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Freedom from the cartel is seemingly within reach, but fraying familial bonds may prove to be the Byrdes' ultimate undoing.
The bad guys win, dressed in black. Ruth, trying to go legit, is killed dressed in white. Sometimes the world isn't fair.
Not sometimes, always
It’s pretty fair that she got killed for killing a cartel member, especially by the mother.
I think it starts with the beginning of the series. Marty and Wendy were regular people, they by choice and consequence fell down a rabbit hole in which they crossed the line of morality extensively as a price for saving their own family from the cartel. Are they still bad guys because they acted to protect their family. Who is it that has blood on their hands really, Ruth's death is a confusing conclusion to the even more confusing answer to that question. Ruth had killed Javi, Run a drug business, involved in violence as a result of her family also, she even worked with the bryde's on projects that supported the cartel she later revenges. Morality when so heavily pushed becomes so blurry and there are no innocent. Ruth's death embodied something larger Hence, why it is so tragic. There are no good guys, only the bad and the terrible. The Bryde family show that we the guilty, have no choice but to obey that reality. That's why how ruth's murder of Javi is justified, because those who don't obey reality are innocent, because they can call themselves whatever they want, they are just hypocrites. The guilty are burdened with reality but are gifted with the opportunities that come with suffering, you suffer authentically.
@@thejackpot4270 At the beginning of the first episode of the first season we see that Marty is a money launderer for the Mexican Cartel. Regular person? The danger that he and his family find themselves in is all on him. If he hadn't decided to be a criminal then non of this would of happened.
@@leonagnew895 Marty Bryd became a criminal to save his life and the lives of his family. When the cartel came Into.his job Marty was a regular guy with a wife and two kids trying to figure out if he should leave his cheating wife. Marty began laundrying to save his life and his family's lives which is ultimately what he did. He did what he had to to stay alive. Without Wendy he probably would have succeeded a lot quicker but Wendy loved the power of being in control even though they never were in control.
Ozark, a series that showcases the Byrde family's descent into utter Ruth-lessness
This is a brilliant comment and you're not getting enough credit for it.
This comment is the best description for the ending.
You win with this comment
*ascent
@@Jon-my8fy mmmm I wouldn't refer to taking a deal with the FBI and having a friend get murdered by the cartel an ascent. They are in a place where they still don't have any kind of freedom from the situation that they are in.
Marty’s last words “We can pay you… name your price you can change your life, anyones life you want” definitely reflects one of his first monologues in the series how he uses money as a tool and a measuring device.
just noticed that! so true. marty clearly has gotten more savvy and bold as the series has progressed but his underlying philosophy that guides his action hasn't changed much
Great point
Take the cookie jar and flush the evidence!
@@elizalee1595 I mean, that's one of the best parts of the show with Marty as a protagonist. Even when he struggles with the ethics of what he's doing, his view of money as a method to get things done has always worked.
Also I haven't seen anyone mention this, Mel saying you don't get to win instantly brought me back to Omar on the phone with Wendy saying of Marty I didn't know him now I do he's like me he wants to win.
This man could’ve just grabbed the evidence and leave, but noooooooooo, always gotta give them a piece of your mind lol
Yeah otherwise we wouldn't have had such a finale. Also goes to show how far from reality these shows are, because most people think this is how the world actually works.
yea, and now an actual piece of his mind is laying on their grass
@@NowLedgeOutpost corrupt do run the world
He is the worst character ever to be on screen. Everything hes done has meant nothing , hes this boring dude always making threats lmao
Tbh even if he did, he’d Stil have failed. The evidence was illegally obtained so it wasn’t legally admissible and he’d have been arrested and charged Instead
I honestly loved the ending bc Wendy’s “since when” comment is real lol that is quite literally how the world works…
I hate Wendy so much I love her
@@sad-7477 I love to hate her. Amazing performance
Wow so clever so deep much social realism. From a dramatic standpoint that looks as inert as the first episode (which I thankfully didn’t finish)
@@tobylerone4285 Then why tf are you here? Lmao you can't judge a series from watching one episode just because you have ADD. Get help and grow up. Peace out.
I would have preferred “Oh yah?” in classic Marty sarcasm instead but either way, same result.
The fact that y’all are so angry that Ruth died and Wendy didn’t get what she deserves is the reason this ending was great. It is a bitter reminder of what reality is like.
Exactly, Wendy is good
@@soocheesoochee1561 naw idk how anyone can like Wendy
im not angry that ruth died bcs that's the point that they want to make but im angry at how she died without an effort to run away n take a gun or something
No one wanted reality. We get enough of that in the news. This is a work of FICTION. They could have ended it with Ruth blasting off to the moon if they wanted to.
I agree.. wanted so much for ruth to live but ozark reality the mafia women never would have let ruth live..sad but realistic ending
I swear the two things I’ve learned from this show. 1. Always carry some type of weapon 2. Never get fucking cocky
You’ll live a long….. life thinking that way!
Watching this clip let me get a good look at Wendy and Marty’s face right before Jonah shoots. The uncaring and satisfying look on their faces when their teenage son is about to kill a man is crazy.
Wendy was no suprise as she did it before with the cartel guy, she noded for Jonah to kill him. But Marty 😮 it really shocked me, he not only did nothing to stop it but looked proud. Marty went full Heisenberg
They look kinda happy and give him the go ahead, they're the bad guys all the way and I love it.
