thread: 2009-11-23 : The interesting prob with Sons of Anarchy
On 2009-11-30, Vincent wrote:
All of those, plus casting like Ralph says, yeah. It's especially evident in how the other characters respond. Here's an example from a very recent episode.
Ope finds out the secret that Jax and Clay were keeping from him. He and Jax are talking.
Ope: You were keeping it secret from me too?
Jax: Yes, to protect Clay, same as Clay.
Ope: But you felt cranky about it?
Jax: Exactly.
Ope: Cool. Clay's a real jerk, let's get him.
Related: all of the characters are motivated to preserve the status quo, sometimes head-scratchingly, and the writers keep giving them great opportunities to do so. Are they preserving tensions, blocking immediate resolution in order to build to a final gigantic explosive mega-blowout? Possibly, yes. Am I confident that they are? No! I think that maybe they're just flubbing their escalation.
Ope: ...But let's not get him right now, right?
Jax: Right.
Ope: Cool. Got your back, brother.
