Jax Teller | Sons of Anarchy Character Analysis

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🚨SPOILER WARNING for Sons of Anarchy🚨
Jax Teller is one of my favorite fictional characters of all time. Going from a presumed destiny, to rejecting it, to reluctantly embracing it, is what makes him special. Being a leader isn't always easy, but with the support of his family and brothers, he blazes a trail all his own and becomes a legend.
This video was months of off-and-on work so I really hope I not only did the character justice, but the entire show as well. I'd love to hear from other SOA fans so if you have any feedback or constructive criticisms of the video, I'd appreciate it if you let me know in the comments. That being said...Let's Ride!
Til next time... y'all be easy ✌
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Music Used:
Red Dead Redemption OST & Red Dead Redemption 2 OST
-BUMPER
"This Life" Trap Remix
• Sons Of Anarchy - This...
My throat was cooked toward the end of this video so if I sound raspy or out of breath, it's because I was.

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@pyroAdapt 11 ай бұрын

Man finally. There isn't neatly enough videos that do deep dives into this show or its characters. It's criminal ally underrated

@anthonycampos8057 Жыл бұрын

Jax Teller is also a walking tragedy. Nothing but pain and misery followed this man. The pain that this man endured throughout the entire series was inhuman. This club destroyed him and everything he held dear. It took away his father, his mother, his brother, his best friend, associates, and the love of his life. By the end of the series, he was nothing more than a bag of bones.

@matt0771 11 ай бұрын

And in trying to change the club for the better the only thing he did was that he became the man he hated most. Just like his father, he became the poison of the club both J.T and Jax knew that and that’s why they went out the way they went out. Some of the most beautiful writing Ive ever seen and one of the most criminally underrated shows of all time

@anthonycampos8057 11 ай бұрын

@matt0771 you have to remember, there were three Jax's in this series. There was Jax pre Opies death, there was Jax post Opies death, and there was Jax post Tara's death. Opies death unleashed his inner fury and Tara's death was the fatal blow to him. All of season 7, he seemed like a guy who was bleeding out.

@PoopieFartGamer 8 ай бұрын

@@anthonycampos8057perfect put opie changed him forever and after Tara bro couldn’t give a fuck if he lived or died at that point

@marcushopkins8558 Жыл бұрын

Loved how you had John Martsons theme in the background. This show was basically a present day red ded redemption story. One of my all time favorite shows!

@Rylan69 Жыл бұрын

Fuck I thought I was the only one who noticed it also it was nice because it also an amazing Shakespeare tale

@christiansmith131 11 ай бұрын

It's so fitting

@mattlawrence1932 9 ай бұрын

No it's more like a GTA story!!!! It's got the vehicles , the side missions , the gangs , it's literally GTA as a TV show

@marcushopkins8558 9 ай бұрын

@@mattlawrence1932 explain your theory? Cause I’m referring to the actual storyline. GTA story doesn’t compare to SOA imo. No shit they don’t have cars and present day things. Which is why I said a “present day red dead story”. A story of a good man caught in the middle of his gang and mess of shit and how he’s loyal to a fault… more comparable to rdr2 tbh

@PoopieFartGamer 8 ай бұрын

@@marcushopkins8558he was literally born into it exactly how John and author were I completely agree

@DaDonBrother Ай бұрын

We need that Gemma video. Rewatching Sons now, and seeing her continuing on and on to not only include herself into her sons and Clay's Club business contineus to change Jax as well

@tylerh2548 5 ай бұрын

I can't believe there's only 1 SoA full series retrospective on KZfaq.

@ramencat788 3 ай бұрын

It’s just a series that hasn’t reached THAT type of audience. I think with time it’ll eventually catch more attention.

@mozzbyy8616 2 ай бұрын

@@ramencat788It’s underrated lowkey

@ramencat788 Ай бұрын

@@mozzbyy8616That’s how I feel about “Dark” from Netflix. These shows would blow up if new gen found them but they still have their strong following.

@daebeslappin 10 ай бұрын

Not much Sons videos out there so this is well appreciated. In my top 5 shows ever

@destinyeyoung0128 8 ай бұрын

This video... brought me to tears because Jax Teller may be a tragic character, but the most outstanding protagonist character of all shows I have ever seen. Other shows have awesome protagonists, but Jax was crafted so so well. I will never forget seeing how season 3 ended because of Jax's brilliant mind at work. I was in shock when i saw him take his throne as President. Seeing him loss Opie was just tragic and seeing Tara lifeless and bloody on the ground broke my heart. And nonetheless he still wanted to make things right for his boys and his club, even at the very end. Thank you so so much for making this wonderful and low down of Jax Teller with this video .

