Ozark Season 4 Fixes The Show's Byrde Children Mistake
Warning: SPOILERS forOzark season 4.
Ozark season 4 fixed the Byrde children problem, giving them complex roles with great development throughout the season's first part. The fourth season of the Netflix original crime saga set in Osage Beach, Missouri sees a big rift form between Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) and Wendy (Laura Linney), while Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) becomes increasingly supportive of her parents in their criminal endeavors. Both Jonah and Charlotte have complex character arcs in the last season — especially in comparison to season 3.
Ozark season 3 failed Jonah and Charlotte, pushing the children in the background while Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy deal with controlling cartel lawyer Helen Pierce (Janet McTeer) and with Wendy's troublesome brother Ben (Tom Pelphrey). The Byrde children got drawn into the subplot of babysitting Erin (Madison Thompson), Helen's misbehaving daughter. While Charlotte seemed completely forgotten in season 3, Jonah was offered more screentime through his developing relationship with Ben. Unfortunately, the latter proved a big liability to the Byrdes when he outed Helen's job in front of her daughter. Wendy made the difficult decision to have Ben killed in order to save her whole family from being murdered instead. Jonah was deeply distraught, holding Helen at gunpoint in a chilling scene where she enlightened Jonah as to Wendy's complicity.
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While Ozark season 3's epic finale laid the grounds for Jonah's character development, it's season 4 that truly celebrates Jonah rebelling against his family — especially Wendy, as he holds her responsible for killing her brother. And if he had a moment of
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