Still haven’t recovered from FX’s Mayans M.C. season five episode seven? Neither have I. But buckle up because episode eight – “Her Blacks Crackle and Drag” – doesn’t let up. The episode finds the Mayans saying goodbye to Creeper, Angel lost without Adelita, and Hope taking drastic measures to ensure Isaac can never hurt her or Letty again.
But, most importantly, the episode’s explosive ending might spell the end of EZ’s short reign over the prisons.
Episode eight opens with Downer (Angel Oquendo) and Guero (Andrew Jacobs) transporting the dead bodies of Diaz and Jinx. Guero’s justifiably worried after killing Oakland’s president in cold blood, which forced Bishop to take out the VP. But Downer assures him the club knows why he did it. It wasn’t a smart move, but they have his back.
They dump the bodies outside of the Grim Bastards clubhouse, knowing they’ll assume Sons of Anarchy murdered Oakland’s leaders.
Morning arrives, and EZ (JD Pardo) takes an ice bath. Angel (Clayton Cardenas) starts his day seated next to Maverick on the floor while his young son has breakfast and watches cartoons.
Letty (Emily Tosta) is caught sneaking around the Broken Saints camp and stumbles her way through an excuse. Alone, she searches a truck for keys.
Miguel (Danny Pino) puts in a surprise appearance at Felipe’s house, and Felipe (Edward James Olmos) answers the door calling him “son.” Miguel talks about his dad’s anger and how he was difficult to live with. That said, at least he was there while Miguel was growing up. Felipe knows full well what Miguel’s father was like; they grew up in the same village.
Miguel believes that even though his dad knew Felipe and Dita had an affair, he treated him like a son. “He earned to be called my father,” says Miguel.
“The only thing a father can ask of his son is to forgive his mistakes,” replies Felipe.
Miguel doesn’t forgive Felipe. He forgives the man he knew as his father.
Back at the Santo Padre clubhouse, Sally’s acting weird and won’t leave Sofia (Andrea Cortes) alone. Sofia joins EZ outside as he’s exercising and tells him that Creeper wouldn’t want him to punish himself. (I’m pretty sure Creeper would.) They’re interrupted by the arrival of the Grim Bastards South Gate Charter President Lucky (Gilbert Glenn Brown) and a few of his men. Lucky places Diaz and Jinx’s cuts in front of EZ and reveals that the Grim Bastards have joined the war against Sons. He believes the bodies were left to intimidate them, and that’s not going to happen.
“Black and Brown unite,” says Lucky. EZ and Lucky shake on the new alliance, which Guero inadvertently made possible.
Marcus (Emilio Rivera) whips up French toast for his family, and they joke about his cooking skills. The morning’s calm is interrupted by a call delivering horrible news. Marcus heads to the garage, touches his cut, and then takes off on his motorcycle (without donning the Mayans cut).
Letty makes it to the SoA clubhouse and fills Isaac (JR Bourne) in on what she’s learned at the Broken Saints camp. She knows the Mayans are making pills or something there, but swears the women are only trying to do good.
Letty’s done her part and demands Isaac hand over Hope. (Did she really believe it would be that easy?!) Isaac taunts her in his unique, twisted way, telling her she chose a sister over the sisterhood. “You’re more like Coco than I thought,” says Isaac.
She screams out Hope’s name, and Isaac warns her that whatever happens next is her fault.
SAMCRO VP Terry (Greg Vrotsos) is guarding Hope (Vanessa Giselle) when Isaac joins them and insists that clarity doesn’t look good on her. He’d prefer her to be on drugs and not so lucid and aware. Hope is holding onto hope that Letty will free her, but Isaac lies and says Letty’s forgotten about her. Hope doesn’t take the bait and maintains that Letty will save her.
Isaac warns Hope that if Letty does come for her, he’ll set her on fire and make her watch. He kisses her on the head and calls her Judas wolf, and she pulls away in disgust.
Isaac leaves Terry to babysit Hope.
Marcus pays SAMCRO a visit and demands to know who killed Diaz. Rane Quinn (Rusty Coones) and another Sons claim they know nothing about Diaz’s murder, and that EZ and Angel broke the truce when they killed Happy. Marcus had no idea that went down. Rane suggests Marcus look at someone within the Mayans.
“You Mayans…you kill each other more than we kill you. It wasn’t us,” says Rane.
Marcus seems to consider this and leaves without any bloodshed.
