Guess the Bateman who can get the work does the job to pay for the other Bateman's mental sacrifice in the psychiatric ward. Such is the way in h0rrorwud land. Paid to play the funny guy for EVA must get wearing, so self funding and begging to play Hamlet is the way to go.
Even if you ignore the agenda infestation, inverted couples and c\/lt hand signs everywhere, the intial idea was good. The draw, the trust was built. Bateman weasling his way out of being gunned down, like his money laundering skimmer colleague, by offering his boss a lucretive deal and consequently sacrificing his kids well being and moral code forever. The mother sacrificed her morals way back but is dragged along because Bateman, the guilt racked dad, hasn't got the guts to divorce her and destroy his family unit. And he probably intends to spend his life punishing her for her blatant adultery, this opens him up to more blackmail by insisting she is not sacrificed by his disgruntled boss. Ozark and a whole sleazy underbelly of unemployed trailers trash with sheriff owning next door neighbours selling opium is where it's at , according to desperate dad.. No research, no tweaking on reflection. And boss sits back, gets popcorn and lets him work.
Season two goes full drug lord wars, complete with respective lawyer/hitmen characters. The Bateman/Byrd fam unite, the kids find independence by throwing truths at their immoral parents and the trailer trash thieving Langmore fam is given a back story for sympathy as they aid Bateman/Byrd for a percieved free lunch. Opium and honey selling neighbours, the Snells, have a falling out over financial arrangements and their marriage is suddenly over after they get a back story episode.
Season three - more drug lords and sudden death sees the Bateman/Byrd fam decide, well if you cant' beat em, join em. We find that the Bateman/ Byrd fam have their share of trailer trash in the fam, courtesy of rear entry preferring adulterous 'wife', when a traumatised and troubled brother in law turns up. Now I have to say, Pelphrey was a breath of fresh air. The humour that Bateman played down, but we could still detect, was out in full force in brother in law's oneliners. Unfortunately our pleasure was quashed by evil Byrd wife whose insatiable addiction for power, manipulation and money to enliven her life is put to the test. There is a moment where we are supposed to feel sorry for her blood sacrifice but cabal cults need this show of loyalty if you want the big buck life style and Bateman's tale tells his truth.
Season four was a loyalty watch since the wrapping was announced..
Or so they say.
We told ourselves that we were going to get a finale and say goodbye to this satanic tell all family diary and check out that Mike Myers series that everyone is talking about.
As the convoluted issues of drug dealing were thrown at us, cast members were hastily killed off ruthlessly, ahem, with none of the humourous finesse of Darlene's first porch 'I'll get some lemonade' shooting. I assumed the main cast were bored out of their tree and wanted out, and fast. Or both elongated kids had better offers on the Victoria's Secret Catwalk.
Old characters were resurrected, the budget stretched to buy in John Boy to get our waning attention and then, just when you think evil will eat itself. It doesn't.
We are left with nihilism and evil wins .
There is no God and no justice because in this msm cullt the last thing they want to reveal is the power of goodness, loyalty and love. There is no logic but there are loopholes galore.
Season Five cannot exist because no one will care after this diatribe of story telling and 1 dimensional flip flopping characterisations. It would be as embarrassing as Carrie Fisher's botoxed, dead body, jump started, token Star Wars casting.
The Byrds declare their love for each other, bound for life as they must cover for each other deeds.
Bateman needed to tell this story.
Whether you are born into the life or you choose to enter it , you will lose your soul for riches you cannot flaunt for fear of being found out. You will lose your soul as you live with what you did to get to the top of the pile of immoral trash. You will drink and drink and drug and drug because the real,heartfelt golden pleasures which fill an honourable life will be forever beyond your reach.
The matrix in this corner of Ozark is supposed to instill hopelessness in the average viewer. What it really does it expose the lies, fraud and fragile luxury that the controllers wallow in.
Empathic souls have no need to yearn for this illusion of a pleasurable existence; simply co create true happiness into your own brilliant future.
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