Compared to the second season, the third season of Sons of Anarchy has been substantially slower, without a frantic pace, heading towards an inevitable showdown. "Home" works on the relationships between the characters with the Sons hooking up with Gemma up north, and slowly moves the stuff in Ireland, which don't really care about right now.
On the Belfast/Abel front, Father Ashby is going to use the Sons to get rid of Jimmy O by dangling Abel as bait. Abel himself is at a home with several other babies where a woman is collecting cash, possibly a blackmarket adoption place. Before telling anyone the whereabouts of Abel, Gemma collapses from an apparent heart attack, the result of Nate sent to the nursing home and the latest piece of shocking news.
With the goodwill built up over the past two seasons, it's fair to give Sons of Anarchy the benefit of the doubt and expect that the quieter, more somber tone of the show is heading somewhere. And when that happens, you bet I'll be glued to the television.
Score: 8.9/10
