Ozark Season 4 Part 2 Theory: Jonah Will Take Down The Cartel
Warning: the following contains SPOILERS for Ozark.
Ozark is coming to an end, and Jonah Byrde (Skylar Gaertner) could be the key to taking down the entire Navarro cartel once and for all. While this seems like a tall order for a teenager, Jonah has shown exponential growth in terms of understanding the ins and outs of money laundering and dealing with his fellow criminals. Unlike his sister Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz), he has no apprehensions about pointing a gun at someone when necessary, even when he was just a little boy. Notably, Jonah's annoying betrayal put the Byrdes at risk in Ozark season 4 part 1. However, it's clear that the 14-year-old son and protege of Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) also has the potential to become an even bigger threat to the Navarro cartel.
Back in Ozark season 1, Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) made the mistake of telling Jonah and Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) the truth about how Marty is really working for a Mexican drug cartel, which forced the kids to start trying to act like adults. In Ozark season 3, episode 1, “Wartime,” Charlotte gives a drone to Jonah as a gift, which Jonah tries to use for beefing up security at home. The same drone allows Jonah and his uncle Ben Davis (Tom Pelphrey) to inadvertently gather video evidence against the Lagunas cartel and get the Byrdes in Omar Navarro's (Felix Solis) good graces. During the Ozark season 3 finale, when Jonah pulls a gun on Navarro cartel lawyer Helen Pierce (Janet McTeer), Jonah finds out that his mother Wendy green-lit Ben's execution, which sends Jonah down the dangerous path of repeatedly trying to sabotage his own family. Throughout Ozark season 4, Jonah uses what he learned from his father to expertly launder money for Ruth Langmore
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