I personally loved where the show went, Jax's progression only made sense given the back story and characters around him
this show wouldn't have made it 3 seasons without the violence nobody's tuning in to see dudes ride motorcycles and pass out groceries
ironically enough when i first tried to get my bro to watch SOA his exact response was "I ain't watching no show about white guys riding motorcycles"
fact is the violence and "who's gonna die next" atmosphere is what keeps most people watching IMO
I think you missed my entire point..I don't want to see 45 minutes of picnics and charity work..I said I want to see more of how it was in the beginning..Ain't no way in hell these dudes doing nothing but being a crime spree 24/7..I really do like how Jax has progressed, but Sutter has the dude just doing some way off the wall stuff..
Here's a typical Jax day:
-Wakes up and refuses to take a shower..
-Goes into his kitchen where some random broad is taking care of his son..
-Says "hey" to his kid, being ever so mindful to never use his name (which is something all fathers do
)..
-Hop on his bike and shoot 4 people by the time he gets to his clubhouse, my bad I mean Ice Cream Shop of Terror..
-Betray 2-3 valuable members of his intricate network of gun smugglers/pimps/drug dealers..
-Have the 1st of many conversations with his mom that has a weird sexual tension involved..
-Make fun of Wayne/Chucky..
-Kill 2 more people for "trying to take my son" (what's that kid's name again)..
-Go sit on a roof for a few hours..
-Order yet another mass murder rampage..
-Oops gotta call mom again..
-Smoke exactly 1/8 of a cigarette..
-Guess what time it is???..It's killin' time..(How has this dude killed more people than cancer but yet has never been arrested for murder and been convicted?)..
-Bang a prostitute..
-Call Gemma and cry about "my kid" again..
-Hop on the ole motor scooter and head home..
-Finally takes that long overdue shower (but not before he takes of his machete that's been hangin' from his hip and not interfered with riding, sitting, killing, or banging)..
-Goes to bed, but somehow manages to kill someone while in total r.e.m. sleep..
It's all just a little too much for me..And most fans of the show, who like me love it and are loyal, seem to think so too..It's just gotten way too far away from what the show was about in season 1 & 2..Not saying things don't ever have to escalate or evolve, but to take this dude from biker guy who gets in the occasional fight to a white Idi Amin is crazy..