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Ozark

Pound of Flesh and Notwithstanding Kickin'

Season 4 Episode 11

Editor's Rating 4 stars

Ozark

Pound of Mankind and Withal Kickin'

Season 4 Episode 11

Editor'due south Rating 4 stars

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The centerpiece of the 2d one-half of the final season is a fleck wearisome — even the half-seasons on Netflix have that sag in the middle — but it ends with a banger of a scene and features keen work throughout from Jason Bateman (this is arguably his all-time flavor to date).

The main narrative thrust of the episode is the return of Rachel Garrison, played by Jordana Spiro, who hasn't been seen since the eighth episode of season two, "The Big Sleep." Ruth tries to bring Rachel to her side while Wendy scrambles with power players like Senator Schafer. Actually, Ruth tries tocommand Rachel while the Byrdes attempt to command Navarro. Meanwhile, Marty has finally had enough of information technology all, and a road-rage encounter becomes a Telly scene for the ages.

Information technology doesn't assistance Marty'due south acrimony that he opens the episode watching a woman clean Arturo's blood off the tiled flooring. After that, he'south seen playing fetch with a giant domestic dog. The scrubbing sound gets louder, though possibly merely in Marty'due south guilty censor. Subsequently the credits roll, Marty is giving orders and Camila asks to run across Omar.

While Wendy scrambles with Schafer, Ruth is off on a offset-form plane trip, soaking in the luxury and smiling for the first time in days. She'southward going to Miami to find Rachel and make her an offer that will brand Rachel "filthy fucking rich."

In the brief meeting with Schafer, Wendy learns that someone is basically trying to go on Omar behind confined, and there's really only one person who could exercise that: Camila Elizonndro. Does this mean she tried to accept him killed? That'south what Marty thinks, spiraling him even farther into grief and guilt. Wendy'southward reaction isfascinating. She suggests to Marty that it's non his fault because he was only doing what Omar would have done. The idea is that stepping into someone's shoes is like taking on a role and makes someone less culpable. Information technology'south an amazing sociopathology that can really excuse the worst behavior. In other words, information technology's how Wendy sleeps at nighttime. It'due south how she can run a criminal operation without considering herself a criminal — she's wearing a costume merely to get a job done. When she takes it off, she leaves all of its guilt.

There's an awkward and sad moment between Marty and Jonah when Dad checks in to see if his son needs anything. It's a broken relationship that may not have time to mend. Before long thereafter, Marty and Wendy meet with Ruth and Rachel at the Belle. The dissimilar reactions of the Byrdes are telling. "What is she doing here?" Wendy snarls when she sees Rachel. Marty sees Rachel and goes in for a hug and a "Good to meet y'all." Ruth cuts to the hunt: She wants to make a deal — the Shaw money for the foundation and Ruth takes the casino. Wendy, naturally, hates the idea, but it's actually corking. She claims to Marty that information technology's merely a plea for his attention, just information technology actually is safer to get cash from around abode while the Camila/Omar thing plays out. Simply Wendy doesn't information technology see information technology that way, so she counters by revealing that Ruth killed Javi and that Rachel would exist getting into business with a very dangerous woman with secrets of her ain. Naturally, Rachel isn't happy about not being kept in the loop.

Much of the midsection of this long episode feels like it'due south spinning its wheels. Mel goes to talk to Ruth, reminding viewers how Ms. Langmore really does concur the cards when information technology comes to what happened to Ben. Marty and Wendy contend over what to do virtually Omar and Camila. Do they reveal that his sis tried to impale him? Tin can Marty keep running the Mexico performance while Omar heals up? Who knows how long that will be? And what to do most Camila wanting to see her brother? Is that a good thought?

Another potential trouble surfaces in the increased awareness of Nathan Davis, Wendy's father. He tells Ruth that Mel thinks she knows more than than she'due south letting on. Nathan is getting too nosy for anybody, which is really what got his son killed. He saw Ruth and Wendy arguing at the broil sale, and he presumes that Ruth is trying to protect Jonah, but from what?

