Mud

I feel like the last few episodes of Season 4 are giving me Game of Throne vibes. I think the writers are cramming in so many characters in one scene and information that makes no sense. All of this back and forth with power struggles over a casino boat, a pharmaceutical company, board of directors, etc. Is hard to believe takes place in a matter of days. Like another reviewer mentioned, it takes me months to settle a minor traffic ticket but this husband/wife duo seem to have the capabilities of placing a candidate in the White House......unbelievable. Oh and what about the temporary sheriff? Is his role over for the season? Will we see the private investigator anymore?

I hope with the Jonah/Charlotte characters they are not planning a spin-off like the hit show Power. It worked for Power, I don't think it will work here.

Episode 13 opens with Ruth, who is calling shots on her construction site in the Ozarks - she's building a new house for herself. She's no longer going to be living in a trailer. Her old life is over, or at least she thinks it is.

Wendy tries to check herself in at a mental health center, claiming she's not well. However, they want her to check in properly, making her extremely angry at the person who assesses her. They deny her a bed and tell her she needs to get a therapist. She's not in a good place after Nathan took her children - Marty is a little concerned about what his wife is up to. Marty heads to the casino to see he no longer owns the casino, and it's all under Ruth. Marty is surprised to see her criminal record has been cleaned and is the license holder, but he tells her the management needs to be handed to him as it is part of a more comprehensive operation with the Navarro cartel. He calls her actions dangerous. Marty asks Ruth for a "sunset period" because he wants to launder the cartel money through the casino. Ruth tells Marty that her record is cleaned up, so she isn't going to let him or Wendy "clean where she eats." Marty meets his children and begs them to come home. Charlotte asks her father what he's going to do once this is all over after everything Wendy put him through. Marty insists they will all have decisions to make once they have their new life. All the narrative implications show that Wendy is the problem, with Marty being the puppet. The ending of episode 13 marks the last penultimate chapter of Ozark, and of course, the writers decide to ramp up the tension as much as possible. Ruth sees a car following her. It's Nelson, so she heads to sheriff Ronnie's office in the pouring rain. She reveals that the man sitting in prison for Wyatt's murder did not do it. She tells him that Javi from the Navarro cartel did it, so she hunted him down and killed him in Chicago. She also tells him that Javi killed Sheriff Nix too. Rachel picks up the phone. She's enjoying trash reality television in the trailer. Ruth tells her to grab a rifle and run into the woods. But Nelson is already driving towards the trailer, so she has to climb on top of the trailer. Ruth tells Rachel to kill him. Rachel shoots when the car door opens, and Nelson drops to the floor. He's dead. Ruth finally reaches the trailer, and they both loo.

The only good character left is Ruth.

Jason Bateman is so wrongly cast for this role! Nothing seems to phase him and even when he is upset it's kind of like, "oh well, we'll figure it out." Laura Linney is doing a good job of making me never want to see her again...which might also mean her acting is good?

The story arc with the kids is too unbelievable.

The only thing that might make this a good ending is if Jonah blows his parents away...or at least his mother.

Nathan is a good character and good arc, but not enough time left to see that play out.

Can't wait for the end!

No idea how people can watch this season and think it's good writing. It's been incredibly sloppy and rushed. So many of the characters motivations make no sense anymore and the way the story has been unfolding is illogical.

This cartel comes off as incredibly inept and understaffed as well. They appear to have all of 1 person working for them in the states. Everyone seems to blame Marty for everything for some reason even though he's the only competent one left and everyone only has themselves to blame for the situations they end up in.

I can already tell the last episode is going to be incredibly unsatisfying. There have just been way too many plot contrivances and nonsensical decisions for me to have any faith left that they will manage to have a decent finale.

The writing, acting and rushed plot lines makes the last season of GoT seem like a master class compared to this drivel. I'm forcing myself to finish this train wreck like eating a late night Denny's grand slam after a bender. Absolutely brutal...