Netflix just released a new trailer for the upcoming original series, Hollywood. The seven-episode limited series comes from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan and is set to premiere on May 1, 2020.
The series reunites Ryan Murphy with his American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace star Darren Criss. According to the press notes, Murphy’s idea for Hollywood developed over dinner with Criss.
“I’d been playing around with the idea doing something about buried history for a while, and I knew that I wanted to do something hopeful and optimistic — a celebration of 1940s Hollywood,” stated Murphy. “After working together on The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Darren Criss and I were having dinner and we started talking about a very famous gas station in Hollywood where sex workers mingled with celebrities. These young sex workers lived in an environment of shame, and they weren’t allowed in the game because they were seen as tainted goods.
I merged both of those ideas, and we began a lovingly constructed look at how I wished Hollywood would have operated back then; a world where women and gay people and people of color could flourish. I think the world would be very different than it is today if that had happened.”
The cast also includes David Corenswet as Jack, Jeremy Pope as Archie, Laura Harrier as Camille, Samara Weaving as Claire, and Dylan McDermott as Ernie. Holland Taylor plays Ellen Kincaid, Patti LuPone is Avis, Jim Parsons is Henry Willson, Jake Picking is Rock Hudson, Joe Mantello is Dick, and Maude Apatow plays Henrietta.
Co-Creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan executive produce with Alexis Martin Woodall and writer/director Janet Mock.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Hollywood follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it in Tinseltown — no matter the cost. Each character offers a unique glimpse behind the gilded curtain of Hollywood’s Golden Age, spotlighting the unfair systems and biases across race, gender and sexuality that continue to this day.
Provocative and incisive, Hollywood exposes and examines decades-old power dynamics, and what the entertainment landscape might look like if they had been dismantled.
James Callis returns to reprise his role as The Merchant in CBS’s MacGyver season 4 episode 11. Directed by Ericson Core from a script by Cindy Appel and Andrew Karlsruher (story by Stephanie Hicks), episode 11 will air on Friday, April 24 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.
The season four cast is led by Lucas Till as Angus “Mac” MacGyver. Tristin Mays is Riley Davis, Justin Hires is Wilt Bozer, Meredith Eaton is Matty Weber, Levy Tran is Desi Nguyen, and Henry Ian Cusick plays Russ Taylor.
Episode 11’s guest cast also includes Amber Skye Noyes, Ming Lo, and Adele Drahos.
“Psy-Op + Cell + Merchant + Birds” Plot – Mac is placed inside a fake prison cell with a top Codex operative, The Merchant (Callis), in order to gain his trust and get intel on their next move.
MacGyver Plot, Courtesy of CBS:
MacGyver, a reimagining of the classic series, is an action-adventure drama about 20-something Angus “Mac” MacGyver, who is part of a clandestine organization within the U.S. government, where he uses his extraordinary talent for unconventional problem-solving and vast scientific knowledge to save lives. Joining his team on high-risk missions around the globe are Riley Davis, an unpredictable computer hacker with a chip on her shoulder; Wilt Bozer, Mac’s roommate and an agent on the team; Matty Weber, a legend in Covert Ops and the director of operations at the Phoenix Foundation; Desi Nguyen, whose job is to protect MacGyver and his team on their global missions; and Russ Taylor, the quick-witted, Oxford-educated, ex-military skilled in propaganda and lie detection, who shakes things up by challenging the way MacGyver and the team are used to doing things.
Under the aegis of the Phoenix Foundation, MacGyver takes on the responsibility of saving the world, armed to the teeth with resourcefulness and little more than bubble gum and a paper clip.
The CW’s Riverdale season four episode 17 nailed the Hedwig and the Angry Inch musical numbers. But even the outstanding work by the cast (and costume designer) during the numbers couldn’t compete with the episode’s bombshell twist…Archie and Betty kissed! And this time it was the real deal.
Up next, season four episode 18, “Lynchian.” Directed by Steve Adelson from a script by Ariana Jackson and Brian E. Paterson, episode 18 will air on April 29, 2020.
The season four cast is led by KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones. Madelaine Petsch is Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols is Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick is Alice Cooper, Casey Cott is Kevin Keller, Mark Consuelos is Hiram Lodge, Skeet Ulrich is FP Jones, Charles Melton is Reggie Mantle, and Vanessa Morgan plays Toni Topaz.
“Chapter Seventy-Five: Lynchian” Plot – SIMPLER TIMES — Jughead (Sprouse) and Charles (guest star Wyatt Nash) follow a new lead after the contents of the latest videotape takes a sinister turn. Meanwhile, Kevin (Cott), Reggie (Melton) and Fangs (guest star Drew Ray Tanner) take their latest business venture to the next level, while Cheryl (Petsch) and Veronica’s (Mendes) maple rum business faces a new threat.
Finally, Archie (Apa) and Betty (Reinhart) contemplate their next steps.
Janet McTeer, Peter Mullan, Lisa Emery, and Jason Bateman in ‘Ozark’ season 2 episode 1 (Photo by Jessica Miglio/Netflix)
The first episode of Netflix’s Ozark season two starts off with Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) in Kansas City, Missouri, dancing at what seems to be some sort of gala. While they’re dancing, Wendy is busy naming off politicians who are in the room. Wendy apparently spots just the man they are looking for. Marty tells her good luck before she walks away.
Darlene (Lisa Emery) and Ash (Michael Tourek) are digging a grave and while doing so, Darlene opens up to Ash. She admits Jacob is angry with her and thinks maybe she shouldn’t have killed Del. Ash tells her, “That man disrespected you in your own home.” He goes on to say, “You know how much I admire Mr. Snell…” Darlene encourages Ash to speak his mind. Ash believes sometimes you must agree to disagree. Darlene calls Ash a sweet boy as he’s pouring acid on Del and his enforcer’s body.
Darlene and Jacob (Peter Mullan) show up at the Byrdes’ house, and Jacob introduces himself and Darlene to Wendy. (Apparently, the three have never actually met before). Jacob asks if Wendy knows about Marty’s business and Marty confirms she does. Ash is with the Snells and it’ll be his job to take Del’s car, cell phone, and credit card back to Chicago. Marty reminds Ash to use one of Del’s credit cards while in Chicago.
Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) heads into Jonah’s room to have a talk. Charlotte admits she wouldn’t have been as brave as he was. She doesn’t think she wouldn’t have been able to pull the trigger. Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) disagrees and thinks she would have. Charlotte confesses she keeps thinking about it. She throws some money on her brother’s chest, revealing she took it the night they helped put the money into the wall. She figures Jonah should have half of it. (She took $10,000.)
Ruth (Julia Garner) is talking to a board about how she used to get angry and react. She says she’s changed. She has a real job now and she’s looking after her cousins. She realizes she must keep on this path. It’s not stated, but she’s probably speaking with the parole board.
Marty goes to the Blue Cat and finds Tuck (Evan George Vourazeris) sitting on the stairs. He reports he hasn’t heard from Rachel and when he calls her it goes straight to voicemail. Marty instructs Tuck to go home and he’ll call him when he needs him for work. Marty heads over to the cabin where he hid the money and sees a hole in the wall. Money is missing.
Wendy is looking around at the funeral home and tells Harry they don’t really use the coolers so they would save in electricity if they turned them off and locked them up. She thinks they should buy caskets in bulk to save money. And, she lets him know she is going to borrow the hearse. They have a terminally ill tenant who wants to test-drive his final ride.
Marty’s standing outside his vehicle when Ruth pulls up. He’s been blowing her off which is ironic since she saved his life and killed her own uncles to do so. With an attitude, he tells her he can’t talk right now. She ignores him and continues. He still insists they can’t talk and she angrily gets out of the car and starts yelling at him about not being stupid. She knows the cartel’s going to dump another pile of money on him. Just then Wendy pulls up in the hearse. Marty insists they will talk, but Ruth is angry when she gets back in her car.
Marty and Wendy begin to move the money out of the walls.
Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) shows up with Charlotte and notices Ruth has paint supplies in her hand. He asks if she’s fixing up the trailer for her dad. She confirms she is.
