Sons of Anarchy: Season 6 [Blu-ray]

I do not think I have included any plot spoilers, but I apologise if inadvertently I refer to something that was yet to be discovered by a viewer yet to watch the this Season of SOA.For myself, being hooked by SOA from the start has always been a dubious proposition to endure. The characters are hardly likeable. Ron Perlman is such a brilliant choice in terms of his facial features alone (I'm sure he won't mind me saying that), it took little imagination to accept he was genuinely a very bad dude. This review is not meant to be judgmental in terms of assuming a moralistic viewpoint. However, there are a few difficulties I find after watching each Season of SOA that are hard to reconcile. But read on - I still highly recommend this Season and the entire Series.To start with the positives, this Series just keeps on getting tougher, nastier, and gobsmackingly violent the further we peel back the layers of various characters' psyches. They are by and large all damaged goods. Crippled emotionally and thoroughly mixed up by the unrelenting violence of the world some were born into, while others sunk into their own particular version of hell.The performances, including from supporting cast members, are typically outstanding. The plot continues to thicken, every actor is shown to have their own self-interest at play, regardless of which side of the fence they sit on. There are few, if any, straight out `good guys/gals' or `bad guys/gals' in this tale.The construction of key sequences including violent confrontations are brilliantly written and executed, with what is about to go down thoroughly disguised so that the incident itself is so all the more shocking. The violence is very raw and disturbing, which certainly goes against an argument that SOA glorifies violence. Rather, violence is never very far away from the lives of people who often are already significantly brutalised and do not really know how else to react, as well as the fact that strength and power in this world is everything and showing a chink may very well get one killed.As with every other season, the standout performance is from Katey Sagal. Perhaps as never before we have a character who positions herself as the defender of the Sons, and yet beneath the surface we do not know what Gemma is truly capable of until the climax of this Season. Her actions in the climactic conclusion to this Season are beyond adequate description, and yet, in the context of the show overall, there is a symmetry or, rather, a continuity to what is perpetrated by her all in the name of `protection'.What precisely is driving Gemma, like any character of Shakespearean proportions, is almost impossible to disentangle. Gemma is a highly complex character, one of the great characters of American television in the last decade at least, and it is perhaps one of the greatest ironies that it is an extremely charismatic, manipulative, powerful, and unpredictable woman not afraid to get very violent at the drop of a hat, who almost manages to keep the Sons together. She is a great matriarch to be feared and not to be crossed, frightening in terms of the extremes she will go to - it seems there are no limits to her ferocity. I would say more on this aspect, but I do not want to spoil it.I have to say, and this is not even a quibble, more something that just gave me the sh#ts momentarily, I find the pauses in the story-line where SOA brothers engage in another round of heartfelt exchanges and man-hugs to be a little hard to swallow. I have read more than my fair share of True Crime and other non-fiction works that deal with trafficking, prostitution, drug importation and distribution, extortion, you name it.The lives of people caught up in these `enterprises' are brutal, violent, and often cut short. Suspicion is everywhere and no one is above suspicion when the chips are down. And yet, again ironically, and I am sure it is written quite deliberately this way, it is the women, Gemma and Tara, who are the strong ones, the key players, who run about supporting damaged and violent men while trying to negotiate a path through the morass (Tara in particular) without going down with the rest of them, which is a constant possibility.What nags me from time to time watching SOA is the amorality of their existence, pushing anything to make a buck, but exploiting women and every other vice known to humanity to that end, while at the same time posturing about claiming to operate by a `family' code, to go so far as to almost believe they are Charming's de facto protectors from competing forces that would only be worse. In other words, that the local presence of SOA almost ensures the perpetuation of civil life and social cohesion.I guess the trick is working out to what extent that is the blarney the Sons keep telling themselves to rationalise what they are doing, or whether the creators and writers are going so far as to assert that these guys (and gals) have legitimacy within `society'. Sort of like the Biker outfits who go on Santa runs for disadvantaged kids at Christmas time and hand out presents. It is no different to the mafia (Jewish, Russian, Italian, Irish...etc...etc...) handing out Christmas turkeys from the back of a lorry. But I'll get off my soap box.I suspect I am trying to explain the essential appeal of SOA which, on the one hand, features people and lives that are mostly, with a few notable exceptions that I can't immediately recall, fairly objectionable and completely unappealing. There is never any glorification of the life, such as it is. If anything, SOA rips away any grandiose or romantic notions of what such a life entails.And yet, on the other hand, you really do come to care for these characters, what they are struggling with, where they find themselves through fate, bad choices, or through inheritance. The tension between those trying to, or perhaps just dreaming about, extricating themselves and their family from the life, and the events that continually force them to reengage with everything that threatens their dreams, at times that tension is almost unbearable. Again, I won't say any more on that point, except to offer that this particular central theme is expertly wrought and played out without any punches being pulled.I have watched other series, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Homeland, House of Cards, Dexter, The Sopranos, The Wire, The Walking Dead (are the ones I can think of) - to a lesser degree Boardwalk Empire and True Blood which, in my humble opinion, each stumbled badly at different points - and yet, curiously enough, given the hardly inspiring starting point, SOA definitely deserves a place among the very best television shows, dealing with universal and timeless themes that never grow old no matter how many times the earth has rotated on its axis.A starring role that deserves special mention is that of Jimmy Smits as Nero Padilla, wonderful in the role, as equally torn and complex a character as Katey Sagal's Gemma, it is terrific to watch Nero's mind ticking over, increasingly concerned about what he has got mixed up in, trying to retain his sanity and ultimate goal or dream among all the carnage going down around him (in another context it might almost be funny), playing a very careful game close to his chest whilst at the same time genuinely caring about the people within the Sons he has come to know. He, too, is forced to make very tough on-the-spot tough calls. Should he walk away? Should he stay. Like the other characters, the choices he makes are ones among a series of not-so-good options available to him that are in part limited by the life, and the results of which he (like the other characters) cannot know until it is far, far too late. Must his own sense of honour compel him to help and protect those who brought him into their circle?Another notable performance from the ever-stellar Peter Weller, not as key a role as that played during his stint on Dexter, yet Weller has great presence and commands the screen whenever he appears, making the other 'tough guys' look relatively mild.I highly recommend this Season of SOA - but do not think because it is this far down the track that things might get easier, or any character is going to be let off the hook.As the show's outstanding crew and cast have pulled off with aplomb, and as anyone who has read about the true nature of such criminal organisations, few if any get out unscathed and everyone inevitably gets what fate has in store for them - whether unfairly, at least in part undeserved, or entirely what they should have had coming their way in spades a long time ago.There are no winners, and mayhem and anarchy truly abounds.

