gear up for battle. They mount their bikes and head out to the back woods of Charming and wait for Weston and his guys to show up. When they do, it’s on. A brutal no-holds-barred fight. As the fight rages, Hale and his guys rush in with lights ablaze. Taking in the situation, Hale arrests Weston for arson in order to save his life. The Sons are pissed. If they can’t have Weston they will move onto Zobelle. Clay makes the call to Unser. Unser calls off his men who are babysitting Polly at Impeccable Smokes. SOA pulls up and pressures Polly, demanding to know where Zobelle is. She swears she doesn’t know. Zobelle enters. Clay tells him his fate, but before he can make good on his promise Hale enters. Zobelle thinks quick and tells Hale he is in possession of narcotics and to arrest him. An Officer locates a brick of heroin and Hale takes Zobelle into custody, in turn granting him a stay of execution.
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I can hardly wait until tomorrow night to see this one, it is SO time for Zobelle and the gang to get what is coming their way. : )
By Your Girly Shirley on November 23rd, 2009 at 1:21 pmThank you FX, all the cast,crew and writers you are all awesome!
HOLY CRAP! I can’t wait to watch this episode. Every week it gets better and better. You all have done a great job and I hope that it continues for years to come. Well Done.
By HUGEfan! on November 24th, 2009 at 10:11 amI think they need to cut the tattoo out of Henry Rollins throat and give it to Jenna to wear as a patch
By jeff on November 24th, 2009 at 8:13 pmJust got done watching this episode. Its amazing. I swear Sons gets better with every episode. I can’t wait to see the season finally but I will be sad to have to wait for the next season.
By Justine on November 24th, 2009 at 10:18 pmHey was that Kenny Johnson in last nights episode?
By Patrika on November 25th, 2009 at 7:41 amMy fiance’ and I make sure to watch every week. Season one was great but season two blew it right out of the water!! It is such a hardcore, cuthroat show, but it is also very strong in love. Last night’s episode was GREAT!! I can’t beleive Tara kicked the sh** out of her boss!! I think she takes things to literally sometimes…. Polly needs to die right along with Zobelle and Weston. She is a little hoochy, oh and Dad’s don’t kiss their daughters like that!! I was really hoping that Weston was going to put a bullet in Zobelle’s head… Anyway, I can’t wait for next weeks episode!! Oh yeah, I LOVE CHARLIE HUNNAM!!!!
By Jessica on November 25th, 2009 at 10:37 amLast nights episode was just another reminder that the end is near. I’m so sad to have to wait til next season:-( I LOVED what Tara did to that hospital administrator that has been harassing her about her job! That seen was awesome and I think it showed Tara’s true colors and the influence Gemma has had over her. She has a lot of power in that town and she will definitely use it to her advantage. I can’t wait to see what her character brings in the seasons to come. Gemma is the ****…Jax is fine…the rest of the cast is great…and I am sad that this season is going to be over, but what a great one it has been
By Steph on November 25th, 2009 at 3:13 pmbest damn show on TV. The best
By CK on November 25th, 2009 at 3:51 pmwriting and acting bar none.
The Whites-only group is the only one that’s not allowed any victories by the writers. Not so for the Black, Brown, Yellow, badged, or Bikers-only groups. Each of them win and lose a few. Not one White is allowed to win so much as a fist-fight by the writers.
By Lon Horiuchi V on November 25th, 2009 at 4:09 pmWe, the Audience, are led to root specifically against the Whites-only group, but none of the others. That’s because the writers, most or all White, are of a discriminatory group in “The Business” that controls such productions. Read the surnames of the credits, and the names on the fictitious garage of the show. They’re disliked by Whites-only types, although they’re White.
There aren’t any good-guys in this show. Each is organized crime, whether badged or not. One’s offenses aren’t any less bad than the others’. Each rapes. Each steals. Each murders. Each does almost any bad act that comes to mind. Each is responsible for your car or house being burglarized to pay for their vices. NONE are good. Not one.
I’d hoped they’d leave it neutral, but “(One) in leather”, Elvis, has quite a lot of company on this show. I was disappointed from maybe even the first episode, as far as that. Like the show; haven’t missed an episode. I don’t like supporting SoCal, Beverly Hills and such mortgages for a people who discriminate against who gets parts, jobs, contracts, and so forth, though, due to unfair hiring practices.
My husband and I are hooked on this show, and it is getting better all the time. I didn’t like to see the hospital woman’s face all bloody, but she was asking for it and I’m glad that Tarra put her in her place, she’s learning well from Gemma and I’m liking what I see as far as Tarra’s character becoming more like the biker women she’s a part of in the club. I can’t wait until next Tuesday to see what happens and I hope that this show stays around for a long time. We love it.
By Tracey on November 25th, 2009 at 6:32 pmI realize the source material for SOA is Hamlet, but I also read more into this great series. I look at it as a metaphor for American society at large, with Zobelle & the separatists being the moneyed elite who corrupt everything they touch in pursuit of money and power, who pretend they’re fighting some type of moral crusade for white supremacy (read the teabaggers/Palin supporters veiled racism) when what they’re really after is the same old corrupt ripping off of the American people. This places the residents of Charming in the position of the clueless American sheeple and the SOA as the true defenders of raw justice who only exist on the fringe of society in the real world. The Charming police are the ineffective supposed defenders of justice who are hobbled by corrupt laws and essentially are spinning their wheels, accomplishing nothing. The ATF are the corrupt defenders of the status quo and the ethnic gangs are the dispossessed underclass of America. So when the SOA administered a beating to Weston’s crew, I saw it as the Wall Street bankers and paid off politicians getting the beating they so richly deserve, which I literally cheered for as I watched. I LOVE THIS SHOW, the best ever!
By Chris on November 25th, 2009 at 8:05 pmhi, i’m chibbs – i have a serious head injury a few weeks back and now i’m delivering powerful headbutts…
By lumpy on November 26th, 2009 at 12:39 amAwesome show, yeah finally got to Zobelle and Westin it was good to see SAMCRO prevail. only wish i could have seen Clay cap Zobelle and his b***h daughter.
By gunner on November 26th, 2009 at 9:26 amAre you referring to the guy who played Lem from the Shield? I caught that, too, and I’m like “Yay! Lem is back from the dead & ridin’ with SOA!”. I thought I read somewhere how the Niners in SOA are the 1-9′ers from the Shield, right? There seems to be a lot of Shield influence on this show, which is fine by me because I loved the Shield.
By Rick on November 26th, 2009 at 9:43 amAmazing…Just loved the stare down between Jax and Weston!!!!
By Bob on November 26th, 2009 at 11:17 pmAm a little concerned for the poor bastard holding a gun on Tara…dead!!!!Countdown is on til Tuesday!!!!
I wish that the show can last longer then 13weeks. the show is great.
By joe whitehead on November 27th, 2009 at 9:40 pmI gotta know what song was playing on the “culling” episode towards the end when the men were saying goodbye to the women before they rode off to battle. Who is the artist and the song name.
By Mike on November 28th, 2009 at 11:56 pmYes, and I would pay them to put him on as a regular. SOA needs another hot guy.
By Beckee on November 29th, 2009 at 10:01 pmDoes anyone know what Jax’s full name is?
By Elane on November 30th, 2009 at 6:29 pmThe best show on TV hands down.
By Jimmy on December 1st, 2009 at 7:21 pmhi i was wondering when the show will be back. i hope jax gets his boy back and that Sack sticks around i mean after all he hes done alot of **** being prospect to go out like that. there wasn’t a date that the show will be back and we watch the show weekly.its the only show my husband, mother and i watch together.
By Sharon Hatter on December 2nd, 2009 at 12:57 amwill you have a3 season
By Eddie on December 2nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm