Albification
"Albification" | |
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Sons of Anarchy episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 1 |
Directed by | Guy Ferland |
Written by | Kurt Sutter |
Production code | 2WAB01 |
Original air date | September 8, 2009 |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Guest appearances | |
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"Albification" is the second season premiere of the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. It was written by Kurt Sutter, the original series creator, directed by Guy Ferland, and staff-written by Misha Green. It originally aired in the United States on September 9, 2009.[1]
This episode marks the first appearance of Adam Arkin (Ethan Zobelle), Henry Rollins (A.J. Weston), and Sarah Jones (Polly Zobelle).
Production
The title "Albification" means a process used to make something white.
Plot
The SAMCRO is divided in the wake of Donna's death. Clay sets up a new gun deal with the Real IRA. Meanwhile, a white supremacist group takes root in Charming and threatens more than just SAMCRO's control over Charming; the Michael Myers-like masked L.O.A.N. gang kidnaps and gang rapes Gemma, and tells her to stop SAMCRO from selling guns to blacks and other non-white gangs.[2]
Production
This episode got 4.29 million viewers on its original network in the United States.[3]
Music
- "Leda Atomica" by Year Long Disaster[4]
Reception
IGN gave "Albification" a 7.8/10.0 rating, stating; "Supposedly, Sons is loosely based on Hamlet. There are major differences from the two—there's no one resembling Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, for instance—but it fits. Jax is the princely Hamlet; Clay is Claudius, Gemma is Queen Gertrude and Jax's father's manuscript is the ghost that visits Hamlet in the beginning to warn poor Hamlet. But Hamlet is a terrible play to emulate."[5]
Zach Handler of The AV Club gave "Albification" an A- rating, stating; "The episode title, "Albification" means "the process of making white." On the one hand, we've got Zobelle and Weston doing their level best to purify the races, preaching "separatism," and demanding Clay stop selling guns to the Niners and the Mayans (a bad demand even in the best of times, but given the financial pressure the club is under, it's not a request that goes over too well). But there's also the way Jax, Clay, and Tig just want to pretend everything's clean when it clearly isn't. Some stains won't stay gone, no matter how many times you paint them over."[6]
References
- ^ ""Sons of Anarchy" Albification (TV Episode 2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Sons of Anarchy: "Albification"". TV.com.
- ^ "Sons of Anarchy revs up huge ratings". TVbytheNumbers. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Season 2 Playlist". SONS-OF-ANARCHY.NET. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ https://ie.ign.com/articles/2009/09/08/sons-of-anarchy-albification-review
- ^ https://tv.avclub.com/sons-of-anarchy-albification-1798207044