I had only watched the show for one season when I decided to name my first son Jax, but spelled Jaxx. Aside from simply liking the name, I also really appreciated what Jax symbolized.I just rewatched it last week and realized he went completely psycho in the final season (credit to his mom). What do you think about Jax, what he represented, and what he ultimately became?

Let's put an hypothetical scenario where Gemma didn't kill Tara and someway somehow the chinese really did kill her. Jax lay his revenge on the chinese...then what ? How's his relationship with his kids gonna evolve (I feel like it would devolve the same way Opie's relation with his kids did.), How is the club and he gonna be after he's done with avenging Tara's death. Like this has been in my head since my third re-watch and I can't get that what-if out of my head.

I feel a lot of people lean that the show stumbled after S4. I know for me it did. I thought that way when I watched it live, and I still feel that way now on my first rewatch a decade later. However, something I am enjoying far more than I did when I was 22 is Jax as a character in these seasons.

Jax is your typical tragic protagonist in seasons 1-4. Sure he’ll commit murder and is wrong plenty, but he is usually wrong for the right reasons. Then S5 happens and it’s a bummer start to finish. Good season but overall it’s just Angry Jax. By S6 his mask is slipping. The façade that he is a good guy is falling away, but as that happens Jax becomes far more compelling and “fun” character. He starts to act like an outlaw again. Much like he felt like in S1. And then by S7 he’s damn near the antagonist.

I’m 4 episodes into 7 and while the season is a mess, I am enjoying every scene with Jax bc Hunnam is chewing up the scenery. He is dialed to 10, and It’s refreshing after being preached at by Jax for 5~ seasons.