It was written by Kurt Sutter, directed by Stephen T. Kay and originally aired on September 17, 2008 in the United States.
This episode marks the first appearance for Jay Karnes (Josh Kohn), an ATF agent from Chicago, Illinois.
SAMCRO's IRA connection arrives in Charming with a truckload of AK-47 rifles, hidden in oil barrels shipped from Dungloe, Ireland.
In a review for the episode, Film School Rejects said "What we are really seeing with Sons of Anarchy, as I explained yesterday, is the slow build to the big burn.
"[1] The scene where Clay castrates a rapist was voted #18 in Rolling Stone's "20 Best ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Moments".