Ozark SPOILER thread

daveshel

daveshel

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I have to say I thought the series finale really sucked.

Looking back, maybe this series was the antihero theme taken too far. I always had a bit of a hard time accepting that everything was ever going to be all right for this family. But the first three seasons kept me going with good acting, quality production, and a compelling story line.

Maybe the final season world have been better if they had been able to make 2 seasons of 10 episodes out of it, but I kind of wonder if in the end they just really didn't know how to end it. The second half of the last season was excruciating to watch, and I initially chalked it up to suspense, but by the time I was into the final episode, it occurred to me that there was no way they were going to come up with an ending that the series deserved. And they didn't.

David Chase was reviled for his inconclusive conclusion of The Sopranos, to the point where it seems unlikely that anyone would want to one-up him, and maybe this wasn't quite that bad. I finished it just a half hour ago, and maybe with more perspective I'll get over the feeling of betrayal.

Or maybe I'll conclude that he just shot the cookie jar.
 
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I saved myself some time and just read up on how it ends. I like it! It sums up the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Byrde.
 
I agree with the theory they didn't know how to end it. I mean
1) The Cartel is not going to let the Byrds walk away,they know too much.
2) The Byrds are to valuable to the cartels money laundering system especially with Ruth gone.
Gotta say the acting from Linney and Bateman were top tier all the way through as well as the actor who played Ruth.
 
This show was about to jump the shark. A pharmaceutical company getting heroin from the Cartel? Wendy going practically as nutty as her brother. The character Wendy was annoying times ten. It ended and needed to end. Wyatt marrying a crazy old hag who kills everyone in her path. He deserved to die just for his stupidity. Hearing John boy drop f bombs was pretty darn funny.
 
goodmore said:
This show was about to jump the shark.
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I wouldn't go that far, but the very idea of being able to grow potent opium poppies in North America is a bit of a stretch. Mason's murder, the abduction of Zack, Wyatt's involvement with Darlene, and other developments required more than the usual suspension of disbelief, but the strength of the performances of Linney (good enough to annoy you X10), Bateman and Garner made it sustainable for me. And after a few days to reflect, especially on the facial expressions of Jonah and his parents in the last few seconds, I feel less betrayed and more satisfied.
 
I disliked the ending so much it pushed me over the edge with my dissatisfaction with Netflix and I cancelled it. I have more stuff than I can watch anyway between Prime, HBO Max, Criterion and Youtube premium.
 
Tom Brennan said:
I disliked the ending so much it pushed me over the edge with my dissatisfaction with Netflix and I cancelled it. I have more stuff than I can watch anyway between Prime, HBO Max, Criterion and Youtube premium.
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why did you dislike the ending so much? I thought it the natural next step in the lives of a couple who is involved in crime and raises their children in that sort of environment.
 
I feel the ending wrapped everything up pretty well with Jonah eliminating the last loose end.

Only wished Ruth could've had a happy life
 
ruth was destined to have the same miserable end her family members had and considering her criminal involvement with the byrds. the byrds were never going to get away from the cartel. they're conniving and greedy; disregarding the mental and moral health of their children. the boy becomes a killer. was looking forward to seeing wendy n marty get wacked. not surprised they never went into protective custody with the feds. they might have ended up in a worse place than the ozarks; eating egg noodles n ketchup for real italian. the show should have ended on season 3. my stress levels dropped soon after s03. really good show overall.
 
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