Sons of Anarchy Recap: Boxes, Bullets, Bites and Blackmail

When the doc asks about the bruises on her good hand, Tara comes up with the classic “The stroller did it!”  One of the bennies of being a doctor — knowing all the domestic violence questions in advance.

Also, she cut her bangs with her “good” hand.  Hey, it’s hard to cut your hair with a cast on and a joint in your mouth!

At the meet, most of the guys drive up on their bikes, but Clay is being chauffeured around by Juice in the child molester van.  As Clay moves to leave the van, he takes off his tank, against Juice’s protests.

I must show strength to Galen; it’s part of my plan for REVENGE good for the club.

Galen and Clay greet each other like long-lost brothers, but Galen’s not too keen on Jax’s new role as club president.  After some angry words, we find out Galen blames Jax for Father Kellan Ashby’s death.  Galen loved Kellan and tells Jax that Kellan saved his life and turned Galen into who he is today.  To resolve their gentlemanly differences, they decide to do this:

You mess with the Irish bull, you get the horns!

It’s a little silly.  The disrobing takes longer than the fist fight; even Bobby thinks it’s hilarious.  Exhibit A:

I must remove my man-jewelry before the fisticuffs commence.

As Romeo and the cartel guys drive up and get out of their vehicles, puzzled, Clay assures them this is just how Irish people blow each other.

I know a little about boxing … and this is not it.

Back in Charming, Chucky is bringing in a sample of fudge to a well-fed local insurance agent’s office.  The guy’s name is Allen Biancone, and he seems suspicious at first about Chucky’s story about starting a fudge business and trying to get the word out by passing out free samples, but he relents and lets Chuck leave the bag of fudge on his desk before Chuck walks out. 

There better be fudge in that box and not a body part.

After leaving Mr. Biancone’s office, Chuck offers a prosthetic thumbs up to Tig, whose waiting across the street in the tow truck.  Allen immediately goes to town on the fudge and we’re left wondering what is up.

Assisted diabetic suicide by fudge:  SAMCRO’s new way to stay off the feds’ radar.

Back at the meet, a bloodied Galen and Jax come into the barn and discuss specifics with Romeo.  The cartel has brought enough cash to pay for this shipment of the serious guns, and half for the next shipment.  Romeo tells Clay they’ll need a drop every two weeks, and Clay says SAMCRO will make that happen.  Galen insists on showing off what the guns can do, even despite Romeo’s protests.  Galen uses the tripod mounted gun (I don’t know what type of gun it is … Gasmii?  … 50 cal, perhaps?) to take out two of SAMCRO’s bikes as a demonstration of the gun’s power.  Does this mean Jax won the fight?  Guess we know whose bike Galen destroyed.

Irish-Catholic-on-Irish-Catholic crime is the worst.