Ozark

[Mik]

Two episodes left, and the Byrdes just keep getting deeper and deeper in. Compelling.

[George K]

@Mik said in Ozark:

Two episodes left, and the Byrdes just keep getting deeper and deeper in. Compelling.

Season two is a dim memory for me. Therefore, I’m watching it.

[Mik]

I found a lot of that too. Not quite remembering how certain things came to be from season one and two.

[George K]

Just watched the first episode of Season 3.

Whoa.

[brenda]

Oh, this season is a corker. Fun!

[Mik]

Something has to snap. Marty is just too sanguine about all this stuff.

[brenda]

Next season should be quite a story.

[George K]

I'm glad I re-binged season 2. Plunging into season 3 was seamless, and there's so much that makes more sense.

[brenda]

Lots of fun in this season.

[George K]

One more to go (hey, I'm "sheltering in place").

Remarkable season. Ozark shows how it's possible to have multiple storylines going without confusing the viewer and remaining compelling without irrelevant side-plots.

Oh, and if you thought Season 2 was dark....

Laura Linney was remarkable, especially at the scene where she leaves Ben.

The actor who played Ben was great too, and his arc is a tribute to the writers. In the first episode, where he blows apart at school, you wonder, "What the hell was that all about?" Then, he goes skinny dipping, and you think, "OK that was...different."

Then Wendy sees he's not taking his meds. It was all laid out nicely by the writers.

Fantastic television.

[Mik]

Indeed. The skinny dipping recalled the old guy who owned the house in season one. He did that same thing.

[George K]

@Mik said in Ozark:

Indeed. The skinny dipping recalled the old guy who owned the house in season one. He did that same thing.
Yes! I'd forgotten about Buddy doing that.

Remember I said that Ozark makes Breaking Bad look like Mr. Rogers?

Nope. Season 3 makes Season 2 look like Mr. Rogers!

[brenda]

I wasn't kidding when I said this season was a lot of fun.

[George K]

@brenda said in Ozark:

I wasn't kidding when I said this season was a lot of fun.

Not sure if "fun" is the right word. It's more like watching someone on the Ed Sullivan Show, spinning plates, hoping he doesn't drop one.

[brenda]

@George-K
Yes, it's fun. You wouldn't watch it if it wasn't. LOL

[Mik]

Have you watched the end of Episode Ten? Even better than the last minutes of Season 2. Which were very good indeed.

I'm starting to get into Dispatches From Elsewhere. Weird, but really well done. Jason Segal is great in it.

By the way, George, did you ever finish Tin Star Season 2? Is it worth it? I kind of felt like the story had been told to completion and extending it had no real purpose.

[George K]

@Mik said in Ozark:

By the way, George, did you ever finish Tin Star Season 2? Is it worth it? I kind of felt like the story had been told to completion and extending it had no real purpose.

I started to watch Season 2 and gave up. It seemed to be without direction, most of the story having been told in Season 1. It just seemed like it was milking it.

[George K]

Finished it this afternoon...

Random thoughts.

They spent far too little time teeing up Helen's plan. Yeah, it made sense, but I wish they had planted those seeds a few episodes ago.

Darlene and Frank Jr. Well, that's fodder for a storyline next season.

Darlene and Wyatt. How long can this go on before Wyatt sees the problem.

Once again, too little time building the story of Ruth's defection. I got the feeling that all they're doing is setting up storylines for the next season.

What about Zeke?

Will Helen losing her place in the Navarro cartel bring Marty and Wendy closer together, of drive a wedge between them?

What's the FBI doing? Maya seems lost.

[mark]

Always behind the TV curve. COVID-19 is making us watch more of it so, I take TNCR's reviews of shows very seriously now. lol

Just started watching season 1. Looks like a good show.

[George K]

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