Sons Of Anarchy was a thrilling biker drama from the twistedly brilliant mind of Kurt Sutter. The show was well known for its exceptional characters, pulse-pounding action, and heartbreaking ings. It may have been several years since the show ended its critically acclaimed run, but for many fans, the show will never die. It’s still one of the most talked about and rewatched series of all time. The new series Mayans M.C. is putting the original FX series back in the public mind frame. While many fans are finding more things to love, there are also a few details that don’t quite fit.
Of the famous characters in the series, the one who still stands out amongst all of the ride or die rebels of SAMCRO is none other than the show’s leading man, Jax Teller. Played with brutal intensity, Charlie Hunnam carried the character throughout seven universally praised seasons. He gave the character a life of his own and helped Teller live on with other icons from the early days of the golden age of television like Breaking Bad’s Walter White, The Shield’s Vic Mackey, and Mad Men’s Don Draper.
Jax wasn’t just a leader though. He was a lady’s man, a risk taker, and a seasoned street fighter. This being said, there are several things about Jax’s anatomy that just don’t make any sense. All television shows heighten reality to a certain extent but for a show that prides itself on gritty realism, a few minor details seem amiss.
Here are 20 Crazy Details About Jax's Anatomy.
13. His Healthy activites
Jax Teller does well with the ladies. Really well. His choice of relationships, however, are not always the smartest. Sure, Tara is a fairly nice girl all things considered, but the rest of his conquests are not exactly the classiest bunch. Among Jax’s many romantic pairings in the series, there have been biker girls, addicts, and almost his half-sister. At no point does it really seem like Jax is using safe methods.
Seeing as Tara is a medical professional (and a very practical person in general) and the fact that she and Jax had a surprise pregnancy, it’s safe to assume that they were regularly unprotected. Tara wouldn’t have likely done that if Jax weren’t perfectly healthy.
12. Ssn4 Short Hair
Jax Teller may be well known for those trademark locks but there was one season where those locks were M.I.A. In season 4, instead of his famous Legolas hair, he had an ugly buzzed look for the whole season. The look does make a little sense in context. Jax was just out of a small stint in prison. For multiple reasons, having long pretty blonde hair is not acceptable inside.
This doesn’t really explain why it’s so horribly maintained throughout the series. For someone who looks like he has four or five different brands of hair care products he uses daily every other season, it doesn’t really make sense as to why he’d just completely give up for a whole year. It must be true what they say. Prison changes you.
11. Cartoonish John Teller Tat
Tattoos are very important to of an MC like the Sons. In order to be considered a full-fledged member, you have to get an extensive back tattoo. Aside from that, most Sons frequently show off their personal ink. Usually, these tattoos are about family or some other deeply personal symbol. While most of them look pretty good, there’s one that’s strangely cartoonish.
Jax’s father JT not only ed away fairly young, but he was also one of the founders of the Sons. It makes sense that he’d get a tattoo permanently honoring his late great father. What doesn’t make sense is why the tattoo itself is so bad. It depicts John Teller’s gravestone in blocky, cartoonish art. It’s so odd that it wouldn’t look out of place if Garfield or Scooby Doo were hanging out by the gravestone. At least his tattoo game got better with time.
10. Healthy Lungs
Pretty much any time Jax isn’t getting in fights, with a girl, or riding his Harley, he’s smoking. This isn’t such a strange thing for SAMCRO though. Clay just as often has a thick cigar in his hands.
What is odd is how healthy Jax is despite his constant smoking. Jax spends much of the show in some sort of rigorous activity. Pretty much every episode has a chase scene of some sort. None of the episodes feature Jax doubled over as he’s trying to catch his breath. One would think they would’ve learned from Piney’s debilitating emphysema. Though people in biker gangs aren’t always the most forward-thinking bunch.
9. White Shoes
It may be a well-known fact that Jax takes special care of his Harley, his guns, and his hair. There’s another item in his possession that he takes incredible care of though that most people don’t notice. Once you do notice though, you can’t unsee it.
Jax Teller wears blindingly white tennis shoes throughout the entire series. It’s not necessarily weird to see a guy keep a good pair of shoes for several years. It is weird for those shoes to look brand new forever. For a man that spends most of his time delivering carnage and chasing people down, his kicks are amazingly spotless.
8. Perfect Skin
Clearly, his bathroom is filled with several different hair care products and beard trimmers. From the look of him, he probably has quite a few moisturizers on hand.
Most of the other Sons look like they've spent far too much time in the sun for their own good. like Happy, Bobby, and Tig sure don't look like they buy a lot of exfoliating creams or anti-aging skin care products. It’s very doubtful that any real-life biker has completely spotless skin. (Especially considering how often they are associated with Meth.) Looking at Jax, it’s likely he goes to bed with one of those mud masks on.
7. Too Pale For Southern Cali
The bright little town that Sons of Anarchy is set it in, lies in the Southern part of California. If Southern Cali is famous for one thing, it’s the sun. Though some of the cast might not know this.
Charlie Hunnam hails from the United Kingdom so his skin tone is a touch different than someone’s who presumably spent his childhood running around in the California sun.
While this does get better over time, in the first few seasons he looks very nearly Benedict Cumberbatch pale.
6. Perfect Teeth
If the idea of Jax Teller’s hair care and moisturizing products doesn’t change your ideas about Jax Teller, the idea of him in braces might.
There’s a good possibility that image is 100% accurate considering how perfect his teeth are. It’s kind of hard to imagine teenage rebel Jax Teller in high school with a mouth full of metal. The harder one to process though is that the man was born with Siberian Husky eyes, that bone structure, and perfect teeth to go with it. His parents were only human after all.
no bullet holes
Jax Teller and the other of the Sons frequently saw about as many combat situations as the guys in The Hurt Locker. What’s truly amazing though is that despite these daily gun battles, very few of the Sons ever got shot. Mostly the shootouts were the standard television fair where they shoot wildly at each other and only manage to hit inanimate objects around who they’re shooting at.
Jax especially comes out of the series rather unscathed. He’s well known for being the member of the gang who most frequently rushes head first into the action. So it’s really strange that his body isn’t riddled with bullet holes. Apparently, he owns the same kind of plot armor that allows Jon Snow to rush through a massive battlefield in Game of Thrones without getting hit by one arrow.
4. No PTSD
There’s another strange thing that Jax is missing for someone who gets shot at nearly every day of his life, post-traumatic stress disorder. For any normal person who would see his best friend taken down, realizing his son was taken by criminals, and pretty much all the messed up stuff that happened in season 2, that person would likely need some hardcore therapy just to get through the day.
Jax, however, seems to take a lot of this in stride. There aren’t any scenes where Tara wakes Jax up in a cold sweat because he’s reliving something. In fact, he very nearly leaves the gang life behind him with relative ease. That is until Tara’s hand gets seriously injured by a metal door. Man, Jax’s life is just all trauma all the time.