Charlotte and Jonah are getting ready for school the next morning when Marty goes over what the kids will tell the school about why they’ve been absent. Marty tells the kids they all need 100% honesty with each other from here on out. Charlotte and Jonah exchange glances but agree.
Jonah wants to know what happened to the body (referring to Garcia who was killed in season one episode 10). Marty matter of factly says they took it to the funeral parlor and cremated it. Charlotte asks what funeral parlor and Wendy replies, “I bought one before we left.”
Jonah asks if they’ve killed people. Wendy quickly replies, “We do not kill people.” Marty gets a call and he tells the kids they have their first casino business meeting.
Marty and the Snells are waiting outside the Blue Cat for the person who called him. Darlene, the ever-so-difficult one, isn’t happy. She believes the meeting should be at their house and finds this disrespectful. Marty reminds her this needs to be done on equal territory.
A black SUV pulls up and a woman exits. She introduces herself to Marty as Helen Pierce (Janet McTeer), the attorney of his employer. Marty asks where Del is and Helen reveals she was hoping Marty could tell her that. He says he doesn’t know but figured he would show up with her. She assures the group they can talk without him.
Now inside, Helen gets to the point and says, “My client is prepared to offer an 80-20 split.” Darlene scoffs and asks sarcastically, “In whose favor?” Jacob pipes in saying 80-20 doesn’t exactly speak to a partnership. Helen concedes the Snells are donating their land, but her client is taking a financial risk. Helen goes on to say, “Not to mention the potential loss of reputation to my client, if he distributes a product that’s inferior.”
Jacob clearly feels insulted and reminds her he has been respectful and expects her to do the same when she’s talking about his business. Marty asks Helen if she can test the product and make sure it is high quality. Helen levels with Marty letting him know she and her client have doubts he can even get this casino running. Marty questions why that is and lists all the things that need to be done to open the casino including the political campaign needed to overturn the cap on the number of casinos that can be opened in Missouri. “It would take a seasoned pro, right? Someone like my wife,” says Marty.
Marty states it’s his job to create the casino and Helen needs to make a fair deal. He lets both parties know he is going to be taking 3% of the profits. Helen asks if he knows he’s betting everything to pull this off. Marty confirms he understands that and lets her know she’ll have a casino in six months.
As they’re walking out, Helen asks Marty if Del said anything to Marty about going to Chicago. Marty tells her no. Helen goes on to tell Marty Del was supposed to be on a private jet to Mexico City and changing plans would be a breach of trust.
Before getting in the SUV, Helen issues a final warning. “Don’t f**k with me. And don’t f**k with my client. Understand?” Marty simply nods yes, but Helen isn’t finished. She informs him they’ll kill his children and gut his wife. She asks Marty, “Do you want me to tell you what they will do to you?” Marty wordlessly shakes his head no.
With that, Helen gets in the SUV.
Marty finds Wendy on the porch and she asks him, “Well?” He tells her last they heard Del was in Chicago. Wendy sighs in relief. Marty says now they have to pull off opening a casino.
Ruth’s at the strip club when a stripper informs her another stripper by the name of Cheyenne is turning tricks in the VIP room. Ruth enters the VIP room and yells at the stripper and the customer. Afterward, Ruth appears to have an idea.
Marty offers Brock Mercer (Jackson Beals) the opportunity to introduce legislation that could lead to a brand-new casino in his district. He asks Marty if he has any idea how much he makes as a state senator. Of course Marty does, stating his salary’s $35,914 per year. Brock tells Marty his point is he isn’t doing it to be rich, but for the people in the district. Marty informs him a new casino will produce a thousand new jobs per year for the people in his district.
Marty further explains they’re building it completely local – only using vendors from the community. Brock says, “I take it you’ve been to the lake house.” Marty has no clue what he’s talking about. The man laughs and tells Marty to come talk to him when he does.
Marty is back home trying to search “Lake House” when Wendy comes in announcing she found out the lake house is the second home of a wealthy businessman from Kansas City named Charles Wilkes. Marty knows she’s dying to tell him more; this is right up Wendy’s alley. Smiling, she says, “Missouri is the only state that has no limit on personal campaign contributions.” So, if you want something done you go to the lake house.
Marty asks about Wilke’s political views. She informs him it’s not the same as theirs. Marty and Wendy try to figure out how they’re going to get to him.
It’s the middle of the night when their house alarm goes off. Turns out it’s Charlotte returning home and she claims she forgot the code. Marty and Wendy didn’t even know she left the house. Marty angrily tells Charlotte he needs to know where she and Jonah are every second of the day. Charlotte’s obviously not happy about that and accuses them of making her a prisoner.
Marty promises they only need six months. They need to get the casino up and running then they can go anywhere they want. Until then they need to know where Charlotte is every minute.
Laura Linney and Jason Bateman in ‘Ozark’ season 2 episode 1 (Photo by Jessica Miglio/Netflix)
Marty and Wendy are busy moving into a new investment building when a man shows up and warns them the casino bill will never see the floor. Wendy, doing her diligence, asks the man if that’s what he feels or does Charles Wilkes feel that way? He tells Wendy all he knows about the Byrdes but also states, “We don’t know you.” Wendy suggests he invite them to the lake house then. As the man walks away, he advises them not to call for an appointment again.
Ruth meets with a stripper at a motel and hands her a key. After waiting around for a while, her dad emerges from the room. (It’s confirmed he was released from prison.) After getting into the car, Cade asks her why she killed his brothers. She tells him Russ was a rat. Her dad calls BS and she produces a “bug” she found in Russ’ trailer.
Wendy visits an orphanage and tells the nun she’s trying to find a cousin. She asks to see his files and the nun agrees to let her see them.
Cade and Ruth are home and he seems to be excited to see Wyatt and Three. Ruth shows him where he’ll be staying. Cade’s impressed and embraces Ruth.
Marty rushes home because Wendy needs to speak to him about something important. She hands him a tux and informs him Charles Wilkes is throwing a benefit for his charity in Kansas City. She’s bought a table for $50,000. Marty asks her if she realizes he sent someone to explicitly tell them to stay away. Wendy replies, “No one drives four hours to tell someone to stay away.” She adds, “It wasn’t a warning, it was an invitation.”
Cade has a bunch of people on the property as a welcome home party when Marty and Wendy stop by to talk to Ruth. Cade introduces himself to Marty and then leaves them to talk. Marty reminds Ruth they’re not partners just because of what she did for him. He asks besides that what is it she wants? She reveals she wants a raise. Marty asks how much. Ruth says $25,000 a year and she wants to learn how to use the books. Marty not only agrees but lets her know they just opened a new office and she can come work there for him. Ruth seems to like this idea and agrees.
Back to Wendy and Marty dancing at the charity benefit and she seems to spot Charles Wilkes (Darren Goldstein). She purposely bumps into him, deliberately spilling her drink on him. He notices her necklace and it appears to have meaning to him. He knows who she is and she seems impressed he knows who she is. She offers to introduce him to her husband.
Helen stops by a convenience store where Del’s card was used. She lets the clerk know she’s investigating something and needs to see the footage from the surveillance cameras. The clerk informs her he can’t do that and resumes playing on his phone. She offers to pay him and he asks for a ridiculous amount of money. She leaves stating she’s sorry they couldn’t come to an agreement. A cartel enforcer comes in, kills the clerk, and takes the device they need.
At the charity benefit, Charles asks the Byrdes how a casino equates to a simpler family life. Wendy does all the talking and she refutes anyone who says Christian values and capitalism can’t coexist. Wilkes asks Wendy about her work in politics in Chicago and she confirms she did work in politics. He asks if she thinks she can sell him on this idea. Wendy answers right away, saying, “I do.” Charles says, “Enlighten me.”
Marty and Wendy are returning home when a black SUV blocks their way. A man points a gun at them and demands they get out of their car and into the backseat of the SUV. Helen, in the front seat, tells Marty he lied and shows him a picture of Ash using Del’s credit card. She gives Marty one hour to negotiate reparations for Del’s death. Marty asks Helen what kind of deal she’s willing to accept. She says she’ll know when she hears it. Marty says, “Okay, then let’s go see the Snells.”
Back at the Langmore property, Ruth seems to be getting jealous of Cade talking to Wyatt and storms off to bed.