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One of my favorite series ever sons of anarchy

The discs come in plastic snap cases. They play fine.Sons of Anarchy (2008-2014) is good, but the violence is cartoonish at times and there’s a bit too much homosexual stuff for my tastes. I wanted the main protagonist to kill his mom and her boyfriend in the first episode. He gets around to killing them near the end of the series. The series ends well, all of the loose strings are tied up and all of the questions answered, that’s why the last episode is highly rated. So a great start and a great finish but overall I liked Breaking Bad (2008-2013) better.Most people are aware of corporate espionage and what some companies will do to protect their secrets. In the TV show Breaking Bad the two main characters, Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, and Jesse Pinkman, played by Aaron Paul, possess the knowledge and skill to produce the best meth on the market. And their brand is easily identifiable by its unique blue color.Several competing criminal organizations buy their services and try to replicate their product but White’s and Pinkman’s skill in the art and science of making their blue meth product isn’t easily duplicated. One group tries to hold Pinkman hostage in Mexico because their highly trained scientists can’t make meth as well as he does. Near the end of the series another criminal group keeps Pinkman chained in their lab and force him to make meth for them because their guy, who worked with both White and Pinkman, is unable to duplicate Pinkman’s and Walter White’s skill in the art and science of making their blue meth brand.Breaking Bad has one of the best story and character arcs ever used in a TV show, which is why it has an IMDb rating of 9.5, right up there with Game of Thrones, another great show. The Wire (2002-2008) was as good as the Sons of Anarchy, but not as good as Breaking Bad. I won’t give away the ending of Breaking Bad, but if you watch the complete series from the first episode to the last the ending will make complete sense and be very satisfying. It’s terrific.If the above series don’t sound interesting here are a few of the series I really enjoyed watching more than once: Band of Brothers (2001), Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009), Black Sails (2014-2017), Cowboy Bebop (1998), Downton Abbey (2010-2015), Firefly (2002), Game of Thrones (2011-2019), The IT Crowd (2006-2013), Jericho (2006-2008), Lonesome Dove (1989), Lost (2004-2010), Merlin (2008-2012), Pride and Prejudice (1995), Rome (2005-2007), Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011), Stargate: SG-1 (1997-2007), Stargate: Atlantis (2004-2009), Star Trek The Original Series (1966-1969) and Star Trek Voyager (1995-2001). I didn’t list any contemporary series I’m following that don’t have an end date yet, not conducive to binge watching from beginning to finish, or the hundreds of fantasy and science fiction shows I’ve watched.If you like reading try some of my favorite authors: Richard Adams, Palo Bacigulupi, Suzanne Collins, Abe Evergreen, Diana Gabaldon, Hugh Howey, George Martin, Brandon Sanderson, John Scalzi, and Andy Weir.

