Couples - JaxღTara (Sons of Anarchy) #44: "Are we crazy?"-"Can I answer that later?"

luckynori · 10-11-2011, 10:59 PM

#44

Welcome to the Tara&Jax Appreciation Thread

ღ Jackson "Jax" Teller ღ Played by Charlie Hunnam
Jax Teller is the Vice President of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club's Redwood Original (SAMCRO) chapter based in Charming, California. Jax met Tara Knowles in high school and the two fell madly in love. Their relationship is described by Jax as being "Crazy ****. That I-gotta-be-with-you-every-minute-or-I’m-gonna-kill-myself type of crazy". At 19 Tara chose to leave Charming and Jax chose to stay and focus on the club. Jax married Wendy, but after limited periods of sobriety, he finally left her. Jax and Tara's paths cross again when Tara becomes the attending physician when his son, Abel, is born. Jax never forgot Tara and admits that he married Wendy because he was tired of the endless disconnect and that her face was the only face he saw when he was with other women. Before long, tentative flirting gave way to feelings that had never gone away.

ღ Dr. Tara Knowles ღ Played by Maggie Siff
Tara Knowles is a native of Charming, California and was Jax Teller's high school girlfriend. Their relationship was so intense, that during this era she got a crow tattoo on her lower back representing her connection to SAMCRO. Tara was the youngest woman to ever be branded with the crow. She was arrested in Jax's company at least three times and eventaually chose to leave town, trying to get away from small-town life and the influence of the club. Tara returns to Charming a decade later, but is no longer the trouble teen. She is now a respected surgeon and volunteers her help when Jax's son is born prematurely. Despite wanting to seperate herself from Jax and the club, their passion flames, their chemistry collides and destiny pushes them right back to where they started - with each other.

ღ The Reasons We <3 Them ღ
Because a true outlaw finds the balance between the passion in his heart and the reason in his mind
Because Jax would never turn on his club or his family
Because Tara calls him baby and he calls her babe
Because he promises to tell her everything
Because he's always trying to protect her
Because Tara is his constant
Because the only way they sleep is wrapped in each others arms
Because they've loved each other since they were sixteen
Because she's his favorite place to be
Because Abel's gonna have a little brother
Because Tara's gonna wanna have a baby... or two
Because he didn't forget his first priority
Because trespassers will be stabbed and violators will be shot... twice
Because they had ****ty bathroom sex!
Because their s**t was crazy
Because no matter what happens, Tara promises to be there
Because Tara is his Old Lady
Because Abel is her son too and she wants to be with her family
Because when he's hurt, she's always there
Because when he's trying to scare her, she kisses him and says she'll see him later
Because we don't know who we are until we're connected to someone else
Because we're just better human beings when with the person we're supposed to be with
Because Tara wasn't supposed to leave... she belongs there
Because Tara stepped up and is "the best thing that's happened to Jax" -- Clay
Because he barely see's the faces of other women
Because he married his ex-wife because he was lonely and was tired of the endless disconnect
Because his first marriage was just a sad time out
Because when he's inside someone, there's only one face he see's
Because when Tara came home, it was like some kind of sign to Jax
Because Tara coming back to Charming gave Jax another shot to do this different
Because she believes he's a good man with a good heart
Because they were high school sweethearts and their love survived a 10 year seperation
Because when Jax is with Abel, Tara see's a father who loves his son
Because with Tara, Jax has no fear of being vulnerable or of letting someone in
Because Tara realises it might be same cut, but it's not the same guy
Because Jax admits that with Tara it was First Love
Because he's not afraid to ask her if she loves him
Because his feelings for Tara hasnt changed
Because with Tara, Jax is willing to have relationship chats
Because he asks her not to go anywhere and she promises not to
Because you love the man, you learn to love the club
Because if she's going to stay, Jax needs to tell her the whole truth. And he does
Because if she sticks with Jax, he promises she will find her place
Because Tara isnt just any crow eater, Jax loves her -- Gemma
Because he hasnt been with anyone since they started
Because his SAMCRO T-Shirt is a good look for her
Because its become clear to her that the noise doesn't matter.
Because she didn't come back to Charming because she was afraid of Kohn. And she didn't stay because of what they did to him.
Because "When I'm with you, I never ask myself what im doing here"
Because JT said there's only two ways an old lady makes it. Either you tell them everything, or you tell them nothing. Jax chooses to tell Tara everything
Because when she was kidnapped, Jax traded himself for her
Because when she was taken, Jax vowed to find her
Because they took his "Old Lady"
Because he blows her kisses
Because they're having a baby
Because he has grabby hands with no one but her
Because they have effortless intimacy
Because Tara was the youngest woman to ever receive the Crow tattoo
Because she knows he's the only man who loves her enough to protect her

