‘Sons of Anarchy’: 5 Things to Expect in Season 5

2. Jax Is at the Head of the Table

One of the biggest changes in season five is that Clay, now feeble and recovering, will not be at the head of the SAMCRO table. Instead, Jax will take over.

“I think he’s an excellent leader,” Hunnam told THR. “He really has had to watch Clay make so many mistakes over the years, and he’s really learned from those mistakes.”

However, leading a club that is threatened by the terrifying Damon Pope (Harold Perrineau) and is struggling to complete its drug runs is definitely taxing on the new leader.

“I think one of the things he hadn’t anticipated was just how difficult it is to not make those mistakes,” Hunnam said. “Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I think Jax is starting to appreciate that now.”

3. Tara’s Moving Past Her Troubles

Tara has had to leave her doctor duties behind because of her broken hand, which could have sent her back into a very dark place. However, Siff said her character is trying to move forward and focus on her new duties as first lady of the club.

“Instead of falling into herself, and depression, she’s trying to be a leader,” she told THR.

“She’s sort of trying to numb out in certain ways about what’s going on with her hand,” she added. “You see her smoking some more pot, you see her trying to take the edge off the things that would have otherwise, in former days, made her weepy.”

 

 

As for her relationship with Jax, Siff called it the “ultimate bad-boy love story.” That story will continue to be written this season as Jax deals with running the club.

“I think they’re kind of fated, they’re meant to be together,” Siff told THR. “I think that they both feel that in some way that doesn’t always make a lot of sense but kind of demands that she keep showing up.”

 

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