Marty tells the Snells to pay the cartel $5 million. They refuse. It’s suggested they give up a percentage of their casino profits. They refuse that as well. Wendy tries to plead with Jacob. He demands they leave and asks Ash to walk them out. While Ash’s back is turned, Jacob hits Ash in the head with firewood. While he’s knocked out, Jacob stabs Ash with a fireplace poker. Darlene starts screaming, “No!,” saying she had a close bond with Ash – a weird mother-son kind of bond. Jacob tells the Byrdes to “go get your Mexicans.”
Marty and Wendy are dropped off back at their vehicle. Wendy seems to be taking Ash being killed hard. She believes they’re responsible for his death. Marty explains Ash’s dead due to his choices. He didn’t have to try to cover up a murder, just like Darlene didn’t have to kill Del. Wendy does not get back in the car and walks the rest of the way home.
Ruth is sleeping when her dad comes in and wakes her up. Cade asks what Marty wanted and she explains she asked Marty for a raise. Cade asks what Marty had to say about that and she says Marty agreed. Cade reminds Ruth that Marty isn’t her dad.
Marty and Wendy return home, silently moving about the house turning lights off while Frank Sinatra is playing. And that’s how episode one of season two ends.
Ex-NFL star Andre Reed joins Hawaii Five-0‘s Kimee Balmilero and Dennis Chun as guest stars on CBS’s Magnum P.I. season two episode 17. Directed by David Straiton from a script by Ashley Charbonnet, episode 17 will air on Friday, April 24, 2020 at 9pm ET/PT.
Jay Hernandez stars as Thomas Magnum, Perdita Weeks plays Juliet Higgins, and Zachary Knighton is Orville “Rick” Wright. Stephen Hill is Theodore “TC” Calvin, Tim Kang is Det. Gordon Katsumoto, and Amy Hill plays Kumu.
In addition to Reed, Chun, and Balmilero, episode 17 guest stars include Kheng Hua Tan, Jackie Tufa-Marques, Aikue Kalima, Don Pomes, and Jorge-Luis Pallo. Brandy Romberg, Jason Bayot, Ed Dunbar, David Grant Wright, and Jacob Edwards also guest star.
“The Night Has Eyes” Plot – Magnum and Higgins take the case of recovering the stolen urn of a woman’s deceased husband, but they soon find that others believe the urn is worth killing for. Also, Rick and TC confront a man (guest star Andre Reed) who’s been impersonating football legend Andre Reed.
The Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
“Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. A charming rogue, an American hero and a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan, Magnum lives in a guest cottage on Robin’s Nest, the luxurious estate where he works as a security consultant to supplement his P.I. business.
The ‘majordomo’ of the property is Juliet Higgins, a beautiful and commanding disavowed MI:6 agent whose second job is to keep Magnum in line, with the help of her two Dobermans. When Magnum needs back-up on a job, he turns to his trusted buddies and fellow POW survivors, Theodore ‘TC’ Calvin, a former Marine chopper pilot who runs Island Hoppers, a helicopter tour business, and Orville ‘Rick’ Wright, a former Marine door-gunner-turned-impresario of Oahu’s coolest nightclub and the most connected man on the island.
Suspicious of Magnum’s casual attitude and presence at his crime scenes, Detective Gordon Katsumoto finds that he and Magnum are more alike than either of them care to admit. One of Magnum’s biggest supporters is Teuila ‘Kumu’ Tuileta, the unofficial ‘House Mom’ and cultural curator of Robin’s Nest. With keys to a vintage Ferrari in one hand, aviator sunglasses in the other, and an Old Düsseldorf longneck chilling in the fridge, Thomas Magnum is back on the case!”
Julia Garner, Laura Linney and Jason Bateman in ‘Ozark’ season 1 episode 10 (Photo Credit: Netflix)
The season one finale of Netflix’s Ozark starts with a stoic Marty (Jason Bateman) looking over the lake. Wendy (Laura Linney) and Charlotte (Sofia Hublitz) disrupt his quiet moment. Charlotte announces she’s ready, and Wendy doesn’t think it is a good idea. Charlotte questions her dad, asking if last night was really an accident. He replies with a simple, “Yeah.” Charlotte declares she wants to go. Go where? We don’t know yet.
Pastor Mason (Michael Mosley) and Ash (Michael Tourek) are loading the real Bibles as well as the fake ones stuffed with drugs in Ash’s truck. Mason kisses his wife goodbye.
Now we learn where Charlotte wanted to go. The Byrdes pay Ruth (Julia Garner), Wyatt (Charlie Tahan), and Three (Carson Holmes) a visit. They’re dropping off a basket of goods and checking on the Langmores following the deaths of Russ and Boyd. Wendy takes the time to thank Ruth while Marty tries to talk to Wyatt and Three. He tells them how sorry he is about their dad and uncle. Wyatt thanks him and walks away, but not before glaring at him one last time.
Mason tries to do his sermon on the water but has a hard time concentrating. He seems to be losing it. He puts the microphone down and demands to talk to Jacob.
Ash calls Jacob (Peter Mullan) and explains what happened. Darlene (Lisa Emery) is not happy. “You were clear and have been patient,” she notes. After she delivers that statement she walks away.
Rachel (Jordana Spiro) notices one of the cabin doors isn’t shut all the way. She goes in and begins to snoop around. After initially not finding anything out of the ordinary, she notices a piece of the wall paneling sticking up.
Mason lets Jacob know he thought he could go back on the water and preach but he couldn’t go through with it. He feels he would be preaching a lie. Jacob asks Ash to make sure the hymnals are back in their possession and tells Mason he’s free. Mason questions that response. “That’s it. I’m free?” he asks, incredulously.
Jacob tells him he was always free. He goes on to say life is all about choice and all either of them can do is accept that.
Back at the Byrdes’ residence, Marty is putting together a trampoline and Wendy suggests he’s getting sentimental in his old age. While Marty’s putting it up, Jacob calls to inform him the preacher didn’t let him do his job today. He states he respects his decision but adds, “He’s gonna have to respect the consequences.”
Marty believes he can handle the situation by having a chat with Pastor Mason.
The scene cuts to Mason arriving home and calling for his wife, Grace. Marty and Jacob’s conversation is heard while we watch Mason go from room to room trying to find his wife. Jacob says there’s been too much talking and words lose their meaning. Marty pleads with Jacob to let him try. Jacob declares it’s done. Marty seems to be confused and asks what’s done. Jacob replies, “Kept my promise, plain and simple.”
Marty asks what that means and Jacob simply says, “Search your soul, Martin. You’ll know.” Marty appears to understand now.
Mason hears a baby crying on the back porch and then spots a baby laying on the table. His wife is still nowhere to be found.
Jacob and Marty continue their conversation. Jacob says, “Words have meaning and actions have consequences.” Marty demands to know that Grace is okay. Jacob replies, “Grace is past saving, Mr. Byrde. It’s your own family on the line now.” With that Jacob hangs up.
Marty rushes out of the house and sees Garcia sitting in his usual spot. He assumes last night spooked him. Marty anxiously instructs Wendy to get the kids out of there. When she wants to know where to take them, he tells her anywhere. When she asks where he’s going, he says he needs to get out in front of this and leaves.
Wendy tells the kids they need to pack only small bags – no suitcases. Charlotte’s being difficult and Wendy yells at her to just do what she’s told. Jonah asks, “What about dad?” Wendy doesn’t reply.
Marty shows up at Jacob and Darlene’s house and throws a bag full of money on their table. Jacob lets Marty know he thinks Marty misunderstood. Pay a fine the first time; after that you accept the punishment. Marty says, “I’m not paying a fine. And I’m not asking you for your forgiveness. I want to buy your product. That’s $300,000.”
$300,000 is Marty’s estimate of what Jacob lost today on the water. Marty tells Jacob he assumes he wants to operate on land, but Jacob reveals that will put a strain on their relationship with local law enforcement. Marty tells Jacob, “Then if I can’t solve your problem, I’m prepared to be your sole customer.” Marty’s willing to launder the portion of the profits that Bobby Dean used to cover.
Jacob looks to Darlene and she replies, “I don’t think the juice is worth the squeeze.” Jacob starts with one of his stories about signs. But, he takes the money.
