I want to know your opinion 'bout thissss: if Jax and Pomni's relationship were a song, what song would it be and why?
mmm to be completely honest i haven’t found one yet that i feel truly encapsulates their relationship but one that i do think fits is "I Was an Island" by John-Allison Weiss. please read the lyrics before delving into my madness haha
although it’s more likely that the song discusses themes of independence and solidarity when the artist sings about being “an island” i’ve always personally viewed being an island as a form of self-isolation.
jax, thinking himself the “island” and cutting himself off from every other body of land believes himself completely alone like how his relationships are strained from everybody in the group. but pomni’s arrival comes in like “[a] boat in [his] sand.”
from there, jax wrestles to remind himself that he IS the island and he can withstand everything alone exemplified by the lyrics: “and I was a fighter / i was so brave” and “i was a wolf, dear / apart from the pack.” but overtime his discreet attempts at satisfying his curiosity to categorize her into his list of archetypes leads pomni to care and genuinely enjoy being around him. this is just a silly comparison but the lyrics “your hand in my hand / your heart in my songs” can be referenced to their little Daisy moment together.
In addition to pomni caring about jax, his strength to hold back himself from reaching out to others and even just having this friendship with her, jax could also be viewed as the rebel in the lyrics: “i was a rebel / but i had a cause.” the cause being his fear of losing somebody close to him again and the pain it will bring him. and perhaps also his worldview shattering that everything, is in fact real and coming to terms with the fact that he's been hurting REAL people.
but pomni “pushed [him] around" when they had their explosive argument back in episode 6 and "showed [him] what love was” like when pomni argues back "you reached out me, not the other way around." it might be a stretch, but i see the word "love" in this line used as the two of them being able to have fun because of the genuine human connection and bonding they shared. the enjoyment of someone else's company. caine's adventures may have satiated the thrill seeker in jax, but when he and pomni were a duo for the gun adventure, we saw more of the person behind the facade he'd always hide behind.
but what i think truly captures their relationship in this song can be seen from the chorus.
"I can't do this alone anymore / cause i'm no good on my own anymore / what did i do to deserve this? / what did you do to me? baby, come back / you know i don't want to be free."
i think that jax self-sabatages in order to protect himself which then holds him back like a leash from getting close to pomni. because getting close to her brings back feelings that feel too close to humanity. the one thing he tries so hard to dismiss is that at the end of the day, they're all human and not just silly archetypes.
"i can't do this alone anymore" its getting harder for jax to maintain his persona, he genuinely wants companionship and its getting harder to deny it
"what did you do to me?" his crashout at the end of their argument when he looks at his hands. tho arguably i think he's already been struggling with these feelings but pomni acted as a catalyst to them.
"baby, come back / you know i don't want to be free" also a stretch but i see being "free" in this line as the way he views everyone as one dimensional characters that he thinks he is free to play the funny but cruel archetype he pretends he is. but deep down he knows that by acting that way he's denying a connection with the group.
tl;dr: i'd say that the song "i was an island" by john-allison weiss reflects the relationship between jax and pomni because of their brief moments of bonding throughout the show consequently lead to jax finding it difficult to deny the part of himself that wants companionship, but continues to cling his persona of being an island.
anyway im not very great at putting my thoughts into words but i did my best here ;; i apologize if i interpreted anything incorrectly lol i did not get enough sleep so im mostly referencing what i remember from my memory...
but yeah i like this song
