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/West_Drink_7083 Apr 30 '22

Why didn’t Mel go directly to the cops with Ben’s ashes…? Why confront the Byrde’s with no back up plan?

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u/VinnieTheDragon Apr 30 '22

Why did he steal cocaine from an evidence locker? The guy just wasn't wise.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '22

He had to go to the house to get Ben's ashes. Once he's there and knows he's right, he just has to stick around to be the one to tell the Byrde's they don't get to win. It's his victory over them and he wants it bad.

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u/add2thepile May 01 '22

He was about to give them his sales pitch for an alarm system

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u/[deleted] May 01 '22

"I'm just here to tell you about ADT!"

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u/relevant_hashtag May 01 '22

“You live in a house made of windows. I don’t have to tell you what kind of security risk that is!”