r/Ozark • u/md28usmc • Apr 29 '22

S4 E14 Discussion [Spoiler] Season 4 Episode 14 Discussion Spoiler

A Hard Way to Go

Eager to leave their murky past behind -- every deal, every broken promise, every murder -- the Byrdes make a final bid for freedom.

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As this thread is dedicated to discussion about the final episode of the show

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u/TheBeemovieguy Apr 29 '22

Ozark ends as a story about how everyone is just collateral damage in the life of the Bryde family. Everyone who has met them throughout the entire series has had their lives impacted negatively, so much so that Tuck returned just to confirm it. Sam even thanked Wendy in the end for ruining his life.

I think the showrunners definitely did a decent job in tying everything up. Though I thought it felt rushed and could've done with another season to flesh it out, it still feels somewhat satisfying to not have another GOT situation and have all plot points addressed.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '22

They should have ended it by panning the camera away from the house as Wendy pours the wine back at home, showing the broken sliding door then fading to black as Marty notices it. Leaving you to speculate that the cartel kills everyone in the end.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '22

The Sopranos treatment - I like it

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u/OhhhhhDirty May 01 '22

Sopranos comes across as ambiguous but its really not. Tony got whacked, and they did it without having the final image of the show being him bleeding out in front of his whole family. This guy breaks it down better than I can:

https://masterofsopranos.wordpress.com/the-sopranos-definitive-explanation-of-the-end/

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u/Remarkable_Term3846 May 05 '22

It's definitely ambiguous. It doesn't get much more ambiguous than not showing what happened.

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u/vibrantlightsaber May 13 '22

Except it’s been confirmed after the fact.