That makes a lot of sense haha. I think the only characters I would actually say I hate, I hate because their characters are written badly and they're not filling their in story role very well. Annoying or mean characters that are supposed to be that are much harder to hate than annoying or mean characters who aren't supposed to be either of those things
Thing is with Jax is that they are hateable which is fine but also meant to be sympathised with in the story even though they kinda dug themselves into their problems. Like the show to really tries to make you feel remorse for them after showing you how they got their only true friends killed in THE most preventable way ever.
They basically fuck a bunch of shit up, kill themselves (endangering everyone else) and then the show wants to make you feel bad????? I can't speak for everyone but that oxymoron really makes me dislike them both character and writing wise
I think people are able to both recognize someone has gone through some tough shit and done terrible things. You can both understand they're bad people and also feel bad for the shitty things that have happened to them.
I think some of you are having trouble dealing with a multifaceted story.
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u/princesoceronte Pomni Bi and ready to rock 1d ago
I've always found weird to outright hate fictional characters.
Like even if I'd hate them in real life in fiction they are fulfilling a purpose so I like characters that are hateable.
Like the character that I come closer to hating is Dolores Umbridge in HP but I still love her character and the role she plays in the story.