@@wojciech5177 that's why it's Bad lol, Marty was never the type to let his son kill a innocent he wasn't even a murderer himself...Bad writing..killed that ending, they could have took the goat from mel and call the police on him for breaking into their home..easy
@@fideletamo4292 lmao it’s called character development... it’s not bad writing. if everyone stayed true to their original self it would be a boring ass show
@@dopeelectric3900 no, he wasn't Heisenberg psycho type, his kids said that, Wendy said he wanted to be the good Guy, Wendy was the one who let Jonah pull the trigger before not Marty..Marty would Never let his 15yo son kill a innocent
The ending was a perfect closing of the circle. Realistic instead of sweet. Somewhere between happy and sad. That’s real life. This series should win multiple awards.
completely agree. I dont know why so many people dislike the ending.
I'm not watching this because its realistic lol. It hasnt been from the beginning. Its supposed to be entertainment and the ending that was just and setup was Marty Vs Wendy.
@@kyle1137 it is very entertaining. the ending was perfect
@@andrewocchino Not even close
@@andrewocchino nope it wasn't but whatever
The uncomfortable fact is that the deaths of Ben, Wyatt and Ruth were consequences of their own actions, not the Byrds. Wendy went out of her way to attempt to save Ben, begged him to leave and even tried to facilitate his escape. And he just ignored her and became a total liability in the end. Wyatt was given chance after chance to have a better life and leave Darlene, he was told he would be killed if he stayed. And he chose to ignore that too, despite every red flag. The Byrds begged Ruth not to kill Javi and warned what would happen to her if she did and once again she chose otherwise. The Byrds knew who they were up against and should have been listened to.
exactly ruth tried to escape the langmore's curse but couldnt
I think all those deaths can be traced back to Marty and Wendy
Except it is the Byrd’s fault. Wendy herself admitted that she made Ben stay to spite Marty. As for Ruth and Wyatt, the minute their family got involved with the Byrd’s, their death was sentenced. The Byrd’s, their influence, money, its an inescapable pit that drags down anyone that comes too close. Take the preacher for example. I really don’t think the show was trying to give off the message that everything would’ve been alright if they just listened to the Byrds.
PERIODT!!!
@@HRush-lu6fj Well they didn't intentionally cause their death
Laura Linney gave an absolute masterclass in acting here, she crushed this entire series.
"Marge, I'm confused. Is this a happy ending or a sad ending?" "It's an ending. That's enough."
Dude was so curious he literally came back and dug his own grave
I love the panning shot of Marty trough the broken glass, it's a subtle way to give us a hint how he feels inside after he let Ruth down and couldn't save her in the end.
He really tried too but when u don't listen to Marty u pay the consequences
I'm not going to say it is "bad writing" or "plot device" but I felt a bit odd that after Ruth inherited everything from Darlene she must have been fucking RICH. Could have just left the fucking casino alone and just start over but she somehow HAD to bite back despite she was fully aware of how dangerous those druglords can be.
@@rekkiesbub423 that’s what I don’t get either. She didnt have to go after the casino and she got multiple warnings and also had a legit job at the casino. She had clean money to her name before she even inherited all that fortune. But people like her as she said just can’t live a boring life. They won’t feel fulfilled unless they’re at the edge of death.
@@ddh19454 maybe she was right. She's a Langmore after all.
That’s supposed to be who Marty is. He doesn’t like the life but he made a bad decision years ago and has to work through it. He feels guilt in death. Then 2 minutes later we get to see him grinning as his son takes a life
What an awesome switch from beginning to end of this series. Majority of the show we were all rooting for the Byrdes to get out, until we realized how evil they had became.
Nah I had a feeling they would end up on top. It was either that or they die. Getting out was never an option
I was rooting all the way and they had two endings, dead or make it on top.
I feel like the son having psychopathic tendency, wendy's brother having a major personality disorder, were two good devices planted in the plot to indicate that they had some sort of fked up blood running in the family. Its genetic. They believed and acted like a normal family trying to survive(which convinced the viewers for awhile too because they're main characters), but they were always evil and ruthless all along.
@@bapbirb especially Wendy
Still loved them tho lolol.
The beauty of this is that Wendy and Jonah had a discussion about killing someone, after Buddy shot the first gang member at their house, during which Jonah asked if he would be comsidered a murderer, had he shot the guy, instead of Buddy. After which his mother, awkwardly but firmly, reassures him that this would of course not be the case. She states she would think of him as a hero, looking out for his family. They perfectly brought that approval back into this scene, considering his lack of hesitation.
Exactly - it's also interesting his obsessive fears early on of being thought of as dark and his complete refusal of his parents once they start dealing with dead bodies. It was like he was wrestling with his own potential to do the same.
And the smirk from Marty I LOVED it haha. When the kid closed his eyes, Marty knew.
Brilliant ending. The people who hated the finale because it lacked finality or was too cruel to their favorite character miss the actual point the same way fans miss the actual point of the Sopranos finale. The Byrds won the war but they lost their souls in the process. They are finally as untouchable as any political dynasty but are hollowed out as human beings, less a family than a partnership in crime. Marty and Wendy are beyond any scruples. They corrupt everything they touch. Even both children who tried to escape their grasp ultimately succumbed to the pressures of existing within their criminal enterprise. Jonah is finally corrupted, able to kill an outside threat in cold blood the way he was unable to kill the cartel hitman in Season 1. And if the Byrds can't corrupt you they will kill you just like they did the detective. The bad guys won because they were bad.
