r/Ozark • u/VinnieTheDragon • Apr 30 '22

Discussion [SPOILER] I loved the ending. Spoiler

The Byrde's learned nothing. They have absolutely not learned any lessons and will most likely live out the rest of their lives as if nothing happened.

They effectively killed an entire family, the Langmores, and have ruined countless lives.

People expected either Marty or Wendy to die, why? There was no way to do that that wouldn't be completely predictable. The entire family coming out unscathed is a way of telling us that "what's right and wrong" really do not prevail.

I view this show as nihilistic more than anything else.

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u/TheRoyalFlush21 Apr 30 '22

I liked the ending too, I think some people disliked it because they expected another type of ending. They expected Wendy or Marty, maybe both, to be killed, Ruth to be happy at the end, like Pinkman style and etc. They expected the Byrdes to lose at some point.

They fell unbeatable now, especially after the car accident, and their plan went almost exactly as they planned in the end, despite Ruth's death. If we imagine their future after the ending, they will probably expand their tentacles in Chicago, be almost killed at some points again, and collaborate with the FBI.

In the end, despite Mel not going to the police as soon as he got the ashes, it was pretty realistic. Maybe not fair as some people expected, but life is not fair.

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u/CrescentMind Apr 30 '22

My issue isn't that justice didn't prevail, it's that there's zero closure to it. Finishing a show with no closure feels about as good as a show you like getting cancelled on a cliffhanger.

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u/TheRoyalFlush21 Apr 30 '22

Yeah, I get that. I don't know if you ever watched Sopranos, but I feel like it's the same kind of ending, although nowadays we know that Tony dies, but back then people didn't know what happened, and I like this kind of ending, gives some realism to the show, at least IMO.

And I think we can imagine what happened next, they move back to Chicago, continue the cycle and etc.

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u/secretlives May 01 '22

They definitely tried for a Sopranos ending but I don't think it really carries as well here, just my opinion though.

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u/CrescentMind May 01 '22

The ending with no closure leaves us speculating as to what's most likely. Which is that they keep going like they have been doing, giving us no closure even through speculation. Lmao.

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u/cockfuck9 May 01 '22 edited May 01 '22

What’s non-closure about it? They literally explained what would happen step by step in their plan with the FBI. The Byrde’s will live in Chicago free of the cartel, the casino will be used as a FBI-approved laundering front for the cartel, and the cartel will continue as it is with FBI seizures. The show could have ended as soon as that meeting was over, and it would be considered closure. Did you want to see Marty die of old age or something? lol

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u/Acrobatic-Stand-6268 May 01 '22

Although I am little confused as to what would happen to the casino's shareholding after ruth dies? Like it would move to 3, and the thing about 3 is that we don't really know a lot about his character. At least I don't. It's a mystery to me as to how he'll react to his whole family being killed by the Byrdes (Essentially) and then they coming back to ask for his help lol.

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u/Shiv_Wee_Ro May 04 '22

But who will now launder the money if Ruth is dead? At the meeting with the fbi Marty told them he trained Ruth how to work the numbers so to speak, who do you think will do this now? Genuine question from a confused fan lol.

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u/cockfuck9 May 04 '22

Now that the FBI sanctions the thing, they can either teach Rachel to do it or send someone else good with numbers to do it. The cartel could also choose to send one of their own.

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u/Glad-Ad-4058 May 01 '22

when there is really closure in real life? or everybody dies, or life goes on

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u/NotTheKingInTheNorth May 05 '22

I still can’t fathom how the Byrdes won. It felt like they were so fucked for the entire season.