Sons of Anarchy (TV Series) Sweet and Vaded (2013) User Reviews

Sweet and Vaded (#6.7)

[ComedyFan2010 · 9/10 · 15 October 2015]

Great episode that surprises us and brings us a lot of action.

First of all it was great to see more of Venus. This is definitely a dramatic and twisted story with her. Although we get to laugh a bit in the beginning when Tig sees her again. The scene where Alice, Venus's mother says all the horrible things is so well done, bravo wonderful acting and delivery by Adrienne Jo Barbeau. And Jax killing her at the end was not even that shocking.

And Tara's plan is out, not exactly what we were made to believe which made the twist so much greater. It is fun how all of them who are in jail seem to be for crimes they didn't commit while getting away with everything else. Also wonderful scene. And I don't even feel too bad for Gemma. Once she betrayed Clay I care less.

Ratboy getting his place in the club was a happy moment. Like how they surprised the guy.

A Story Of Brotherhood

[therunner42 · 9/10 · 4 January 2014]

This episode is about friendship and the enduring ties of brotherhood that remain the top priority of the club. The Sons move their clubhouse to the Ice-cream shop which is kind of hilarious. Three new members are accepted and Ratboy are voted in. An old friend Venus Van Damme needs their help and the MC assists in rather spectacular if not violent fashion. The Sons continue to try and free themselves from guns and Jackson (club president) fails to see the personal crisis unfolding in his own life. Tara's heinous plan is now revealed. In a rather melodramatic move she bates Gemma and then accuses Gemma of hitting her in the stomach and causing a miscarriage (Tara had a litre of her blood on standby in order to make the stunt a little more realistic). It is very dramatic episode and stretches the thread of believability to the complete limit. But I think we can forgive Kurt Sutter for the elaborateness of Tara's plan. It does give an awful lot of story fodder in the aftermath even if it goes a tiny bit Bold and Beautiful for a moment. My favourite moment? Ratboy's induction. It is sweet, well-acted (Niko Nictera proves that you don't need a big role to create great drama) and reminds us of what the Sons stand for. Whilst this episode wasn't overly believable it was great drama and great entertainment. I loved it…..as always.

Love Venus's Character want more of her!!

[steenmusetti-825-763562 · 23 October 2013]

I feel there is still some unanswered questions and skeletons to this character we can explore. The twist and relationships Vincent/Venus has with the household when he came back to see his son was" all" to comfortable. So there is a hidden story there I feel. One of these guys have a connection with him that can reveal more of a storyline. I'm betting on that Blonde who answered the door. The scene where Venus turned into Vincent out of anger was priceless. You can see his anger come out of her. Then after she composed herself by apologizing for her outburst of anger was brilliant. This episode really shows the changes that Jax has in mind for his new group. I'm feeling a bit more human feel and not all guns and fighting. Great show thanks for continuing to expand.

It's a KEY episode, here is why:

[SwissMike · 10/10 · 21 March 2018]

This episode is one of the most important. In my opinion it sets the end from here. It doesn't look that way at first, a central story about Venus and pedophiles, ok. But when you see Gemma's face and you see reflects of the inevitable to come, you know. It is the first time we see the club trying to take care of business (like they did few years ago) but this time, they're so rotten, so doomed, everything falls apart and smell like the end...

Tour de force

[joncamaney · 10/10 · 3 January 2019]

Brilliant episode, as good as last one was bad. There is a Venus minimovie in here where the club comes to her aid, with a tour de force performance by Walton Goggins and a great one by Adrienne Barbeau. Also the conflict between Tara and Gemma comes to a head, and incredibly, you might find yourself rooting for Gemma. One of the best episodes of the whole show.

Great to see Venus back

[ameliek81 · 10/10 · 5 August 2020]

It's great to see Venus back. I'm glad that they didn't make her trans character cartoonish. They showed her as human and complex and they didn't have the guys make a big deal of her. They treat her like a woman. I'm also glad they had a child porn story line and that they showed a camera pointing to a crib. I don't think people realize how prevalent this problem is in our society. I've been crapping on the writers a lot with other episodes, but this, this was excellent. They used their platform to talk about this somehow. The news rarely covers it, TV shows and movies don't really have stories about this. 1 child pornographer/pedophile has up to 150 victims, so think about how many victims there are in your country, on your continent, in the world, etc. I suggest looking up Child Rescue Coalition, Free The Girls, Plan International, among many other organizations that help victims of pedophilia and sex trafficking.

Aside from that, I have to say, the boy they chose to play Venus' son is a horrible actor. Thankfully the other actors carried the scenes he was in. Just him saying "Grandma why does grandpa have a gun?" oh please, that was so bad. The weight of the story, Walton Goggins (Venus/Vincet) performance, Tig's behaviour, all make up for this actors horrible performance. I think he may have been hired as a favour, he must be someone's friend or relative.

It's good to see Tara being strong again. Her character was first introduced as someone intelligent, strong, independent and the writers turned her into someone annoying. She's strong again and really is focused on getting away from crime. I love Wendy, but they seem to have done the same to her. She was a strong character, fighting her addiction, she knew she couldn't take care of Abel. She got help, got better, got a job helping others, was assertive about building a relationship with Abel. Even when Jax drugged her, she wouldn't back down. She's strong. But they've turned her into a pawn, made her unsure, insecure, doubtful and is pushed around. Drea de Matteo is so good and so under utilized in this show. I wish there had been more of her throughout the seasons. I may be biased though because I loved her on The Sopranos.

Despite all my issues with what they've done with some of the characters and with the horrible choice of actor as Joey, this was an excellent episode of Sons of Anarchy. Definitely in the Top 10

Completely Out of Place

[EddieSixx · 3/10 · 9 August 2022]

I am not sure what was in the news around this time, but whomever thought that delving into transgender issues was a ood direction to take the show was out of their woke minds. Totally transparent, totally ridiculous (sorry, Hollywood, actual bikers are not going to be calling the trans woman "darling", especially in 2013). Just stick to the actual plot line, and leave your politics for yourself on your time.