by Tim Surette TV.com Staff Writer

Here’s some inner dialogue I had with myself while watching the season three premiere of Sons of Anarchy.

Me: “Alright! Nice to see the gang again! I remember why I liked this show so much!”
(moments later)
Me: “Okay, this is a bit slower than I remember, but it’s still good. Solid character building, I can deal with that.”
(a bit later)
Me: “Jax, seriously, stop being such a wuss.”
(even laterer)
Me: “Well this didn’t have the fireworks I was hoping for from the season premiere. Not like last season’s shocking finish to the premiere.”
(Five minutes before the end)
Me: “A good episode that sets everything up, but I’m a bit disappointed that we didn’t get the violence that we’ve come to expect fr–OH MY GOD!” [ducks under couch] “What’s going on! Is he… he… dead!? Holy crap Jax what are you doing!” [sobbing, tears. screams of "Whyyyyyy" with my arms stretched to the sky]

Yes, Sons of Anarchy delivered again, leaving viewers panting with final moments that came from nowhere. But it was the road there that gives the series the legs–or wheels, I guess–to become named one of TV’s best dramas. Is it too soon to start talking about this show in the same sentence as The Sopranos, The Shield, or even The Wire?

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