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10/10
Red Rose (#7.12)
ComedyFan201022 October 2015
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Not disappointed by this episode again. It once again so well combines all the elements of the show that I loved. There is brutality and yet so much beautiful moments.

I am one of thee people who has made the prediction that pretty much nobody will survive this show. So seeing all the important characters being killed one episode before thee end was not all that shocking. Yet all their deaths were so incredibly moving.

Juice, he is one of my favorite characters. I knew he will be out a long time ago, actually he survived a quiet a long time after I predicted his death first. His death showed him knowing that there is no need to fight for survival anymore. He knew he has no chance. So he got his death just as free of torture as he could after eating his pie. It was indeed moving.

Seeing Wayne die was also pretty sad. I first didn't think of him as a big character but his involvement grew. And the more we knew about his attachment to Gemma the more we could understand it. This is also how he went out, trying to protect her. Great scene. Great acting. Was kind of chilling though to see Jax taking him out so easily without remorse. I guess he is just used to it.

And of course Gemma. This episode is all about her getting ready for her death. She saw the house she as born in in the last episode. And now she makes this journey back to her dad and old family home. As they say before we die we go through our whole life again. This is in a way what she did, go back to her purer times and have the memories and feel the innocence. The death scene was intense. Jax's emotions and all she was saying to him. I just don't know why he HAD to do it as she said it, not that there is such a rule.

Now up to the last episode. I am just not sure what else is left to be resolved. Will let myself be surprised.
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10/10
The psycho Queen got what she deserved
kurt78252 May 2022
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Gemma, the most hated villain in tv history finally got what she deserved. I wish she would have gotten killed in season one. She single handedly destroyed the biker gang herself. I'm so happy the smug queen is dead. Juice was a little wimp so I'm glad he's dead to.
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10/10
medea meets macbeth
dougm-7239330 August 2019
Greek tragedies and shakespeare cogs within cogs merge together in this.
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10/10
Sad
vdomx-4237015 December 2020
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Red rose!! .. goodbye gimma I'm gonna miss u great end to a great character
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10/10
Sad
ambkq15 December 2020
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Sayonara gimma teller you was a great character......
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6/10
Not so satisfying
nithish-520295 June 2020
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Well I was rooting for Gemma's death from a long time but this episode doesn't give you that satisfaction of her death. She talks Jax in to killing her which makes it seem like she hasn't committed any other crimes other than killing Tara. It would have been much better if Jax also found out that she is involved in John's death, by somehow finding those letters which she did not want Jax to read and burnt them.

In Greensleeves episode she was shown preparing herself to get killed by Jax, why was she so scared when asked to come to cabin in order to deal with 'mother and son' problem and carried a gun in her hand (getting ready to kill her son?!.) This is a good episode but these questions doesn't have answers maybe because of the sloppy writing.
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3/10
okay so this is my rant over basically whole series
igortylman28 July 2022
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Oh boy.. that poor writing of the show made jax so bad and hateful character. After excellent previous episode i did expect more because it has the same rating basically, well I was wrong. That show has gave me serious trust issues and made me anxious. They kill/betray at least one character per ep. Killing unser was literally the worst thing he've done, and just lemme explain how I think that arc should have ended. Well, you see, after finale of the 1st season I started genuiely caring about our precious Jackson, but we unfortunately discover he didn't change a bit, he's still the same psycho we've met previously. I just hate how they show him caring about the young witness girl and not letting her get killed by his crew which made them pissed-off. Why didn't Jax stood the same afterwards? Of course.. money. Show was really popular at its time period and studio has made 6 more seasons of building boring street gang lore over transition of the protagonist. Yeah so i think you get my point here, so back to the episode. I think killing gemma was a bad idea, even tho she deserved it, a better concept would be Jax leaving her alive and stop being her momma's boy, that would put more depth into his character as a whole, making him released from mother's fate and helping creating better mc president changing him to more self-sufficient ruler. He wouldn't kill Unser after changing his mind like that. Unser whose death shouldn't be something done by him, being just another backstabbing in this series as unnecessary and anti-climatic as it can be. I'm glad just one episode has left.
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7/10
Good, but not great
msmithmob1 September 2023
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After 7 seasons waiting for Gemma to die, what we finally got was tame and disappointing. She deserved to die slowly and painfully considering the trail of death and destruction she's single handedly responsible for. I was slightly dumbfounded with the way she was allowed to tie up all her loose ends, visit her father, sit and have her little nostalgia trip over her photos, then choose where she wanted to be executed, it's almost as baffling to me as why so many of the men in the show are so totally blinded by their love for her that they can't see that she's a lying, manipulative, backstabbing dogs Mother. I guess that's all the result of being married to the show runner, Kurt just stroking his wife's ego for seven straight years when the character should really have been dead after three.

At least Juice went out well.... after he got his pie.

All that's left is for Mummy's boy to ride his dad's bike off to oblivion as that's obviously how it ends, I'm just now sure how they stretch that out to an hour long finale.
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3/10
Red Rose
pingtime-768-68769 April 2024
Gemma in the episode "Red Rose," Season 7, Episode 12 of Sons of Anarchy. Now, Gemma's character has been through a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the series, and this episode really puts her actions into perspective. Without giving away any spoilers, Gemma's choices and manipulations have led to some pretty intense consequences for those around her. And without a doubt, her actions in this episode have far-reaching repercussions. Now, as for whether Gemma deserved to die horribly... Well, that's a tough question. On one hand, she's done some pretty despicable things throughout the series, and karma catches up to her in a big way. On the other hand, Gemma is a complex character with layers of vulnerability and strength. Regardless of your opinion on her fate, there's no denying that Gemma's presence in the series adds depth and drama. So, whether you love her or love to hate her, Gemma's impact on Sons of Anarchy is undeniable.
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7/10
The Sons Continue to Lose Their Way
therunner426 December 2014
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With a two week wait and only two episodes to go, hopes were high for this episode.

Those hopes were smashed.

The humour and humanness is gone with the writers and creators clearly focusing on other projects.

Three major characters were killed and I hated the way each one went out. You can't help wondering if the show will end by killing all of them?

When Jackson killed Unser, he probably lost the support of 99% of the viewers. And to have him back with Wendy, well that's just lazy script writing. I may have been lost for good but three questions remain. 1. What exactly was Nero doing in the garage? 2. What is wrong with Jackson's leg? 3. What by-law does Jackson want changed before he agrees to a mayhem vote?

Those three questions saved the episode for me….but only just.
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