Season 5 (2012)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 1 | "Sovereign" | Paris Barclay | Kurt Sutter | September 11, 2012 (2012-09-11) | 5WAB01 | 5.37 |
| Jax's sovereignty has a shaky start after the Niners attack one of SAMCRO's gun shipments. Gemma makes a new ally during a night of drinking. An irritated Tara has trouble ascending to her role as queen and mother. Clay attempts to get into the club's good graces by revealing part of the truth about Piney's death. Damon Pope and his crew exact appalling revenge on Tig. Opie rebuffs Jax's offer to sit at the table. A series of home invasions rocks Charming, and an unsuspecting Unser in particular. | |||||||
| 55 | 2 | "Authority Vested" | Peter Weller | Regina Corrado | September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18) | 5WAB02 | 4.17 |
| Jax and Chibs hide out at Nero's escort offices while planning their next move. Tig and the club scour Oakland for Fawn. Clay makes a move that surprises Bobby and Opie. In the midst of chaos, Jax and Tara have a quick wedding ceremony. Nero begins to develop an alliance with Jax and a relationship with Gemma. | |||||||
| 56 | 3 | "Laying Pipe" | Adam Arkin | Kem Nunn & Liz Sagal & Kurt Sutter | September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25) | 5WAB03 | 3.80 |
| As Jax, Chibs, Tig, and Opie struggle to stay alive during their time in County jail, Bobby finds out from Luis that the cartel is looking to secure a backup plan. Gemma turns to an unlikely source as Tara continues to maneuver Thomas and Abel away from her. Meanwhile, Clay uses Nero's escort services to get a rise out of Gemma. Damon Pope gives Jax his terms and conditions, which could effectively change the entire dynamic of SAMCRO. Opie is killed so the other members can be released. | |||||||
| 57 | 4 | "Stolen Huffy" | Paris Barclay | Chris Collins | October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02) | 5WAB04 | 4.60 |
| The police raid on Nero's brothel leaves Nero and Carla without an office space. Meanwhile, Jax and Chibs try to protect the escort the Biz Lats believe is responsible. Wendy tries to come to honest terms with Tara while Gemma makes a move to get Tara back on her side. Jax sees an opportunity to pull the club into a new direction. Opie's wake is held, with all of SAMCRO in attendance. | |||||||
| 58 | 5 | "Orca Shrugged" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Regina Corrado & Kurt Sutter | October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09) | 5WAB05 | 4.34 |
| The club votes on getting into the companion business with Nero. Meanwhile, Jax begins to build bridges by getting Jacob Hale's Charming Heights development back on track. The Gallindo/Irish Kings meeting finally happens. Gemma confronts her son over her relationship with Nero. Roosevelt's wife is accidentally shot when she is pushed to the floor during a home invasion. A transsexual hooker does a favour for SAMCRO. | |||||||
| 59 | 6 | "Small World" | Adam Arkin | Roberto Patino | October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16) | 5WAB06 | 4.03 |
| Damon Pope gives Jax an offer to mule more drugs, bringing in the Niners, Lin's Triad, and the Mayans together in an uneasy pact. As Roosevelt waits for the DNA in Rita's fingernails to be identified, he swears revenge on SAMCRO if they are found guilty. Gemma is forced to ask for Clay's help after Carla ends her relationship with Nero in a bloody manner. Jax learns the identity of the County Jail officer who led Opie to his death. Unser comes to a realization about his relationship with Gemma. Tara tries to convince Otto Delaney to reverse his testimony against the club. Clay endures another setback. | |||||||
| 60 | 7 | "Toad's Wild Ride" | Peter Weller | Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins | October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23) | 5WAB07 | 4.30 |
| As Jax and the club begin to connect the dots on the series of home invasions, the Nomads scramble to get out of Charming before they are found out. Meanwhile, Jax is forced to clean up one of his mother's messes. Clay uses Juice and Unser to tie up some loose ends. Jax's trust in Pope is even more strained when two black gang members attack him and Chibs. Tara gives Gemma one more chance to be in her children's lives, which ends in tragedy. | |||||||
| 61 | 8 | "Ablation" | Karen Gaviola | Mike Daniels | October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30) | 5WAB08 | 4.58 |
| In the aftermath of Gemma's car accident, Clay and Nero have different approaches on how to help her out of trouble with Jax and Tara. The Sons try to find out who was behind the attack on Jax and Chibs. Meanwhile, Roosevelt promises to give Jax the member of the club that has been informing on them for the RICO case in exchange for Frankie Diamonds. Juice finally lets someone in on all of the secrets that he's been hiding from the club. And Jax devises a plan to trap Clay, which involves manipulating his mother. | |||||||
| 62 | 9 | "Andare Pescare" | Billy Gierhart | Liz Sagal & Kurt Sutter | November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) | 5WAB09 | 3.96 |
| Jax and the club go on the hunt for Frankie Diamonds, while Clay and Juice follow up on their own leads in an attempt to get to him first. Gemma and Nero share a tender moment as he buries his sister. Tara gets more than she bargained for as she makes a second attempt to get Otto to recant his story. Roosevelt and Jax's deal comes to a head, but neither is too thrilled with the results. | |||||||
| 63 | 10 | "Crucifixed" | Guy Ferland | Kem Nunn | November 13, 2012 (2012-11-13) | 5WAB10 | 4.58 |
| After confronting Juice about his betrayal of the club, Jax offers him a path to redemption. Avenging Opie's death proves difficult when one of the perpetrators turns up under the protection of the Grim Bastards, leading to a disagreement between Jax and Bobby. As Gemma attempts to get closer to Clay, Tara performs one last favour for Otto—with bloody results. | |||||||
| 64 | 11 | "To Thine Own Self" | Paris Barclay | Mike Daniels & John Barcheski & Kurt Sutter | November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20) | 5WAB11 | 4.23 |
| Jax scrambles to put his affairs in order, while Nero handles business with his old crew. | |||||||
| 65 | 12 | "Darthy" | Peter Weller | Chris Collins & Kurt Sutter | November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27) | 5WAB12 | 4.25 |
| Jax makes arrangements to take the club in a different direction. Jax shoots up Wendy with Heroin in an attempt to stop her pursuing custody of Abel. | |||||||
| 66 | 13 | "J'ai Obtenu Cette" | Kurt Sutter | Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins | December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04) | 5WAB13 | 4.66 |
| Jax strikes a new deal while ridding himself of old problems, Jax and Tig kill Pope and frame Clay for the murder with the help of Juice and Gemma, after killing Pope Jax keeps his dealings going with Popes second in command Mr. Marks, Bobby figures out what Jax has done and confronts him then later on leaves his V.P. patch on the table, and Tara is arrested for conspiracy to commit murder. |
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