- Summary: Jax and the SAMCRO gang face new challenges in the form of Nero Padilla (Jimmy Smits) and Damon Pope (Harold Perrineau).
- Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure
- Show Type: Between Seasons
- Season 5 premiere date: Sep 11, 2012
- Episode Length: 60
- Air Time: 10:00 PM
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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91Paying close attention to SOA's array of outlaws makes the series an even more richly detailed portrait of self-righteous villainy.
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80Kurt Sutter's epic tale of an outlaw California motorcycle club launches its fifth season Tuesday with the same visceral intensity that stamped season four.
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75If you're not meant to think too hard about what's happening, then "Sons" largely succeeds at its goals, particularly given the performances, the direction (led by Emmy winner Paris Barclay) and Sutter and his writers' talent for crafting gut-wrenching individual moments.
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50It's weird that in the show's fifth season, the stakes actually feel lower than they did a couple of years ago.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 2 out of 8
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8Definitely a good watch. Definitely a good watch. Definitely a good watch. Definitely a good watch. Definitely a good watch. Definitely a good watch.
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