Though I haven't followed every episode of the series (I usually catch reruns late at night) I've seen enough to know I really like it. Last week, they killed Opie and the die-hard fans are quite upset.

So I stayed up a little late to see that episode, and wow-it was very well done. The series creator has said that this death will color every episode to come. So, adios Opie. Sorry about those whacks to your head.

The title is another example of "Sons of Anarchy's" pitch-black humor at work: Opie was, of course, killed with a length of pipe, but the term also refers to the ways in which TV shows sets up future plots and machinations. No doubt what happened in this week's hour will resonate down the line, perhaps with more deaths down the road. (What, am I stupid? Of course there will be more deaths to come, and without question the prison guard will be one of them.)

But the future's already here, in a way: We saw the effects of Opie's death in this hour. We saw Jax die a little more, we saw the light go out in his eyes even more. We saw his hardness and his misery grow until they were fused into one driven mass of pain and determination.

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