Alan Sepinwall interviews SoA creator Kurt Sutter.

Oh, oh: SoA: Okay did anyone else think that with Gemma's outfit for the funeral they gave her that high-necked jacket for a Palinesque effect?

Not really? It didn't ping me at all, just made sense that Gemma, though she loves the low-cut shirts, would go all proper for a funeral. It's the correct attire, you see. And Gemma's alllll about the correct public appearance. (I love her so much.)

Jax's outburst with Tara was the most backhanded and weirdly romantic thing I've seen in the entire series. Then again, gettin' it on 3 feet away from the psycho you just co-murdered was pretty bizarre too.

OMG yes.

ATF Hag telling Bobby the truth about Donna's death. Still, I guess it is characteristically cruel and narcissistic.

And again, yes. ATF Hag is All About Her and will do anything to further her ends (which made her a nice foil for Gemma).

I was SO MAD at Jax for not shutting Wendy down, but I could see his two-fold reasons for it: a) not wanting to trigger a relapse, and b) safety net. Always a safety net.

At the funeral, Tara helping him on with the cut and then the kiss was a thing of beauty.

Piney Piney Piney Piney. Man. Him being a jackass with the Niners, and then Jax just exploding at him.

I finally saw the finale on Saturday, and I spent the next 3 minutes pounding the cushions and yelling "I LOVE THIS SHOW!!" Good gods, I love this show.

SOA really did improve as it got rolling. It'll help fill The Shield void in a way Rescue Me never could.

::facepalm Drea de Matteo, of course. That's not the first time I've made that dumb mistake. Thanks for the assist.

juliana, I loved the Piney/9er scene so much. Yes, he was an ass but the light bulb of realization, didn't take long to switch on. Bless his betrayed and beleaguered heart. He's all about loyalty to the club BUT, it's loyalty to the club he used to love. He could have gone all revenge for it's own sake (like that twisted Tig, may he rot), but he still has a shred of integrity left...unlike Clay.

Jax using the 'don't make me turn this car around' voice with Piney cracked me up. And I was wowed by his genius handling of the potential witness. He really is growing into the leader his da wanted to be himself.

I'm happy for Ron Perlman having a role that requires no latex, but DUDE, Clay is a looooong way away from Vincent, yo.

And again, yes. ATF Hag is All About Her and will do anything to further her ends (which made her a nice foil for Gemma).

I love the two of them together. That scene with them in the supermarket was amazing.

Leverage has been fun so far, but I hope they are done with the Dizzy Cam.

I enjoyed Leverage too. Cute characters and a satisfying story.

I gave myself an extra bonus point for recognizing Tony Bill as the aviation partner. Sometimes the volume of minutia stored in my brain staggers even me. Plus, he looks pretty dang good for 68!

I didn't care for Leverage. It was just like an American version of Hustle, but not as smart, stylish, or fun. But it did have Gina Bellman.

You know, I was listening to an ad for Leverage this morning (on the Tivo, haven't watched it yet), and I was just thinking that it sounded a little like Hustle, which I loved like burning. I do love Timothy Hutton, though, so I'm hoping that he'll be good.

It's weird. I tried Hustle but found myself completely unsympathetic to any of the characters. I love me some British tv, so that outcome surprised me.