The Ending of Ozark's Series Finale Explained

After four intense seasons, “Ozark” has finally come to its explosive conclusion. The Byrde family has been through so much in the years since everything fell apart for them, and the creators don’t fail to deliver on all of the chaos that their lives existed in for the entire run of the series.
But as the screen fades to black one last time at the close of the final episode, fans might wonder about the subtle details that wrapped up the storylines of each of the major players in the show. If you were curious about loose ends or the fate of different characters, stay tuned, because this is the ending of “Ozark’s” series finale explained.
#Ozark #SeriesFinale #TV
Sam finds a purpose | 0:00
Keeping the kids | 0:54
A new cartel boss | 1:56
The crash | 2:38
A gutting choice | 3:47
Ruth's legacy | 4:28
Jonah to the rescue | 5:07
Free Byrdes | 5:45
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[@Looper]

What did you think of the ending?

[@AlenAlic]

The whole part 2, especially the final episode, kind of felt like they were building up for a 5th season. It's like they remembered in the final episode, "Oh yeah, it's ending." and everything was just rushed to make the time. The series overall was just brilliant and at the very least I found the last few episodes underwhelming. Just seems like there is more to it. It just seemed like a cop out to finish it all.

[@jamesconklin120]

The Ending was rushed , but kinda knew what was going to happen , this is what happens when you juggle Rattlesnakes in one hand and lit dynamite 🧨 in the other ( someone was definitely going to die )

[@kyleo2113]

Was hoping it was Wendy instead of Ruth - Wendy is irredeemable - now I need to go cancel my Netflix lol

[@jamesconklin120]

@@kyleo2113 When Shaw mentioned it was Ruth who killed her son, I knew Ruth was dead

[@ryanmcgregor2409]

I’m shocked how Netflix makes people rush there shows but keep garbage like riverdale going like what happend to Santa Clarita diet

[@halgal3084]

I think Ruth’s death also represents the epitome of the ‘Langmore Curse’. Right when Ruth is finally working towards a new and better life…it’s taken away.

[@user-gd7ed1pc7h]

The smartest langmore we know died in the dumbest way

[@marvinsepulveda1802]

3 is the only left “the magic number” n the only langmore form what we know who is truly clean bc he was young n they never let him get involved in hardcore criminality.. he breaks the curse I hope bc he’s left w Ruth’s estate, his pivot point is one of riches

[@sammywadley5506]

I was mad they killed Ruth. She made the show. I hope she Survives

[@hieinh]

@@marvinsepulveda1802 Maybe he would have killed the Byrds

[@KennethLane90]

She was dumb enough to kill a drug lord off of emotions, and his death actually saved Marty and Wendy

[@maceface2892]

I was really hoping Ruth would make it in the end. I feel really bad for Three. He literally lost his entire family and doesn't even know why

[@miekgg]

Ruth dug her own grave, she could’ve assassinated Javi in the dark without anything knowing, or could’ve left the country with three, but either way she would ALWAYS have to look over her shoulder. Ruth’s death was inevitable.

[@kingdomnubs]

“Mini Darlene”

[@odatnarat14]

Three made it through 4 whole seasons without knowing a thing. He'll be fine lol

[@akinokusami3623]

​@hyperstone2100 but what happens when he starts to find out tho, later? The inquisitive, mis-adventurous nature of a Langmore, plus the gossip of close-knit community is recipe for disaster. Poor lad is gonna be messed-up for life.

[@TheMagicPaintingSpider]

The car crash has meaning. In the first car crash Wendy had a miscarriage and drove her and Marty apart but the second brings them all together. It also shows how they have become nearly invulnerable to anything.

[@sokattv5002]

Sorry, when is the first car crashed happened?

[@TheMagicPaintingSpider]

@@sokattv5002 I can't remember, think it was In a flashback or maybe one of early episodes

[@50farmers]

@@sokattv5002 : It was shown in Season 1 episode 8.

[@EXCELSIOR_INC]

@@sokattv5002 Did you even watch the show?

[@Jaygee488]

It was the same crash though

[@marcomola1906]

I would've like that Camila asks Ruth if the Byrdes knew about Javi's death, and Ruth saying "no". Then Camila kills her. Like even knowing she was gonna die, Ruth would still save Marty.

[@pablovillares7779]

This!!!!

[@runningmav]

Me too!

[@EntrEsprit]

good point

[@lungelobaba9942]

She did ask how she find out therefore indirectly asking was it the byrdes ...

[@HQLondon23]

Yep but with her not begging or bargaining she kinda did this

[@mikebowers5228]

Wendy did not deserve a happy ending ...but Ozark will go down as one of the greatest series of all time ! The acting was impeccable from an absolutely amazing cast.

[@PedroTRamos1]

She did and she didnt. She didnt from the perspective that she was a shit person, although her father had a role in her turning out that way. And she did because she was always a quick thinker and a master at getting them out of all kinds of trouble.

[@JT-sl3ui]

Absolutely! A serious runner up to great series like Breaking Bad & The Soprano's! Loved it from beginning to end!

[@davemartinez4143]

She didn't get no happy ending. The actions she did will haunt her until the day she dies. Only on the appearance does it seem like she won. But at what a cost

[@Agnyaanamdhvamsakah]

It was hardly a happy ending, though. Their hands are so dirty it will haunt them for the rest of their lives.

[@ronnie_5150]

@@davemartinez4143 I don't think it will haunt her. Marty, maybe a little. They showed that they were willing to do anything in order to save 'the family'. In the end, they can justify all the bad things they did because if they didn't do it, they'd all be dead. Just my opinion. :)

[@davidbarr707]

I hated that Ruth died, but the way she was killed off was true to her character. Her line "Are we gonna do this or what?" Clearly communicated that not only was she not scared of Camilla but she was in fact annoyed by her rambling monologue and would rather die than to have to listen to another word. That's why her character was awesome.

[@venivediicommented4046]

Naw bad writing, ruth walking up to an unknown vehicle and being all non chalan, yeah ok

[@aspirewot8408]

@@venivediicommented4046 she's not a Puzzy you know ?

[@pluto2909]

@@venivediicommented4046 wasn’t bad writing. Ruth knew it was a Cartel vehicle. She was confused because nobody was in it. Ruth didn’t deserve to die though.

[@venivediicommented4046]

@@pluto2909 think back on the entire series on how almost everytime someone came to her trailer she was quick to grab a shotgun or be on edge thinking someone is out to get her even if it was Wendy sometimes coming to her house. She also told the woman that was crashing with her to shoot anyone who comes to the trailer no questions asked. Now all of a sudden her guard is down as she walks around the empty vehicle all care free. It wasn't in her nature that's why I say bad writing.... Never did nothing like that the whole show....