Garcia’s sitting in his car when he sees Jonah running off to the woods and becomes suspicious.
Back in the house, Charlotte refuses to go anywhere without her dad. She reminds them they said they have to stick together. Jonah returns with his newly purchased gun and tells Wendy and Charlotte to move. They notice Garcia in the house and Jonah levels his gun at him. Ignoring the gun at first, Garcia asks where they’re going without Marty. He then mocks Jonah and his gun, saying, “That’s a lot of gun for a little guy.”
Garcia seems unafraid and keeps approaching Jonah. Jonah tries to fire the gun but nothing happens. Buddy shows up with a shotgun, points it at Garcia and tells Wendy and the kids to get in their car. Buddy and Garcia are left standing there and as Wendy and the kids get in the car, they hear a gunshot. Wendy drives off.
Sheriff Nix (Robert C. Treveiler) pays Jacob and Darlene a visit asking if they have any idea why a preacher holding a baby is convinced they cut that baby out of his wife’s womb. Of course, they play dumb and act as though they don’t have a clue. Darlene questions who found the body. Was there a witness? Where is the evidence?
Nix informs them Mason said it was due to the fact he wouldn’t run their heroin on the water. Jacob reminds Nix they’ve been straightforward with him from the get-go. Darlene believes it sounds like Mason’s wife abandoned him and their baby. Nix warns them if they’re connected in any way, he’s going to have to bring them in because it’s his duty.
Before Nix leaves, he reveals he noticed Marty Byrde leaving their property and asks what kind of business they have with him. Jacob says he owes them a debt. When the Sheriff asks how big it is, Jacob replies, “Bigger than yours.”
Marty returns home to find Garcia dead in his living room. Buddy explains it was the only way. Buddy has a coughing attack and while that’s going on, Marty begins to look for Wendy and the kids. When Buddy gets his coughing under control, he assures Marty they left and are safe. Marty wonders what to do next and Buddy suggests they wait until it’s dark.
Marty and Buddy deliver the body to the funeral home and plan on cremating it. Marty doesn’t seem to know how to work the machine so, naturally, Buddy gives him a hard time. Marty finally looks it up on YouTube.
Marty kills time by making small talk, asking Buddy if he’s thought about what he wants to do with his body when his time comes. Buddy makes a joke about wanting to be eaten by worms. Garcia’s phone begins ringing and Marty thinks it’s probably his boss. Marty believes that by Buddy killing Garcia, he signed his death warrant. Buddy says, “Well, remind me next time I’ll let him kill your family.”
They decide just to shove Garcia in the oven and turn it up as high as possible.
Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde in ‘Ozark’ (Photo by Jackson Davis/Netflix)
Marty calls Wendy and wants her to meet him at the athletic field with the kids at 2pm. Marty tells Wendy he loves her, but she just hangs up.
Agent Roy Petty (Jason Butler Harner) is sitting outside of the Blue Cat drinking when Rachel spots him and asks if she can help him. Petty asks her to describe exactly what happened and she explains that it was an accident. He asks if she wired the dock and she confirms it was one of her workers.
Petty cuts to the chase and asks if it was Marty Byrde. Rachel asks why he would ask that; he brings up how a body washed up at Marty’s dock. Rachel wonders if he has some kind of special interest in this. He informs her that Russ Langmore was his fishing guide. He also confirms Russ was his friend.
Petty says, “If you thought there was something strange going on, I am sure there are people you could talk to.” Rachel informs him she needs to get back to work.
Marty visits the records office and has the records clerk pull maps. The clerk points out the Snells’ property. He then tells her he’d love to see maps that connect that area with the Missouri River. When the clerk questions why she’s getting the map for him, he lies and says his son is doing a research project. Marty asks if she’s sure that is all the Snells’ property. She informs him it goes a lot further than that and retrieves another map.
Back at the lodge, Rachel hits the wall of a cabin with a hammer and discovers the money. She takes some and puts it in a bag. When she goes back inside the bar Del’s there playing pool. While she’s holding the bag full of money she lets Del know they’re closed. Del isn’t deterred and wants to see Marty Byrde. She says Marty’s not there, but Del notices she is shaking and asks if she’s cold. She explains they had an accident on the dock two nights ago and two men died. She lies and says she’s still upset from that.
Rachel wants Del to leave but lets him know they’ll be open in a couple of hours if he wants to come back. She asks if he’d like her to tell Marty he stopped by. He says no; he would rather surprise him.
Agent Petty is still sitting by the water drinking when he sees Del leave the bar. He begins to slowly follow Del back to his car and then writes down his license plate number.
Petty returns to the motel and as he’s searching on his computer, Evans points out they don’t have a reason to arrest Del. Petty thinks they should just make something up. Evans points out he has a clean sheet which is why they use him to travel back and forth. They can’t touch him.
Petty ignores Evans and says they need to get Marty Byrde so he has no other choice than to turn on Del Rio and the cartel. He thinks it’s all about perception. If they drag in Del, he’ll see they are holding Marty Byrde as well. Then Del will get spooked and Marty will know he’s a dead man and needs to turn on him.
Wyatt is in the backyard burning his dad’s clothes. Ruth stops him but he claims it doesn’t matter because they don’t fit anyone. She tells Wyatt, “It might not feel like it now, but there’s gonna come a day when you’re staring at a picture of your dad wearing some fuckin’ stupid motorcycle T-shirt and you’re going to wish to god that someone said to you, ‘You know what? Keep that jacket. Keep that dress.’ Cause right then, all you’re gonna want to do is put it on.”
Three takes that opportunity to walk out and ask where the handguns are. Ruth asks what he’s talking about and Three informs her they aren’t in the trailer or in the truck. Wyatt changes the subject, asking Ruth if she’s still going to buy them suits for the funeral. She confirms she is and he walks away.
Rachel has her bags with her – including the bag of money – when she loads up her car and drives away.
Wendy and the kids get to the athletic field believing they’re there to meet Marty. Instead, it’s Marty’s private investigator from Chicago. He lets her know Marty sent him. Wendy asks if Marty’s okay and he assures her Marty’s fine but instructed him to give them envelopes. Inside are passports, social security cards, and birth certificates with new names. He tells them he needs their phones and Charlotte doesn’t want to give hers up. She begs her mom but then ultimately hands it over.
Wendy wants to know how the PI knows her husband and he confesses Marty hired him a few months ago. He works out of Chicago and Wendy seems to know what he means. Charlotte asks about her dad’s envelope and the PI says he was only instructed to make three of them. Charlotte begs her mom to call Marty.
Marty returns home and sees an SUV in the driveway. Buddy’s in the woods and asks if they’re friends of his. Marty assures him everything’s fine. Marty tells Del he has a solution to all their problems, but Del demands to know where Garcia is.
Ruth’s pulling up to her family’s trailers when she gets a call from the prison. Her dad says he was just told his brothers are dead and that their deaths were accidents. She explains they were electrocuted on the dock at the Blue Cat. Cade asks his daughter how Marty Byrde’s health is and she says he’s fine. He ends the call after telling her they’re going to talk in person.
Inside the trailer Wyatt reveals he’s figured out what happened. He put it together when he learned the guns went missing. They weren’t going to the Blue Cat for a beer; they were going to kill Charlotte’s dad or at least rob him. Wyatt thinks they were going to kill him, but he got to them first. Ruth thinks Marty Byrde doesn’t have it in him to kill someone. Wyatt tells Ruth he doesn’t want Three growing up knowing his dad was willing to be a murderer.
Ruth changes the subject and tells Wyatt she can call social services and ask to be their guardian. Wyatt seems to like this idea.
Marty lies and tells Del he doesn’t know what happened to Garcia. Del’s enforcer pulls one of Marty’s toenails off with plyers. Del asks, “Why would he call me and tell me there is a problem?” Marty claims he has no idea. Del’s man pulls another toenail off. Marty insists he doesn’t know where Garcia is. Del’s losing his patience and begins to choke Marty. Frantic, Marty blurts out that he has a plan. Del backs down and tells Marty the difference between when Bruce would lie and when he lies is that Bruce actually shut up. When Marty lies, he talks a mile a minute. He believes Marty when he says he has a plan.
