‘Mayans M.C.’ Season 5 Episode 9 Recap: “I Must Go in Now For the Fog is Rising”

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Mayans MC Season 5 Episode 9 Recap
Edward James Olmos as Felipe Reyes and Clayton Cardenas as Angel Reyes in ‘Mayans MC’ season 5 episode 9 (Photo CR: Prashant Gupta/FX)

FX Mayans M.C. season five episode nine – the series’ penultimate episode – serves up one of the most devastating deaths of its entire run…thus far. No one is safe as EZ continues to wage war with the Sons of Anarchy.

Episode nine, “I Must Go in Now For the Fog is Rising,” begins with Bottles (Alex Barone) and Guero (Andrew Jacobs) silent as they ride back to town in the back of a stranger’s pickup truck. Witnessing the destruction of Santo Padre’s cookhouse at the Broken Saints ranch weighs heavy on their minds as they head back to the clubhouse.

Sofia (Andrea Cortés) wakes and leaves EZ (JD Pardo) in bed with Sally when suddenly Sally barks in alarm. EZ grabs his gun, responding to pounding on his door. He’s shocked to see Guero and Bottles waiting outside.

Angel (Clayton Cardenas) and Maverick have moved in with Felipe (Edward James Olmos), and Felipe’s done his best to make his son and grandson feel at home. He’s made room for Angel’s belongings and seems happy to have them under his roof. Angel’s an amazing dad, and Felipe tells him he’s proud of the man he’s become.

Angel becomes emotional and asks how he’s supposed to tell Maverick that they weren’t “good enough” for Adelita to stay and be involved in their lives. Felipe suggests that instead, he should tell Maverick that his mom loved him deeply.

“A boy without a mother’s love turns hard. Don’t let that happen. Don’t let him become like us. Don’t let him be us,” says Felipe.

EZ rides to the Broken Saints ranch and sees for himself that the cookhouse has completely burned down. Smoke lingers in the air as he uncovers bodies under a tarp. One of them is Elio the cook.

A warning shot is fired before Johnny Panic (Caitlin Stasey) walks up and tells EZ the Sons killed two of the Broken Saints and then set fire to the cookhouse. This is all because they made a deal with the devil.

EZ doesn’t pause to show concern for the dead before he asks if any of the supplies are salvageable. More people will die if he can’t cook heroin. A Broken Saints club member reacts by delivering a punch to EZ’s face for his heartless behavior. (He deserved it.)

Johnny tries to control the situation, taking the blame for allowing the Mayans to use their ranch. She begs her club to punish her but leave EZ alive. If they kill him, they’ll just bring more trouble down on the Saints.

EZ survives the situation, but only because of Johnny’s intervention.

Meanwhile, Sons of Anarchy San Bernardino President Isaac Packer (JR Bourne) cries out and sobs over the death of his brother, Les (played by Robert Patrick), who succumbed to cancer the previous night. His men let him grieve alone while they discuss the smelly bodies of the women killed when the Mayans broke out Hope. (Terry lied and said it was the Mayans, not Letty.) The dead bodies are still stacked up inside the clubhouse, and Isaac won’t let the club bury them yet.

Terry’s story is viewed with suspicion, but he sticks to it. Isaac interrupts the conversation to announce that he wants the Mayans to know the pain of losing a brother. (Is he placing a target on Angel?!)

Over at the Galindo estate, Emily (Sarah Bolger) watches Miguel (Danny Pino) play with Cristobal and thanks Luis for helping her with Marlon’s mother’s body. Luis reminds her that the Galindos are his family, so of course he’d help. Luis adds that he’s always the one who takes care of Miguel’s problems. Emily gives him a look, realizing he’s the one who killed her sister.

Later, Miguel meets with Deputy Assistant Inspector General Patricia Devlin (Dana Delany) and is ready to make a deal. He wants his family out from under the thumb of the U.S. government and promises to give her whatever she needs on Potter. In exchange, he wants full immunity.

Miguel warns Patricia that Potter will crush her because he always knows what everyone’s doing. Miguel swears he knows things she doesn’t, and what he knows is enough to get Potter convicted. But first, he needs the deal that gives him and Emily full immunity in writing.

The mention of Emily piques Patricia’s interest. Why should Emily need immunity? Miguel doesn’t offer specific reasons but does hand over the first piece of the puzzle in taking down Potter.

Patricia follows Miguel’s lead and locates Potter’s wife and kids in Oceanside. Potter (Ray McKinnon) walks up, sends his family away, and demands to know what she’s doing. He threatens Patricia, calling her a naïve stunted b*tch, and warns her that this isn’t a game. She doesn’t back down, and Potter tells her that now this is personal.

