Season 1 – Ozark

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Edward L @Glyndower Feb 9 Truly dreadful 'drama', though to be expected with the appalling Linney in the cast. See more Aidan M @AMM52 Feb 2 Bateman is great, Laura Linney is great, Ozark season 1 is great. See more Marco L @decatur555 Dec 21 Ozark makes one thing clear from the start: no one is innocent here. There’s no clean redemption and no harmless choices. Everyone ends up crossing lines, and the series never looks away. It begins like a familiar crime thriller, but slowly becomes colder, quieter, and far less interested in spectacle than its peers. The strength of the show lies in its characters, all of them morally compromised and constantly justifying their actions to survive a little longer. Marty and Wendy are two faces of the same corruption, while Ruth stands out as the emotional core of the series. Julia Garner delivers a truly unforgettable performance. Visually bleak and emotionally draining by design, Ozark builds a suffocating atmosphere where power, money, and fear contaminate everything they touch. It’s not always comfortable to watch, but it remains consistent and gripping until the end. No heroes, no winners — just consequences. See more M7AMD A @M7AMD Nov 4 I finished the first two seasons — barely — and I won’t be continuing. It’s obvious the show is trying hard to copy Breaking Bad, but the biggest problem for me was the main actor — he’s terrible. His performance is weak in every way: he stammers constantly, always looks scared and dumb, and his acting is just painful to watch. I also blame the directors for choosing such an actor. His wife, on the other hand, is the smart one who’s always planning and in control — which clearly feels like part of a hidden agenda that many Western shows and movies push. Another major issue is the overuse of that blue filter — you’ll get sick of it fast. And then there’s the exaggerated sense of mystery: every character tries to act “mysterious” because the directors seem to think that’s what attracts viewers, but the result is the opposite. In short, the show is overrated, overdone, and doesn’t deserve its high ratings at all. My rating for the first two seasons: 3/10. See more Br S @BurTErn Oct 12 Ozark wants to be a nail-biting, high-stakes crime drama, but even halfway through its first season, the cracks in its foundation are impossible to ignore. The show’s core problem isn't that its characters are flawed—it's that they are consistently, frustratingly stupid, and their terrible choices don't feel earned. They feel like little more than clumsy plot mechanics designed to prolong a story that ran out of momentum before it even began. The show's conceit—a white-collar financial advisor laundering money for a ruthless cartel—is a promising hook, but it quickly devolves into a repetitive pattern. Marty Byrde and his family are presented with clear, rational paths out of their predicaments, but they repeatedly, almost inexplicably, choose the most complicated, illogical, and dangerous option. This isn't a brilliant character study of self-sabotage; it’s a failure of storytelling. Instead of building genuine suspense, the show leaves the viewer with a sense of manufactured danger. The "threat" never feels real because we know the Byrdes will pull off some implausible, last-minute deal to survive, only for the cycle to repeat itself in the next episode. This is a show that seems to mistake high anxiety for dramatic quality. For all its dark, moody cinematography and inconsistent acting—but notably Julia Garner, whose portrayal of Ruth is the only character with a pulse—the series is hollow at its core. Ruth is the only character with an organic, compelling drive, but her struggle is constantly undermined by the clownish decisions of everyone else. Ozark feels like a con, a series that uses the trappings of prestige television to disguise a fundamentally empty narrative. It’s an exercise in watching a story run in place, wasting the audience's time and leaving a bad taste in the mouth. It’s a pale imitation of a far better series and a frustrating disappointment right out of the gate. See more Jenn F. @2JFeloni Sep 7 one of the greatest shows I’ve ever watched!! See more Read all reviews

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