@nikosmihailidis9440 5 ай бұрын

So W is so depth and complexity character everything is great the best protagonist 🔥

@garrettlloyd3843 Ай бұрын

I’m so glad someone agrees King Arthur was criminally underrated. Like many, SOA introduced me to Charlie, but man, between The Gentlemen and King Arthur he really shows he’s a hidden gem. Great video, Sir, thanks for covering it.

@tyb1rdp464 5 ай бұрын

Dude, you’re my hero. I’ve been waiting for someone to do an in-depth analysis of Sons of Anarchy for a long time. ❤😭🙏🏾

@Tonysparks91_ Жыл бұрын

Dude thank you for talking about this show because this and Mayans are so sleepy in my KZfaq reviewers.. Jax is just a good character to see change and develop

@VMsmith44 5 ай бұрын

Came upon your channel as a lover of ALL thing SOA, love.. LOVE your take on everything. TY for keeping our fav show alive !

@ipredictacatastrophe4370 Жыл бұрын

Jax Teller was not as criminal as that view count/video quality ratio

@JoshFleeks66 Жыл бұрын

The views will go up. But i gotta make sure the quality goes up with them! 😁

@dereklingerfelt9557 Жыл бұрын

Dude thank you. I can't find much soa content on utube. Thank you and keep up the great work.

@peterparker9214 5 ай бұрын

This is a great video man, this channel deserves more credit. Great work!

@brianr7428 6 ай бұрын

Your review is amazing. Please keep it up.

@kevinurban2139 Жыл бұрын

One of the most thoughtful videos ive seen on youtube, great job friend, keep it going, id love to see a Clay analysis!

@JoshFleeks66 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! A Clay video is on my long list of things to do so I'll do it eventually 😅

@tjjordan4207 4 ай бұрын

I was really hoping that Jax would break the cycle and manage to avoid what his father feared he could become. There were so many moments I was begging Jax to find a way out and take his wife and children to somewhere else.

@chexgex2834 Жыл бұрын

Oh snap another banger.

@djsdesignsandcustoms4779 8 ай бұрын

Sons of Anarchy is a great series and a great story. And it’s worth to watch it all over again

@pyroAdapt 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate that you used red dead redemption music lol. You have good taste in games as well as shows i see.

@JoshFleeks66 10 ай бұрын

I wish I could say it was an artistic decision but tbh I was just trying to avoid catching a copyright claim 😅 most video game music is usually ok to use.

@VenCorbin 13 күн бұрын

your channel should have so many more views. ive watched a few of your videos now, and the Juice(Judas) one is next. you have a great mind for analysis.

@AceMitten99 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video man!! One of the best interpretations of Jax Teller that I’ve seen!!

@JeanneEdelman-gr5ox 7 ай бұрын

I'm currently in my 4th re-watch. I found this video at the perfect time. Thank you!!

@mangochampagnelasssi9028 8 ай бұрын

I think we all forget how smart Jax is. Just with little details he’s able to figure stahl out for not having info in season 2. While he does have anger issues. He slowly becomes more and more ruthless and cunning. He’s a love child of clay and Gemma. He only had the morals of his father till each death hit him. From season 4 onwards the guy had died honestly

@edrich9466 5 ай бұрын

At 26:02 that aspect of Jax learning from his enemies is what I loved about his character in that season . Dope arc.

@BeautyByLinnoria 7 ай бұрын

I have never seen not 1 episode...however...this video...CHEF'S KISS...subscribed...about to add this series to my weekend lineup

@electra3162 2 ай бұрын

This was fantastic. Love the Shakespearean tragedy angle, really well written and delivered deep dive. Can’t wait to watch more of your work 😁

@PruTheWizard 7 ай бұрын

Very well made video from an underrated channel. Inspiring me to get back into analysis

@MannoSteel 3 ай бұрын

My man… You CRUSHED this. Can tell how much work went into it. Well done. I’ll be sure to watch the others. Juice next. Keep it up 👊🏻

@skyrocketautomotive670 9 ай бұрын

This is such an amazing journey, told beautifully. Hell of a video, friend! Needless to say I've subbed :)

@marielux7372 4 ай бұрын

Love SOA! Great job and can’t wait to see more

@lusciousleo1971 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding video!! That's all I can say.❤

@dalepotter6918 10 ай бұрын

I watched the entire series. I love how you explained that . And it makes complete sense.

@alexisbrunson4198 5 ай бұрын

Love this show and great video!!

@benhorsburgh5735 8 ай бұрын

Great video! For someone who is such a big fan of Jax I can’t recommend the show Viking enough if you have not already seen it. The main character feels like if Jax grew up in a Viking era

@ramencat788 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation!