Evans visits Sheriff Nix and informs him they want to pick up Del. A fellow officer pops in to let Nix know they got a hit on the black SUV’s location. It’s heading to the Snell property. He tells Evans if they wait outside the property (there’s only one way in and out), he’ll provide them with backup.
Marty introduces Jacob and Darlene to Del. They sit down at the table and Marty begins to tell Del what the Snells do. He explains the Snells have a distribution problem that could be solved if the cartel buy from them and sell their product. Del asks why he should do it and Marty says it’s because the cartel loses roughly 20% of product due to seizures at the border. This will offset their loss.
Del snidely remakes that he’s not into helping the less fortunate. That doesn’t seem to faze Marty and he begins to pull out a map. Marty points out a stream on the Snells property that flows all the way to the Missouri River. He explains Missouri Law states that a riverboat casino can be built within 1,000 feet of the Missouri River. Of course, they would have to make the stream bigger by flooding some of the Snell property to make their stream a river.
The Snells don’t like this idea because flooding caused the family to move up the mountain. Marty tells both the Snells and Del all the money laundering from the riverboat casino will meet their needs. Jacob thinks Marty’s too stupid to understand what he’s suggesting.
Marty turns to Darlene and smiles. Marty, who always has an ace up his sleeve, reveals he knows since 1985 the Snells have spent their profits to buy roughly 10 acres of surrounding property every year. But, they never build. If Marty had to guess their goal is to have leverage over the power company that displaced their people long ago with the flooding. He states casino money will give them a lot of money to buy a lot of land. Jacob says, “Mr. Del Rio?” Del states he needs to make a phone call and excuses himself.
Wendy and the kids are eating when she goes outside to call the house. Buddy answers the phone and she lets him know she’s trying to call Marty, but he isn’t picking up the phone. She asks if Marty’s okay. He informs her a couple more Mexicans showed up and Marty left with them.
Del returns to report they have a deal and he’s going to leave Marty there to work out the details. Before leaving, Del says to Marty, “Only Marty Byrde can move to Missouri and somehow convince me to partner with a bunch of rednecks.”
Darlene overhears them and becomes enraged. She shoots Del in the head and also kills his enforcer. Marty begins to freak out, shouting, “You f**ked us! You completely f**ked us! You know that?” He asks if she’s out of her mind and if she’s crazy. Marty wonders if they have any idea who Del works for. Marty believes they’ve just screwed him and his family.
Jacob’s reaction is basically to tell Marty to go home.
Marty’s driving the SUV up to the Snells’ gate when the local police and Evans turn their lights on and demand he exit the vehicle. They have no idea it’s Marty inside the car, and Evans begins speaking Spanish on the loudspeaker. They finally notice it’s Marty and order him to get on the ground.
When Marty lays down, he notices splattered blood on the back of his fingers. He quickly wipes it off in the dirt.
They search the vehicle and notice it’s empty. Evans asks where Del is and Marty states he has no clue who that is. Evans tries to go up to the Snells’ house but Sheriff Nix shuts him down, reminding him the warrant was only for the vehicle. Evans tells him he has a witness that places Del Rio in that car. Nix asks Evans to produce his witness. Evans doesn’t answer him and Marty asks, “Does that mean I can go now?”
Shortly thereafter, Evans tells Petty back at the motel what went down. Petty is enraged and destroys everything in the room.
Mason is trying to take care of the baby alone when Marty stops by to see him. He wants nothing to do with Marty, calling him the devil.
Marty calls Wendy to report that he’s okay. He assures his family he’s fine but warns them not to come home. It will never be safe there. When Wendy asks him to come to them, he regrets that he can’t. If he does, they’ll never stop looking. She asks if he wants to talk to the kids and he says no.
Marty begins to cry and Wendy apologizes for everything she’s done. He says it wasn’t her fault he was shut down. She doesn’t want to hang up, so he does. Wendy gets in the car and the kids demand to go home. Charlotte believes they should all stick together.
Mason is parked off the road. He takes the baby out of the car and begins walking in the woods. He gets to the lake and begins to walk into it with the baby. He holds the baby under the water for morbidly too long but finally lifts the baby back up like he just baptized it.
Ruth takes Wyatt and Three to their dad and uncle’s funeral.
Marty is laying on the trampoline when he hears a car. Charlotte and Jonah come running around the corner and into his arms. He and Wendy stare at each other crying…and that’s how season one ends.
Sam Heughan and Richard Rankin in ‘Outlander’ season 5 episode 9 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Coming off an episode spent focusing on Roger, Starz’s Outlander season five episode nine opens with Claire (Caitriona Balfe) examining Marsali (Lauren Lyle). She declares the baby’s heartbeat sounds strong and is perfectly positioned. Marsali admits she feels better knowing Claire will be there as her “ma,” not just her physician.
Roger (Richard Rankin) is gently stroking Brianna (Sophie Skelton) in bed but is interrupted by Jemmy’s enthusiastic cry of dada. They remain in bed, hugging and kissing as Jemmy bursts out with “shit!” Still enjoying each other’s company – and Roger’s ability to speak – Brianna thinks their son learned that particular word from Roger.
Jemmy’s interruption didn’t get them to spring from bed but a knock on the door by Jamie (Sam Heughan) accomplishes the feat. They hurriedly cover their nakedness as Jamie bursts in with news he’s seen signs of game. He finally notices they’re not dressed but asks for Brianna’s help anyway. She can’t, but she volunteers Roger in her place. Jamie, reluctantly, asks his son-in-law if he wants to accompany the men on the hunt.
Shortly thereafter, Jamie, Roger, Ian (John Bell), Fergus (César Domboy), and Josiah (Paul Gorman) trek through the woods in search of game. They spot something and Jamie splits the men up to continue hunting. Roger goes with Jamie and together they find a herd of buffalo. Jamie takes aim, fires, and then sends Roger after the fleeing herd. While he’s reloading, Jamie’s bitten by a venomous snake.
Jamie kills it and then immediately begins feeling the effects of the bite. Roger cuts the wound and drains the poison by sucking it out. Jamie, struggling mightily, manages to get to his feet and tells Roger to find the others. Roger collects the snake’s head before taking off.
Roger’s search for the others isn’t easy and he gets confused about which way to head. He stops to collect himself and fires off two shots to get his bearings. There’s no response.
Meanwhile, the men return without Jamie and Roger. They didn’t have any luck and report the buffalo moved off too quickly. Ian asks about Jamie’s success and Claire informs him Jamie and Roger haven’t come home from the hunt. Ian explains they got separated during the hunt and that they had traveled to the boundary of their land.
Roger returns to Jamie who’s managed to make a fire and is eating the snake. “Fair is fair,” he reports as Roger joins him. Roger explains he didn’t see any of the men and hopes they’ll see the smoke from their fire.
Jamie claims to be “well enough” but his lips are numb and he has pins and needles in his fingers. Jamie asks how they treated snakebites in Roger’s time and learns they used anti-venom injections. Roger suggests Jamie rest and says they’ll leave at first light. He then inspects Jamie’s wound and it’s not looking good.
Later in the night, Jamie asks Roger if he knows the Last Rites. Roger doesn’t and tries to convince Jamie he’s not dying. But Jamie is looking worse and is burning up. Roger again suggests Jamie get more rest.
Before he nods off, Jamie tells Roger he must (not should) kill Stephen Bonnet. If Jamie can’t, he needs to know Roger will do it. Roger admits that Brianna overheard them talking at the wedding and knows Stephen is alive. Jamie explains the plan he’s set up to get close to Stephen (via the sale of whiskey) and Roger confesses he’s not sure he’s capable of killing anyone.
Jamie reminds him his father fought in World War II. He also recalls all that Stephen has done to hurt his family, including attacking both Claire and Brianna. Jamie feels guilty for saving Bonnet from the gallows and believes killing him is his penance. He then notes the son must pay for the sins of the father and in this case, Roger is the son who needs to seek revenge.
Roger tries to joke about it being a weird time to get philosophical.