For me the difference between this and the sopranos is the execution, the ending is great on paper but the journey getting to it (basically S4) was very poorly executed imo which made for a disappointing ending, as opposed to the brilliant/genius ending of The Sopranos
But these types of endings are gay
@@jyrki2275 Good.
I wanted Marty to win. I was angry at Ruth for all her stupid shit she pulled. Still, I can’t blame her. In real life, the Byrdes are the bad guys and I would want them arrested. But in the show, much like Walter White in BB, it’s only satisfying for me to see the bad guys win.
Jonah actually was able to kill the guy in season 1. He pulled the trigger but the gun was just unloaded by Buddy a while before that. When Wendy gave him the go ahead and nodded he was gonna off that guy 😂
They became the very thing they tried to escape from. Wendy saying “since when” shows she officially transferred to the dark side and Jonah is on pace to become the next Nelson
i think comparing jonah to the snells ash makes more sense tbh
I was actually rooting for them, all the way to the end, even being understanding about the Ruth thing, but rigth at this point, when the camera frame shows the couple, and Marty, without skipping a beat goes: "We can pay you", it came to me like a kick in the face, they were the villains all along, yes they were in danger, yes they were fighting for their lifes, but in the end, not even the most powerful people they allied with, or went againt survived them. What a fuckin show.
There were obvious yet missable signs that they were choosing this life as they could have escaped their situations a few times (fly to other country, new ID, witness protection program...). This scene is just a very accurate portrait of the very continuous actions they took throughout the series.
@@rekkiesbub423 Yeah I mostly blame Wendy for not wanting that In the end i hate her especially this season haha
Pretty much how I felt, I knew Wendy was unstable but I felt like Marty cared a bit. But god damn, when their faces go from worry to confident when jonah shows up is when my heart sinks. They're corrupt
I just realized that this was the only kill they didn’t seemed worried or panicked about … they were more confident and composed, all while they had their son do it. They really became monsters.
They are in Bed with bigger Monsters . They learned from the best . Getting arrested was not an option here, they are all dead then.. They have become ruthless Criminals .they are survivors .. they have made it clear they will do anything .. Killing this Detective was nothing to them... the only interesting thing about it was that Jonah stepped up . The Detective was warned and had plenty of chances to back off .. He truly had no clue who he was dealing with .. STEALING the Evidence without a Warrant was one thing.. But CONFRONTING them was extremely stupid , and he paid with his Life . He was betting they would not dare shoot an Ex Cop . he lost
They're not monsters they're survivors, navigating the same game as everyone else. Like any person, they seize power when the chance arises.
Not sure why people are shocked Jonah became a killer. -interest in cutting up dead animals when he was a kid -interest in weapons -interest in criminal activity getting involved in dealing of drugs and dirty money which exposed him to hanging with shady characters -went through some traumatic stuff like Darlene kidnapping him, hit men have tried to kill him, car accident -and each of his parents clearly have a sociopathic side to them ………Jonah tried to shoot someone in season 1. This was always going to happen.
yes, exactly...the shaw has been building up to it since the beginning (he's pulled a gun in almost every season so this really isn't that surprising). and jonah's depravity is one example....all of the byrdes have done questionable things and they have to live with that for the rest of their life (they may have escaped death and prison but in some ways where they're at now is worse.
All this doesn't make him a killer, just like Marty Never was a killer unlike Ruth or Wendy..Jonah Never used his gun against a innocent in the whole show..so making him kill a innocent made no sense..
@@fideletamo4292 no it doesnt but it shows a gradual moral devolution that continues to spiral until it has all but disintegrated
@Fidele TAMO Marty killed Mason, and while he felt guilty, he still had a killer inside of him. Jonah also criticized his sister in season 3 I think about college, saying she’ll work at Walmart. Jonah also liked learning about criminal stuff from season one with Marty. He didn’t want to go back to that old boring life, he wanted the Byrdes to remain powerful and like his mother, will do anything to stop anyone from stopping them.
There was also when he had a drone. How he was using it to stalk his sister and her friend a little, and also his parents killing Ben, AND he was never friends with other kids his own age. Like at all. They always showed Jonah was broken at some point. If Charlottle shot the PI it wouldn’t make sense.
I like the foreshadowing of Johna getting the shot off this time. And I like how sinister this was. “The world doesn’t work like that” holy shit yes it does
This ending is actually perfect the more that you think about it.
Fr way overhated
I rewatched the whole show before the last season and they’ve been building up to this ending with Jonah from very early on. Loved it
i noticed this too...i think every season (except season 3) jonah pulls a gun in the finale (and then in the finale he doesnt just pull a gun, he shoots it). i think the ending is very much representative of the show and where the story was progressing since the start. pretty much just a gradual moral decay until the ending where you realize the byrdes' morals have all but been washed away...they may have made it out alive (well at least marty, wendy, charlotte, and jonah at least....rip ben, wyatt, and ruth) but they sure didn't come out clean....and now they have to live with the consequences of their actions
@@elizalee1595 when did Jonah ever point his gun against a innocent during the whole show? Helen and the cartel Guy Weren't innocent...Jonah liked tuck, ben and Mason baby cuz they were innocent..he was never the killer they made him in the end..