[@PittsburghSonido]

@@venivediicommented4046 I legit expected her to drive off as quickly as possible. But she just… walked up to the driver door? Lol what? Kind of ham fisted her death. Anything would have been better than her just accepting her death.

[@weneeda5th29]

Just finished the show. Ruth’s death hit different than any other characters. Love the 90’s hip hop inserted in her scenes. Really good show.

[@DamienBaka]

Nope. She deserved it. Many other characters were just in the way and didn’t (Ben for example) but Ruth got her entire family dead then killed a drug lord. But she should survive? Whaaat?

[@jakecameron5057]

@@DamienBaka bro she was easily one of the best characters from the whole show come on

[@miekgg]

@@jakecameron5057she killed a CARTEL BOSS. There is NO coming back from that.

[@outlawjoe5447]

@@miekgg she’s lucky a bullet to the chest and an instant death is all she got

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

Episode 8 ' sleep is the cousin " illmatic tribute, greatest album ever , Nas dropping new album on hip hop 50 th b day

[@gthotshot]

Ruth could have died maybe 100 times this series; the ending officially turned the Byrdes into the “bad guys”

[@53strat55]

yup

[@amarie1852]

She deserved it Ruth has so much blood on her hands and she doesn’t know how to listen. She could’ve gotten out so many times

[@chumbue6537]

They were always the bad guys

[@flacohernandez4380]

She had been very reckless, remember she stole Marty's money in the very first episode. He warned her the cartel was gonna kill her. She was a hot head that never thought about the consequences of her actions.

[@christopherayettey4390]

THEY HAD NO CHOICE... WHAT YOU MEAN

[@ricbon9581]

You guys can’t handle tragedies and it shows. You should’ve known Ruth was going to get killed when she got a visit from all her family members.

[@cliobhabie]

I didn’t think of that!

[@tueva-pw5pm]

thats good man, shit that was the sign.

[@iwantgoals1566]

Exactly what I thought. People acting shocked she’s dead when the Bryds begged and warned her not to kill a cartel leader lmao. People are so emotional these days 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@elia9229]

You are clever

[@carpe_poon5761]

I knew Ruth was going down. I'm pissed bc it was just so much unanswered unresolved. And I hate when the screen goes black and you're supposed to just wonder???

[@Tonyous]

I could imagine Wendy being proud of Jonah going all Darlene Snell on Mel, but I couldn't accept Marty smirking and acting so encouraging as his son so brutally kills the only honest man on the show. And Mel is smart enough to figure out that Wendy killed her own brother but is dumb enough to confront them alone at night after breaking into their home without telling anyone what he knows? Come on!!

[@hunglo9917]

Right! I was like wtf is this. Maybe he didn’t think they had the balls to just off him on their own property. Least of all one of the kids. Still though, the logical and smart thing to do would be to leave with the evidence. That plot thread could have been great and potentially gotten the Byrds into some deep shit! But, no let me just sit here on the trampoline and antagonize these lunatics and tell them exactly how I’m going to ruin them.

[@YDizzly]

@@hunglo9917 agreed, I admit I'm biased as I wanted to see a spin-off of his life (lol) but the smirking from him and Jonah was horrible, I think it's good that a filmmaker can make us feel unsettled but such a jump in character for them was jarring but not a good way. And another problem is some would interpret it was a happy ending, that it's good thing to kill mel

[@wehosrmthink7510]

Mel is a true believer. He passed go, and ended up out of the loop like agent Miller. The Byrdes are American capitalism : evil, calculating , and mostly victorious with no guilt.

[@misselle1430]

He defo told his fbi gf tho coz he knew he would get her locked if he chose his morals over his old job.

[@Mr.Gundam7]

well, he did get warn bruh lol. She told him in one of the episodes to leave and start a new life. he never listen and continue to get deeper. he already was a dead man walking. the Byrdes are a cartel already, made by their own

[@BoogeymanDracula]

Thought for sure Three would be the hero shooting Camila from the woods

[@bhimji_ahir]

Yep but everything it is unexpected

[@miekgg]

that’s why this show was so unpredictable, it would be obvious for camila to die and be killed, tho it wouldn’t be a conclusion, just a spiral into more problems.

[@miekgg]

they did so well with the shock factor in this show, had no clue helen was gonna die at the end of s3😂 def could’ve done the finale a bit better tho.

[@RajHK8]

Same

[@T07N]

Jonah has been threatening strangers with a gun since buddy was alive. He finally used what he practiced all those years. It is a completion of his transformation into basically what his parents are and it goes full circle. I can’t believe Loopers didn’t mention this.

[@misselle1430]

He closed his eyes before he shot it ... maybe it was another warning shot ... or injured him but not kill him

[@procast1751]

@@misselle1430 coulda shot the jar

[@DamienBaka]

Jonah was a badass. Buddy helped him a lot. He got lost when Buddy passed, found Ben, but not for long. I’m glad he became a badass again at the end.

[@CK......]

Maybe the shotgun was loaded with rock salt or some other kind of non lethal round.

[@cosmiccocoa5541]

@@DamienBaka He's not a "Badass" he's become just as bad as his parents now. It's amazing character development. But I'm sad Jonah actually made the choice.

[@Boozer13]

The car accident is incredibly symbolic. They think they are “untouchable” at the end, when in reality their car accident is proof that they can lose everything in an instance.

[@michaelhart6318]

The car accident also represented a family bonding moment.

[@FU1LMOON]

But they didn’t…

[@davidtaylor5811]

Not according to Wendy. It was just proof they deserved to win.

[@Ambrooks83]

Just Wendy who steers them to pursue money & power regardless of the dangers

[@nwilt7114]

@@FU1LMOON Not unless agent Miller steps in and brings all the corruption down at this point (FBI deals with the Cartels/Brydes). She would have to bring evidence and go public with her findings and risk losing her job to do the right thing and bring the house of cards down once and for all.

[@weirdflex271]

Even though they told her not to kill Javi, in the end Ruth at least knew Marty and Wendy still didn’t give her up to Camilla.

