What did you think of the ending?

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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 :(

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. 😞

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

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

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.

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

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!

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 .

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

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!

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

That look from Marty in the last scene is eveything!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 🤣

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

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...

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

I was happy it came back on but also bittersweet 🥺

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.

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

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 😂

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Loved the show, hated the last part. It was terrible. And the car crash that was shown/teased... Lol. Had 0 effect on the story, was just a boring metaphor. The introduction of the father, Mel (boring character) having so much screen time, Nelson/Javi dying like it was nothing. The priest and sister were also tedious and way less threatening. They could have just given Marty more episodes of leading the cartel in Mexico rather than opening that many storylines.

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

To everyone saying. “Oh that’s the real world the good guys don’t always win.”Well yeah no shit but it’s so unsatisfying. I don’t watch TV to get kicked in the balls by reality I can go outside for that. I want the fulfilling feeling of justice.

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

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

Ruth called in a double homicide and disappeared with the couples baby for 24 hours doesn't sound sus..... They even said it was all over the news. Not like they would have kept her in a room and integrated her for hours (especially about the inheritance) or anything..... Plus, the car crash everyone walked away like nothing. Wendy took a second to get out, but was fine and dandy walking around later in the day. Seemed out of character for Ruth (street smart) to just give up like that instead of doing a U turn out of there

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.

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

Marty and Wendy are horrible. I thought one of them would have a heart to try to warn Ruth. This finally undid what I thought the show was about

I really enjoyed the ending of Ozark and thought it to be one that honored the series, and its characters. Typically, in fiction, whether it be a novel, play or film, there is/are protagonist(s) (sometimes known as the ‘good’ person) whose struggles throughout the story (whether they survive or not) somehow and in some way sets the moral universe right. For instance, the protagonist in Breaking Bad (though flawed as he might be), in the end, though he does not survive, he does in essence, set the moral universe right again. Poetic justice is another literary device very common in most literature where ultimately virtue is rewarded, and vice punished. In other words, characters are living in a structured universe where ultimately character’s fates are determined by adherence to a universal moral code. Ozark does not embrace these fictional troupes. The writers of Ozark appeared less interested in honoring this usual fictional construct but rather set about dismantling it altogether. The two protagonists (Marty and Wendy) as flawed as they may be, go about surviving not because they do good or evil but rather because of their stern application of what is most practical. And in this world, it is not doing evil or doing good that is rewarded, but rather an adherence to the pragmatic. There is no structured universe to set things right or to punish evil or to reward the good. There appears to be no moral universe whatsoever in Ozark that is set to reward or punish any character. The universe in which the characters of Ozark operate is a chaotic one without moral structure. Choices matter, but not because of any adherence to right or wrong but rather their level of practicality. The Byrdes survive not because they were evil or because they were good but rather because no matter how difficult the decision, they remained practical. They never allowed any illusions regarding a moral universe to cloud their judgement. Ozark is not an indictment of any characters but rather of our world. A world, the one we live in, is not like fiction. There is no moral universe that rewards the good and punishes the evil. Unfortunately, in our chaotic world, we know that the innocent suffer and that evil can be rewarded. That is the world we live in. And Ozark shuffled off the usual fictional troupes to bring that to life. The car accident scene that was repeated in the series is an important one. It contributed nothing whatsoever to the plot or to character development. So why was it included and not only included but repeated? I think it was included as to demonstrate the randomness and chaos of life. To demonstrate that at any point anything can happen without warning and without adherence to some ordered universe that dispels justice. “Buy all of the people.” If anything is the controlling agent in Ozark, it is money. From the very beginning monologue in the series, to the very last moments, we see that money is the center and controlling agent in this world. Ozark presented an uncompromising look at a world where money and the power it grants as the only measure of things. And it and not the moral universe was instrumental in determining who was rewarded and who was not. “Patience. Frugality. Sacrifice. When you boil it down, what do those three things have in common? Those are choices. Money is not peace of mind. Money's not happiness. Money is, at its essence...that measure of a man's choices.”

What’s the name of the first song on this video I been trying to find it and I can’t

Enjoyed every episode great series

Ruth was absolutely fearless when we first met her and I love that she remained fearless even upon her death. I hate how they made her absolutely stupid in the end though. Ruth has always been vigilant yet somehow the signature black SUV parked in front of her home at night didn't trigger her that something was amiss, FOH.

Here was the ending I was hoping for: Bloated Sister confronts Ruth with a gun, but she does it with two of her thugs by her side. But guess what? Marty and Wendy--or maybe just one of them--had called in Omar's hit on his sister, without us knowing. One of the thugs is "the guy from Chicago," and he takes out Camilla and the other thug before they can kill Ruth. As for the Byrdes, I really didn't care what happened to them (except for the kids, of course), and would've been fine with them dying somehow. But I wanted Ruth to survive.

This show can't be over

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

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

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...?

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