3.10 Fírinne Of course, I don’t condone violence in real life, but it feels like this week’s Sons Of Anarchy has gone back to doing what it did best in season one and two, combine hard hitting action scenes with gut punching emotional plot arcs. So, this week, aside from the terrible Irish accents and the Californian sun blasting over ‘Belfast’, the scenes in the capital of Northern Ireland are absolutely fantastic. The action starts from the word go. Prior to expiring, Liam admits that he and McGee have been working with the Army, and the confession is caught on tape for Father Ashby. Shortly after this, and on McGee’s tip-off, Jimmy and his men storm the building. This culminates in a standoff on the rooftop and there is yet another moment where Jimmy could quite easily have been taken out, but manages to escape. Sadly, McGee knows that he’s been found out, and it’s time for him to go. Clay gives him a kiss goodbye and pushes him off the rooftop. The whole scene was very well done and makes you almost sad to see forgettable characters like McGee and Liam killed off. Above all of these dangling threads, I was glad that the almost-incest storyline between Jax and Trinity was resolved. After Gemma and Maureen walk in on Jax and Trinity, moments before the show could have gone all kinds of wrong, they decide to tell both of them the truth about their father. I’ve already mentioned last week that I hated this storyline and that the show was above it, but the resolution was handled very well. I particularly liked the way that they showed the two reactions one after the other. Trinity seems upset as she’s found out that her father isn’t who she thought he was, and Jax sort of laughs it off, uttering the immortal line: “Two minutes later and I’d have been dancing in Tig territory.” The slower than a robot dancing in treacle Abel storyline starts making some heady progress at the end of this episode when Father Ashby tells Jax that he made a promise to John Teller that he would not let his son go into the life that he chose.  Father Ashby was unable to keep this promise, but he fully intends to stop Abel from ending up following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. As I mentioned a few episodes ago, it might not be such a bad thing if Abel is adopted by a loving family. Jax disagrees. He tries to attack Father Ashby, but ends up being thrown to the ground. Who knew that the Priest was so powerful? Unhappy with being defeated by Ashby, Jax stabs his henchman and threatens him with a gun, making Father Ashby divulge the location of Abel. So, finally, Jax can go and find Abel, but will he? Father Ashby has given him a lot to think about. It’ll be interesting to see where Sutter goes next with this particular storyline, now that it has finally picked up some speed. First of all, he wants the Sons to kill Alvarez, and then he wants them to steal $250,000 from the safe in his house. This is problematic, as the Sons know that killing Alvarez is out of the question. They do, however, pay Alvarez a visit.  There’s naturally a lot tension, with guns being pointed on both sides, but Alvarez says that he will spread a rumour that he is dead for 24 hours, even if it bad for his business. All that’s in the safe is some insurance documents, his child’s baby teeth and two watches, so the Sons will need to find the money elsewhere. So, to conclude, I was very happy to have what was easily the best episode of the season this week. It was a happy reminder of what a great show Sons Of Anarchy can be. There are only three episodes left in the season, and with a lot of the weaker storylines now being resolved, I would like to think that Kurt Sutter can keep up the standard. This season has not been a good one, but if the final three episodes are as good as this last, then I’m sure we could all find it in our hearts to forgive him. Follow Den Of Geek on Twitter right here.


title: “Sons Of Anarchy Season 3 Episode 10 Review F Rinne” ShowToc: true date: “2025-08-18” author: “James Summers”


3.10 Fírinne Of course, I don’t condone violence in real life, but it feels like this week’s Sons Of Anarchy has gone back to doing what it did best in season one and two, combine hard hitting action scenes with gut punching emotional plot arcs. So, this week, aside from the terrible Irish accents and the Californian sun blasting over ‘Belfast’, the scenes in the capital of Northern Ireland are absolutely fantastic. The action starts from the word go. Prior to expiring, Liam admits that he and McGee have been working with the Army, and the confession is caught on tape for Father Ashby. Shortly after this, and on McGee’s tip-off, Jimmy and his men storm the building. This culminates in a standoff on the rooftop and there is yet another moment where Jimmy could quite easily have been taken out, but manages to escape. Sadly, McGee knows that he’s been found out, and it’s time for him to go. Clay gives him a kiss goodbye and pushes him off the rooftop. The whole scene was very well done and makes you almost sad to see forgettable characters like McGee and Liam killed off. Above all of these dangling threads, I was glad that the almost-incest storyline between Jax and Trinity was resolved. After Gemma and Maureen walk in on Jax and Trinity, moments before the show could have gone all kinds of wrong, they decide to tell both of them the truth about their father. I’ve already mentioned last week that I hated this storyline and that the show was above it, but the resolution was handled very well. I particularly liked the way that they showed the two reactions one after the other. Trinity seems upset as she’s found out that her father isn’t who she thought he was, and Jax sort of laughs it off, uttering the immortal line: “Two minutes later and I’d have been dancing in Tig territory.” The slower than a robot dancing in treacle Abel storyline starts making some heady progress at the end of this episode when Father Ashby tells Jax that he made a promise to John Teller that he would not let his son go into the life that he chose.  Father Ashby was unable to keep this promise, but he fully intends to stop Abel from ending up following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. As I mentioned a few episodes ago, it might not be such a bad thing if Abel is adopted by a loving family. Jax disagrees. He tries to attack Father Ashby, but ends up being thrown to the ground. Who knew that the Priest was so powerful? Unhappy with being defeated by Ashby, Jax stabs his henchman and threatens him with a gun, making Father Ashby divulge the location of Abel. So, finally, Jax can go and find Abel, but will he? Father Ashby has given him a lot to think about. It’ll be interesting to see where Sutter goes next with this particular storyline, now that it has finally picked up some speed. First of all, he wants the Sons to kill Alvarez, and then he wants them to steal $250,000 from the safe in his house. This is problematic, as the Sons know that killing Alvarez is out of the question. They do, however, pay Alvarez a visit.  There’s naturally a lot tension, with guns being pointed on both sides, but Alvarez says that he will spread a rumour that he is dead for 24 hours, even if it bad for his business. All that’s in the safe is some insurance documents, his child’s baby teeth and two watches, so the Sons will need to find the money elsewhere. So, to conclude, I was very happy to have what was easily the best episode of the season this week. It was a happy reminder of what a great show Sons Of Anarchy can be. There are only three episodes left in the season, and with a lot of the weaker storylines now being resolved, I would like to think that Kurt Sutter can keep up the standard. This season has not been a good one, but if the final three episodes are as good as this last, then I’m sure we could all find it in our hearts to forgive him. Follow Den Of Geek on Twitter right here.