Giving Back
- Episode aired Oct 1, 2008
- TV-MA
- 55m
Gemma hosts a fundraiser, bringing back a familiar but not welcome face who has history with SAMCRO.Gemma hosts a fundraiser, bringing back a familiar but not welcome face who has history with SAMCRO.Gemma hosts a fundraiser, bringing back a familiar but not welcome face who has history with SAMCRO.
- Filip 'Chibs' Telford
- (credit only)
- Chuck 'Chucky' Marstein
- (as Michael Marisi Ornstein)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Jax (Charlie Hunnam) and Opie (Ryan Hurst) meet with Tig (Kim Coates) and Bobby (Mark Boone Junior) at the fundraiser, there is a man in the background who can be seen wearing a t-shirt that says "Free Big Otto", a reference to Otto (Kurt Sutter) being in prison.
- GoofsThis is the only episode in which Opie's son is called 'Harry'. Later on in the show he is called Kenny.
- Quotes
Jackson 'Jax' Teller: I love that guy more than anyone, but I also see what's happening to him and it scares the shit outta me. Opie can't be half in, half out. It'll get him killed, Donna.
Donna Lerner: Than I want him out. That other guy got out. Kyle.
Jackson 'Jax' Teller: Kyle was kicked out. You know why? Cause the night Opie got arrested for blowing up that truck yard, Kyle was supposed to be his getaway ride. Only the asshole panicked when he heard sirens, left Opie behind.
Donna Lerner: Opie never said anything...
Jackson 'Jax' Teller: Cause Opie's not rat. Brothers don't turn on each other. He did the time. It's what we do. Opie will never walk away from the club. We both know that. He's like me; it's all we know. It's in our DNA, and if you keep pulling him in the other direction... we're not the glue Donna. You are.
- SoundtracksHey
Performed by Fu Manchu
One things SoA can be really good about is creating laughs. The characters are so great, and so full of dimension that a small touch can end up being really funny. I think this episode in a standout in that regard when it comes to the parolee with "CMD" (Compulsive Masturbation Disorder). The look on Clay's face the first time he sees Chuck stick his hand down the front of his khakis is priceless.
The second storyline in this episode is an Opie one. I really like Opie's character, so that's always going to be all right with me. This episode delves into exactly what happened to Opie and why he got sent away for five years. It's the first explanation we get in the series. As just a side, it shows you how television goes through a blender in your head. I remembered having learned about how Opie got put away in the pilot. Not so. We learn here that an ex SoA brother named Kyle got spooked on getaway driver duty and left Opie behind for the cops. You can imagine how much drama is stirred when Kyle returns to Charming for his son's band performance.
This episode is likely most remembered within the SoA annals for its gruesome scene at the end. What the viewer actually sees isn't too much, but the way the tension is built, it feels like more. That's how good television works. That's how SoA works.
- athomed
- Jan 18, 2013
Details
- Runtime55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD