Marty and his family move to the Ozarks to wash money for the mob. What ensues is a wild ride from beginning to end with the audience on tenterhooks for the most part.
The characters are wonderfully etched out and watching them cheat the inevitable is the most fun part of the 4 seasons.
Ruth Langmore (Julia Garner) is probably my favorite character, second only to Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) and that's primarily because he's relegated to the backseat towards the end of the series.
While almost everyone tends to call this the Breaking Bad of money laundering, it is far more than that. At the heart of it, its about idealogical differences that are constantly pulling this family apart, while their toxic seeds end up affecting many innocent and not so innocent people along the way.
The series ends on a slightly salty note, but that shouldn't affect the journey.
My only grouse was that I hated Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) with all my heart and I would've loved to see comeuppance for her.
My personal barometer for any show is that if I get anxious for the characters, its a good show. This show brought out my anxiety in spades.
Go watch!