Jamie’s condition is worsening as he makes Roger promise to look after Claire and the Ridge. Again, Roger swears Jamie’s going to live and they don’t need to worry about any of this. But Jamie will not be dissuaded. He explains that they believe Bonnet will try to claim Jemmy is his son now that Jocasta has bequeathed River Run to him. Plus, Stephen will have witnesses come forward from the tavern who will say Brianna willingly slept with him.
Jamie notes it’s a fine line between a monster and a hero, and he says he’s happy Roger followed Brianna here.
“If you want me to face Bonnet, you’re going to have to teach me to fight,” says Roger.
Ian finds Jamie’s horse next to the house without Jamie in the early hours of the following morning.
Roger drags Jamie behind him on a makeshift sled as he tries to get his father-in-law home. Jamie’s weak but not so much so that he can’t joke about the rough ride. Roger admits he’s not sure they’re heading the right direction and Jamie asks him to stop. Roger describes the wind as blowing from the west, and Jamie says he needs to follow it home.
Jamie reveals he wants Claire to return home if he dies. He thinks they should all go if he dies, if Jemmy’s capable of going through the stones because it’s not safe in these times. Jamie’s edging closer to death as he instructs Roger to tell Brianna he’s “glad of her” and to give his sword to Jemmy.
He passes out and Roger prays over his body asking God not to let Jamie die.
Roger watches the clouds and heads west, dragging an unconscious Jamie.
Ian and Fergus head out to find Jamie and Roger. Roger hears them call out but can’t yell back. Instead, he picks up a branch and beats it against a tree to make noise. It’s Rollo who’s first to discover Roger and Jamie, and Jamie’s immediately placed on a horse and brought straight to Claire.
She examines the wound and admits she’s never seen anything like it. (Surgeons don’t normally treat snakebites.) Jamie becomes concerned when she recalls watching an autopsy of a man bitten by a King Cobra.
Claire has Brianna watch over Jamie while she instructs Marsali to have everyone search for maggots to eat the dead flesh. (Umm, yeah, gross!) Claire admits it’s bad and Jamie’s body is going to have to fight off the poison. Marsali believes it’s a good sign he’s no longer vomiting and that he had enough of his senses about him to make snide remarks about Roger’s sled.
All of Fraser’s Ridge head to the woods to search for maggots.
Claire spends a quiet moment with Jamie and he’s worried. Normally if he was injured, she’d scold him. Now, she’s being sweet and loving. Her demeanor has him concerned he truly is dying.
She tries to scold him, telling him only one of them gets to be frightened at a time. It’s her turn now.
After she walks away, he spots a saw among her tools. He looks down and watches his toes move. Claire hurries back when Jamie makes a crashing noise. He’s grabbed the saw and declares he doesn’t want to live with half a leg. Claire believes if it’s a choice between his leg and dying, he needs to choose to lose the leg. Jamie’s not having it. He would rather die.
The battle of wills continues. She wants the saw back but he refuses to give it to her. He demands her word that if he can’t stop her from taking his limb, she will stop herself. He declares it’s his choice – not hers.
Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin in ‘Outlander’ season 5 episode 9 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Brianna assures Roger he did everything he could. They continue their maggot search, but it’s obvious Roger’s upset. He then confesses Jamie wants him to kill Stephen Bonnet. He explains Jamie believes Stephen thinks he has the right to claim Jemmy as his son. They argue over whether people will agree Roger’s the father and he points out their wedding ceremony that was witnessed by hundreds came after Jemmy was born.
Josiah finds a dead rabbit being munched on by maggots. Congrats on the grisly find, Josiah!
Meanwhile, laundry is being taken down from the line when a buffalo wanders into the yard. Jemmy’s outside just feet from it as Brianna races outside to distract the creature. She waves her arms and attempts to draw its attention. It works and he charges after her, flinging her into the air.
Claire grabs a rifle but not before the buffalo’s rammed Brianna. Claire shoots and kills the buffalo and Brianna, surprisingly unhurt, jumps up and runs to Jemmy.
Jamie has pulled himself across the floor and onto the porch as Brianna and Claire comfort the child.
Back in bed, Claire scolds Jamie for moving. Marsali arrives with a bowl of maggots as Roger walks in and warns him the maggots will tickle but not hurt as they do their work.
The men get busy butchering the buffalo.
Brianna asks her mom to be honest, and Claire tells her daughter the infection in Jamie’s leg is bad. It’s too deep for the maggots. If only her needle hadn’t been stomped on, she’d be able to get penicillin into his bloodstream. Claire confesses the thought of removing Jamie’s leg makes her ill.
If the maggots don’t work, she’ll have to cut off his leg – even though he made her promise she wouldn’t. He might live but then he’ll always remember she didn’t keep her word and took his leg.
Roger’s on babysitting duty when Jamie asks to sleep in his own bed. Jamie’s looking like death eating a cracker and Roger agrees to help him to his bed. Ian lends a hand after seeing Roger struggle, but he’s concerned about his uncle not listening to Claire.
Jamie confides in Roger and Ian that Claire can only cure him by amputating his leg. He thinks he’d be no good without his leg, and Ian reminds him his father is missing a limb as is Fergus. Jamie thinks Ian’s dad and Fergus are more courageous than he is, but Ian points out it’s more about pride and stubbornness than courage.
Roger attempts to take his leave as Ian gives Jamie a verbal lashing, but Ian wants Roger to stay and hear him out. Ian says he ran away to be with his uncle who he really admired, but now he sees how courageous his father was – and is.
“I never thought I’d see the day I’d be ashamed of you, uncle,” says an emotional Ian.
Jamie’s clearly moved by Ian’s speech.
Claire finds Jamie in their bed and is understandably upset. Roger tries to explain but decides it’s best to just leave. (Smart decision, Roger!)
Jamie explains he wanted her to sleep with him, not in the surgery.
Ian visits Fergus and he’s got something on his mind. Fergus senses it but has to prompt Ian to spill the beans. Ian doesn’t want Fergus to visit Jamie right now and reveals Claire may have to amputate Jamie’s leg. Ian believes Fergus can take seeing Jamie but isn’t sure Jamie can take seeing Fergus right now.
“He’s stubborn. He doesn’t want to lose his leg. He’s acting like it’s the worst possible thing that can happen to a man. I didn’t want you to be upset,” admits Ian.
Fergus says in one stroke Jamie will be a man of leisure. He then reminds Ian they both need to be there for Jamie when he needs them.
Jamie wakes in the night and looks closer to death than before. He asks Claire to get beside him and she strokes his face. He’s sweating and pale, and says he feels like a pile of moldy crap with maggots. She asks if it hurts and he says no, he just feels tired.
He asks her not to leave him and Claire replies, “I could never leave you.”
Jamie’s struggling to hang on when he reveals he feels cold. He asks her to touch him (she already is) and he falls unconscious again. Claire becomes frantic and begs him to stay with her. She strips off her shirt and holds him tight to share her warmth.
Claire continues to tell him to stay with her as he exhales loudly. She kisses his face, relieved to have him back.
Early the next morning she wakes to find he’s already awake. He gives her back her word. When the time comes, she has his permission to amputate his leg.
Brianna and Roger are at home and he’s holding the severed head of the snake. He’s not sure why he grabbed it but felt compelled to do so. He thought maybe knowing the species would help. Brianna stops him from tossing it in the fire.
Marsali and Fergus are out with the kids when she goes into labor. There’s no time to fetch Claire and she holds Fergus’ hand as the pain intensifies.
Ian’s with Claire as she prepares for the amputation. Jamie wants Ian to take the leg and bury it somewhere but never tell him its location. Ian apologizes for his earlier comments, but Jamie admits they were warranted.
Jamie takes one last look down at his infected leg and says he’s ready. He holds Ian’s coat as Claire tries to steady her hand.
Brianna and Roger rush in and Brianna says, “Did you know that pit vipers have beautiful engineering?” (Earlier in the episode she and Claire discussed Brianna’s plans for the future, and Brianna was concerned she’d never put her interest in engineering to use.)
The fangs are hollow and Brianna’s made a syringe out of them. “Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ!” says Claire, impressed with her daughter’s ingenuity.
Jamie had no idea Roger saved the snake’s head and Roger repeats Jamie’s words: “Fair’s fair.”
Claire and Brianna fill the makeshift syringe with penicillin and Claire injects it directly into Jamie’s infected leg. (The wound is disgusting looking.) Claire compliments her daughter on her beautiful engineering.
