'Sons of Anarchy' back tonight

"Sons of Anarchy," one of the very best shows on television, returns tonight for the fifth season (FX, 10) and this afternoon, a potluck post with a good clip that includes an extended scene. (I'll get to a real review in this space for next week's second episode.) As you are aware, Harold Perrineau and Jimmy Smits join up this season.

  In other words, this is gonna be a good one...

  First, show runner Kurt Sutter had a few thoughts at the recent press tour; here are just a couple...

  On Perrineau's new character...

On Smits' new character:

 Now, to that clip... >