@@fideletamo4292 Jonah pulled a gun against Mel earlier
@@fideletamo4292 hmm interesting...to me i didnt think about whether the people jonah pointed a gun at were innocent or guilty....you're right, everyone jonah did pull a gun on (pre mel) was certainly engaged in immoral (and illegal) activities. But to me that's not really the point. Jonah was so young when he got wrapped up in this and even if the people he pulled a gun on were truly evil, even the fact that he was put in a situation where he had to pull a gun shows the depth that the cartel life has sunk into his soul and affected his morality. mel was a good guy, but jonah justified killing him because he had evidence that could put them all in jail for years. to me, this is the extent of not just jonah's moral decay but all of the byrde's moral deterioration. hopefully that helps answer your question and explains where i was coming from. i certainly see your point and all, but i guess i just thought of things in a different light
@@elizalee1595 jonah pulls a gun on helen in the s3 finale so that would make it every season (assuming ur correct about the others bc i can't remember if he does it in the s1 or 2 finales)
This was pretty much a perfect show. Every character was great in this show, each episode was great, the direction was great. To me, it was perfect. Thank you Ozark show for making a gem that will live forever!
One of my favorite things about this show was that every piece of script had a meaning and almost every idea or thought would come into play at some point in the show for some reason. So well written.
@@Datsyukiandeke so true!
Facts, one of the best shows ever
Great show and very entertaining, but extremely unrealistic.
@@Datsyukiandeke that’s not even almost true. That’s the one downside to ozark, is that there’s so much inconsequential material that adds nothing to the story, or retreads ideas that we already understand.
That ending was just fine. Jonahs character had been building up to that moment the entire series - everytime a window was broken he grew a little. Between Ruth demanding their grandfather tell them the truth, and the car accident, the family was repaired - a car accident is what drove them apart initially. Like Omar in the Wire WHO killed Ruth wasn't really the point. It's which of Ruth's actions came back on her..killing a cartel leader works for me. And it's not as if the show promised to follow the Byrd's forever. So this ending was better than the sopranos cause all the lose ends were tied up. Dope show
Jonah was never the type to kill innocent...it made no sense, him and Charlotte were ready to go with their grandpa cuz their parents involved them in illegal things...how could this kid become a cold killer?
@@fideletamo4292 Bad parenting obv 😂
There’s the extra layer that Javis mother avenged her sons death. That’s something a parent always wants when their child is taken from them. Now we need a show called “Three” where the last langmore goes out for revenge against the Byrdes and Cartel
@@fideletamo4292, actually, they were only ready to go with their Grandpa because he blackmailed them with the illegal stuff he knew Marty and Wendy were doing. They were trying to protect them even after everything they'd been dragged through. They only changed their minds when Ruth showed them how evil he was and that his only interest was getting even with Wendy.
@@fideletamo4292 jonah always seemed.... off I dont know how to explain
I like this ending a lot. In real life justice is rarely ever served. All you have to do to get what you want is whatever it takes, and the Byrdes were willing to.
In real life, Ruth doesn’t see that same SUV parked in her driveway & just get out of her truck & walk around unarmed & clueless. In real life, a PI doesn’t show up to a deadly cartel’s house alone with accusations. In real life, Camilla finds out Wendy & Marty were present when Javi was killed & all the Byrds go away. Very unrealistic ending.
Nah the ending was dogshit and made no sense so rushed too
@@ImNesquicc It was a bit rushed, but compared to other shows that've been rushed, this has been the best.
@@thomervin7450 nah I think the ending was just bad in general
Yes in real life cartel bosses work with the fbi after 1 phone call, just ignore the potential of being skinned alive and watching the same happen to your kids 😂
Agent Miller literally told him to leave it alone but he was in too deep by that point. I wish Ruth didn’t die but this show is very realistic as far as how the world works.
No, she told him to not leave em Alone...
@@fideletamo4292 I didn't know what they meant by pass go lol
In real life, Ruth doesn’t see that same SUV parked in her driveway & just get out of her truck & walk around unarmed & clueless. In real life, a PI doesn’t show up to a deadly cartel’s house alone with accusations. In real life, Camilla finds out Wendy & Marty were present when Javi was killed & all the Byrds go away. Very unrealistic.
The perfect ending. He f*cked around and he found out.
That Marty's and Wendy's creepy smirks at the end gives me chills
Ruth pissed me off many times during s4 because she tried to play victim and also got Marty's properties. But in the end where Ruth dies really broke me because she asked who told her about javi and when it wasn't the byrdes, she didn't snitch on them. She could've easily got them killed.
Displaced loyalty. Which is something a child of abuse does until they learn not to
Absolute power corrupts absolutely, I don’t think Marty ever thought it would be possible to escape from this situation and when it finally becomes apparent that they are in fact going to win you see the evil start to consume Marty. He definitely broke bad in the finale and now the Byrdes are one of the most dynamic crime families in tv history.
That "gleam/look" in Marty's eye's....WHOA!
Pure bullcrap, the Marty WE Know would Never let his kid kill a innocent that's Bad and out of his character...even Wendy said he was so Desperate to be the good Guy...
