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This piece contains major spoilers about the ending ofOzark.
Do not read unless you have already watched or dont mind having the ending spoiled for you.
What it is not, however, is surprising.
In fact, it is 100 percent emblematic of the things that madeOzarkfrustrating more often than it was fulfilling.
The episode closes with a cut to black and the sound of a gun being fired.
You dont get to be the Kochs or the Kennedys or whatever fucking royalty you people think you are.
World doesnt work like that.
It makes sense for any series,Ozarkincluded, to conclude by echoing its start and coming full circle.
Contrary to Mels point, the world often works exactly like that, and it certainly does inOzark.
The moving parts take priority over the emotional impact of Wendys psychological collapse.
ButOzarkwhiffs on those opportunities.
(Like everything onOzark, that custody battle plays out in aremarkably condensed period of time.)
Why bring back Pelphrey, who is terrific even in these brief moments, just for this?
This is the crux of why the series final moment doesnt ultimately work.
But he has also been so furious at his mother specifically for having Ben killed, mind you!
We watch the Byrdes quote-unquote win, and we dont feel anything or at least I didnt.
Update: An earlier version of this article referred to Camila by the incorrect name.
It has been corrected.