Marsali’s baby is healthy and they’ve named her Félicité.
Later, Roger points out to Jamie that he’s alive, and Jamie jokes he didn’t think Roger would be one to gloat. They tease each other and then Jamie assures Roger he doesn’t have to fulfill his dying wish. But Roger’s now decided he wants to be there when Jamie “meets” Stephen Bonnet.
Jamie’s on the mend and looking close to normal within days. He’s still weak though, and Claire acknowledges she knows Roger and Ian brought him to their bed to die. He admits dying wouldn’t have taken much effort. He remembers that when his heart was slowing and the pain was fading he saw a passageway. He could have gone through it but he didn’t want to. He realized it was his choice and chose to come back to Claire. She was the one thing that could bring him back.
She asks why he chose to stay and he says it’s because she needs him. He adds, “Whether I’m dead or you, whether we’re together or apart, I will always love you.”
Jason Bateman and Laura Linney in ‘Ozark’ season 1 episode 9 (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Season one episode eight of Netflix’s Ozark was moderately entertaining blast-to-the-past, with a timeline that was all over the place and hard to follow at times. Episode nine returns the action to present day.
The episode opens with Tuck (Evan George Vourazeris), an employee at the Blue Cat who has Down Syndrome, at what seems to be a hunting and fishing superstore. He walks up to the gun counter and hands the employee a note describing what kind of gun he’s looking for. The employee doesn’t seem to bat an eye and gets him the gun.
After purchasing the gun, Tuck meets Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) around the corner and hands it over.
Over morning coffee, things seem awkward between Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) after the big fight they had the night before. Wendy asks Marty if he needs her to go to the church with him. Marty replies no, he will deal with Nix himself.
Wendy slept on the couch and Marty tells her it wasn’t necessary; she thinks it was. After staring at each other wordlessly, Marty walks away.
When Marty and the kids get in the car to go to school, Jonah asks if the man who just sits in a car watching them is dangerous. Marty says he’s not and suggests Jonah wave to the man.
Marty’s at the church with Sheriff Nix (Robert C. Treveiler) discussing the fire that was set to it. He points out there are burn patterns and someone used an accelerant. Nix cuts to the point and asks, “Do you know anyone that would want to burn this place down?” Marty says he doesn’t. Marty wants to clear the site but Nix tells him he can’t because this is an active crime scene and he’s going to have to wait.
Marty shows up at the farmers market to confront the Snells on what he thinks they did to the church. Jacob (Peter Mullan) surprises Marty by revealing Mason was the one who burned it down. Jacob goes on to tell Marty it wasn’t Marty who convinced Mason to go back on the water. “Fact, all you did was tell him about our operation. A fact which, quite frankly, makes me question your intelligence,” says Jacob.
Jacob informs Marty that he stole their anonymity so, in turn, they stole his by telling Mason what Marty does. Darlene (Lisa Emery) adds, “Be grateful only a church went up in flames.”
Wendy shows up to work and while walking to the door, Agent Trevor Evans (McKinley Belcher III) drives up and asks, “Why is there a Mexican sitting at your house?”
Evans offers Wendy one last chance to enter the witness protection program. He reveals they’re moving in on her husband and she could go down with him. Wendy begins to walk away when Evans suggests maybe he should go introduce himself to the Mexican guy. Wendy stalks back to Evans’ window and matter of factly states she doesn’t think that’s in his best interest.
“If we are who you say we are, and that man is who you suspect he is, then you alerting him to your identity as an FBI agent only serves to have my family killed.” Crouching down to his level, Wendy goes on to say he would lose his alleged witnesses he so desperately needs. She bids him good day and walks away.
Agent Roy Petty (Jason Butler Harner) is back at the motel with Russ Langmore (Marc Menchaca) and while Russ is relaxing on the bed he starts to talk about other places in the country with cleaner and more beautiful lakes and rivers. Roy cuts him off, telling him to stop because he needs him to hear something. Roy plays him an audio recording of Russ confessing he won’t try to kill Marty Byrde again. Russ asks Roy why he has that and Roy reveals he’s an FBI agent. He shows Russ his badge for further proof.
Russ is clearly shaken by this news, but Roy’s not finished. He explains he has Russ on a Class B felony and he could serve 15 years. He doesn’t want Russ to serve that and says, “I’ve got a way you don’t have to. I need Martin Byrde.”
Russ claims he doesn’t know anything about Byrde – Ruth does. Everything is starting to sink in for Russ and he becomes enraged and tries to fight Roy. He accuses Roy of turning him gay. After Roy pins Russ to the ground, Roy informs him he picked him on purpose because Russ was arrested in 2007 for picking up a male prostitute.
While Russ is still on the ground, Roy tosses papers and a pen near him, urging him to sign. The papers give them permission to bug his trailer.
Sam explains to Wendy how his mother died. He blames himself; he says they had a fight and he fired her. Wendy tells him not to blame himself and suggests he go home. She volunteers to cover things for him. She also offers to drop off food. He declines the offer but tells her he needs some of his mom’s money back for her funeral. Wendy says she’ll talk to Marty tonight.
Meanwhile, Marty’s at the Blue Cat asking Rachel (Jordana Spiro) to let him back in just until the end of the week. He assures her he’ll make sure it never implicates her in anything he does. He even offers to leave a message on her phone threatening her. He confesses that if he misses this deadline his family dies. Rachel reluctantly agrees he can stay until the end of the week.
On the Langmore property, Russ asks Ruth (Julia Garner) if they can bury the hatchet by offering her a beer in his trailer. She accepts. He starts off with thanking her for not telling her dad he hit her. He then asks if she still wants to kill Byrde. Ruth, being the smartest one of all the Langmores, doesn’t give him an answer. Instead, she asks, “Can you talk about anything else?”
Trying to reword the question, Russ says, “I’m just saying, you tried once. It didn’t work. You gonna try again?” She gets up stating she has laundry to fold and leaves.
Russ returns to the motel, spots Agent Evans, and asks who he is. After Evans introduces himself, he lets Russ know he’s his handler. Russ, who’s not the sharpest tool in the shed, doesn’t know what that means and tells them he’s done. He seems to think he got a confession from Ruth but Evans corrects him and says they don’t have anything. He did all the talking, not Ruth. Evans demands he go back and question Ruth again.
Evans realizes something happened between Russ and Roy. He tells Roy he’s an idiot.
Marty and Wendy are redoing one of the cabins at the lodge when Wendy tells Marty she doesn’t trust Rachel. Marty informs her she’s going to have to. Wendy believes if Evans gets to Rachel she’ll fold. Marty reminds her if he doesn’t transfer the last of the $8 million today, they’ll all be hanging from a bridge. (That is including all the money he cleaned out of Eugenia’s account.)
Marty says when they are done, they’ll be out of Rachel’s hair. Wendy reminds him that’s only true until Del sends more money. “It never ends,” she adds.
Wendy changes the subject, asking if he wants to talk about their fight. Marty declines and asks if she wants to. Wendy says no and that she said all she needed to say. She asks if he heard everything she had to say. Marty counters by asking if she heard everything he had to say. She then asks, “If we weren’t stuck, would we still be together?” Marty responds with a simple, “I don’t know.”
Sam shows up at the lodge asking about his mom’s money again. Marty informs him there will be penalties if he takes the money out early. Sam doesn’t care and demands his money. Marty thinks quickly and offers that he and Wendy will pay for the funeral, explaining they don’t want him to lose money for penalties. Sam accepts.
Wendy accompanies Sam to the funeral home and she soon realizes the owner of the funeral home is trying to swindle them out of money by adding more and more things to the bill. Wendy asks Sam to excuse them so she can talk to Harry about pricing. She tells Harry the pricing for some of the items doesn’t seem accurate. He swears it is.
Wendy asks for the total and pre-tax it’s $49,950. Wendy wonders if Harry he has a business partner and discovers he doesn’t. Wendy’s proving to be just as much of a smooth talker as Marty and begins to tell him why she believes he’s up-charging her friend.