@@fideletamo4292 That PI wasn't an innocent, he was a corrupt ex cop.
This scene is all about how they as a family decided to live with their situation and adapt to it from now on. Their moral was slowly dying throughout 4 seasons and this is the climax, they value and accept what they are and what they have now as a result of that.
This family isn’t just cursed, they are the curse.
Ruth died and Wendy doesn’t cause the meaning of the ending is to show who and what true power really protects, whether you like It or not. However, a “great detective” illegally obtaining evidence and showing up unarmed? Cmon writers.
He never thought Byrdes would kill him.
😂 come on with the bs defending of this shitshow. The ruthless cartel hitman del just found a soft spot and let Wendy after directly threatening to end her family and her if they attempt to leave, yet she lives through the ordeal. This show was nothing more than a woman's fantasy of how weak and pathetic a man should be.
What I love about this is that Marty was one of the smartest characters in the damn show(if not the smartest). Man's kept trying to keep everything under control and all the people who didn't listen to him or turned against him and the fam, where they at now? I knew they were going to end up on top by the end and look what happened smh
Marty did what I think all of us would do in just trying to make the best of every bad situation. Trying to keep as many ppl happy & alive as possible. Wendy got too emotionally attached & went way beyond basic survival. She didn’t care who’s life she put at risk. Charlotte was pretty level headed too like her dad. Jonah was somewhat of a loose cannon who took unnecessary risks like his mom.
Ysa where is that cheating wife who took his money to leave with her other man? 😂 what the fuck ever
When Jonah showed up with the shotgun the smirk on the Byrde couple's faces was absolutely priceless!!! That night jonah turned into a monster!
You think Marty would let his 15yo kid became a Monster? Wendy said he was so Desperate to be the good guy...it was just Bad writing..
@@fideletamo4292 exactly
Jonah is pretty much a younger but more seasoned version of Marty. Gonna grow up to be twice the launderer and boss than Marty ever was
Jonah been a monster since he started flying drones all day
@@seandafny More like when he started leaving dead animals on the lawn to "study" vultures..
I think the reason they were trying to bribe him was to give him one last chance to walk away.
This scene mirrored the advice Navarro gave to Wendy when the first started speaking. If you can't get what you want by reason, get it by force.
That smirk of Marty when he knew his son was about to kill an innocent man had to be up there with the most evil thing ive ever seen on tv.
He wasn’t an innocent man. He was breaking and entering. They had every right to kill him
wasn't a smirk. he nodded to Jonah giving him the order the same way as his mother did way back when.
Jonah is a great, clearheaded character. Love his arc!
This has to be one of the best endings for a series that I have ever seen. What's incredible is how much the expressions on the faces of Marty, Wendy, and Jonah say without a word being spoken. I must have re-watched the final scene hundreds of times.
"You don't get to win" This line alone represents every Ozark fan who went from wanting the Byrde Family to escape with their lives in tact to wishing to God that they lose once in a while and got fed up of them always winning at the expense others. Especially Wendy.
Winning at the expense of plot and a good show 😂 I don't understand the hype for this show, 4/10 at best
Well didn't want Ruth to die. Rip gone but not forgotten lol
I mean at least she didn’t go out begging and crying for her life
Me neither man awful
I was looking forward to her dying lol
OZARK is probably one of the darkest, sinister, evil TV Series on Netflix. This series was epic and the final season did not disappoint! Probably the final episodes were better than Friends, Seinfeld, Grace & Frankie, Cheers, Godfather put together. OZARK was an Epic Series & Finale!! Stellar writing. They never ran out of story line. 1/17/2023
The ending was bittersweet nd ambiguous. The tension tho fr !!! Loved itttt
Tension was incredible but the end is really Bad...this gunshot made no sense...considering who pulled the trigger...
@@fideletamo4292 The show spent 4 seasons of then just trying to fix things, over and over and over and over and over, always somebody fucked it all up by doing something that just stopped them from progressing.... That was over and over and over again... You tell me that, Jonah Byrde, the kid who was cutting animals, holding guns, wanting to launder money, went through dozens of traumatic events, would hesitate to shoot a guy who was just another rock in the way? It is bittersweet. Honestly maybe i expected more. But i guess i do that with all the shows i watch. As everyone does.
@@leandroisaac2000 Jonah was smart, he didn't have to kill mel, they could just take the goat and call the police on him, Marty would Never let his 15yo kid become a murderer, jonah hated Wendy for being power hungry, immoral, and letting ben die, he wanted to run away from her..he Always pulled his gun on people who were criminals or Bad (Garcia and Helen)and threatening his family life, not innocent, so yeah it made no sense to turn this smart kid into a dumb psycho, even dumber to make Marty implicitly agree with this crap...pure bullcrap! Sorry..
@@fideletamo4292 Mel is a criminal anyway. Sniffing cocaine out of an evidence room. Also i don't think they would wanna explain whose ashes were those to the police.
@@fideletamo4292 did you not see Jonah cutting up animals and he also my killed officer petty in season 1 or 2 so it’s not that far fetched
I think it represents that they can never escape and go back to their old lives.
Some of you need to learn the difference between a sad ending and a bad ending. Just because the villains got away with it doesn't mean that it was a bad ending. Learn the difference.
