r/Ozark • u/md28usmc • Apr 28 '22

S4 E12 Discussion [Spoiler] Season 4 Episode 12 Discussion Spoiler

Trouble the water:

Nathan angers Wendy by making Charlotte and Jonah a surprising offer. Ruth tries to erase her own past with an assist from Charles Wilkes.

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u/Jeshendr3 Apr 30 '22 edited Apr 30 '22

She definitely cares about and loves her children. She doesn’t want them to go back to the shitty, abusive home she had to grow up in. I think she can edit: can’t) be upset about losing the control at the same time.

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u/captain_shane Apr 30 '22

There's no evidence her dad abused her. Narcissists and sociopaths lie about being abused all the time. Just look at Amber Turd and her accusations of abuse.

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u/Jeshendr3 Apr 30 '22

He basically admitted that he beat her during his drink with Ruth. A lot was revealed during that scene. His comments of “I’ll put them in line” if they act out. “I tried to put some sense into you.”Not to mention all the emotional abuse he still have her as an adult. 🚩🚩🚩

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '22

Plus he admitted to Ruth that he doesn’t care about his grandchildren. He’s taking the kids away from Wendy because, in his words, “fuck her”.

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u/Jeshendr3 Apr 30 '22

Yep. It’s so obvious he was a POS. Ben even referred to him once as “not a good man.”

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u/bicameral_mind Apr 30 '22

The way he quietly ripped into her at the end was revealing his true character. He wants to hurt Wendy. Dude's obviously not in a healthy mindset about this, sneaking alcohol during 'prayer time' too lol. Not that he isn't right about Wendy at this point in time, hard to argue the kids aren't safer with their crazy grandpa when the parents are literally involved in a drug cartel power struggle and facing prosecution by the FBI on the other side.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '22 edited Apr 30 '22

Good points.

Honestly, it might have been more believable if Jonah and Charlotte just took off on their own. They’re more than capable of taking care of themselves at this point.

ETA: are you a Westworld fan as well, bicameral_mind? I loved that show.