@cdubbau135 4 ай бұрын

Just found this channel. Fantastic analysis. You have a new subscriber. Keep up the great work.

@Millenial_Minuteman 11 ай бұрын

great video, only thing is opie wasnt "out," he was fresh from prison and had been trying to please donna. he never stopped being a full patch, when he refers to being let back in, he means to the illegal activity to get paid

@JoshFleeks66 11 ай бұрын

Yeah now that I think about it, that's true. Whoops 😅

@Millenial_Minuteman 11 ай бұрын

@@JoshFleeks66 99.99% is still an a+, nice bike btw, ride a vtx 1800 myself

@upncoming6111 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video.

@JoshFleeks66 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@upncoming6111 Жыл бұрын

@@JoshFleeks66 Yeah man keep it up there honestly aren’t enough people doing long form content on this amazing show.

@everoposuo 7 ай бұрын

Three things really brought me into this show: 1. Charlie Hunnam's convincing portrayal of Jax Teller. Definitely one of my favorite instances of a Brit playing an American; others would include Hugh Laurie as Greg House, Idris Elba as Stringer Bell, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange 2. The fact that Jax happens to be a high school dropout 3. In the Japanese dub, he's voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa

@ramencat788 3 ай бұрын

Watching it with Japanese dub sounds really cool

@abramsullivan7764 Ай бұрын

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead

@GA-sy1gw 6 ай бұрын

Brilhante!!! Muito obrigado por esse vídeo! Ganhou um like e um inscrito! 🫡🇧🇷❤️

@supakitkat Ай бұрын

Great analysis 👍

@Gandalf_the_Gold 10 ай бұрын

Great video man

@javontecarruthers1956 26 күн бұрын

Just found this after my 4th watch of the show, amazing video! I was wondering if you had seen Mayans and if you plan to make any videos on that.

@youngcartel7454 5 ай бұрын

Great video bro. Thank u

@derrekingledue3138 7 ай бұрын

Love your analysises. I know you mentioned breaking bad as either your favorite show or best character (don't remember which of these two was the one you said). I hope you do some analysises of those characters as well!

@blackmagickdancer2282 5 ай бұрын

We dont get our parents until we become them.

@1lthrnk 2 ай бұрын

The video of Tara being killed by Gemma is brutal

@moritod Жыл бұрын

Liked, subscribed... brilliant analysis.

@JoshFleeks66 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was nervous about this one 😅 glad you liked it!

@tylerh2548 5 ай бұрын

In all the years since, there's one episode title in all these years I've never forgotten: Laying Pipe

@beardedweirdo790 17 күн бұрын

Fuck you man.....I really didn't need my ptsd kicking in...it's still too soon.

@robwasilewski9273 Ай бұрын

One of my favorite TV shows ever.

@bopper172 10 ай бұрын

Great video bro

@SpicyBloke 6 ай бұрын

amazing videos

@shades1159 10 ай бұрын

Charlie actually walks like that irl. I’m sure he may have exaggerated it a bit, but he talks about his walk in multiple interviews.

@kumoristuart4648 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video

@dkjddbdbfduenfnfkkr4548 11 ай бұрын

great vid

@ramencat788 3 ай бұрын

Tara’s death scene is so deeply impactful, that scene makes me feel emotional every time I see it.

@GHXOST007 8 ай бұрын

Phenomenal Job

@MissSchnickfitzel Ай бұрын

I need more of these

@andrewgenton6323 Ай бұрын

Yo can you make some videos on the Mayans, this one is awesome and itd be pretty cool to see an analysis of coco and Lenny, and EZ's upward and downward spiral or the cartels

@dynastyclos 21 сағат бұрын

Agreed with most of this brother however, Season 3 was amazing specially the ending.

@YoungDarkAngel10 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏿

@DragonflyB-tn7pq 28 күн бұрын

I understand why many people saw Jax as “wishy washy” or “flip flopping”. They’re coming from bio-family and legit world. Many people that have strong, loving (even just decent) bio-family bonds don’t understand the chosen family connection. You can see that when a spouse will regularly choose to side with their bio-fam vs their spouse. Someone connected to their bio-fam needs to understand that that’s a choice. How one’s family comes together doesn’t matter as much as how one chooses to keep it together. Growing up in any type of “alternative” lifestyle can be hard to leave. Growing up being expected to take over a family business and you want to do something else is a difficult choice to make. When you grow up in a lifestyle that crime is normal and that’s how y’all survive then leaving becomes even harder. Thus knowing you want out and making that transition isn’t as simple as telling your family and starting your new career. He wasn’t flipping so much as he wasn’t moving forward on a straight path. There were curves, forks, crossroads thus sometimes he had to go back and try a different route

@peterparker9214 5 ай бұрын

Season 3 has the absolute best ending of the whole series. It was incredible how that plan fell together and it blew me away as I watched it for the first time.