[@FrioGamingOverwatch]

The last episode embodied everything that has been going down. In Breaking Bad it was the descent of Walter into a criminal Kingpin, in Ozarks...it was the descent of family as a whole who have justified each and every one of their actions with the thought that it was "necessary" because it was all for "survival'. Wendy was the first to descend into the darkness (and consequently lose her humanity) with the hit on Ben. Marty, Jonah and Charlotte thus far, had all done things that compromised their morality but not their humanity. The descent for Marty was to give up Ruth in the final episode in DIRECT exchange for his family's well-being and guaranteed safety. In all this time, all these decisions.... we went along with them as the viewer and at times agreeing with these dark decisions with Marty and Co. The show up to that point had also forced the viewer to put themselves in their shoes and ask "would you have done the same?" and to some if not maybe all the answer would be a resounding "Yes" because it is afterall...to save your family. In the climax of the end, Ruth is killed but we knew that Ruth CHOSE that destiny by not listening to Marty. So the death can, again, be justified by thinking "She brought that on to herself". She made the ultimate plunge into the abyss by taking the life of Javi because she had lost the only thing that kept her grounded on this Earth and that was Wyatt (who had always been her emotional support/Moral compass). Jonah and Charlotte, who seemingly wanted to leave Marty and Wendy ended up reconciling with Wendy with her explanation behind the decision to sacrifice Ben, and it was for them, for the family and in her saying that "You can go if you choose to" ultimately led them to finally see that Wendy (by not forcing them to stay with her) really did love them if she was willing to let them go and make that choice...and yet they CHOSE to stay. At this point, the entire family were finally on the same page. ALL the choices was for the love of the family and they understood that in the end, which brings me to the final scene.... Mel just could not leave things alone man. And ended up grabbing the urn with Ben's ashes and show up after EVERYTHING....EVERYONE that was sacrificed to finally achieve their freedom and he was the only element threatening that. Seeing Jonah pickup the shotgun and shoot, while Marty smirked in pride and nodded in approval gave me no doubt that it was Mel who he shot at. Jonah made the final descent along with Charlotte as she watched in compliance as he put the final signature to the contract of their "freedom" with the blood of Mel but the kicker is this.... WE also... made a choice in our heads about this...some of us may have wanted Marty and fam achieve what they have fought SO HARD AND SO LONG to achieve and so we chose to believe he shot Mel. Some of us may have chosen differently, and chose to want to have Jonah shoot Wendy or Marty but that wouldn't make sense either because at any point in the series Jonah could have sabotaged the family plans and there was no time more apropos to do just that than in the Ben arc. So to me it makes perfect sense that he loses his humanity to protect has family, the same way Marty and Wendy have done all series long by shooting Mel. Camila Navarro had pointed out that Marty and Wendy were just like her....loyal to the family and willing to do everything and anything for them. After the Gala, The Byrdes were the new Navarro Cartel of The Ozark's and they have ascended to be the new Kingpins, fully endorsed by FBI and being "bulletproof" as Wendy stated with their newfound political power. I thought it would end in all their deaths but no...in exchange for their souls to the Devil they gained power only a select few achieve but...all this... at what cost?

[@joygillmoriah2562]

This is everything i been thinking. Although i think charlotte made the decent in Season 3 when she basically threatened Helen's daughter to stop looking. And we see in Season 4 it worked.

[@exoticsnyc6990]

Wow!!..now I see it clearly. Had a few questions about the finale and now its much clear, everything falls in to place and clicks. Thanks for the clarity.

[@Roma-bq7yb]

Great summary! Do you think this brilliant series is also a morality tale about power, greed and corruption in our society? Judges easily bought, dozens of crimes committed for money, pharma company behaving just like a cartel etc etc. We even have a line at the end from Mel “Do you think you are the Kennedys?”. Appreciate your thoughts…

[@mwoods4608]

I have been telling reddit this over and over. they swear it it's realistic and a total 180 with the characters. I wonder if someone's world view impacts how they view the ending.

[@FrioGamingOverwatch]

@@QcK0101 anybody... Literally

[@jlmcgruder]

I was so hoping Ruth would be a lone survivor and there would be a spin off with her...

[@mickyfoo2154]

Facts there definitely needs to be spin off

[@jeweljewel9070]

At least we’ve got this terrific actress doing more work, like “Inventing Anna”. She’s perfect🥰

[@acb0059]

Me too

[@lstruggy]

Naaa her goofy accent and reckless ways was getting annoying

[@zelloguy]

They should make a spinoff with the Kansas City mob or a prequel about Buddy when he was younger.

[@Acta_Non_Verba]

The fact Marty offered Ruth a new life and new name/start and she denied it, is so sad.

[@babynyxe4784]

That's not how the Langmores are. Ruth would rather have died than abandoned her family name. I feel like this end made the most sense. Of course, everyone would have loved it if she could live a peaceful life with three, but it really just wasn't realistic, this was the second best thing

[@donnalowe5370]

Also another parallel between characters. His family rejected a new life with new names too.

[@phyxiuss]

Thank you for reminding me of this. She had a chance to get away and chose her fate. Still makes me feel some type of way seeing Marty being somewhat unfazed by her death. Ending scene really made me see them in a different light

[@kylebanks85]

Ruth’s death was inevitable, but I wish it was done better on-screen than her just walking up to a suspicious SUV parked on her property, Camilla walking from behind the trees and eventually shooting her. I wish it would’ve been written to where Ruth has the gun in the glovebox still, takes it out when she sees the SUV. Her and Camilla both shoot at each other, Ruth gets shot in the stomach while she shoots at Camilla, maybe clipping her with a bullet; Ruth stumbles all the way to her couch that was there the entire series, sits down and then dies. It would’ve been a better ending for Ruth than what was shown in the series finale.

[@jamestiodin3564]

ii agree...it'll have been great if she went down swinging.

[@Romeoz06]

Ok Spielberg

[@survivaleconomics]

They should have made Wendy snitch to Camelia and not the other women.

[@badasstigeroscar7444]

I was let down. All those years for such an anticlimactic end. They game of thrones'd it big time.

[@mhbarillas9187]

Nah, that’s wack. Ruth should’ve bossed the fuck up n been living in a high rise or Darlenes property with top notch security after killing Javi. I knew she was gonna die, just kinda weak how she went out. Very disappointing, imo.

[@lionessm235]

I think Ruth dying is so upsetting because we’ve all known people who we felt had so much potential. It’s like they can’t get free from their past or the messaging they got from their family of origin. It’s really hard to watch someone drown in a tide pool of generational screw ups. 😞

[@RandomVelocity]

She killed a member of a drug cartel so you should have seen it coming. You don’t get away with that. Lol.

[@lionessm235]

@@RandomVelocity That’s true. One can see something coming and still be sad about it.

[@DamienBaka]

She also killed her own uncles…but at the end many people think Wendy is a monster. At least Wendy killed her brother to save her family, Ruth did it for herself and destroyed Wyatt’s future at the same time. She basically got all her family killed and was still building a house on her family’s grave? I didn’t mind her during the first two seasons but she started to annoy me more and more after that.

[@Mr.Gundam7]

in real life you dont get away by killing a cartel member bruh lol. even if you live in us they will send mercenaries to execute since they have thousands of members in usa specially in California and Texas

[@hehussle7319]

Just like we saw Wyatt digging a grave before he died, we see Ruth digging a grave for Nelson before she is killed

[@2002kferguson]

They begged Ruth not to go after Javi but she did anyway, against her better judgment. It came back on her just as she had finally gotten her life together.

[@johanzo88]

They begged ruth no to go after javi for there own benefit. Another selfish act from the brydes

[@rankalucard3960]

@@johanzo88 so they weren’t supposed to and just let it happen?

