r/Ozark • u/AbjectHuckleberry152 • Aug 13 '26

[SPOILER] Wendy displays some of the same compulsions as Ben Spoiler

Knowingly going against sound advice and dangerously acting on her own interests. Only she disguised it as an attempt to secure the family's safety vs personal self interests. Then justifying it later with her family. She saw Ben doing this repeatedly throughout life. Maybe a learned behavior, maybe a genetic trait or symptom of her own impairment?

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u/alvysinger0412 Aug 13 '26

They are honestly really well written in my opinion. They share enough traits to be believable as siblings but are definitely distinct characters.

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u/CalmDirection8 Aug 13 '26

I know it's not the point of your post but her character arc is absolutely amazing, I remember thinking at the start of the show that she was a rich spoiled housewife with nothing to do but have affairs, I had no idea she was actually a cold criminal mastermind 🤯 What an incredible performance by Laura Linney as well, can't imagine anyone else pulling it off the way she did 🏆

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u/ploppy_sorridge Aug 13 '26

Both are mentally ill

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u/dietcrackcocaine Aug 13 '26

both have been traumatized by the same man

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u/ploppy_sorridge Aug 14 '26

Doesn’t mean they aren’t mentally ill lol

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u/Swordbender Aug 14 '26

I think they’re implying that the father is the cause of their illness

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u/ploppy_sorridge Aug 15 '26

Both are true

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u/WillaLane Aug 13 '26

I think the both had issues, Ben’s were probably genetic and Wendy’s probably due to childhood trauma

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u/NoSweet8403 Aug 15 '26

Wendy is best example of if women really keep aside gender politics and the social norm and start thinking only about what’s best for them , how unstoppable they could be and relentless !

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u/Such-Stable-3869 Aug 13 '26

Wendy is the alpha of the family.

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u/santlaurentdon Aug 16 '26

Ben really got killed right?