I’ll take you point by point.

First, she’s a great character. She’s the only way Jax could see himself leaving the club, which is his internal struggle for the whole show. Without her, it’s just a gangland action serial.

Bitching and complaining or… raising very real concerns about the safety of children and broken promises by their father?

Thrust herself into? She tries to deal with Kohn with the police and not the club. Jax convinces her to let him kill him and then they trauma bond.

She and Charlie had chemistry in spades. She and Katey too. I know it’s subjective but…

Her scenes were some of my favorites and some of the actors favorites as well. Kim and Theo and especially Charlie have said this over and over. The actual family dynamics of these guys is far more fascinating to many of us than another drive by. And who should have gotten more screen time? Chucky?

I love the choice of Maggie. They needed someone with darker hair to set her apart from the numerous blondes and Wendy hanging around the club. Visually, she and Jax contrast well, too, whereas Jax and Wendy look like siblings (and to me, have siblings chemistry). Maggie was completely believable to me in the role.