[@zeeshanmushtaq7437]

@@johanzo88 brydes tried protecting ruth. They tried protecting Ben. They tried everything they could to protect everyone but Ben and Ruth both fucked up in their respective ways

[@ryderwashington4199]

This could've been avoided if the other lady just kept her mouth shut

[@53strat55]

@@ryderwashington4199 True, she was weak. Camilla would have never found out otherwise.

[@andreamarcano3111]

The car crash was super significant. The first car crash split the family up. And the second one was the thing that finally brought the family together.

[@salembeats1875]

Rewatching the second part and I feel really bad for Ruth. She finally got to be on top, build her big house, have a clean record, and never get to experience any of it :(

[@kenplotzke86]

the "langmore curse" in full effect

[@YourGrace_06]

Yeah. Super sad. You should watch Women of the White Buffalo. That is some disturbing shit and it’s happening right in the heart of America. One woman said they found a little toddler boy wandering out of a man camp. He was kidnapped and raped and there is nothing that can be done about it. Native Americans can be killed without repercussions or justice.27 girls were missing last year in just May alone and there was no major news outlets reporting on it. Of those 27 girls are 7-16 25 were Native American. This is happening right now in SD and all over the country wherever man camps are and wherever oil pipelines are being dug

[@hansenberg9895]

Three will inherits all of it, that’s one good thing.

[@DrShake-wy1dg]

The lack of security measures for people doing so much dirt to me was always unbelievable. People just would roll up the Byrdes property and Ruth and thems little trailers in the cut. Just how easy Javi was able to kill her cousin and the Crazy lady. How Ruth just walks up on a car at night, abandoned without a gun .

[@christophertaschereau2785]

Maybe I’m wrong but how many times when Ruth was in trouble did she have a gun?

[@EdgeOfFuzz]

The ending was exactly how it needed to end. The crash was like a rebirth for them for everything they had endured. Ruth had to endure her Langmore Curse and there had to be consequences for killing Javi as Marty explained to her. And Sattem trespassed and broke and entered so killing him would be justified.

[@blakebell2612]

No Ruth died

[@babynyxe4784]

Bro killing Sattem is not justified at all lol. Wendy is getting to ur head

[@pureog1479]

I wish there was one more episode to really wrap up the story in the end to know if the family succeeded or not. But at the same time it could be trying to show it’s a non stop cycle of craziness

[@samshelton6640]

Agree with you about it being a non stop cycle being the theme. The murders of Ruth and Mel, respectively, would open up new problems that Marty and Wendy will have to scramble to resolve.

[@fetzcou]

The dialogue with Camila at the Gala before the end is something powerful and very close to BB finale as intensity

[@Sasso-pf1mo]

A perfect ending.. The message is clear.. Life's not always fair and justice isn't always served..Despite destroying countless life's and leaving a trail of utter destruction everywhere they go, the Byrds are now more powerful and united than ever. They are the true villains of the show by the end..Mel represented virtue.. He took the deal and got what he always wanted but the guilt was too much so he had to come back to take down the Byrds..he obviously had a gun when he confronted them but never imagined Jonah(still a kid) could blindside and kill him, signalling the entire families descent into darkness . Say goodnight to the good guy!

[@drjohnson98]

Marty didn't eerily foreshadow Omar's death to Camilla. He told her she had the green light to kill him during his transfer. Here's a question though. Camilla tried to kill Omar the first time because she believed he had killed Javi. Why did she still kill Omar after she realized that somebody else had? Also, after learning that it was Ruth Langmore why didn't she kill all of the Byrds too? She would have realized that Marty had misdirected both her and Omar about Javi's death. And it should have been implausible to her that the Byrds did not know Ruth had killed Javi, especially since she believed they were close enough too her to risk their own lives to save her. Lastly, why did Camilla accept Clare's answer as final after she had folded so easily under questioning? It was more reasonable to suspect the Byrds were somehow involved in Javi's death. Camilla could have pushed Clare with one more question as to whether anyone else was there and that would have been it for the Byrds. I liked the finale but this chain of events doesn't quite add up.

[@strafer8764]

Yea the commentator doesn’t know what foreshadow means. It wasn’t a good season. It lost gravity. Felt like I was watching b movie.

[@lyricahm3370]

she killed Omar because she wanted the power and also if he were to find out she tried to assassinate him he would have her killed, so it was a 2 birds with 1 stone situation

[@drjohnson98]

@@lyricahm3370 I get the kill Omar first bit. He did find out and gave Marty a number to call to have her killed. But it still leaves the question of why she was so gullible on the Byrd's involvement in Javi's death and the cover up. Especially how they tried to make her think it was Omar.

[@lyricahm3370]

@@drjohnson98 well i dont think she was really that gullible tbh, she kept asking questions about the day her son died until eventually she squeezed the true answer out of someone, i think a lot of her game was playing the semi innocent sister when Marty first got to Mexico this time around so he would let his guard down around her

[@anthonyevans3822]

The Byrd’s were liaison to the FBI, with them she has immunity to run the cartel Navarro death will never be known to the cartel

[@su_K3N]

Wendy didn’t face ANY consequences for her reckless actions. She actually got everything SHE wanted. Most disappointing character arcs ever.

[@gomi_chow]

_Ding ding ding,_ you just described the theme of the entire season. What did you want to happen even, Wendy and Navarro have a UFC ring throwdown w/ Marty as the ref?

[@su_K3N]

@@gomi_chow nope just an actual character arc

[@DJcs187]

@@gomi_chow The final episode of The Shield did this excellently. So did Breaking Bad. This right here was just disappointing.

[@johndoh4064]

@@DJcs187 Hate to break it to you but sometimes, even IRL, the bad guy wins

[@joshc1394]

A lot of the times the badguy wins in real life.

[@googalacticgoo]

I did not agree how Ruth handled things because I cared for her character and knew that the decisions led to her tragic end.

[@omegaluck6220]

She literally didn’t even die. There’s an end credit scene where she gets up and whispers ‘wendy’. Implying that there will be a spin off that focuses on a Ruth revenge arch.

[@googalacticgoo]

@@omegaluck6220 yes. Perhaps its Wendys fault for the power transfer between camille and Omar. Omar should have lived and Camille wacked.

[@ipdjbt]

@@omegaluck6220 Of course she didn't literally die. Its a TV show.

[@rayn.2688]

@@omegaluck6220 what? When did that happen??

[@zelloguy]

@@omegaluck6220 Han Solo came in with the Millennium Falcon and flew away with Ruth. Then Chewbacca gets elected president of the United States.

[@gt-gu7rb]

All the Langmores died. All the Byrds lived. It reminded me of when an invasive species comes in and destroys the existing eco system. I didn't care for the ending personally. I felt the Byrds had to pay some kind of price. To see them get off scot free didn't land well with me.

