Season 3 (3/7)

After the abduction of Jax's son, Abel, the club needs to get him back. Unfortunately, it soon turns out that the IRA took him to Belfast, where the club cannot go due to the bail they posted following their attack on Zobelle's church in Season 2—before the trial is over, no one is allowed to leave the state. The trial will in all likelihood lead to a long prison sentence for the members involved, including Jax, which means zero chance of finding Abel.

Jax takes desperate measures, striking a deal with Agent Stahl, who is still prosecuting them but would prefer a career-making case: taking down the IRA. Thanks to this deal, Jax manages to push the trial date back by 10 days, allowing the club to make the trip to Belfast. Once there, they soon learn that the local Belfast charter of the Sons is playing its own game, and that the IRA is keeping information from them.

Somewhere in the midst of all this, we also have the exit of Deputy Hale from the show, played by the great Taylor Sheridan, who went on to write incredible series like Yellowstone, Landman, Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown, 1923 & 1883, and Lioness, as well as screenplays for movies like Sicario (and its sequel), Hell or High Water, & Wind River.

The scene with Opie and Agent Stahl at the steering wheel is indeed very powerful, as is the laughter on the way to prison.

I truly enjoyed this season; even though it required quite a bit of mental acrobatics, it’s a TV show, not a documentary!