@rainnbhll810 7 ай бұрын

where did you get such an awesome hoodie? : )

@howlin.wolf.murphy 3 ай бұрын

SELFLESSNESS !?! His last act yet again was at the expense of not only an innocent but a civilian meaning completely outside of the 1%er the victim being the Truck Driver !!!!!! He may have lost his CDL license, career, and mental health ! JAX IS ON A BIKE GAS UP AND HIT A CLIFF SIDE WALL OR THE COUNTLESS INANTIMATE OBJECTS HE PASSED Lol!!!!

@ramencat788 3 ай бұрын

Yeah I always think about that poor truck driver tbh

@nathangutierez9242 Ай бұрын

Can you also do a deep dive into Ez reyes?

@liljroc4620 10 ай бұрын

Love this work! Now it’s time to do one on EZ Reyes………….What a finale! #MayansMC

@justjoannak 4 ай бұрын

Agreed

@jordanh806 10 ай бұрын

Great job on these videos man. They’re honestly the best character summaries about this series on KZfaq. Excellent stuff! 🤙🏻💪🏻💯

@peterparker9214 5 ай бұрын

Watching the innocent Chinese guy get tortured by Jax was the sad as hell man. It made me hate Gemma all the more.

@EvanMcVeigh 3 ай бұрын

It would he nice if when it detected something like art money it would just deny you access with a message that says "we detected a chest program running on your computer, turn it off before logging into destiny".

@eljefe1030 10 ай бұрын

Like and subscribed can you do one on EZ Reyes

@S_047 3 ай бұрын

Jax Teller. Not a hero , antihero or villain. A Man , son , brother, friend , father, leader.

@mattmorrison9379 8 ай бұрын

This show was great imo. N3v3r gets old

@captassassin5680 4 ай бұрын

5:33 I’m really late to this party. However the way things are explained are fantastic! Seriously, Jax is literally rutterless and whatever decision he makes is going to be the wrong decision. All because nobody knows how to make the right decisions.

@briansigala4791 6 күн бұрын

bro i need that hoodie

@michaelvolgare4454 5 ай бұрын

SELFLESSNESS!!!!

@joefeeney5497 11 ай бұрын

I’d really like to see you knock out a Clay video 👍

@mccy9198 7 ай бұрын

Great video , disagreed with a few points but overall. Really well put together. Nice one.

@peterparker9214 5 ай бұрын

It’s been 10 years since this show ended, I think it’s time for a sequel series. Showing Abel as a club member and Thomas as a doctor following in his mother’s footsteps. I know this shits on Jax’s sacrifice but it would call back to Gemma handing the ring to Abel telling him his future is the club. Thoughts ?

@ramencat788 3 ай бұрын

I’m sure you meant 10* years but the creator has said before that he did plan for a spin off/sequel about Abel and Thomas! 😊

@scottwhisnant3384 7 ай бұрын

Technically Hamlet is based from The Northman. Not the other way around. Shakespeare drew inspiration from the story of Amleth.

@CaritheEntertainer 10 ай бұрын

I stopped listening around the season 3 take. Someone tell me if he's worth listening to. Leaving Abel with a clean cut family is exactly what Jax would do. He's been scared of his life tainting Abel since before the kid was born with his fears coming true in the last season. That was him trying to save his son. Not abandon him.

@mccy9198 7 ай бұрын

That season 3 take was off in my opinion, but you should definitely watch the rest.

@Bakuru 7 ай бұрын

It was the only opinion I disagreed with, so you'll enjoy the rest LOL but yes I agree he didn't understand that part. Jax has tried to do the right thing with his son ever since he had him. He at first pushed away Tara (or tried to rather LOL) for the same reason. He every quickly learned how many lives he actually affects, and knew that he had to do right by all of them, one way or another. And then to find out that his father was trying to come here because he was trying to do the same thing with Jax himself? It made him have a moment of fear. Rightfully so.

@Thor-Orion 5 ай бұрын

2:52 his hair is short. My hair is longer than that after I donate 10 inches every few years.

@unhingedvagabond 3 ай бұрын

Great fucking analysis, jesus christ jackie boy.

@malinator111 5 ай бұрын

You got a lot of stuff wrong about Jax's deal. All the members that got arrested were gonna end up in prison anyway, because of the Zobelle assault charges and shit. Also, Jax didn't "tell them and convince them to go along", the whole "deal" was a "club move", means the club sat down and voted on it before Jax set it in motion, he only lied to Stahl that the club would have him killed if they knew and everything he said along those lines