Back at Santo Padre, Hank (Frankie Loyal) and EZ discuss the Grim Bastards. Now that they’re in the game, EZ believes SAMCRO is cornered. EZ has the gall to bring up Creeper and says nothing like that can ever happen again. Hank comforts EZ and reminds him that Creep went out a Mayan. (I really wish Hank knew the truth at this point.)
Night falls, and Letty makes her move. She sees Isaac and his men ride out and busts into the clubhouse to rescue Hope. Terry sides with Letty and Hope and kills the women left behind, clearing the path for them to escape. Terry shoots himself in the shoulder as cover.
The Mayans gather for Creeper’s funeral, with Nestor (Gino Vento), Hank, Bishop (Michael Irby), Bottles (Alex Barone), Guero, and Downer carrying his coffin into the clubhouse. Even Taza (Raoul Max Trujillo) returns for the service. Creeper’s sister delivers the eulogy and recalls that her brother always made sure the family was fed and clothed, even during their most difficult years.
She was happy when he met the Mayans. They felt like home to him, and she’s grateful they are his brothers. She thanks the longtime members of the club and says EZ meant the world to her brother.
She gives EZ a hug, and EZ approaches the open coffin. He spends a moment looking at Creeper and then faces his brothers. “I killed my brother. I killed Creeper,” says EZ. No one understands just how true that is, and he continues, pointing out Creeper’s death was on his watch. If he’d made different decisions, Creeper would still be alive. EZ claims he’ll never forgive himself for Creeper’s death.
Kodi (Stella Mauve) is next to approach Creeper, and she gently touches his face. (The guys don’t know her real name is Katie McNeill and that she was up, until recently, an undercover ATF agent.) She’s crying as she leaves Creeper’s coffin, and she stares daggers at EZ when she walks by.
Angel notices the look.
Letty and Hope drive away, but Hope is certain Isaac will find them. Letty wants to go to see Chucky in Ohio, but Hope believes Isaac will never stop looking for them. (Yes, a surprise callout to Chucky before Mayans ends its run!)
Hope loses it and screams at Letty to pull over. Vehicles are whizzing by and Hope is standing in front of the car when she thanks Letty for giving her the best months of her life. It’s Letty’s turn to freak out as Hope says, “I love you. Now I have to set you free.”
Hope takes a step backward into traffic as Letty desperately reaches out her hand. A truck ends Hope’s life as Letty sobs. (Hope’s exit is a nice little homage to Jax’s death in Sons of Anarchy. Vanessa Giselle tweeted and confirmed it’s even the same interstate that Jax died on.)
The Mayans hold bottles of water high as Creeper’s coffin is carried out of the clubhouse. Some touch the coffin with their bottles as Creeper leaves Santo Padre’s clubhouse for the last time. Gilly (Vincent Vargas), Bishop, Taza, Nestor, Bottles, Downer, Guero, and Hank carry the coffin and place it into the back of the hearse.
The partying is seriously underway, and Bottles and Treenie (Augie Duke) struggle to keep up with pouring drinks without Cielo or Jess. Taza tries to sneak out, but Bishop’s outside, and the two – who used to be good friends – have a chat. Bishop wonders if Taza found what he was looking for, and Taza admits he didn’t.
It’s an uncomfortable exchange, and Taza can’t believe they’ve lost Coco and Creeper in this war.
Bishop is ready to put the past behind them.
“What’s hell if you can’t enjoy it with your friends?” says Bishop. He admits it would be a stupid time for Taza to return to Santo Padre.
Taza replies, “No one ever said I was particularly smart.”
Later that night, Marcus removes his Presidente patch from his cut and tosses it into a fire.
Angel returns home after a long day, cradling Maverick in his arms. He looks around his empty house and it no longer feels like home. He returns to Felipe’s and his dad welcomes him in. Felipe reminds Angel that it’s always been his home and it always will be.
EZ crawls into bed next to Sofia and she tries to get him to open up. She believes he’s pulling away, and she’s scared he’s lost to her.
Guero climbs into the van with Bottles for a road trip to the Broken Saints ranch. Both think they made a connection with the same woman, but Bottles insists she wants him. He shows Guero a text from her that reads: “Need you. Come quick.”
They need gas, but neither is willing to get out of the van, sure the other will drive off without them. The standoff continues, and finally, they leave the gas station without filling up.
They’re driving on fumes and, of course, they run out of gas before they can make it to the ranch. However, they’re close enough to see the sky light up orange in the direction of the ranch. An explosion is heard, and they run to the ranch in time to see people being helped out of the cookhouse as it’s fully engulfed in flames.
Screams and the roaring of the fire fill the air as the episode ends.
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