Warning: the following contains SPOILERS for Ozark.
The Ozark season 4 ending closes with the Byrdes finally getting what they want, but at the cost of the deaths of three major characters. In the past, Ozark's creators have said that Ozark season 4 part 2, which is part of Netflix's April 2022 roster of shows, is the true finale of the series. Surprisingly, the last scene of Ozark season 4, episode 14 “A Hard Way To Go” is open-ended.
In Ozark's very last episode, Wendy and Marty Byrde finally secure funding for the Byrde Family Foundation, which politically makes them “bulletproof.” However, when Camila Elizondro gets Clare Shaw to divulge that it was Ruth who killed Camila's son Javi, the Byrdes step aside to let Camila kill Ruth. While former Navarro cartel chief Omar Navarro has also been taken out of the picture by his sister Camila, another problem reappears in the form of private investigator and Chicago cop Mel Sattem, whom Jonah promptly executes before the end credits roll.
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Ozark's finale, as expected, is full of surprising twists. As Marty and Wendy enable the rise of a drug lord who is even more dangerous and cunning than Omar, it becomes undeniably clear that the Byrdes are Ozark's real villains. Here's everything that viewers need to remember about the Ozark season 4 ending.
Jonah points his rifle at Mel, but the screen blacks out before the shot rings out, which is why some viewers were confused about whether or not Jonah actually took the shot – but it's clear that Jonah pulled the trigger. The gunshot is even accompanied by the sound of breaking ceramic, signifying that Jonah also hit the goat-themed cookie jar that Mel was
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