[@dinab7417]

But it’s not like they live happily ever after, we don’t get to see that. Jonah killed a cop and that can mean more trouble in the future

[@TheOddestThing]

Its a symbolims of life...the rich always survive

[@umoizestanley2546]

You're right. The Byrdes didn't have a single repercussion for the huge number of crimes they were involved in. Not even a separation. They ended up as one united family. What's the moral of the entire series?

[@CosmicPhilosopher]

@@umoizestanley2546 The moral is that the rich play by a different rule set than the rest of us. And that it's easy to find some justification for every immoral act you commit.

[@jonathanbednarek608]

The Langmores were garbage people too. If the Byrds never showed up…they’d be dead or in jail. It’s who they were. They would find away to mess up

[@mhbarillas9187]

I don’t blame the Byrds. At the end Ruth was playing checkers not chess. She had every opportunity to better protect her life, especially after she took Javi out, imo.

[@jakep1979]

She should have never took out Javi & she should have always listened to Marty.

[@ICU1337]

@@jakep1979 at the very least, if you're going to take out Javi, dont do it around people you dont trust to keep the secret.

[@carterseries4287]

She had the money so instead of staying in the ozark she should of left and started a new life elsewhere

[@santi_super_stunts2573]

She was playing mancala actually

[@pryncessdi9358]

Right!! Like she was planning on leaving town when Darlene killed Frank Sr, but she decides to stay in town after she killed a cartel boss?? Like how dumb is that?? 😔

[@djsmithe]

People always want good winning against evil. It doesn't always happen that way. There are people who lie and cheat their entire lives and nothing ever happens to them.

[@everettenjeze6276]

Such is life. That is our reality.

[@rankalucard3960]

@@everettenjeze6276 true but then again you don’t know what happens unless you hear or see it

[@francisvortex5785]

Yesss 🤗

[@jamesconklin120]

And thats what the Byrds has done throughout the series, Wendy & Marty changed their kids around, that’s why I wanted to see Marty get killed not Ruth , that would have been a good price to pay

[@everettenjeze6276]

@@jamesconklin120 Marty was never an evil bastard. He just made smart plays to stay alive in a harsh world like ozark. No different then how humans behave today when it comes to getting things they want whether it be legal or illegal.

[@JiggyLSN]

Ruth should’ve gotten on her knees and told Camila “More shoreline than the coast of California.” 😂

[@Elly3121]

I think the ending was great! Showing powerful people always run over other for their benefit and eventually win! This is the world we live in

[@DonQuixe]

Exactly! Wendy says it herself when Mel says you guys don't get to win.. the ending was perfect i loved it.. its the world we all live in.

[@markmartin1277]

I actually like the ending. If people want more seasons badly maybe in a few years they can bring it back. Who knows but the ending is open ended and I like that.

[@rachelreynolds5863]

Yeah like I’m not happy with Ruth dying but I’m ok with how it ended. They’re horrible people and they know it and have to live with it. But they got their family and millions of dollars so?

[@jinjerjunkie]

​@@rachelreynolds5863 Thing is, it does not show if she is actually dead or not. Looks like a heart shot, but they could easily say it missed by a millimeter if they want her in another season.

[@kyleo2113]

@@rachelreynolds5863 problem is if Ruth is dead who is going to launder the money through the casino - seems like the cartel would just pull Marty right back in by threatening his family - in my ending Wendy gets killed because she causes too much trouble for the cartel after she isn’t allowed to be a big shot politician because it doesn’t serve the cartels interest, Marty is a slave to the cartel and kids leave and Jonah lives with his sister as guardian until he goes to college - happy ending except for Ruth dying - I fixed it for myself ;)

[@iwantgoals1566]

I think the ending tells you everything you need to know imo. The cycle of violence and crime continues because what other way did the Brds have out of that situation.

[@amarie1852]

Same

[@leveluppupgaming7207]

I think what really happened, is Jonah shoots Mel, but it reveals a robot underneath his skin and he starts shooting lazers at Jonah. But Marty blocks it with his suit which is made out of magical space rocks that are indestructible. Then all the Byrds join hands and say, "We call upon the ancient power of the God's of the birds!" and they all morph into bird warriors and they battle Mel out on the lake. That's clearly what happened.

[@BMKFILM610]

This is EXACTLY what I was thinking

[@hissingsidll750]

How about he shoots his Mom....she deserved it....and you actually never see who he does shoot

[@gustavomatias4096]

I appreciate you writing all of that for this joke 😂

[@wiod1232]

Wtf

[@someguysomewhere6988]

Can confirm. I was one of the trees there.

[@zacharynolan9553]

The finale was the logical culmination of the entirety of season 4. If you think it was rushed or unintentional… you’re blind and need to re-watch while paying attention this time

[@Oz1111]

That look from Marty in the last scene is eveything!

[@sunnyupadhyay3388]

Jonah shot the Goat pot and Mel is still alive. Hear me out, Ben's ashes were the only evidence Mel had against them and shooting the Goat pot would scatter it all on the Ground and they can now easily chase Mel away from their property for this time. It's easy to understand why Jonah closed his eyes before shooting Goat pot as he loved Ben... but he had the upper hand with the shotgun, it's simple, Jonah Is Not A Murderer !!! It's totally against his whole character arc.

[@michaelgurnick8422]

Nope. No ashes, but Mel still knows the truth and would pursue the Byrd's along other avenues. Jonah becomes a killer, which in the end is the ultimate failure of Marty and Wendy. They corrupted their children, while all along they tried to insulate them from their evil.

[@JtsVeal-ri7xt]

@@michaelgurnick8422 the whole thing they was try to avoid

[@froggyboy7280]

Lmao terrible take

[@froggyboy7280]

@@michaelgurnick8422yes this is correct. Marty and Wendy always wanted their kids to stay innocent and free from crime and evil. In which they failed.

[@the_shadow_realm5110]

Shotguns are not very accurate. Even if he hit the pot, he would have taken half of Mel’s torso with it. Mel is dead. All loose ends are tied up. The Byrds get to “fly free”…for now.

[@andyz3925]

My ultimate show. Every single episode had me on the edge of my seat. My thoughts were both Marty and Wendy would meet their fate from the Cartel, Jona and Charlotte would be placed on FBI's witness protection program and Ruth and the Cartel would come to an agreement to run the Snell's operation amoung much more given to her by the Navaro Cartel. I was in total shock when Ruth was killed!

[@rickmjr9569]

Some of you are super crazy to think that a happy ending was possible for all these criminals 😂

[@ClickAGame]

Ruth should have lived on! She went through a lot and deserved to come out as a winner in the series

[@rickmjr9569]

@@ClickAGame ….Soooooo to be clear, you ok all of her criminal behavior? 😂, 👍🏾✌🏾

[@RandomVelocity]

@@ClickAGame why? She killed a member of a drug cartel stupid move on her part.

