Originally Posted by eDave: BTW: When Batemen was trying to get the guy out of the funeral home, that was hysterical and acted like only he could do.
I laughed my ever loving ass off. That was awesome.
Originally Posted by gblowfish:
I binged season four yesterday. I've watched the whole series since it started. A few thoughts without hopefully not being a spoiler:
You have to suspend a LOT of belief with shows like Ozark and Yellowstone. Not sure how many people have been killed in those shows, but per capita its higher than St. Louis! If all these people who had been killed in Camdenton really happened it would be national news. Same deal with Yellowstone. But without gun violence, neither show would be as interesting.
What did they do with the Sheriff's car?
Can't wait for the forensic digs by law enforcement on Darlene's north pasture!
Also, can poppies even be grown in Missouri? I don't think we have the climate? How does Darlene keep all the plant workers quiet in the processing plant? She's got about six or more guys working in there?
No KC Mob Boss would travel to see a psychopath -who shot his son's junk off- alone. He'd have some muscle and protection with him.
Finally, nobody, and I mean NOBODY on Ozark is likeable. Everybody is evil and corrupt. The entire Byrd family. Darlene's crew. Ruth's family. The Mob. The Cops. The Feds. The Cartel. Even the guy who runs the Lazy-O Motel is a degenerate gambler. The Chicago PI poking around is a coke head. The only person who seems normal is Wendy's dad, and he's an abusive father and pious hypocrite. So please, name one person, ONE PERSON on the show who isn't sleazy. Maybe the new sheriff.
And what was the deal with the auto accident at the beginning of the first episode? Foreshadowing the end???
Yeah, you have to suspend a ton of disbelief. But I totally forgot about the wreck.
The one that gets me is (DC in Spoiler)
Spoiler!
Wendy being totally cool with breaking 9 kinds of laws, murdering who the fuck ever - INCLUDING HER BROTHER, trying to send her son to prison, working for dudes that regularly threaten her and her families lives. All good man.
But REPUBLICANS? Republicans fucking disgust her.
Maybe there isn't much suspension of disbelief there depending on the Chicago native, but damn. Come on.
And that's coming from me not giving a SHIT about the old lady that regularly puts 00 in whoever is in her dining room and marries a teenager.
RE: Rooting interests. I think one can easily root for Marty. He's the only one actively trying to end the crime. But he's done a lot of bad shit, so whatever. But I think it's hard to root against Ruth. Yeah, she did some bad shit, but she was doing bad shit before. She at least does bad shit and cares about some semblance of life for her family. [Reply]
Finished part 1 the other day. It's still an decent show, but this season is a clusterfuck of a mess. Every character just does the stupidest thing possible except for Wendy. She does the most evil thing possible and somehow she can blackmail/make a connection with every single powerful person she meets. We're a few episodes from seeing her convince the president to get control of the Nukes for some reason.
This show got way too big and way too convoluted. The FBI/Cartel shit might be the stupidest most fake shit I've seen in a show that takes itself seriously. [Reply]
If you guys haven't seen the movie Bad Words, check it out. It stars Bateman being the biggest dick possible to a bunch of middle schoolers and their parents. I watched it again the other night and forgot how funny it was [Reply]
Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan:
If you guys haven't seen the movie Bad Words, check it out. It stars Bateman being the biggest dick possible to a bunch of middle schoolers and their parents. I watched it again the other night and forgot how funny it was
Another one I hadn't heard of was This is Where I Leave You. It was really good. Not as funny but funny enough. I almost fell out of my chair with the line "Yep. And I've got her purse." :-) [Reply]
Anyone catching up on this? I'm three episodes in, and I feel like I have no idea who is trying to get over on who, but someone is DEFINTITELY going to end up getting over. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Anyone catching up on this? I'm three episodes in, and I feel like I have no idea who is trying to get over on who, but someone is DEFINTITELY going to end up getting over.
I like how Ruth can go from Osage Beach to Kansas City to Chicago in like 30 minutes driving lol. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry:
I like how Ruth can go from Osage Beach to Kansas City to Chicago in like 30 minutes driving lol.
And then fly to Miami and back for a meeting with the Byrds, haha.
Can you imagine if Osage/Sunrise Beach had all this shit going on for real? Murders everyday, cartel thugs, mob, Ozark mafia.......hell, maybe it does?? Lol [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
And then fly to Miami and back for a meeting with the Byrds, haha.
Can you imagine if Osage/Sunrise Beach had all this shit going on for real? Murders everyday, cartel thugs, mob, Ozark mafia.......hell, maybe it does?? Lol
After finishing the last season, I genuinely hate everyone on the show besides Marty. His arc from lawful good to lawful evil was incredible to see unfold. Fantastic writing (with suspended belief), story telling and acting.
Imo, the ending was satisfying and stayed true to the franchise. I'll wait a bit more until more here have finished to discuss. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Clyde Frog:
After finishing the last season, I genuinely hate everyone on the show besides Marty. His arc from lawful good to lawful evil was incredible to see unfold. Fantastic writing (with suspended belief), story telling and acting.
Imo, the ending was satisfying and stayed true to the franchise. I'll wait a bit more until more here have finished to discuss.
Ruth and Marty were the only 2 characters I ever liked. I thought the ending was a little... rushed? I'm not sure that's the right word, but I didn't particularly care for it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TLO:
Ruth and Marty were the only 2 characters I ever liked. I thought the ending was a little... rushed? I'm not sure that's the right word, but I didn't particularly care for it.
It was a bit rushed, especially the last episode, but on the whole I was super happy with the entire arc of the show. I thought it was interesting:
Spoiler!
that all the characters going to the gala event were dressed in black...except Charlotte who was in white with blue or black patterns, and Ruth, who was ALL in white. Interesting visual on good guys vs. bad guys, cuz the Byrds are NOT good guys, in spite of Marty's "good" intentions. Wendy is just evil.
