Yeah Wendy is definitely becoming less sensitive to what they're doing, and as you said Marty is getting more humanity and almost fed up with what they're doing, hence him telling Charlotte he's fine with her leaving.
On the subject of having someone killed and killing someone yourself being different, well i guess, but not really, cause on your conscious you know its you that caused the persons life to end, whether it was done by your hands or not. I can see Wendy having no problem killing Cade herself if she was in the right situation, and i could see her reacting the same way she did when the cartel killed him.
Marty has never acted fine when someones been killed infront of him, he's always never been able to handle death or hurting someone well.
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Daisy_Mabel (122)
6 years ago
I'm not arguing. But, I don't think Wendy could have killed Cade herself. And, I can't think of a situation where someone was killed in front of Marty and he hasn't reacted because he's either been in danger himself (first episode where Bruce gets killed) or when he's in danger because of the killing (Del). I think they are changing in ways that are still making them complementary of each other. Becoming more empathic to each other's strengths and weaknesses. They could eventually go in the other direction and have Wendy be the big kingpin. But, I think the show is about their relationship more than the crimes they commit. I just don't see it happening.
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Daisy_Mabel (122)
6 years ago
Because I believe the show is more about their relationship and the family, I should state that I hope they don't go in the direction of Wendy being in charge. It is very predictable. I don't know they won't go that way.
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6 years ago
For me the most telling moment was when Marty told Charlotte if she still wanted to be emancipated, he wouldn't fight it. This told me he still had some moral compass left and he thought maybe Charlotte would be best away from what Wendy was becoming. Marty seemed desperate to get out of the mess he found himself in and Wendy seemed to be embracing it. Her not wanting to leave reminded me of Walter White telling the dudes in the Home Depot parking lot to stay out of his territory. That was when cooking meth went from what he considered a duty to his family to a choice he was making because he liked the feeling of power. I see Wendy falling down a similar path.
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Daisy_Mabel (122)
6 years ago
God I wish I could have stood watching Breaking Bad after the first 1.5 seasons. :-) That change in dynamic (and his wife's oddly ever-changing face) just turned me off of what I thought the show was focusing on. I really just hope that Ozark doesn't go down this path. I always felt that Walter's self-realization was so forced, and simplifies what are conflicts beneath the surface for most human beings.
I, too, thought that what he said that to Charlotte was telling. I don't deny I see him struggling a bit - both he and Wendy are realizing facets of their personalities that they may have neglected - but just don't see that he will continue on this path to wanting out. I see a juxtaposition between Ruth and Charlotte's ideas of what makes a good family coming into play, continuing in bringing the focus to relationships and family. I see Marty and Wendy's relationship continuing to evolve as they realize that we can't really have a black and white relationship scorecard - that's not what marriage is. In the cartel backdrop I see the normal cycle of power play, but ultimately Marty and Wendy coming full circle to their primary values.
I'm a Jason Bateman fan. You are probably right in your assessment that Wendy will become the big power person, and I'm probably overestimating the show creators' and writers' talent. I really, really want this show to be different, but am fully prepared for disappointment.
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