[@ClickAGame]

@@RandomVelocity That member killed her cousin. And killing criminals dont need justice.

[@MrAntwun]

@@ClickAGame that member was a cartel boss lol you don't just kill them and get away with it

[@kerek8275]

Amazing how Mel was so much more intelligent than any of the other law enforcement agencies.

[@kimberlyrose984]

Marty and Wendy DID NOT want Ruth to die though they were not even given a choice! It was either they die if they try to tip off Ruth or do nothing. I love Ruth. I love, love, love Ruth and I was so sad she died but it made sense. It was very much like a Greek tragedy. Ruth was stuck, then she found herself and legitimate success. In the moment she’s cleaned her name, the choices she made lead to the moment that took her life. I was so sad! The only thing I didn’t like was the abrupt ending. It felt weird but I understand it and I’m growing to like it. The Byrds are an invasive species, like the birds Jonah wanted to hunt in season 1. Yes the Byrds are out of their obligation but at such a high cost.

[@davemartinez4143]

Ruth got her pound of Flesh. Against an organization that does that for their existence

[@BiG_EaZyy]

I think it was a great ending but it also left the door open for an Ozark movie if they decided to do that.

[@Mr.Gundam7]

i hope they do a movie instead

[@jetjames2309]

This was probably the best ending we could have hoped for. All the actors and crew have done an amazing job this last season and I'm glad it's finally come to a somewhat 'bittersweet' ending.

[@williamhilton6270]

What are you smoking?

[@UrbanDecayLova247]

It fit with the entire show to be honest! It’s as if people forgot what show they were watching - Ruth coming out alive, with no consequences for Javi would not have been consistent with the tone of the show which has always been about class dynamics.

[@uglybetty8747]

Yup agreed

[@dontbeasheep1603]

Yea...the first was just gonna keep putting a new person in charge and making the family help...story would had never ended

[@rabd3721]

@@williamhilton6270 You expecting a happy ending? Bro, every character is f*cked in this show. Even the Byrd kids are screwed out of a normal life.

[@taguewilkins4066]

I myself was initially asking, why would Ruth be so stupid and walk into that obvious trap (approaching the parked car)? She’s smarter than that. Honestly I don’t think that was her being dumb, but her accepting her fate. She immediately knew Camilla knew the truth once she saw the car and was well aware that she would never escape the cartel. This is evident by the fact that she never bothers to try and fight or run. Ironically, by killing Javi, Ruth insured the Byrds’ survival but doomed herself.

[@swervegod1897]

Thank you why didn’t she just reverse I’m still sad that she’s dead but cmon

[@davemartinez4143]

She did the noble thing at that point. The cartel was never going to stop they would have ended up killing three.

[@shoozy9352]

Ensured

[@wolfzeru5745]

She was kind of drunk

[@donnalowe5370]

If your reading it right, then maybe her telling the new sheriff that she killed Javi was more than just getting an innocent man out of jail. Perhaps she wanted to point him in the right direction if anything should happen to her.

[@wiseass2149]

Imagine if Jonah shot his parents instead. Lol I don't know frankly the ending seemed like a cop out to me.

[@TSBilliards86]

He could have turned it to kill his mom.

[@rodpasichnyk9140]

He did, in my "World"!

[@gthotshot]

Not really a cop out; the ending just officially turned the Byrdes into the bad guys

[@wiseass2149]

@@gthotshot They were always the bad guys. It's just that Ruth was too slow to realize.

[@johanzo88]

@@rodpasichnyk9140 in my world Ruth revives and comes back as a warrior angel and kills everyone

[@daveholte7658]

Watched the last episodes. Thoroughly enjoyed this Series. Have been watching a half of episode each day to prolong the end. Now what do I watch in comparison. I feel lost tonight. So thankful for 4 Series. Best ever. Thanks

[@MrJasonacord]

The worst ending to one of the best shows. The writers just got lazy!

[@salazarmandragora]

It was kind of a nice touch that right before killing Ruth, Camila felt some respect for her defiance in the face of certain death, the part of me would have liked to have seen Ruth being saved in the last minute by say... Rachel or Tree, killing Camila and in doing so screwing the Byrdes once and for all with the FBI, but life sometimes just isn't fair, and I guess that was the point.

[@Haley-fh5xs]

It would’ve been even more earth-shattering if Three had tried to shoot Camila and missed. Camila would shoot him, making Ruth watch her last relative die, and then be killed herself.

[@huracan360]

I wasn't happy with that ending, so many unanswered questions 1. What happened to Zeke, Agent Miller and Three? 2. Why was there so many moments that seemed out of character? (Omar not realising soon enough that he was being set up, Ruth walking into Camilla's trap) 3. Why didn't they show us the exchange between Ruth and Wendy's dad after Jonah and Charlotte returned to the motel?

[@nwilt7114]

1. I think it's open to interpretation (you could see Agent Miller exposing the Byrdes and the FBI for doing secret dealings with a drug cartel, going public especially if her boyfriend got killed). 2. Omar was asking in prison where they were taken him and at some point he may have given up (realized he had no chance of escape and understood his fate). I'm pretty sure he knew the procedure after the gun was pulled on him. He turned around and pulled the trigger knowing it was empty before he pulled it (so they could cover it up, something he probably had done before or heard about, being the head of a cartel). That's why he didn't turn and try to run in the woods (died facing his enemy and not running like a coward). What was more out of character was Marty beating a rando in traffic, meanwhile he couldn't standup for himself when it came to much anything else. Unless they were trying to show he was changing, however, that wasn't the case and he went back to being spineless Marty. 3. Probably cut for time, didn't know exactly how they should do the reactions with the kids, may have seemed repetitive, could have worked well if done right to show that they now realize that there mom had it rough and she's not all to blame for the way she is or how she acts (got it from her father/he wasn't ever father of the year like he portrays to his grandkids).

[@tristansigert9420]

Probably due to Netflix canceling their funding for any new seasons. They had to just quickly wrap it all up and finish the character’s storylines but getting rid of them or killing them off. I was unsatisfied with the ending personally. Felt rushed. I know Jason Bateman had more plans for the show. I personally think he would’ve ended up running the cartel without the intention of doing so. Kinda like his whole situation already. But we’ll never know I suppose. Just a lot of time cut keeping a lot of questions unanswered.

[@nickvin7447]

We said the same thing after finishing it last night. Too many dumb, out of character moves by everyone.

