I just don't buy any of it.
Marty's calm and calculating manor in the face of horrific circumstances. Is he supposed to be a psychopath? I just get no emotion from him at all. He seems to be more a device to deliver clever lines than a human being. He's just not pulling off the Tony "I'm evil but my force of personality will make you intrigued" Soprano.
The plot. Dim-witted rednecks (they show's words, not mine) discover $3 million and they...give it back? Because they consider the long term consequences? That's LOL funny. We even have the FBI agent delivering the line that criminals are "not geniuses" yet this scene requires a deep introspection. Why in the world wouldn't she take all of the money? Why, once Marty admits there is more, do they not beat the shit out of him, drive to the hotel, and take the rest? That's the way any real life scene plays out.
The wife. No idea why she would go along with any of this. Go to the Feds.
The job. What, exactly, is the plan to launder $8 million dollars? Fake gas receipts? I get it that Marty knows this is not enough and needs more, but I there's nothing here making much sense.
The FBI agent. Again, he's not a human being. He's seems to be there just to be creepy. Sure, Marty is laundering money for the cartel which is bad, but the FBI guy is bad too so it's all OK. Blech.
Great show so far I really like it.
68 | The difference between Breaking Bad and Ozark is that Byrde's family has better communication than White's family. Wendy was so blunt and told them like that. With that action, we knew this family bond would be stronger than before. Marty and Wendy are a great couple or we could say a great business partner. The characters in Ozark have their uniqueness so it would be easy for us to remember each of them. That was a hard thing to do for a show which just started with two episodes.
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Rating: 67.88
Plot
P1: 1.2
P2: 1.2
P3: 1.1
P4: 1.4
Director: Jason Bateman
Favorite Characters
1.5: Jason Bateman as Martin 'Marty' Byrde
1.5: Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde
1.5: Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore
1.0: Robert C. Treveiler as Sheriff John Nix
1.0: Jordana Spiro as Rachel Garrison
1.0: Harris Yulin as Buddy Dieker
Written by Kornelius Harda Wicaksana
Beautiful, intriguing, intelligent, crafty, ruthless .....
82 | Marty was very mature in handling his bad situation. He surely knew his position is on the losing side. What made his character has more depth was he about to give up in a bad way but he realized he did not think straight. Besides Marty, there were some new characters who have strong personalities. Those add so much meaning to the place they lived in which is Ozark.
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Rating: 81.6
Plot
25%: 2.3
50%: 2.2
75%: 2.5
100%: 2.6
Favorite Characters
Not bad so far need a little bit more aktion tough :)
Shout by CadrieldurBlockedParent2017-12-17T23:13:14Z
"In fact, the satisfying sound of your lover smacking the pavement is the only thing that gets me to sleep every night."
Damn!!!