The shocking ending of last week’s ‘Sons of Anarchy’ episode made me wonder if tonight’s hour would be dominated by Clay Morrow; even in absentia, the club president casts a huge shadow.

For the most part, however, this week’s gripping hour belonged to two of the people Clay has hurt most — Tara and Jax. The scenes that featured those two characters talking to each other or to Gemma were flat-out fantastic, and once again demonstrate that the show’s secret weapon isn’t its crackling action but its top-flight cast. Katey Sagal was terrific this week, as always, but in ‘To Be, Act 1,’ Charlie Hunnam and Maggie Siff’s performances gave me chills.

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When you first read the scene where Tara’s hand is crushed by the van door, were you as devastated as we were watching it?
The week before the script was released, [series creator] Kurt [Sutter] said he wanted to talk to me, and I was like, “Oh god….” We sat down and he was like, “Don’t worry, you’re not getting killed off.” He then told me what was going to happen, and I had this really sinking feeling in my stomach, because I’m so invested in the character.

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Yes, we are getting an extra episode this season.

FX is extending Sons of Anarchy‘s ratings-rich fourth season by adding a 14th episode.

“Creatively, this has been Sons’ best and biggest season ever,” FX executive vice president Nick Grad said in making the announcement. “[Series creator] Kurt [Sutter] asked us to consider adding an extra episode to fully close this current chapter of the Sons saga. By adding the extra episode, it wraps up a magnificent season in extraordinary fashion. This is a real bonus for fans of the series.”

FX — which last month renewed the gritty drama for a fifth season  — will now air Sons‘ Season 4 finale on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 10/9c.