Patricia claims she’s there to take away everything he has – including his family – and has the goods to take him down. “I know about all the bodies under your watch,” says Patricia, reminding him he’s not untouchable and will be in jail soon.

As she’s walking off, she tosses out, “They squeal when you squeeze them.”

Potter’s mind races as he tries to connect the dots on who squealed. Does he land on Miguel? EZ?

EZ’s lost in thought as he heads home and doesn’t see a coyote in the road until it’s almost too late. He swerves before he hits it but crashes his bike and spills into the road, injured. A car pulls over minutes later and the driver is….wait for it…Wendy Case (Drea De Matteo), Jax Teller’s ex-wife and mother of his son, Abel. (That’s a shocking surprise guest no one saw coming!)

She helps EZ to his feet and assumes by his appearance that he’s been going through things. Wendy knows this since her ex was in a club, but she won’t disclose his name or what club since she’s not sure if the clubs are allies or enemies at this point.

They chat a little, and Wendy reveals that her sons ride dirt bikes now. She seems hopeful that’s as close to being part of a club as they’ll get. (She’s raising both Abel and Thomas, Tara and Jax’s son.)

With Wendy’s help, EZ’s able to get his bike back up on its wheels. Wendy admits she feels sorry for his girlfriend since girlfriends and wives never know if their men will return home.

EZ can’t get a cell signal, and Wendy volunteers to give him a ride to town. They drive in silence for a few miles and finally EZ asks about her ex. She says he’s gone and that EZ reminds her of him. Wendy admits she never knew what her ex was thinking. (Damn, it still hurts thinking about Jax’s death.)

EZ confesses he feels like there’s a grey veil between him and everyone else that doesn’t allow him to touch the world. Wendy believes he’s describing trauma and that she’s been through her fair share of it, too. They talk about her boys and EZ not having children, and she wonders what’s right in front of him that he’s missing.

They arrive at a shop and EZ arranges to get his bike picked up and a ride back to Santo Padre. He thanks Wendy for her help, and she admits it felt like going back in time. Before she leaves, she tells EZ to go home and push through the veil. He needs to really see the woman he’s with, and in turn, the woman needs to be able to see him.

Wendy drives off without ever telling EZ that she was married to Jax Teller. (Thank you Mayans M.C. for that incredibly moving throwback to SoA days.)

Later that night, Miguel gets a call from Patricia. They have a deal. However, he’ll need to tell her everything he’s done under Potter’s watch. Miguel turns and looks at Emily and Cristobal and then agrees.

Potter has an urgent meeting with Katie McNeill (Stella Maeve). Katie has no idea what he wants and thinks it’s weird that she was pulled out of bed and taken to a park in La Jolla late at night for this meeting. She’s aware Potter got EZ out of prison and that because of that, Potter’s responsible for lots of deaths. Potter insists he’s her last hope and that her knowledge/compulsions can help put the crosshairs dead center on the Mayans.

Potter admits he needs her help, and it seems the mention of taking down the Mayans has grabbed her attention. However, Katie insists that if she joins him, EZ must die. Potter agrees.

EZ returns home and tells Sofia he loves her so much it hurts. He promises he’s there for her and admits everything’s crashing down around him. They promise to have each other forever.

Isaac, Terry (Greg Vrotsos), and the Sons break down the door at Angel’s house. (I knew that’s who Isaac would target!)

Felipe says goodnight to Maverick and then heads into the kitchen. He’s setting the table when he hears what he believes is Angel returning with the food. It’s not Angel, and shots ring out. Felipe’s hit but able to move, and he turns off all the lights and grabs two guns as Isaac sings out, “Angel.”

Felipe takes out one intruder and shoots at but misses Isaac. Isaac explains he’s come for Angel just as Felipe shoots at another of Isaac’s men. Maverick cries out at the noise, and Terry tries to convince Isaac to leave since Angel’s not there.

Felipe fires three more times and then enters Angel’s bedroom where Maverick’s upset in his crib. He picks up the boy and comforts him, and then slowly sits down, wincing in pain. He holds Maverick close and repeats that everything’s going to be okay.

Felipe fires two more shots when the doorknob turns and continues to try and keep Maverick calm. Blood is flowing out of Felipe’s wound, and he loses his struggle to remain conscious.

Angel’s munching on food as he’s driving home but stops eating when he sees flashing lights and cops parked in front of his dad’s house. He’s frantic as he tries to get into the house while the cops hold him back. He spots Maverick being carried out and is allowed to go to his son.

He holds Maverick tight and says, “My boy,” repeatedly until a covered dead body is wheeled out of the house on a gurney in front of him. Maverick’s little fingers point at the gurney as it goes by, and he touches his dad’s face as tears flow while watching the coroner’s van door close.

The episode ends with Angel holding Maverick tight as the coroner’s van drives away.




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