It seems like the middle of "Widening Gyre" was designed only reach reach the eventual conclusion. The Sons would be off to Ireland and Gemma with them. How they get there is rather messy with lots of random pieces and inexplicable actions.
The whole deal with the Mayans, Calaveras, and Alvarez in the bathroom seemed wholly unnecessary ands adds nothing to the episode. We already know people get shot in the head and we already know Alvarez is a snake. The scene where Alvarez is tracking Tara could have been there without the Grim Bastards.
Tara helping Gemma kind of comes out of nowhere and makes little sense. Gemma breaks out easily with no resistance despite Unser being there and the explanation from Tara, backed up by her boss, is somehow accepted.
The Sons will be in Ireland next week (and if they aren't, I'm likely to shoot someone), so we can expect an action packed episode to take our minds off things.
Score: 8.6/10
