The third season of Sons of Anarchy was, shall we say, divisive. The chief issue that divided fan from fan, critic from critic, and creator Kurt Sutter from people who criticized creator Kurt Sutter was the season's long sojourn in Northern Ireland, where the abducted son of protagonist Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam) was spirited away and where much of the founding legend of the eponymous biker gang took place.
I'm not sure I had the same problem many others did with season three. Which is not to say I had no problem with it. I was actually interested in the connections between the Charming and the Belfast chapters of the Sons and the backstory of Jax's father. My problem—and one that I suspect separates me from a lot of Sons fans—was that the search for Abel sidelined what was for me the most interesting part of the show, the conflicts between Jax and current SAMCRO head Clay (Ron Perlman).
Read more at http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2011/09/06/tv-tonight-sons-of-anarchy-goes-back-to-cali/
