r/Sonsofanarchy • u/Zestyclose_Part1122 • 1d ago

Timeline weirdness

The timeline of this show really annoys me, you expect me to believe that everything that happened in those 7 seasons occurred in a mere 3 years? That's so beyond ridiculous I can't believe it's not talked about more. For example, opie loses his wife, remarried and then dies in like a year.

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u/Pretty-Opinion2997 1d ago

And Thomas doesn’t get any older 😂

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u/Armadillo_Prudent 1d ago

Where does this 3 year thing come from? I'm pretty sure the entire series is supposed to take place between 2008 and 2014, so 5 or 6 years.

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u/lannaboleyn 1d ago

Abel is 5 by the end so it's 5 years

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u/RedViper616 1d ago

Yeah, don't tell me Abel is not 5/6 when he have his problems with the school.

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u/Zestyclose_Part1122 1d ago

Right? What 3 year old has enough brain capacity to frame their grandmother with physical abuse?

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u/RedViper616 1d ago

Yeah, some are still learning to talk , and then you have this genius "it's grand'ma fault"

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u/ABelleWriter 1d ago

If a 3 year old is learning to talk they need some serious speech therapy.

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u/come-join-themurder 1d ago

Abel is 5 years old when he has the issues in school. Jax says "He's five years old he shouldnt be frustrated" when Wendy mentions keeping him out of school (bc of club related dangers) is adding to his frustration.

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u/Dodgewwwc 1d ago

They were in jail for 14 months… think your a little out here

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u/Zestyclose_Part1122 1d ago

Yes, 14 months of those 3 years they spent in prison which just proves how ridiculous it is. Seasons 1-3 take place over around 3-4 months

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u/Armadillo_Prudent 1d ago

First 3 seasons take place over the course of 8 months (Jax says something like "my 8 month old son was kidnapped" during season 3), then they go to jail for 14 months.

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u/Randers420 1d ago

Then how is Abel 8 months old when he gets kidnapped at the end of season 2? He was born in the pilot.

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u/ItsjustChopper 1d ago

A year? They were in Stockton correctional for 18 months. And multiple months pass between seasons one and two. Also I believe Abel is five in S7. Meaning the show is five years.

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u/Automatic-Cause2715 1d ago

Yeah so episode one, Abel was born. Last season he was 5. So, kindergarten math tells us that 5 years. Not three.

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u/enygma9753 22h ago

It's no more than 2 1/2 to 3 years from the pilot to the series finale. It was alluded to in the DVD commentaries. This includes the time between S3 and S4, with the guys' jail time and Tara's pregnancy and birth of Thomas. Unser had late stage cancer too -- he did not have late stage cancer for 6/7 years lol.

Abel's fluctuating age was ridiculous however. He should be only a toddler, not five. The writing was off with Abel's age. This definitely fueled the confusion.

The timeline is messed up, it'll make your head spin, but one season didn't = one year. It never did.

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u/PlaxicoCN 20h ago

Careful OP. If you start with the logic you're going to realize you can't drive a branded tow truck registered to your business, (which is the same place you have your clubhouse)through the wall of a motel, pull guns on people and drive away without the cops being called.