Sons of Anarchy (season 5)
Episodes

Sons of Anarchy (season 5)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)

54	1	"Sovereign"	Paris Barclay	Kurt Sutter	September 11, 2012	5WAB01	5.37

Jax's sovereignty has a shaky start after the Niners attack one of SAMCRO's gun shipments. Gemma makes a new ally during a night of drinking.

55	2	"Authority Vested"	Peter Weller	Regina Corrado	September 18, 2012	5WAB02	4.17

Jax and Chibs hide out at Nero's brothel, while planning their next move. Tig and the club scour Oakland for Fawn.

56	3	"Laying Pipe"	Adam Arkin	Kem Nunn & Liz Sagal & Kurt Sutter	September 25, 2012	5WAB03	3.80

As Jax, Chibs, Tig, and Opie struggle to stay alive during their jail time in County, Bobby learns from Luis that the cartel is looking to secure a backup plan.

57	4	"Stolen Huffy"	Paris Barclay	Chris Collins	October 2, 2012	5WAB04	4.60

The police raid of Nero's brothel leaves Nero and Carla without an office space. Meanwhile, Jax and Chibs try to protect the escort the Biz Lats believe is responsible.

58	5	"Orca Shrugged"	Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Regina Corrado & Kurt Sutter	October 9, 2012	5WAB05	4.34

The club votes on getting into the companion business with Nero. Meanwhile, Jax begins to build bridges by getting Jacob Hale's Charming Heights development back on track.

59	6	"Small World"	Adam Arkin	Roberto Patino	October 16, 2012	5WAB06	4.03

Damon Pope gives Jax an offer to mule more drugs, bringing the Niners, Lin's Triad, and the Mayans together in an uneasy pact.

60	7	"Toad's Wild Ride"	Peter Weller	Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins	October 23, 2012	5WAB07	4.30

As Jax and the club begin to connect the dots on the series of home invasions, the Nomads scramble to get out of Charming before they are found out.

61	8	"Ablation"	Karen Gaviola	Mike Daniels	October 30, 2012	5WAB08	4.58

In the aftermath of Gemma's car accident, Clay and Nero have different approaches to helping her out of trouble with Jax and Tara: Clay lies to Jax about the accident, while Nero advises Gemma to tell the truth.

62	9	"Andare Pescare"	Billy Gierhart	Liz Sagal & Kurt Sutter	November 6, 2012	5WAB09	3.96

Jax and the club go on the hunt for Frankie Diamonds, while Clay and Juice follow up on their own lead in a race to get to him first.

63	10	"Crucifixed"	Guy Ferland	Kem Nunn	November 13, 2012	5WAB10	4.58

After confronting Juice about his betrayal of the club, Jax offers him a path to redemption. Avenging Opie's death proves difficult when one of the perpetrators turns up under the protection of the Grim Bastards, leading to a disagreement between Jax and Bobby.

64	11	"To Thine Own Self"	Paris Barclay	Mike Daniels & John Barcheski & Kurt Sutter	November 20, 2012	5WAB11	4.23

Jax scrambles to put his affairs in order, while Nero handles business with his old crew.

65	12	"Darthy"	Peter Weller	Chris Collins & Kurt Sutter	November 27, 2012	5WAB12	4.25

Jax makes arrangements to take the club in a different direction. The Irish kidnap Wendy, and Nero gives Jax the $450,000 required to get her back.

66	13	"J'ai Obtenu Cette"	Kurt Sutter	Kurt Sutter & Chris Collins	December 4, 2012	5WAB13	4.66

Clay and Juice are packing Clay's house, preparatory to Clay's move to Ireland. Jax strikes a new deal while ridding himself of old problems.

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The episode "Sovereign" from Sons of Anarchy was directed by Paris Barclay and written by Kurt Sutter.

final_sentence: The episode "Sovereign" from Sons of Anarchy was directed by Paris Barclay and written by Kurt Sutter.