ღ The Soundtrack ღ
Lifehouse: It Is What It Is
Andrew Belle: In My Veins
Mumford and Sons: Little Lion Man
Band of Horses: No one's gonna love you
Ray LaMontagne: Trouble
Guster: Satellite
Evans Blue: Stop and Say you Love me
Pearl Jam: Just Breathe
Des'ree: Kissing You

ღ The FanVids ღ
In My Veins
It Is What It Is
You Changed The World
I Wish I Could Be
Bad Romance
Absolute
In Love With A Girl
Love The Way You Lie
Hold On Don't Be Scared
YouTube - To the only man she knows loves her enough to protect her | Jax & Tara (SoA)
YouTube - Jax & Tara | Ring My Bells
I Will Love You
All I need
Everything Changes
Wake Up Call
Kissing You
Everything
Colorblind - a Jaxcentric vid
Run This Town (SoA Tribute)

ღ The FanFic ღ
This Life That I've Had
Boxes and Bridges
And Now?
Don't You Remember
A Moment Like This

ღ The Quotes ღ
The New York Times' series-premiere review of SoA remarked on the "chemistry" between Jax and Tara, and described the character as "beautiful, refined and book-smart."

"I think Jax is not running away, and he is committed to Tara, and he's not looking for something outside of the life" - Kurt Sutter

Entertainment Weekly described Tara as "in smoldering love with Jax..."

"Jax's pledge to Tara is what has been driving him all season" - Kurt Sutter

"I think that the whole thing that played out with Tara, in the first half of the season...that was him needing to distance himself from her, because he didn't want the responsibility of potentially hurting somebody else the way he felt he hurt Abel. That fear is why he pushed her away and ultimately why—whether consciously or unconsciously—he went to the deal breaker, which was somebody else. And got his wish. But when he finds out she's pregnant, [together with] the consequences that she goes through and the changes that happen with her [because of the pregnancy and kidnapping], ultimately those dire circumstances bring them back together. He feels like, 'I'm not going to let anything like what happened to Abel happen again,' which is why I think he's consciously making those darker, life-altering decisions that he makes in the finale — so that nothing like that happens again." - Kurt Sutter

On Tara's pregnancy: "Seriously, if Jax Teller's seed finds purchase in the rocky place that is your womb, just go with it, gurl" - Jennifer Arrow

Maggie Siff on "What do you like most about Tara?"
"The thing that she shares with the rest of the world is the thing I like – she’s fiercely loyal. She’s passionately in love with this man and her attraction to the people in this family – which is really the only family she knows – is very, very strong. She ends up going to great lengths for them even she knows it’s against her better judgment some of the time. She’s also really smart, so when push comes to shove, she manages to navigate complicated situations. When I get to engage her passion and intelligence at the same time is when Tara is at her best.

ღ Possible Future Titles ღ

"Are we crazy? " - "Can I answer that later?"
"I love you" - "I love you too"
Two bad mofo's in love
“We don’t know who we are until we are connected to someone else."

ღ The Previous Threads ღ

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This Charming Life
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iloveyourglasses
Fyeahjaxtara
Niam

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Eve Levine · 10-11-2011, 11:25 PM

TFTNT Lucky!

heavenly_vixen · 10-11-2011, 11:26 PM

NEW THREAD!