I don’t really see Marty as any more of a villain than Ruth, they’ve both done a lot of dodgy shit, sure Ruth is more the shows moral compass but Marty is essentially a nice guy just trying to survive after getting in way over his head from episode 1
Lol I routed for Marty the whole time. I wanted him and Ruth to succeed. I didn't like Wendy, but in the last episodes I could understand some of her actions. Her father was a prick, so she was right to be absolutely devastated, when it seemed like the children would go with him. She is not easy to like, but I think she cares deeply for her kids.
It's a bad ending because it's more of the same. There is no sense of conclusion. It just ends.
@@RUSEOfficial They stayed true to their theme. I bet a lot of you were expecting a happy ending with Ruth surviving and Wendy and/or Marty dying.
@@RUSEOfficial Well, they made the deal with the FBI, and now they can live their lives normally, and tying up the last loose end by killing the detective.
i suggest everyone who's crying about the finale to rewatch the whole show (and grow up). i don't know what you were expecting. this is a beautifully written end to a beautifully written show.
They’re all very sensitive 😂😂😂
@@triocha233 there’s nothing sensitive about bad writing. The last half of this season was so rushed.
The show was awesome. Part 2 just did feel rushed. I enjoyed it but feel like I wanted to love it. I do agree some people are acting like it’s such a bad ending though.
@@MTart96 if your so good at writing can you show me you're well written show with an amazing cast and stories =) if not stfu
@@MTart96 the end usually comes quickly and not tied up with a little bow...
Just finished watching this, what an incredible series.
I love this ending, because it really was just a confirmation of that show and the Byrd’s lives are one big circle. People enter their lives wanting something from them. They always think they have the upper hand and they always think they can beat them. But everyone who they comes in contact with eventually dies or gets their life destroyed.
No matter how many times they said “we’re so close to getting out of this”, it was just never the case. That’s what I got from this ending. SO GOOD! I only started watching Ozark 3 weeks ago and smashed it from start to finish. Best crime show out there!
"Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in." ----- Tony Montana, Scarface.
@@scipioafricanus5871 Actually it was on godfather III.
@@nighost1122 Oh dearie me, you are absolutely right, it is that Al Pacino in both roles that confuses me.
@@scipioafricanus5871 They really are bit of similiar roles. I would actually believe you if it wasn't just couple days since I seen that scene again.😜
"Best crime show out there" Please watch more TV 😂
Idk why some people are saying this is cliffhangery. It was a perfectly realistic ending.
Maya would never let them get away with this.
@@kyle1137 She would have to the Byrd's had gotten untouchable and had favor with her bosses for making a massive deal happen . She already knew bits and pieces of what Marty had done and regarded him as a criminal but her hands are tied .
Yeah, super realistic. From FBI doing business with two stupid thugs to an investigator taking risks with evidence right in front of cartel members. I did not know that criminal life was that easy.
@@TiagoSilva-ib7vq wdym two stupid thugs you mean two people with a ton of money and political power and influence in the cartel? and of course the pi did that he didn’t think the brydes would straight up kill him
@@pasco1182 even tho he thinks they killed Ben and Helen by that point? He knows they work with the cartel and just pretends they aren't dangerous? It really fits the entire theme of the show where the byrdes have incredible plot armor and the actual plot is shit
It's amazingly sad, this great series had to come to an end. I thought it could go on for another 5th Season, but sadly it isn't going to happen.
I have no idea why Marty was so devoted to Wendy. Only because he was trying to get his family out safely from the Navarro cartel & the FBI while Wendy undermined his decisions at every turn.
I was thinking the same thing.
The show became an sjw message and Marty became the weakest man ever as a message to the viewers. Notice the timing of this show coming out 😂 seasons 1 and 2 was a legit show with ideas to make it a great show, 3 and 4 was just an sjw poster board of bs.
The realistic ending ever in series
So wrong
Yeah, so realistic that the cop waited for them instead taking the evidence and just go. Nono, he has to wait a family linked to a cartel that killed a lot of people. Yesss so realistic
i swiped 25 cents off the teachers desk 45 years ago . i'm still really upset over it
Dude your childhood was AWESOME! I could never have imagined doing anything "wrong" when I was a child.
Brilliant all the way through the end. The Bydres were the ones that knew how to use everything, including people to their advantage.
Jonah: " I plan to go legit " Also Jonah *Shoots Mel*
Thank you, it made no sense...
So what do you expect? To let Mel put his parents in prison for a long time ?
@@trips347 they could take the goat without killing him, or yes he should have let them go to prison
@@trips347 so you would kill a man if he tried to arrest your murder, criminal parents? Wow, you have great values
@@jacopof1045 But they had to do what the cartel said to stay alive. It was either them or other people. They didn’t WANT other people to get killed.
Good ending. Its social commentary on reality.. The rich and powerful win. Everybody else loses. Jonah committing murder with his parents approval is the culmination of the family's corruption.
So it's a show to celebrate upper middle class white people winning? Now I understand the audience and acclaim for Wendy's terribly written and overly acted performance.
The Byrdes may have won the war, but they lost their souls in the process.
The ending was… incomplete.
agree
Really Bad...
Not bad, but incomplete
That is simply laziness on the part of the writers. They could not come up with a decent ending.
