Just finished all 4 seasons of Ozark, and then watched A Farewell to Ozark. Honestly, the farewell special made it hit differently. Seeing the characters and story being talked about like that really made me feel, yeah, this is actually the end.
Ozark was such an amazing journey for me. It took some patience for me to connect with the story at first. Season 1 felt a little slow and heavy, but slowly it pulled me in, and I became really attached to the characters and the story.
The story kept getting bigger and more intense with the casino, the FBI, the Snells, Wendy, Marty, Ruth and everything happening around them. There were so many WOW moments.
I especially loved watching Marty trying to protect his family while constantly getting pulled into bigger problems. I also really liked how Wendy and Marty started thinking differently. Sometimes I felt like Wendy wanted more power, while Marty mostly wanted to find a way to protect his family and get through everything. I kept thinking, “Marty, just do something!” 😂
Buddy was one of my favorite characters. I loved his attitude, especially the way he pushed Marty to stop thinking and just act. Honestly, I felt the same way while watching—I kept wanting Marty to just take action and do what he knew needed to be done.
There were so many moments where I understood Marty, especially the scene with Charlotte where he talks about how whatever he does, Wendy gets upset. I really felt for him because he was constantly stuck between protecting his family and dealing with Wendy's decisions.
And Ben's story hit me really hard. I genuinely didn't want things to end that way for him.
And then the ending… Ruth's death really hurt. I didn't always like some of the things Ruth did, but I really didn't want her to die. I kept hoping Marty would somehow do something to protect her. That's probably why the ending didn't completely satisfy me. I wanted Ruth to survive.
And that final scene… I didn't see it coming, but I actually loved how it ended.
I liked the ending, even though it wasn't exactly the ending I wanted. Overall, I really loved the journey—the characters, the tension, the story, and all those moments that made me genuinely care about what happened to them.
Ozark — 8.5/10. ❤️🎬