Thanks Lucky.

Anyone else have a problem with the way Jax sort of just dismissed Tara in the promo? (Are we allowed to talk about promos, I forget

)

niam · 10-11-2011, 11:31 PM

TFTNT

I felt your heart beat

Eve Levine · 10-12-2011, 12:13 AM

I hope I'm linking these correctly.

I know I just posted at length about all of this, but I'm really having a hard time reconciling this guy.

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lb...u8gfo1_500.jpg

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz...ojyro1_500.png

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/image...92883231_3.jpg

With the version of Jax we saw tonight.

One of my very favorite things about Jax was just smashed to bits.

heavenly_vixen · 10-12-2011, 12:23 AM

I know what you mean Eve. We've never seen Jax like that, he's not that guy. He doesn't hurt women. There are lines he's drawn in his life, that he does not cross. Violence toward women is one of his lines and he just crossed it. It seems very ominous to me. Like Sutter's sending a message. It may be as simple as, 'this man will cross any line, stop at nothing, to protect his family' or more frighteningly 'this man has removed all the lines and now there's nothing he isn't capable of'. I hope it's the former, rather than the latter. Especially with what's to come, Jax is going to have to do some crazy **** that he never would have imagined to protect his family now.

AragornsQueen · 10-12-2011, 12:36 AM

TFTNT!

Watching the episode when i get home. The discussion is really interesting and i skimmped over most of it. Look forward to gettting into the fray later!

phoenix_2011 · 10-12-2011, 01:05 AM

Hey everyone. What a great episode this was, very intense, very SOA. Me likey

I love the Juice and Tara plot this season. They are just so wonderfully written and acted. They're my favourite part of the show.

But I will say this, TTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JJJJJJJJJJJUUUUUUUUUUUUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

I worry for you both. I think about you all the time and are in my prayers (this is a figure of speech because I don't pray but you all get the point)

Tig is such a softy. He knows what a crappy Dad he is to MarageauX that just he bought her story.

WOW Lyla! My heart broke for you, you and your friend Tara are pretty criers but I don't want to see that again.

Regarding the thing. I feel this is something someone like Clay or Happy would do to her. Though I can see why he wanted to be the one who did it, I guess this is just how they roll. Watching it made me realise once again that I will never be a old lady or even be involved in that lifestyle.

Truthfully, I didn't want to see her anymore after that stoopid stunt she pulled at the garage. I wanted her gone to Thailand where she get's kidnapped and .......... <insert your own story HERE>

She got too much air time and that ticked me off the most

My only concern now is we still don't know what happened to Luanne. Does this mean she's going to come back and really pop a bullet in someones a$? Because I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really do not want to see her again.

Jax! What is it going to take for you to take responsibility and just say you're sorry. I hate apologising but I say it when it needs to be said. So say it!!!!

Quote:

Loved Piney holding his grandson

He's looking out for his family. Pop's has his priorities right, if only the others could follow his lead.

Great fics to all the ladies out there. Evie, have you updated you fic?

heavenly_vixen · 10-12-2011, 01:14 AM

I Have one very important comment to make about last night's ep.

WHERE IS MY THOMAS?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!??!?!?!?!!

I don't like the new baby. I want my thomas back.

HelloYou · 10-12-2011, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by tvchick1191 (View Post)

So freakin glad Imabitch got hers! Usually id be totally against violence with a man and a woman but this situation was so different and she had it comin since last year! I'm annoyed that it looks like jax is still siding with clay in next weeks promo, i pray he steps up and protects tara!

He's supposed to step up when Tara is hiding the truth from him? In the promo Tara knows or at least suspects that the cartel is trying to kill her annnnnd still doesn't tell Jax lol

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Originally Posted by VDStar (View Post)

Lastly, for the love of god Unser! I appreciate that you're trying to protect Tara, heck I love that you're trying to protect her, but the best way to do it is tell Jax what the heck is going on! Yes the note is a warning, but Jax thinks the danger is from the outside, not within! He needs to know who to protect her from!