This is ending Was BREAKING Bad
Towards the end wendy destroyed even the little bit of humanity that was left in Marty.
when u realize you’ve been rooting for the bad guys this whole time
Took you this long to realize they are bad guys? Low IQ
This
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@@justin9744 oops
that’s how you know it’s a good show, just like sopranos and breaking bad
You can't kill a drug lord and then later a drug Lords bodyguard without consequence. Ruth was a "dead man walking" when she killed Javi. Ruth probably wasn't gonna make it to 30 even if she had never met the Byrd's. She went out like a boss though.
Ikr but I wish after wyatts death she just took the money and left...
@@janderson947 she really should’ve .. think about Three
@@ddh19454 ikr
So why are the byrdes alive? They were part of killing del, hiding the body, and yet survived 3 more seasons. If you want to play that card Wendy never makes it back to her family after del finds Wendy with the money she took to leave with her new man. She is dead next to him, or in a vat of acid. Also funny how they went for realistic deaths except the opening when the guy falls to the ground in front of marty, and yet somehow no camera caught del going into and leaving his apartment. 😂 the show was bad
Goddamn! I mean, GODDAMN, what a show!!! It made me stressed, paranoid, and mentally unstable. And I LOVED every second of it. I'm glad it's over though. One more season and I would have been legit depressed!
Nothing wrong with killing Ruth - actions must have consequences - but to let a new character take her out while Wendy (the real villain of the show) gets away with everything doesn't sit right with me at all. Still an incredible show tho and I loved it throughout.
Wendy is not a villain she was put in a horrible situation and made the best of it to survive and save her family which is what she did
@@ethan123p4 Nope she's deffo the villain ever since S1 she's been cold hearted and only cared about her own personal ambitions. She manipulated everything and everyone to get what she wanted.
I don't Care about Wendy and Ruth both were murderous biches..what they did to Jonah makes no sense...the kid Never was evil...
thats how real life is.
@@JulioCesar-yb6me This is a TV show not real life. There's a delicate balance between story and realism.
The family business turned Jonah into a murderer. Remove all obstacles to go legit like the Kennedies.
Jonah Never had murder in him so the ending made no sense...
lol@if you think the Kennedy family was ever legit, clearly you haven't been paying attention
@@fideletamo4292 what do u even mean? he literally pulled the trigger on someone in season one?? how did he “never have murder in him”
@@aaronb2955 he pulled the trigger on a dangerous cartel Guy, who was threatening his family then he pulled it on Helen who did the same thing, so why would he kill a Guy who was searching for the truth about ben (someone Jonah really liked) and wasn't threatening the life of his parents?
The thing I love about this ending is the ENTIRE series Marty and co. Have been wrestling with their morals, always wondering if there was another way something could be done instead of killing/ruining people's lives then it all build up to this very scene, where this cop thinks he has them by the ball's and the son gives him a lead salad. They do it with what might as well be a smile on their face because they pretty much have accepted their role and who they are in this world. Definitely loved seeing the villains win this time around 😈
Such a unique ending to a great show, maybe not the best but certainly a decent ending that’s for sure I didn’t understand it at first but now it makes more sense each time a watch maybe that’s what the writers wanted for us thank you Netflix for making Ozark have a somewhat decent ending.
Yea the ending could have been way better. I don’t like the way they turned Ruth into a clueless moron just to get the ending they wanted. No way she sees a car parked in her driveway & gets out of her truck unarmed. I wanted either a shocking ending or a completely free from the Cartel ending. Instead we just get a moron PI willfully turning himself into the Cartel.
@@JC-li8kk it was truly awful. Every single major character, (Jonah, Marty, Wendy, Ruth, Nelson, Navarro) act like different people in the last episode just to fit this awful ending.
@@syntheticreality549 this show is bad, from the fact season 1 to season 3 are 2 different genres to the fact only 3 character develop in Charlotte, Wendy, and Jonah. Charlotte and Wendy just have random developments between seasons 2 and 3 with no explanation. Then the finale Ruth decides to help Wendy, Wendy grows a conscience, kids just forget their parents and mom throwing them under the bus every chance, Omar being a complete idiot. 😂 this show is bad, I'd say it has a cult following tho and they swear It's good.
@@IsaacMSingleton1anyone who says this show is bad is probably brain dead
The scene where Ruth’s body’s was in the pool was like Walter White in the lab.
The whole time I'm watching the show I'm thinking "no one has security cameras or even a ring doorbell? " the amount of times people were waiting in other people's homes and the homeowner had no idea really annoyed me.
Wendy is Heisenberg and Marty is Walt lol
This'll age like fine wine. If Sopranos would've ended in this modern age the reaction would've been the same.
No because sopranos overall was good, the show kept a theme and stayed true to itself. Ozark is just a bad sjw messaging board
loved the ending
Same
What an ending. What a show. 👏🏼
Dude that cop reminds me of a very young Mike ermantrout. Not just his accent and voice tone but his mannerisms and the way he talks.
In the whole show, all the honest, idealistic, justice-loving characters have been punished. Agent Miller, PI Mel, Wyatt, Ruth (reformed). And Marty Byrde is so in love with power and wealth that he is always pulling good people into his scheme, "do it just this once" and f**king them over. "My family, my children will be dead if you don't do it."... What about the other families?
See, I like Marty, but you make an excellent point here. He likes to act like his conscience is bigger than it actually is.