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This was good show about a biker gang. Not for younger kids

Epoustouflante, comme d’habitude ai-je envie de rajouter, et (très) éprouvante avec un final qui met à rude épreuve…Je dois dire que depuis la fin de la saison 3 de Game of Thrones et le fameux Red Wedding, j’espérais bien ne plus subir ce genre de traumatisme, en vain apparemment !! Car cette fin de saison 6 atteint un niveau de violence jamais égalé dans ce show pourtant pas tendre, mais qui avait jusque-là épargné le 1er cercle des personnages principaux, jusque-là…Je crois avoir mis 5 étoiles pour chaque saison de cette excellente série, et là je dois avouer que la fin de saison m’a paru un peu tirée par les cheveux, je m’expliquerai un peu plus bas, dans la section Spoiler Alert de mon commentaire !Pour ce qui est du reste, une fois de plus, une saison haletante où il est difficile de s’arrêter : c’est pour ça que je ne regarde les séries qu’en coffret, pour pouvoir enchainer, je ne supporterais pas de devoir attendre 1 semaine pour 1 épisode… Résultat, il m’aura fallu moins de 10 jours pour visionner les 13h11 de cette 6ème et donc, avant-dernière saison.D’ailleurs, les principaux protagonistes de la série, qui commentent le dernier épisode (Kurt Sutter, mari de Katey « Gemma » Sagal et créateur, producteur et scénariste du show, Katey Sagal et Maggie « Tara » Siff) qualifient eux même cette fin de (je cite Kurt Sutter) « beginning of the end » (début de la fin), ça, je crois bien que personne n’en doutera après avoir visionné cette saison en entier…On appréciera le retour de Walter « Venus » Goggins après son exceptionnel et hilarant caméo de la saison 5 !!Côté technique, le coffret Blu Ray fait dans le développement durable (merci la Fox, coutumière du fait…), 3 boitiers plastiques pour 4 Blu Ray… le tout dans une pochette cartonnée, -1 pour la planète donc…L’image, sobre et tranchante, avec des couleurs nettes et sans bavures, est d’excellente qualité, pas de défaut à l’horizon.Son et mixage sont excellents, avec de très beaux surrounds (les motos, les scènes d’action, etc.), on a un beau sentiment « d’enveloppement » et, comme pour les précédentes saisons, une belle qualité nous est servie.Bon sinon, les Blu Ray sont uniquement en Anglais DTS-HD MA 5.1, comme d’hab, avec, comme d’hab aussi, ces fichus sous-titres québécois moisis dont je ne vais pas, une fois de plus, me moquer… enfin si faisons-nous plaisir :S*** = crisseGod’damm = tabernacle (sans déconner ??!!!!!!)« I’m good » = je suis « correct » (hein ??)Bref, ça me rappelle que, du coup, on nous demande beaucoup trop cher pour ce coffret… Alors qu’en France personne n’y apporte aucune plus-value !Bon, venons-en à présent au fait ========================================= SPOILER ALERT=======================================Donc, très franchement, je trouve la fin tirée par les cheveux, et notamment, évidemment, ce qu’il se passe dans la maison de Jax entre Gemma et Tara… Même si les scénaristes ont fait le maximum pour crédibiliser l’action quasi irrationnelle de Gemma (Unser qui la trouve complètement défoncée et clairement plus avec toute sa tête), ça ne remplit pas les blancs…Jusque-là, on avait déjà pas mal halluciné dans les extrémités que Tara était prête à prendre dans cette saison, assez sauvages mais après tout compréhensibles, notamment vis-à-vis de Gemma qui, ne nous le cachons, est sérieusement atteinte… LA plus tordue de ces extrémités étant la « grossesse »…Mais la tournure que prenait la fin de saison me convenait bien, étant donné que les saisons 5 et 6 se déroulaient quasiment au jour le jour (étant donné l’accélération des différents événements !!), je me disais que la saison épilogue N°7 serait consacrée au procès de Jax et à d’autres éventuels twists sortis du chapeau de Kurt Sutter !Mais non, à la seconde où Unser, pour une raison qui m’échappe encore et qui n’a pas de sens, a fait croire à Gemma que Jax allait être arrêté parce que Tara avait balancé, quand bien même l’info était fausse, j’étais persuadé que ça allait très mal se passer… et ce sont ces événements que je critique, car ils s’enchainent rapidement et ne concordent pas avec ce à quoi ces personnages nous ont habitué, c’est un faisceau de micro-événements qui ne tiennent pas vraiment la route :- Unser disant à Gemma, connaissant pourtant trèèès bien la bougresse, que Tara avait balancé sans même en être sûr ??!!!