[@jakeg7472]

So many scenes in the final episodes that were skipped that I really wish they showed. Very frustrating

[@jakeg7472]

@@tristansigert9420 Netflix canceled the funding?? Is that actually true? If so holy shit they are stupid. Probably the best Netflix show ever made and will be for a while

[@krucible9369]

That final scene was just so abrupt. Felt like maybe it should’ve had one extra episode to show how the partnerships between Byrds, cartel, and FBI played out

[@bsl4762]

Exactly

[@joygillmoriah2562]

Tbh i didn't even realize i was watching the last episode until it was over. but that's just proff of how good this show is at hooking you. If they had five more episodes i'd been watching lol

[@zacharynolan9553]

No, that’s not what’s important. That’s fluff, the FAMILY is what’s always been thematically important. They had a perfect ending, no need for garbage fan service.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

I was happy it came back on but also bittersweet 🥺

[@Kikwatz]

🥺🥺🥺

[@catsandeggybread]

I really want someone to make a video of just Sam's scenes and story arks together in order - it would be such a wholesome story of a man who was manipulated and driven to a gambling addiction but then got baptised and had a new wholesome life 🤣

[@miekgg]

they should’ve had him killed off, sort of a message of “good people always die in the crossfire”, would’ve made the show even sadder😂😂😂

[@babynyxe4784]

God, this was a good show. The ending was disappointing to me, but very fitting to the series. I wanted Navarro to survive strangely. I wanted so badly for Ruth to survive, But she messed up so majorly by killing Javi, so it was inevitable. She went down like a boss, anyway. I wanted Wendy to lose. I was rooting for their family as a whole but ugh, I wanted so bad to see Marty stick it to Wendy just _once_ . Their relationship frustrated me but it was strangely sweet. I was thinking throughout the entire show why Marty always just did what Wendy said even if he found it crazy or disagreed, I thought it was probably because he loved her, or he was just a pushover, but deep down he likes her strength and the chaos she brings. It was the same thing with Darlene's husband. Anyway, I weirdly like how it ended with the whole family becoming corrupted. Of course, it's a heartbreaking thing but it shows a sad reality, that the ruthless and the rich always come out on top in this world, and it sucks. I mean, Ruth was not the most moral person in the entire show, but she was sort of the heart of it. Marty stopped being the heart when he threatened her. She was just about to get her life right, and right as she's about to get all she wanted she dies. It was like they extinguished the last bit of light left in the entire show, and solidified the notion that the good don't win. Ugh, this is me rambling and all over the place because I literally just finished it, what a messed up masterpiece of a show

[@SupernaturalDramedy]

Just finished watching the whole show. I decided to watch it after seeing the trailer because Ozark reminded me of Breaking Bad. I'm not sure what the majority of the viewers' opinion of the ending is, but I'm really angry and disappointed. I feel like after all the crime and bad deeds the Byrde family committed throughout the show, they didn't deserve a happy ending. In my opinion, they should have faced consequences for what they did. All the deaths they caused and lives they ruined and they get to go off into the sunset a happy family. Overall, Ozark was a good show, with the exception for the ending. The ending just didn't make sense to me and the show would've been a great one if it had a better ending, in my opinion.

[@mizkit3243]

They will never be happy or free. They have to cover up Sattem's murder and u know Maya in the FBI is going to be suspicious bc she and Sattem had a thing. Rachel is another loose end. So is Frank with the KC mob. They are going to be on guard gir the rest of their lives. I feel sorry for Jonah and Charlotte. Three Langmore was the only real innocent.

[@dteed6282]

Jonah closed his eyes but Marty & Wendy both decide to look at Mel as hes killed. Maybe theyre really starting to enjoy the violence. Marty looks almost proud of Jonah. Wild...

[@byrd1106]

It was a proud parent moment several times. Marty was proud when Wendy flagged Jonah and he saw the work Jonah was doing at the hotel too. Make no mistake they had embraced the criminal lifestyle by the 4th season. It’s funny the only thing that was beyond them was election tampering. That’s where Wendy drew the line. Not murder, not heroin dealing, but voting fraud.

[@Angel-rg6xv]

I haven't been this disappointed with a series finale since The Sopranos.

[@MrStreetballer5Official]

Eh I kinda liked the anti-climatic bad prevailing over good story arch. Kind of mimic's real life happenings and honestly was done well. All ends were tidied up and very little room left for interpretation. Fit the show well and overall it was a great series.

[@RandomVelocity]

Agree

[@PettyKreuger]

This show honestly should have been a documentary. Shit like this actually happens lol. FBI/CIA sanctioned crimes and what not.

[@barstar888]

The car accident represents the family getting passed (emotionally) every trial and tribulation that occurred between the four members. It’s the moment when they understand everything between them was/is trivial in the face of death. Surviving the accident as a family unit manifests itself as the underlying focus needed for Wendy and Marty to allow Ruth to die and also manifests as the conviction required for Jonahs to not hesitate when shooting Mel at the end to protect the entire family….Incredible writing and acting.

[@thehitman000]

My boy joahna in the end was like " you came to the wrong house Foo "

[@channingparker9431]

Ruth knew better. She should've tried to get her hands on gun as fast as her feet could carry her.

[@michaelpastrami4569]

There are quite a few Easter eggs in the last 14 episodes, so I’m assuming it ended like this: - Camila gets “hit” by the Chicago asset; bodyguard as well. - Marty goes to Mexico (as ordered by Navarro in episode 14); - Marty secures himself as the Cartel boss (he showed his intelligence and cold blood the last time he was there and secures it with the FBI; - Marty and Wendy get divorced to protect the kids; daughter helps Wendy with the foundation and son with the money-laundering. THE END 😂

[@Mr.Gundam7]

there was another hint too. I feel Camila told the priest to order that hit, that wasn't a coincidence. that truck was sent to kill them but they never die lol. that's why in episode 14 i could hint they were being a target i listen closely and got the hint when he said this: Priest: "Its not healthy to be around so much death". Wendy: "You're overreaching... AGAIN" Priest: How many times does God have to point at you before you take notice? I believe that accident was your LAST WARNING" He literally telling them they want them death!! but the Byrdes are super smart

[@alexcontreras8247]

She never even got to use her new pool with Nelson buried under it.

[@nothingandnowherebuthere]

I hate Camilla. At least with Omar you kinda liked him because he was kind of charming.

[@peytonwarfield3898]

Still don't understand why ruth just walked up to the cartel SUV without a gun, they could have at least made it a shootout at the end or something

[@Trabsol]

I really wasn’t expecting byrde family to be the only ones to make it out alive. For some reason, I always thought Ruth would make it out while the Marty and Wendy died. Guess this isn’t a breaking bad ending

[@DREAMFinite]

From the initial encounter of The Langmores taking the Byrdes money to the Byrdes eventually sacrificing the Langmore’s for their freedom…what a ride

[@petep5207]

Of course Jonah shot the PI. The network just did not want to show it due to the mass shootings by kids his age in the USA. If this were a series about Liberia, they'd happily show 8 year-olds toting AKs. But this is how it ended. Jonah was in this position once, forced to protect his family, and could not shoot. Back then, he was still coming to grips with the family's business. This ending scene proves several things. Jonah is now firmly entrenched and committed. At the gala, he said he would go legit "at least until I graduate". He will follow in Marty's footsteps. The look he gave at the end before ti went black, was to assure his parents that, "I got this". The tux, the slicked back hair...even Ruth saying he was all grown up...all foreshadowed this moment. By shooting the PI, he is a man now. In the Byrde family, you don't get a car as a rite of passage. You get a kill.