@@FabalociousDee He has no conscience, he is proud of his 14 year old boy being good at money laundering. His moral compass points to wherever his charming, manipulative, unscrupulous wife commands. And I'm sure in the end, Marty & his weird wife will congratulate the boy for shooting PI Mel. Some bullsh+t like, "for the greater good", "to save our family", "there was no other way".
Marty was not power hungry he was greedy, Wendy was the power hungry psycho bish
He is hypercrit throughout
U got it wrong. He started off money hungry, but by the end of it he wanted to make the cartel happy and be done with it all
people acting like Ruth didnt deserve what happened to her just because she went clean right at the end lol plz she was in deep just as much as all of them, too many shows nowadays have plot armour for characters going up against organisations/governments they should 100% lose to but somehow win, its ridiculous and thank god they didn't do that with Ruth woulda been so dumb and an insult.
Honestly I wouldn’t be mad at all if they did a sequel to this show in a decade where we watch the Byrd’s manage their empire! Watch them become one of the most powerful families in the country!
Nah they should do it now ASAP
I love the imagery, the lamb taken to the slaughter, the scapegoat of the family's success and well being. Just poetic.
Bruh their faces when they look back at him and he fires the gun. Let's go (damn well... allons-y...)
Marty and Wendy gave him that “ you know you don’t f**ked up right “ look lmaooo
I can only imagine how satisfied both Wendy and Marty were to see him gone since they absolutely hated his guts lol
He stood for something
I liked the ending ending, but honestly I found Jonah’s ark so unbelievable. He turns cold turkey on his family and betrays them at almost every turn, but because of a car crash it convinces him to completely forgive his family and not only that but shoot an unarmed man carrying his uncles ashes (which his uncle is the whole reason he turned on his family too).
I feel like he started to come back around a little before that. Marty going to visit him at the motel and telling him how much he misses him at the house, when he found out the truth of why his Grandpa really wanted to take him and Charlotte to NC, seeing his mom have a mental breakdown in a mental facility, and of course the car accident, I think all of those things played a role in Jonah choosing loyalty to his family instead of him wiping his hands clean of them. Jonah is just as smart as Marty. He must've heard Mel say that he's got the evidence to put them away for Ben's murder and I think he so quickly jumps to action because regardless of what has happened he still loves his family and doesn't want anything to happen to them.
He had hoped in his Grandfather and that hope was also dashed. He was looking for someone to lead him into the light but the darkness finally won. He had no hope in what was good or right
They became the very evil family all the people in Ozark were talking about and they tried to deny it. I understood this ending very well. WHAT A SHOW!!!
Completely awesome show wish they could come back for more seasons
I thought the ending was absolutely brilliant.
I was hoping that the show would end on a satisfying conclusion, but it was more like having the reaction of looking both ways and asking yourself “is that it?!” “What just happened?!”, but then you realize that this show is not like any other ones where the good ppl win and the bad ones lose, theres no specific good person and bad person in this show and that what makes it so unique, so yeah it was a GREAT UNIQUE conclusion
The wire and game of thrones is already like this
@@lamargilmore4372 🫡 good to know
I truly miss this show! I haven’t found anything to replace it-
This final scene was a perfect metaphor for Wendy's transformation. It was the final step. Earlier in the series, she was put off when Snell gave Jonah a trophy for his 1st kill. A deer's head. But now, Wendy has devolved to the point where she is actually silently encouraging her son to kill. And he will collect another trophy--his uncle's ashes. Wendy is leagues beyond Marty in the demonic department. Only HER goals have no limits or barriers. She has officially become Hillary Clinton.
Hard to believe that all those characters that died in the show would still be alive had the Byrdes decided to go anywhere else.... well, except for Buddy LOL
I like the ending idk why people dont like it , ruth’s death was inevitable
Would’ve been better if they made us believe she got away with it and then got killed out to of nowhere
My problem is more Jonah than Ruth, Jonah wasn't a psycho...it made no sense...
@@fideletamo4292 I think since Season 1-2 we have seen that Jonah is very fond of guns.
@@fideletamo4292 he didn't need to be one to kill the detective
@@fideletamo4292 it made alot of sense , his parents chose a path that is wrong and leads to many consequences and for one of their kids to lose their humanity and morality is one of its big consequences
For folks feeling sorry for Ruth, here is my reasoning Nobody asked Ruth to join forces with byrde. In fact, in the initial season 1 Marty pleaded with ruth not to get involved in this shit. She was pushy and greedy, got what she deserved. But the main imbecile who crossed all this havoc is Darlene Snell. All the Byrde's family was trying to do was to survive. How can they be responsible for anything!
The byrdes standing in pitch black is the cherry on top lighting
"Since when?" They had the balls to let the bad guys win everything. No wonder people are pissed.
No, the majority like it. I like it.
Yes the bad guys, the Midwest suburban family laundering money was so bad and not say, the cartel kingpin 😂 the show sucked and the end kept that theme
Why?! I WANTED 1 or 2 MORE SEASONS! THIS SHOW IS AMAZING! WHY?????? DID IT END!!!
Jonah will kill someone for his family was predicted early in season 1 & repeatedly forecasted many times. This was one of the best ending ever. Also, Wendy Byrde is a badass & deserves the win. Laura linney was robbed in emmys.
If everything that happened on this crazy-ass show, that look on Marty and Wendy’s face after Jonah sighted him, broke my heart.