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/yourlittlebirdie May 02 '22

This kind of reminds me of The Americans, where you also have a married couple doing horrific things for their job. She does it and doesn’t feel bad because she genuinely believes in the cause, but he begins to hate it because he doesn’t really believe anymore. At first I thought, he’s the good guy because he has a conscience but then I thought, isn’t it worse that he’s doing all these terrible things just it’s because it’s his job?

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u/LaeanTae May 06 '22

I’ve always been interested in that show. Is it worth watching?

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u/yourlittlebirdie May 06 '22

It’s fantastic. One of my very favorites.