Sons of Anarchy, FX, Airs Wednesday 10/9c
Episode: “Capybara” (Season 1, Episode 11)
Synopsis: When one SOA member is arrested for murder and another goes missing, Jax must choose between friendship and the club. Meanwhile, Abel grows stronger and is soon to be released from the NICU, but he’s not the only one coming home.
Review: You know, there are still people out there who would tell you that there isn’t anything good on TV anymore. More specifically, there are people who have given up hope on Wednesday nights. And who could blame them — NBC had to retool Wednesday nights and bring in Life as ratings on Knight Rider and the now canceled Lipstick Jungle plummeted. But that is all just network TV, for the really great drama it is important to look deeper into your channel directory — because truly great drama does exist on Wednesday nights. And it resides on FX.
Once again this week Sons of Anarchy has proven why it is one of the best shows on television. We saw the return of guest star Drea de Matteo as Jax’s crackhead wife, throwing another wrinkle into the infinitely complicated existence of the show’s main man. It is just another example of the SoA writing team’s ability to add layers as other layers are being peeled back, something that gives the show its week-to-week freshness and keeps its audience on edge.
Also this week we are beginning to see the emergence of the show’s true villains. On one side we are seeing the resourcefullness and devious nature of Agent Stohl, played by longtime TV journey-woman Ally Walker. She has really brought the character front and center, the first real threat to the sanctity of SAMCRO. Her strong performance, like the performance of Katey Sagal in the past, has allowed her to shine through in a primarily male-dominated show. But then again, she’s a total badass who will stop at nothing — and I mean nothing — to get what she wants. Also in the villains category is Clay Morrow, played by Ron Perlman. There is something either deeply evil about Clay that will put him at odds later with Jax or something weak about him that is being manipulated by others — namely Tig, played by the always excellent Kim Coates. If I had to take a guess at this point, I am betting on Clay being bad — it appears to be in his nature.
And speaking of natures, my final thought about this week’s spectacular episode is that we are beginning to see part of Jax (Charlie Hunnam) that we had only previously assumed was there — he’s not a bad guy. In fact, he appears to be a very compassionate, albeit confused man. The question is whether or not this is genuine or if it is just another layer being added by the writers to keep us from seeing something much bigger down the road. Hard to say, but I can tell you this, I will certainly be sticking around to find out.
Up Next Week: In need of cash to fund Bobby’s defense, Clay’s solution leaves Samcro in a vulnerable position. What’s supposed to be a happy homecoming for Abel ends in more turmoil for the club.
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译文:
电视剧影评：《混乱之子》第一季第11集——真相浮出水面
《混乱之子》由Fox电视台推出，每周三晚东部十点，中部九点直播。
一集：“真相浮出水面”（第一季第11集）
提要：当《混乱之子》中的一个成员因谋杀而被捕，而另一成员无故失踪时，Jax必须在友谊和俱乐部之间做出抉择。同时，Abel变得越来越健康了，不用多久就能不再像早产儿那样弱不禁风了，但他不是唯一一个回家的。
影评：你知道，现在仍然有很多人会站在那儿告诉你说这年头儿电视已经没有什么好看的了，更有甚者已经对周三晚的电视剧不报任何希望。那么，谁能谴责他们——美国国家广播公司对此做出反驳回应，将《重获新生》搬上银幕，得到了像《霹雳游侠》那样的收视率，并停播了收视率快速下滑的《口红森林》。但这一切仅仅就是网络电视，因为对一个真正好的剧作而言，更深地去挖掘自己的电视台是很重要的——因为真正好的剧作就在每周三的晚上，而且它属于FOX电视台。
这个星期，《混乱之子》再一次向大家证明了为什么它是电视节目中最棒的。我们看到了Drea de Matteo的归来，她在片中客串饰演Jax愚蠢的妻子，有了这样的妻子，无疑是给剧中主人公本已十分复杂的生活雪上加霜。在一个谜团刚被揭开一角之时又加上另一层线索，这就是《混乱之子》编剧组能力体现的又一实例，正是这些，让剧情充分展示出每周翻新的变化，并吊足了观众的胃口。
本周剧集中真正的坏人将浮出水面。一方面，我们将看到代理人Stohl攻于心计且刁钻的本性，这一角色由一直以来叱诧于电视影视行业中的Ally Walker饰演。她全方位地诠释了这个人物，同时也首次对SAMCRO的庄严提出了真正威胁。她精湛的表演，就像Katey Sagal以前的表演那样，使其在这部主要由男性主导的影片中光芒四射。但同时，她也是个十足的奸诈之人，她百无禁忌——我认为是不惜一切代价——去得到她想要的。在坏人的名单上还有Clay Morrow，由Ron Perlman饰演。Clay要么会做一些非常邪恶的事情将自己和Jax一同陷入两难，要么就懦弱无知地受他人摆布——这个人叫Tig，由一向杰出的Kim Coates饰演。如果让我在这点上做个猜测，我打赌Clay是坏人——这才是他的本质。
从本质上讲，我最终想象的本周精彩剧情是我们开始慢慢意识到我们之前认识的Jax (Charlie Hunnam) 并不是一个坏人。事实上，他看上去是一个有同情心的人，尽管他也很迷茫。问题就在于这是真实的还是仅仅只是编剧们为了吸引更多人跟着他们的设想继续往下看而加入的另一个情节。真的很难说，但我保证，我一定会紧盯着看下去的。
下周预告：为了兑换现金去建立Bobby的保护基金的需要，Clay的解决方法使Samcro处于危险境地。Abel在结束了在俱乐部里的混乱状态，开开心心地回了家，他又将发生什么呢？
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