At this point, I see him killing her too. The only thing I could think of at the final scene was that if this was HBO Jax would be banging her.

At about the 60 minute mark I kept thinking that Jax really had everything going his way..with 30 minutes to go.

Apologies to Nero. I seriously thought he'd heel turn. I think he's melting down, though.

I kept waiting for the Jacking Off Guy to do something huge. He's been just furniture for 2 seasons, and suddenly his character is getting layers. I love that kind of storytelling. "Look over here. Pay attention to this guy". It makes the twists and turns hit even harder.

Gemma going nuclear makes total sense. To be Queen Bitch, you have to let people know you're serious.

I was convinced the Tig thing would go the way it did. Until Jax handed him over. I pretty much thought it was over for him. Until Jax suggested snuffing Tig in the garage. The ups and downs in that few minutes were great.

The Tig/ dog thing built up sympathy for him, while you figured at the same time he was headed for his Destiny. It was a very well crafted mini arc.

As for Clay's tattoos, I think it's more a matter of what the group has the stomach for. Jax may have been all for snuffing him, but he was alone in that. 40 years of respect and fear don't just go away overnight. I'm more surprised they'd let him stay in town.

All in all, it was a really well done finale. Wasn't the Season 3 finale, but it tied up everything nicely and left lots of openings for next season.