[@trippingwithak]

If they wanted to kill Ruth in the end, they should have at least let Ruth shoot the woman and left it open ended as to whether or not one or both survived.

[@goldwhen1910]

Amazing way to end the show, in my opinion. No possible ending could've made everything feel right, and I think that's the point. It leaves you with a strange feeling that it wasn't a proper conclusion, but the show itself felt like a string of never ending consequences. Even after freeing themselves from their obligations to the cartel/FBI, the birds will most likely always have to deal with the psychological consequences now. Brilliant.

[@mdengle5586]

Enjoyed every episode great series

[@moneyhungry9169]

This show can't be over

[@steppenwolf.j]

happy with the ending. sad that ruth had to go but she brought it on herself.

[@darrylbuckett5380]

For me killing Ruth was wrong, would have preferred Wendy if someone had to go. Cheers

[@AmazingJayB51]

That’s would’ve been to obvious. You can’t kill a Drug Cartel captain and expect to survive, it had to catch up with her eventually

[@beegalore2947]

Ruth had to die for her actions.

[@andreclark2472]

Ruth should have took her money and left town.

[@darrylbuckett5380]

@@andreclark2472 I agree. Cheers

[@songsabai3794]

The concluding message I hear at the end is that - 'only wrong can succeed' - along with the flip-side - guilt -and all it's associated "charities" and "do-gooding". In the end, the under-class (Ruth) with the immense struggle for a better life, succeeds, only to be brought down by the same forces that provided the lift. Such is reflected in the times we live.

[@pranavk5865]

Navarro was a person of honor, He would never hurt kids unlike Camilla. Byrdes should've never taken sides with her. They should've gotten Navarro off of the SDN list and transfer him.

[@813torry]

This was a great season dawg I can’t lie I like everything. Ruth had to go , you can’t fuck with the cartel

[@Coolplastictoys]

better ending right here… Ruth gut feelings keeps her alive and obviously knows that car was danger and figures a way to kill Carmella. The FBI now has no choice and puts Marty in charge of the cartel. Private eye still gets killed by the son. The End. Fyi Ruth getting killed after letting the audience get invested in her really sucked. Good show with a terrible ending.

[@cindyland6273]

SPECTACULAR FINAL SEASON!! ❤️ Ozark writers delivered even in the last season. Stellar!!

[@paulfinch5732]

Big fan of this series , but not the ending. For about 20seconds I thought Ruth might actually make it out alive

[@JurgendeMooij]

Can you forgive someone's evil deeds if the circumstances compromise them (being wrapped up by "real" evil: the cartel) and the objectives (keeping family together and escaping the cartel) are commendable. This series drives this question to the extreme. In this case the answer clearly is 'no' when it comes to Wendy and Marty Byrde. There is too much blood on their hands. But at some level you do keep rooting for the bad guy and wondering: if not losing the whole battle after all, what should their punishment be? In the last act of the series, this question gets an answer. They won't be punished by losing it all, but they'll have to live with themselves, their trail of destruction and the obvious fact that destruction won't end anytime soon, as Jonah turns out to be a chip off the old block when it comes to "means to an end" destruction.

[@ninetails5594]

Ruth was my favorite of the series and this was a major let down

[@profoundwanderer1441]

Well it's over now.. So it's not like you can be pissed, she's not gonna be in the next season. 😂 Besides, the moment she killed Javi I knew she was dunfur.

[@bryanjacobs9680]

Ruth deserved what she got. If it wasn't for Marty threatening her with telling Javi's mother what really happened, she would've never helped them get their kids back. She did things without thinking and thought she could just live happily ever after

[@momoneylessproblems9183]

This ending was great. The bad guys (the Byrdes) win. The few remaining moral characters (Ruth and Mel) get murdered. Because in life sometimes (probably more often than we'd like to admit) the bad guys win and the good guys lose. The last line of the show sums it up brilliantly. "You don't get to win... The world doesn't work like that" "...Since when". The Byrdes won but at a major cost. They're completely corrupt and have no conscience left whatsoever. Their kids have spent their teenage years laundering money for a drug cartel and covering up murder after murder. Jona kills an innocent man for threatening his family. Jona and Charlotte are gunna grow up just as unscrupulous as their parents. But they'll be rich and powerful (Albiet without a soul). Very well done

[@chanelhenderson8460]

Maaaan I FINALLY finished the second half & Im upset....imma miss that show. Jonah finally stepped up. I didn't see Ruth's death coming that was my girl smh but she made her choices

[@ElstonsGun]

The writing was a let down this last season. Similar to Wendy’s ambitions, the writers bit off more than they could chew with too many story arcs and characters. The resolutions felt hastily done, like a band aid covering a gash. One thing that they did well, however, was in using dress symbolism to signify that bad wins in the end. Ruth, in white dress, killed in the end, while Marty, Wendy, Jonah and Camila all wearing black came out out on top.

[@BoomBoom4912]

Damn the byrds moved to the Ozarks and 2 family names disappear, Snells & Langmores. The American dream

[@Javier_Jimenez71]

I love that Javi and Camila actors had the same names when they were in Queen of the South… I was waiting for Pote to show up.

[@marygay9712]

Zeke was "legally" adopted by the Snell's shouldn't he be the sole heir to the estate?

[@andreawilliams9676]

I thought they were foster parents.

[@robws007]

Well, we don't know that Jonah killed Mel for sure... Also, the Byrdes could have had Clare's goon neutralize Camila's goon at the gala and then still warned Ruth...?

[@rankalucard3960]

Clare’s goon is just for show

[@DrMcMoist]

@@rankalucard3960 Yeah, really. He allowed Ruth to enter her trailer and return with a shotgun. The guy is not the real deal.

[@fairamir1]

Byrds could have told Camilla Clare was lying.

[@MrHarveyTV]

My favorite must see tv save an episode binge

[@kevinpitts22able]

This ending rivaled The Sopranos in the fact that it was a let down. It almost seemed rushed and was very sloppy.

[@gonzalez8juan]

for a second i thought Camila was gonna walk out of a corner and shoot them once each

[@bestforyouall]

This is a great great show 🫶🏻

[@evanssego7647]

Didn't Marty say in one of the first episodes that the Minivan had one of the highest safety rating in its class? It did keep them safe in the end

[@lindaguida4074]

Best scene Marty traffic scene!!