Sons of Anarchy

[dangermousie]

We watched eps 2 and 3 today and it's official - I am beyond obsessed. If someone told me I'd be rooting for a bunch of redneck thug criminal bikers, I'd have thought they were insane, but here you are.

My favorite character remains Gemma - she's tougher than all the bikers combined, her leader-of-the-pack husband Clay included. Fierce and awesome and scary as hell. Plus, it's great to see 'older people' be allowed to be sexy (she and Clay getting it on in the photobooth made me giggle so hard. Never thought you could use photobooths for that).

Second favorite character is Clay - he's smart and ruthless and really really good at running his gang. In RL, I'd stay far far away and would want him locked up, but on TV, I love him.

I also love Jax - I mean, it's Charlie Hunnam, but joking aside, I like that he seems to have more heart and doubt than a lot of the others, and also he is good at lateral solutions. Plus that grin.

I actually love every major character - the other bikers (the Elvis Impersonator - LOL, the crazy Irish guy, the one who's trying to get out, the new recruit etc), Wendy-the-Junkie-Jax's-ex-wife (I think she's a waste of a human being but she's entertaining as all get out) and the hotshot cop that's trying to get them.

The one major character I am lukewarm on so far is, ironically, the most conventionally good - Tara the doctor lady, Jax's ex-girlfriend and future flame. I don't dislike her - she seems competent and pretty tough (love her exchanges with Gemma) but I am not particularly interested in her either. Maybe because she's not as colorful and more conventional. But we'll see how it goes.

The one bad thing? I don't want to watch anything else but SoA now.

Comments

[seven-trees.livejournal.com]

I actually felt the same way about Tara in season 1. I fell in love with her after the second season, particularly because of one scene. Actually, scratch that. There were two scene that absolutely sold her for me.

[charlie-bz.livejournal.com]

Me, too about Tara. I'm curious about the scenes that won you over. Can you give me a hint without spoiling Mousie?

[seven-trees.livejournal.com]

The one where she and Jax are in the bathroom and the porno girl comes in. That was so delightfully mean.

There's also the scene where she, um, I don't really know how to say this without spoiling it. You know when her manager at the hospital starts giving Tara a rough time and Tara confronts her about it and what ensues? FAVORITE SCENE EVER.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, what scenes?

[seven-trees.livejournal.com]

Can I spoil you? They're nothing huge, though. Nothing that directly affected the main plot, just some scenes I thought were seven kinds of badass.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Spoil away, I love spoilers

[seven-trees.livejournal.com]

Okay so there are two scenes. One happens after Tara almost gets into this fight with a porno actress. The girl had been after Jax for a few episodes and I think Tara was starting to get worried that something would happen there. Anyway, Jax pulls her away and they go talk in the ladies' restroom. And suddenly she just starts ripping his clothes off and they have sex in the bathroom. Pretty hot scene, but the best part is when the porno actress come into the bathroom and sees, er, Jax basically doing her against the wall. And Tara just smirks at her until the girl leaves.

The second happens when her boss at work files a complaint against her. Anyway, Tara basically punches the woman and threatens her to retract the complaint. It's something you'll have to see for yourself. Words can't do that scene justice.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks!

[charlie-bz.livejournal.com]

Gemma and Clay are my favorites, too. Then Tig. I love that weird guy! What trouble his...um...member gets him into!

I know what you mean about Tara. It took awhile for me to warm to her but she does get better.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

His name is Tig? Heh. (I have problems with most of the character names so far, except for 4-5).

[littledelusion.livejournal.com]

I recommend this post for you. Basically, it's darkeyedwolf raving about Gemma. (has spoilers though, I think)
http://darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com/355465.html

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[gingifere.livejournal.com]

Like everyone else Tara really does grow on you! She comes into her own a lot in the second series, and watching her and Gemma hang out is truly awesome :D

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I hope I'll eventually like her