The seventh (and final) season of Sons of Anarchy picks up shortly after the events of the sixth season. Jax (Charlie Hunnam) is in a downward spiral, letting his emotions get the best of him. He is distraught over his loss, and makes vengeance for Tara’s death his primary goal. Gemma lies to Jax about who killed Tara, and he ultimately puts the club in a precarious position by acting upon this false information. Meanwhile, Juice (Theo Rossi) is in hiding after betraying Jax to Nero (and witnessing what Gemma did to Tara).

Can Jax get control of his emotions and fix the damage he’s done to the club? Will Jax discover the truth about what Gemma did? And if so, how will he react? Can Jax ever escape this violent world of the club, or is he doomed to the same fate as his father?

This final season of Sons of Anarchy is fantastic, bringing a nice sense of closure to the journey of self-discovery that Jax began in the first season. This season is filled with the suspense, action and violence we’ve come to expect from the series. As the club gets deeper and deeper involved in a conflict that resulted from Jax following his emotions, you never truly know who is safe and who will survive—especially since this is the final season.

While the series gets extremely dark at times this season, the writers know how to temper this with humor—and a lot of the humor comes from the club’s new porn studio venture, Red Woody Incorporated. It is a very emotional season, and quite a few of our favorite characters will not make it to the end, but their deaths serve to tell the overall story, and it never feels gratuitous. It is just a harsh reality of this violent world in which these characters inhabit.

Over the course of the season, we get closure to many of the loose threads that have been left around over the course of the series, and the season builds to a very satisfying, poetic and beautiful final sequence.

The main cast members give some extraordinary performances this season, and they are joined by a talented list of guest stars, such as Annabeth Gish as the new, not always by the book Sheriff Jarry and Marilyn Manson as creepy prisoner Ron Tully. Other guests include Courtney Love, Michael Beach, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Jenna Jameson, Leah Michelle, CCH Pounder and Michael Chiklis. Plus some other familiar faces from the past make some appearances.

The Blu-ray presentation looks and sounds amazing. The picture quality is practically flawless, capturing everything is great detail—from the beautiful open road, to the bloody shootouts and everything in between. The audio presentation is also top notch, using the surround channels to bring the viewer right into the action, while also keeping dialogue crisp and clear. The final sequence of the series is a breathtakingly emotional viewing experience on this Blu-ray!

The Blu-ray contains almost two hours of bonus material. While there are no audio commentaries this time around, there is an excellent 2-part documentary that provides an interesting an emotional behind-the-scenes look at the entire season. There are also some deleted scenes, a gag reel and several other themed featurettes.

This final season of Sons of Anarchy is a perfect ending to an amazing seven-year journey that shouldn’t be missed.

What’s Included:

Episodes: (13:52:59)

• All 13 episodes of Season 7: “Black Widower”, “Toil and Till”, “Playing with Monsters”, “Poor Little Lambs”, “Some Strange Eruption”, “Smoke ’em if You Got ’em”, “Greensleeves”, “The Separation of Crows”, “What A Piece Of Work Is Man”, “Faith and Despondency”, “Suits of Woe”, “Red Rose”, “Papa’s Goods”
• 1080p / Widescreen 1.78:1
• Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French, Dutch

Extras:

• Deleted Scenes (5:45)
  A total of 5 deleted/extended scenes can be found across the first three discs. The earlier scenes are a little more extensive and provide some worthwhile material, but the last 2 are very short, and don’t really add anything. Episodes with extra scenes include Black Widower (701), Toil and Till (702), Some Strange Eruption (705) and Faith and Despondency (710).
• Gag Reel (2:41)
  This short-but-fun gag reel finds the cast flubbing their lines, breaking into laughter, cursing and just having fun on set.
• Carpe Diem: The Final Season of Sons of Anarchy (1:11:39)
  Play All or select from:
  • Part 1 (32:08)
    The featurette opens with Dayton Callie (“Wayne Unser”) giving a tour of Uncer’s trailer. Then the cast, creators and execs talk about what they see as the legacy of the series and what people will remember about the show. Afterwards we get behind-the-scenes looks at each of the episodes 701-708 which include interviews with the episode’s director as well as other various cast and crew members. Part 1 also includes a discussion of the show’s fans, a look at the post-production process, footage from the Comic-Con panel, and footage from the season premiere/red carpet.
    Those interviewed throughout this feature include CEO of FX Networks John Landgraf, President of Fox 21 Bert Salke, Co-Chairmen/CEOs of Fox Television Group Dana Walden & Gary Newman, creator/executive producer/writer/director Kurt Sutter, executive producer/director Paris Barclay, producer Jon Paré, directors Billy Gierhart, Guy Ferland and Peter Weller, special effects supervisor Gary D’Amico, producer/director Craig Yahata, director of photography Paul Maibaum, editor Paul Fontaine, co-executive producer/director Charles Murray, and cast members Ryan Hurst (“Harry ‘Opie’ Winston”), Maggie Siff (“Tara Knowles”), Charlie Hunnam (Jackson ‘Jax’ Teller), Theo Rossi (“Juan Carlos ‘Juice’ Ortiz”), CCH Pounder (“Tyne Patterson”), Rusty Coones (“Quinn”), Katey Sagal (“Gemma Teller”), Annabeth Gish (“Sheriff Jarry”), David Labrava (“Happy”), Kim Coates (Alex ‘Tig’ Trager), Kim Dickens (“Colette Jane”), Drea De Matteo (“Wendy Case”), Mark Boone Junior (“Robert ‘Bobby’ Munson”), Jacob Vargas (“Montez”), Winter Ave Zoli (“Lyla”) and Niko Nicotera (“George ‘Rat Boy’ Skogstrom”).
  • Part 2 (39:37)
    The second half of this featurette provides behind-the-scenes looks at episodes 709-713, with lots of emotional goodbyes and wrap speeches from the various cast members as they exited the series. In addition to some of those interviewed in Part 1, Part 2 also includes interviews with head of make-up department Tracey Anderson, VFX supervisor Josh Miyaji, stuntman Eddie Braun, bike mechanic John Landon, composer/co-music supervisor Bob Thiele, and cast members Mathew St. Patrick (“Moses Cartwright”) and Tommy Flanagan (“Filip ‘Chibs’ Telford”). It also includes a look at the crew appreciation day celebration.
• Anarchy Legacy (4:50)
  Creator/executive producer/writer/director Kurt Sutter, FX Networks CEO John Landgraf, Fox 21 president Bert Salke and Fox Television Group chairmen/CEOs Dana Walden & Gary Newman talk about how the characters and world of SAMCRO can/will live on in other mediums. Mobile VP Matt McMahon and SVP Rick Phillips discuss the upcoming SOA: The Prospect game, while BOOM! Studios editor Dafna Pleban and editor in chief Matt Gagnon talk about the SOA comics. Sutter also talks about a planned prequel TV series.
• Motorcycles of Mayhem (5:11)
  Some of the cast and crew talk about the challenges of riding and acting, doing stunts, and their favorite bike from the the series. Includes interviews with bike captain Chris Gorden, transportation coordinator Joey Soriano, bike mechanic John Landon, and cast members David Labrava and Rusty Coones.
• Guests of Anarchy: Season 7 (7:02)
  Kurt Sutter, Paris Barclay and director Guy Ferland talks about the amazing guest stars and characters for the final season. Includes interviews with Annabeth Gish (“Sheriff Jarry”), Marilyn Manson (“Ron Tully”), Courtney Love (“Ms. Harrison”), Michael Beach (“T.O. Cross”), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (“Sticky”), Jenna Jameson (“Skankenstein”), CCH Pounder (“Tyne Patterson”) and Michael Chiklis (“Milo”).
• Promotional Shorts: Tattoo Stories (18:20)
  Play All or select from “Jax”, “Gemma”, “Juice”, “Nero” and “Tig”. In each segment, head of makeup department Tracey Anderson shows off each of the tattoos that character wears. Then the actor talks about their character’s tattoos and the application process.

Final Thoughts:

After seven seasons, the ride is finally over for the Sons of Anarchy. This final season does an excellent job of wrapping up all of the various loose ends and stories that have come up over the years, and does a great job of bringing Jax’s journey full circle. It’s an action-packed, emotional final season that shouldn’t be missed. The Blu-ray presentation is excellent, and the set contains almost 2 hours of entertaining bonus material. Fans of the series will definitely want to pick this up and complete their collection!