Wendy comes home to find their friend is no longer out front, and Marty reveals he transferred the rest of the $8 million. As they sit on the porch enjoying a drink, Marty asks how it went with Sam. After taking a sip of her drink, she nonchalantly says, “We own a funeral home now.” After they both laugh, Marty doesn’t seem the least bit surprised.
Marc Menchaca, Charlie Tahan, and Carson Holmes inn ‘Ozark’ season 1 episode 9 (Photo by Jackson Davis/Netflix)
Russ asks the rest of the family to go get food and while Ruth’s putting on her jacket he tries again, asking what the plan is with Byrde. Ruth asks what his deal is. He plays it off that they can use the money for Wyatt to go to college without debt. She tells Russ, “If you want that cash so bad, why don’t you do it?”
Russ doesn’t give up and nearly demands she say she’s going to kill Marty Byrde and get his money. Ruth’s more than suspicious now. Being the smarter of the two she says, “I never wanted to kill Marty Byrde. That was your idea. And, frankly, I don’t know why you want to kill him so badly. He’s a good guy and a great businessman.”
After Ruth leaves, Petty calls Russ to warn him Ruth’s on to him. However, Evans gives him another chance to talk to her.
Russ rushes out of the trailer to tell Boyd (Christopher James Baker) he’s going to kill Marty himself to take his money and then leave town. Boyd asks what’s going on and Russ confesses the Feds are in town and they’ll cut him loose if he gives them Ruth. Boyd thinks they should get Ruth to tell them what the FBI wants but Russ informs him she figured out what he was up to when he tried to get her to confess.
Russ explains his plan to kidnap Marty, get his money, and then kill him. Boyd decides he’s coming with him.
One of Del’s men, Garcia (Joseph Melendez), shows up at the Blue Cat to deliver money to Marty. While Rachel walks away to call Marty, Garcia shows Jonah his gun. After turning back around, Jonah asks Tuck for a favor.
Russ talks to Wyatt (Charlie Tahan) and Three (Carson Holmes), letting them know he and their uncle came into a new business opportunity but it requires them to move. He then instructs them to go into the trailer, turn the TV volume up really loud, and pack a bag. He instructs them not to talk while they’re in there.
Wyatt asks if Ruth’s going with them. Russ becomes agitated. He tells them no and to do what they say.
While Russ is at the hunting and fishing superstore clearly buying an “I am going to kidnap and possibly kill someone kit,” we can see Tuck in the background buying Jonah his gun.
Jonah takes his new gun, which is an automatic, and practices shooting in the woods. It seems to be too powerful for him, but he’s unfazed. After finishing shooting, he buries the gun. Buddy witnesses everything, retrieves the gun, and unloads the magazine of its bullets. He then places it back in Jonah’s hiding spot.
Ruth returns home and hears the TV blaring from Russ’ place. She checks out what’s going on and asks Wyatt what’s up. He takes her outside to explain they’re leaving town because his dad and Boyd have a business deal. When Ruth asks what it is, he confesses he assumes it’s not an actual thing since they took the guns.
Ruth and Wyatt hug and he walks away.
Marty and Wendy open boxes that were delivered and discover they’re full of money. $50 million, to be exact. Marty explains they’ll need to wrap it before placing it in the walls of a room at the Blue Cat. Wendy points out it’ll take days and Marty agrees they’re going to need help. Wendy understands who he’s thinking of to help them and quickly says no.
While Marty’s walking to the Blue Cat kitchen to see if Rachel has any food up there, he spots Ruth driving by. They make eye contact but Ruth keeps on driving.
Russ and Boyd drive over to the Blue Cat by boat. When Russ steps off the boat he’s electrocuted. When Boyd grabs him to try to help, the electrical currents travel through Russ to him and they both die from electrocution. The lights flicker out and when all the adults (minus Wendy) check to see what happened, Marty and Garcia (Joseph Melendez) find Russ and Boyd dead. Rachel accuses Marty of doing it. She demands Marty and Garcia leave and threatens to call the police. Garcia doesn’t like that idea. Marty knows they need to make sure it looks like an accident.
Marty, Wendy, and the kids return home and Wendy’s shaken about what could have happened to Marty if he’d stepped off a boat.
Marty visits Ruth and she asks, “Did it work?” He informs her it did. Instead of thanking Ruth, Marty points out those were her uncles. Ruth replies, “I couldn’t have them kill you.”
Ruth begins to cry while Marty holds her.
Agent Petty’s at a bar when he hears the news. A local man says he can’t hear the game because Petty’s on the phone and gives Petty attitude. When Petty hangs up, he hits the local with a beer bottle and shoots the TV above the bar before leaving.
The gang continues with their relationship dramas in The CW’s Katy Keene season one episode 10 which features a guest appearance by Riverdale‘s Casey Cott. Directed by Alex Pillai from a script by Michael Grassi and Neil McNeil, episode 10 – “Gloria” – will air on April 23, 2020.
The series stars Lucy Hale as Katy Keene, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Katherine LaNasa as Gloria Grandbilt, Zane Holtz as KO Kelly, and Lucien Laviscount as Alexander Cabot. Camille Hyde is Alexandra Cabot, Julia Chan is Pepper Smith, and Jonny Beauchamp plays Jorge Lopez/Ginger.
“Chapter Ten: Gloria” Plot: MOVING ON FROM YOUR PAST – When an allegation against Gloria (LaNasa) is made, Katy (Hale), tries to get to the bottom of it but instead might have discovered something about her mother. Josie (Murray) and the new Pussycats have a falling out leaving Josie’s close friend, Kevin Keller (guest star Casey Cott), to remind that she doesn’t need to be that person anymore.
Jorge (Beauchamp) offers Bernardo (guest star Ryan Faucett) an interesting relationship proposition in order not to lose him, but it does not go as he hoped. Meanwhile, Pepper’s (Chan) past is starting to catch up with her and it could jeopardize more than just the Pepper Plant.
The Season 1 Plot, Courtesy of The CW:
“Katy Keene follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Hale), singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Murray), performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger (Beauchamp), and “It Girl” Pepper Smith (Chan) — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City…together.
Katy designs clothes for anyone she can, including her friend and roommate Josie, whose singing talent catches the attention of Alexander Cabot (Laviscount), a CEO who hopes to reboot the record label division of his father’s corporate empire. But Alexander’s dream of signing Josie to a recording contract meets resistance from Cabot Media’s powerful senior vice president Alexandra (Hyde), who also happens to be his twin sister. Josie and Katy’s roommate Jorge works at his family’s bodega and has his eye on Broadway, but after a series of rejections, he hopes to take his drag performance career as Ginger to the next level. The mysterious Pepper Smith plans to open her own version of Andy Warhol’s Factory. She has the connections, but no one seems to know where she got her money — or if she really has any at all.
Katy struggles to manage the pressures of her day job at Lacy’s Department Store and her very demanding boss, Gloria (LaNasa), who is a legendary personal shopper. But Katy has the support of her longtime boyfriend, KO Kelly (Holtz), who has his own dream of becoming a professional boxer. As these aspiring artists take on the runway, the recording studio, Broadway, and the NYC social scene, they will find more than just a career in the big city — they’ll find long-lasting friendship.”
Singer/songwriter Gabby Barrett teamed up with singer/songwriter Charlie Puth on a new version of her song, “I Hope.” The new duet was co-written by Barrett, Puth, Zachary Kale, and Jon Nite, with Kale and Ross Copperman producing.
“I can’t wait for fans to hear this! With Charlie being on this track, it changes the perspective of the song,” said Barrett. “When I wrote it I was writing from a woman’s perspective, and so with him being on it, it kind of shows the men’s perspective too. That both sides get cheated on and it’s not just a one-sided thing.”
“I fell in love with the song when I first heard it, and to be able to reimagine it with Gabby and the writers and producers and take it to a new place, is really exciting,” added Puth.
The new version is now available across all streaming platforms.
Gabby Barrett and Charlie Puth will appear on Amazon Live on Friday, April 17, 2020 at 1pm ET. They’ll be chatting with fans and discussing their collaboration.
The original version of “I Hope” was streamed 227 million times in the U.S. and has achieved Platinum status. Barrett’s debut album will be released later this year and “I Hope” (featuring Charlie Puth) will be one of the tracks.