Constrict! Rachel'south BFF, played by Evan George Vourazeris, makes his first appearance since the last fourth dimension we saw Rachel. She had asked Marty to proceed an centre on the lovable Constrict, but, of course, Byrde forgot about him almost immediately. Tuck doesn't piece of work at the Blueish True cat anymore because new managers stopped scheduling him. Rachel calls to requite Marty a piece of her listen, and Marty's neglect leads Garrison back to Ruth. Marty is a graphic symbol who is always considering gamble but too rarely remembers homo connections and needs. Rachel has a lot of information that could derail Marty'southward life. You'd recollect he'd accept care of Constrict just so she didn't get aroused enough to spill information technology. She doesn't spill to the feds, but she does change the endgame ofOzark by suggesting a legal approach: Ruth is Wyatt's legal guardian, and Wyatt married Darlene. Doesn't that give Ruth rights to Darlene's share of the casino?

Wendy turns up the heat on Clare, telling her that information technology'due south time to run into with Camila and to honor the bargain that Shaw presented to Javi. Wendy isn't messing around: "Sis of a cartel boss, show some respect … See you at ane!" she says with a grin. Clare comes with a fair enough offer for profit, but Camila wants the five-year distribution deal besides. And Wendy demands the residue of the foundation donation. "When should I tell my brother to send the next shipment?" Camila asks. Clare isn't getting out of this without lying downwards for Camilla and Wendy.

The Camila Problem could be the last one for Marty and Wendy Byrde. The truth is that Wendy needs to work with Camila to continue the foundation alive, and Marty needs her out of the pic because she's too dangerous. Marty wants to tell Navarro the truth: Wendy promised Camila that she could run across her blood brother, even though she only tried to have him murdered.

If that's cracking enough, Nathan and Mel pop by the Byrdes. They need to talk to Wendy. After dropping the evidence that Wendy had seen Ben after he left town, she changes her story. She claims they got into a fight, and she left him at a diner. He's on the run. He'south wanted by the State Constabulary. It's a weak story, but Nathan seems to purchase it. Why did Nathan protect Ben just humiliate Wendy for so long? "Well, y'all were a lot less easy to love." Yikes. Wendy almost seems to admire the brutal honesty. It leads Nathan to drinkable back in his hotel while Marty unloads on Charlotte nearly how hard Wendy can make their lives. She suggests union counseling. It'south a trivial as well belatedly for that, and not just because their counselor "retired."

Camila gets to encounter Omar. Wendy blindsides Marty by offering to take Camila take control in Mexico. Marty doesn't know about this and doesn't like it. It'due south a impaired move. Camila is too risky. But Marty can't say that there, in front of Omar. Doesn't this make the Byrdes very expendable to Camila? She gets control, and she has the Shaw connectedness — why does she still need Wendy? Put her on the throne and she ices her brother and the Byrdes the next day.

Marty probably knows this, and he's seething while stuck in traffic. Horns honk and tensions rise. It'south time for Marty'southwardFalling Down moment. Marty gets cut off and stops talking to Wendy, turning up the Todd Rundgren instead. Wendy gives him a hard fourth dimensiononce more. An asshole behind them keeps honking. Marty gets out of his car and orders the guy to get out. The dude advances on them and calls Wendy a bitch twice before she yells, "Suck my cock, asshole!" (A moment that must be GIF-ed immediately.) And and then a fight really breaks out. Well, more of a chirapsia than a fight. Marty takes him down, switching hooks and even getting in a boot. And he marches off, covered in blood.

• Is this Bateman'southward best flavor? It's this or flavour 1. Could this be the yr he wins the Emmy? Information technology would be the last chance for the Academy to give him ane for a evidence they very clearly like. And he's been phenomenal.

• Laura Linney directed! Information technology's the first directorial credit for the Oscar-nominated extra. Let's promise it'south not the concluding.

• Wendy says to Marty, "You cannot be that naïve." How many times has she said that to Marty? Hundreds?

• This episode tosses effectually acronyms that y'all may not know, and so OFAC ways Role of Strange Avails Command, and SDN means Peculiarly Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the one they're trying to get Omar Navarro off that restricts his movement.

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