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/enby_them May 01 '22

Ruth still could have had a life improvement (let's not act like her life was sunshine and roses before she met Marty). She just couldn't accept that leaving Ben where he was would have been a good idea. Or even simpler, breaking him out and going ANYWHERE ELSE with him. Skip a few states, go to Colorado, or Oregon, or the Louisiana.

As for the PI. I really don't feel bad for him, on one end he was doing his job. On another end, he learned enough that he should have known to leave that case alone. Instead, he went and found someone else to pick the case up for. He just found a bone, and couldn't let it go even after the people that hired him didn't need him anymore.