Same as above

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Originally Posted by luckynori (View Post)

But Oh My Gravy the rest of the episode. If I had pearls they'd have clutched throughout the episode. I actually gasped with Juice shot Miles. I need Chibs to figure out what's going on with him, he needs to be pulled out. He is just getting in deeper and deeper. My Adorable Outlaw, I'm so scared for him right now. My heart is literally racing.

In the promo you can see Juice signing paperwork for being an informant so he needs to die or the whole club goes down and with the drugs and guns it will be prison for life. I hope Chibbs puts it all together so they can kill Juice.

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Originally Posted by niam (View Post)

We've seen worse on the show. Gemma pulling a gun on a little baby was worse IMO. It's Sons of Anarchy...this show has it's own rules of what is ok and what's not. Guess that was the last time we'll ever see Ima again. Seriously if she shows up again, she's going to die.

Yeah she should have put on the "Nun" aka slave trader.

Eve Levine · 10-12-2011, 01:42 AM

Phoenix- um, I had the next chapter ready last night and then the website wouldn't let me upload it. I was going to make some minor changes and then try and upload it after the show, but I'm really not feeling like jumping into Jax's head right now. I sort of feel like I should dial back some of the more idealized aspects of the chapter, since I've been giving him too much credit.

Ally- You know, I don't even recognize Jax this season. He doesn't feel like the same character. I said this before but I think Jax is a yin yang of extremely good and extremely bad qualities. This season we're seeing an awful lot of the bad side of him.

And what's weird about that is we're not actually seeing a whole lot of Jax's journey this season. We got the set up in the premiere when he laid down his motivation, but since then Clay has been driving the main plot of the season, Jax has just been a passenger.

phoenix_2011 · 10-12-2011, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Eve Levine (View Post)

I sort of feel like I should dial back some of the more idealized aspects of the chapter, since I've been giving him too much credit.

Oh no, you're doing a fantastic job making Jaxhole seem like a a-hole

Well I look forward to your update regardless.

I agree with you about Jax. Sometimes I think I know where he's going then he does something different. I think we are seeing this Jax so we may not feel as bad if anything does happen to him, like Tara and the boys leaving. But I don't know know

Lexipedia · 10-12-2011, 03:24 AM

morning

Didn't notice this at first

And "technically" Tara has 2 hits on her. Honestly if it wasn't Unser putting the letter in her car, it would have been Clay's. So I wonder if Clay than calls of Romeo. Although, I'm never and will never forgive Clay for that.
So they are really reacting to the letter in Tara's car.

Also, another thing, I think I'm going to be fine with Ratboy on Tara. He seems to be a soon to be version of Happy and Tig

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Ally- You know, I don't even recognize Jax this season. He doesn't feel like the same character. I said this before but I think Jax is a yin yang of extremely good and extremely bad qualities. This season we're seeing an awful lot of the bad side of him.

And what's weird about that is we're not actually seeing a whole lot of Jax's journey this season. We got the set up in the premiere when he laid down his motivation, but since then Clay has been driving the main plot of the season, Jax has just been a passenger.

This.

I swoon EVERYTIME I hear Tara say I'm the mother of your sons

Are we supposed to be getting a new appisode deleted scene?

phoenix_2011 · 10-12-2011, 04:30 AM

I have to give Bobby a round of applause

This season he has been KILLING it with his facial expressions, delivery and tone. I

Bobby!

loner/rebel

Gemma's comment "This is why mothers should drown baby girls" really makes me wonder if we'll ever see a baby girl Teller-Knowles

This relates to the promo

Spoiler:

Lexipedia · 10-12-2011, 04:36 AM

Phoenix, that's why at one point when she was in the apron I thought she was in gloves and being like wtf why is she helping with the drugs until I rewatched it.
Speaking of what you said

Spoiler:

Also, Phoenix do you have a deleted scene? I don't and I'm wondering if we'll be getting one

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