Su Casa Es Mi Casa

This episode did a great job at highlighting various characters storylines and the tension gets to an all time high between Marty and Wendy but they have to band together for whats to come... If you love an episode filled with great acting this episode surly has it, with a stellar performance by Jason Baetman, Laura Linney and especially the very promising Julia Garner, in which this season may get her a golden globe nomination.

As others have noted, the opening scene is simply outstanding. One of the highlights of the entire series that perfectly encapsulates what his show is all about. I was in tears laughing at Marylouise Burke's (Sue) facial reactions and timing. And at the same time the marital drama on display is so visceral. What a well crafted scene, from the actors' performances to the writing and the beats by the director, Benjamin Semanoff, who earned an Emmy nomination in 2020 for directing this episode.

So, let's talk about running times. As has been customary in previous seasons, Ozark Season 3 routinely presents us with episodes that run right up to, and sometimes cross, the full 60-minute mark. In the past I might have called this "Netflix Bloat," part and parcel of the same mindset that led the Netflix/Marvel collaboration series to run, oh I dunno, four to six episodes too long each season. In Ozark's case, at this point anyway, I don't think that's a fair criticism. I never feel bored during an episode, never wonder why we're spending time watching the cinematic equivalent of paint drying-the way I often did on Jessica Jones or Luke Cage, when characters would be shot just walking to the places where actual scenes were happening, as if the show needed to clear its throat before actually getting down to business. It's a pretty big deal, you know? The Sopranos could, and did, spend a season building to this kind of thing. Yet so much time, and so much stuff, happened between this segment of the episode and the episode's climax that I pretty much forgot all about it. The title of this episode, Su Casa Es Mis Casa, is a flip of how we normally hear this phrase. Fadra pointed out that everyone is kinda "switching houses" lately. Shannon suggested that the title is reference to Navarro's "I own you" statement - you house is MY house. The symbols in the opener of this episode (and their meanings) are: Drive-in movie (the drop gone wrong), Parchesi game (Byrdes playing this game), waffle (eating waffles for breakfast), and a light switch (turning out the lights - killing someone). They follow Ruth to the money drop with the drone. Ben and Jonah see three SUVs coming up fast and warn Ruth to get out of there! The SUVs pull up and shoot all three of the mob guys. We presume Tommy is one of them, but it's not actually shown.

Not spoiler down here, but the opening scene between Jason Bateman and Laura Linney is one of the best scenes on tv ever!!!!!!!!! and the end is really catchy.... it is getting better and better, and I can not go to bed until I watch what will come next!!!!!

Others have mentioned it, but the opening 5 minutes is some of the best acting and television I've ever seen in my life. Im in awe. The rest of the episode is decent enough, but I've found myself rewatching that scene over and over.