- Gemma qui part faire une lessive chez Jax ( ?????????????) : ben oui quand le shérif et Tara entrent dans la maison, c’est le bruit de fonds qui tournait et qui a fait que Gemma n’est pas sortie tout de suite en entendant Tara entrer dans la maison… Ce qui aurait ruiné la surprise puisque le shérif aurait été avec elle…- Tara arrivant à ce moment-là, accompagnée du shérif, qui sort attendre la procureure, qui en fait n’arrivera que bien plus tard puisqu’elle débarque lorsque Jax se trouve dans la maison !! (aucun sens !)- Ensuite, Tara se trouve face à Gemma, si elle comprend immédiatement ce que la vieille va faire, et pourquoi elle va le faire, quelqu’un peut-il m’expliquer pourquoi elle ne commence pas par lui dire qu’elle n’a pas balancé ??- Enfin, et c’est quand même le mieux, entre la visite au parc et la décision de Jax soit probablement plus de 24 heures, PERSONNE ne prévient Gemma de ce qui a été convenu ! Alors qu’ils passent leur temps accrochés à leurs tél portables toute la saison !!! Celle-là c’est quand même la meilleure ;-)Non non mes chers amis, la vérité est bien plus terre-à-terre, (comme souvent lol), d’ailleurs, dans le scénario original, il n’était pas prévu que le shérif y passe (comme le confie Kurt Sutter), en fait, notre ami Rockmund « Sherif Eli » Dunbar a signé avec The Mentalist pour rejoindre le casting du show, donc voilà, quant à Maggie Siff, j’imagine qu’elle voulait terminer sa grossesse tranquillement (regardez bien les images de la dernière scène, lorsqu’elle sort de la voiture avec Eli et se dirige vers sa maison, on voit son ventre arrondi) même si on aurait pu lui trouver une sortie moins violente…….Mais comme le dit Kurt Sutter, il avait besoin d’un choc émotionnel pour Jax, ben là pas de problème, il lui en a mis un beau dans les dents, et évidemment, la disparition du personnage permet surtout à Jax de, finalement, ne pas respecter son deal avec la procureure et rester libre, en tout cas j’imagine ! A suivre donc !!Ce qui est sûr c’est que, si j’en juge par les notes attribuées aux épisodes de la saison 7, ça va dépoter !====================================FIN DU SPOILER========================================En conclusion, une saison comme d’habitude haletante, encore moins tendre avec ses protagonistes et ses spectateurs que d’habitude ! Et annonciatrice d’une dernière saison, à n’en pas douter, ravageuse… (surtout pour nous lol)Les Blu Ray sont techniquement au top (image, son et mixage), on regrettera toujours qu’ils ne soient absolument pas travailler pour le marché Français, pas de VF et pas de sous-titres FR (Québécois), malgré un prix normal pour un coffret blu ray chez nous…A noter que les épisodes commentés ne sont absolument pas sous-titrés.Show : 5/5Blu ray : 3/5 (pour l’absence de VF et les ST canadiens)

The DVDs came packaged and seemed to be new. Upon opening, you could tell it had been tampered with (broken bits of plastic, fingerprints and scratches on the DVDs, etc) so that was concerning. I tried all of the discs on 2 different fully functional DVD players and a Blu ray player just to make sure. Only one of the discs would actually read and play in the DVD player, and the screen was cut in half and glitches every 2-5 seconds. Total waste of money. Best to keep an eye out at places like Best Buy if anyone is looking.

i would like to know if others had problems with the second disc in this season 6 set of dvd's. I have a brand new DVD player and have been watching the entire seasons straight through from season 1....last night, I plugged in disc two of season 6, got a warning that I needed a blu-ray player upgrade! Ridiculous! But I went online to Samsung and saw NO updates available.....i tried to view the 2nd disc again, it would play bits and pieces and then freeze up.I eventually gave up and had to go to disc 3-therefore missing a bunch of important episodes!What's up with this!

Very entertaining show

My favorite series of all times. Action ( or perhaps violence for some), sex, and good looking bad boys. It does depict the fight between good in evil they may or may not struggle with. Not for all audiences, due to SVL.