"Let freedom ride."
Sons of Anarchy - Episode Highlights
Episode Highlights
The Sleep of Babies
The season reaches a breaking point when a hit intended for Opie accidentally kills his wife, Donna.
This is the first major club-on-club betrayal, shattering the illusion of 'brotherhood' and setting the stage for the Jax-Clay conflict.
NS
The club executes a complex double-cross against Agent Stahl and the IRA to protect their own.
Often cited as the show's best finale, it demonstrates the club's tactical brilliance and the depth of their collective bond.
Laying Pipe
Opie Winston is brutally beaten to death in county jail while Jax is forced to watch.
Opie's death is the moral turning point for Jax, removing his last tether to his better nature and sending him on a darker path.
A Mother's Work
In a fit of rage and misunderstanding, Gemma murders Tara with a carving fork.
This act effectively ends any hope for Jax's redemption and triggers the total war of the final season.
Papa's Goods
Jax settles all club debts and rides his father's bike into an oncoming semi-truck.
The series finale completes the Hamlet parallel and ends the cycle of violence by having the protagonist remove himself from the equation.