Darlene does Ruth a favor. She’s been sneaking around asking Ruth some pretty strange questions. Wendy asks Helen - not Marty - to help close a deal, the Byrdes get a new houseguest, and business goes boom aboard a rival casino. That empire involves Frank Cosgrove, the head of the Kansas City mob, who was promised a cut of the new casino, which is now closed. Maya is reprimanded. And if she keeps him around will she just end up like Helen or, worse, accidentally knocked down a hill to her death like the woman whom she’s bullied into selling a business she spent her life building? So Marty suggests to Ruth that they’re going to have to move it through the new casino, but that’s not an option either. While we know how the episode ends, the rest of the hour is just as eventful. He walks off but a few moments later he is escorted away and shoved into a car. Your privacy is safe with us. I mean, how crazy was the ending? By submitting your email, you agree to our, Cardi B Really Didn’t Mean to Post That Nude, Sacha Baron Cohen Hid in a Bathroom for 5 Hours to Prank Mike Pence, Mary J. Blige, Method Man, and 50 Cent Make Vulture Festival Even More Powerful, We’ve also added a Jerry Saltz art talk, HBO Max’s, Why Daveed Diggs Finally Agreed to Play Frederick Douglass for, “It’s not a goal of mine to play historical figures … I’m not really interested in the hero worship that we normally do with our biographies.”. 2020 Kevin Cronin Was Here Wendy and Helen have closed it down, and they want it to be a legit business when it opens anyway. Ben reveals Jonah talked his way out of a speeding ticket. While Wendy battles personal demons, Marty struggles to keep their lives from falling apart. Time for Wendy to leave the nest and fly without Marty? At first, it feels like the start of a turf war as Wendy draws her brother Ben closer to her side and Marty aligns with Ruth. The stand-up talks comedy, quarantine, and livestreaming from her bathtub. S3, Ep3 27 Mar. So he comes to Wendy, revealing what Marty did to try to squash the deal. Ben and Ruth witnessed Marty’s abduction and since they decided to follow closely behind, goodness knows what will happen to them if they’re caught redhanded. By expanding the empire and essentially running it, has Wendy Byrde proven that the cartel no longer needs her husband? She’s very good at more than just naming bands with three letters in their name (REM, ELO, NWA, etc. If this really blows up into a turf war, it’s almost certain that Ruth will side with Marty over Wendy and Helen. Another great, tense episode ends with one of the best scenes in the history of Ozark, as Ruth learns the danger her boss and friend now faces. Some of the best episodes of The Sopranos filtered the anxieties of its protagonist Tony Soprano through his dreams. Uh oh. A great, tense, and improbably funny episode ends with one of the best scenes in the history of Ozark. Maya steps up her bid to turn Marty, whose eerily calm demeanor has Wendy worried. Build your custom FanSided TV email newsletter with news and analysis on Show Snob and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. You know, the whole “she’s too unstable to take care of this child” argument. One thing led to another, and before we knew it, the wife stumbled down a hill to her death. Spoilers ahead for 'Ozark' Season 3 Episode 3 Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) and Helen Pierce (Janet McTeer) have gotten meaner and their latest scam at Big Muddy calls for a celebration as the aged couple's casino has become Omar Navarro's property (Felix Solis). Even before then, this is a tight hour of TV, complete with the kind of darkly humorous beats that elevates the better episodes of this show. 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John Oliver Wants You to Spare No Thoughts for ‘Totally Complicit’ Melania Trump, “In addition to Spike’s acceptance and allyship, he was, Sigourney Weaver ‘Had Some Concerns’ About Shooting. This adds to the tension at dinner, and that’s before Navarro calls Wendy. Another offer hits the table when Agent Miller tells Marty that she could use his skill set. Taken with the other dream in which she pays him to leave, Wendy’s subconscious is clearly telling her that she can’t succeed with her husband in her life. • Speaking of music, “Time for Me to Fly” in the first dream is obvious because the Wagon has been a part of the plot, but there’s a much deeper cut in the second dream: “The Fundamentals” by Arthur Ahbez. An episode that feels like a tipping point delivers the first high-level casualty of the Fadda-Cannon conflict. Bette Midler Posts Shriek Peek of Sanderson Sisters’ Virtual. Him asking silly questions on the boat and then being crestfallen when she goes with the older boys along with her sister was pretty sad. Wendy asks Helen - not Marty - to help close a deal, the Byrdes get a new houseguest, and business goes boom aboard a rival casino. Why does she want to even know this? Meanwhile, Sam's concerns about the FBI inspire little sympathy. Like…killing him? Directed by Jason Bateman. Does Wendy Byrde need Marty Byrde anymore? Over four seasons, the anthology series has developed a self-referentiality that goes well beyond references to the original film. Keep up with all the drama of your favorite shows! The Byrdes buy a horse farm on behalf of Navarro. Marty approaches Maya and agrees to the deal of 18 months in prison and in return, he works for the FBI to catch similar money launderers. The three-letter band game, the REO rider, most of Ben’s stuff — it’s always nice when the writers weave in dark humor. Ruth isn't happy about Marty and Wendy's plan to bury the hatchet with Frank Jr. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. And too many of their imitators often feel like dirges. But it ends with Marty Byrde suggesting to a federal agent that he could turn on everyone, leaving it all behind. And can we all just blame Wendy for this hot mess? • Do you think Erin knows her mother ordered the assault on her father? *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. All rights reserved. Wendy finds out that the last holdout in her new plan just fell down a hill, and she barely pauses before taking on a new deadly project. Does she have some weird plan in store for Marty? But Marty realizes the darker undercurrent — Helen isn’t trying to find out if he could work at the other operation, she’s trying to find out if he’s still needed at all. They can’t do that…. Go to prison for 18 months, Navarro will think you didn’t talk, and then be a contractor for the federal government. I mean, how crazy was the ending? She plays to Wendy’s sizable ego, claiming that she’s eclipsing Marty professionally, and noting that this same dynamic led to the end of Helen’s marriage. Will he have the chance or is it too late? The Byrdes make a difficult decision about Ben. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. I honestly have so many questions about how this episode went down, and it all revolves around the safety of these characters. The FBI questions Ruth, tensions between Cosgrove and Marty hit a new high, Sue takes on a new patient, and Wendy recruits for her foundation. Hysterically, so does REO Speedwagon’s manager, knowing what Marty is doing when he offers an extra $100K. The uproar over “Bonjour Hi” ultimately proves the sketch’s main joke: Canada has some really slow news days. While Marty doesn’t die at the end of the episode (and hopefully not later on either), one thing does become clear. Emmy-Nominated Series to Binge Before the Big Show, August 2018 TV Calendar: Series Premiere and Return Dates. Again, Marty is looking for solutions while Wendy is looking for an empire. The shows that inspired this one, like Sopranos and Breaking Bad, did that often. But Clooney wasn’t sure about playing “one of the handsomest guys you’ve ever seen.”, Diane Warren Wrote a Musical Around Stories of Sexual Harassment in Hollywood, Louisette Geiss, a Weinstein accuser, co-wrote the book of, Karen Chee’s Favorite Quarantine Comedian Is Her Mom, “I’m proud of myself and happy with myself and not a lunatic stuck in one phase.”, Mary Beth Barone Is Looking Forward to (Metaphorically) Showering Again. He doesn’t want to actually go against the cartel because you know, they’d kill him immediately. Navarro realized that Wendy’s phone line was compromised, and probably figured out that Marty was the man on the surveillance. Meanwhile, Marty tells Agent Miller that to get away from the cartel, he’ll go to prison voluntarily. Also, is Marty about to get murdered at the hands of the cartel? They mostly involve her gauging Ruth’s capability of running the casino. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. Little did we know it was all a ruse to place Darlene in a comprising situation. • This was a funny episode even amidst the darkness. • Speaking of Erin, it seems like Jonah has a crush on her? The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2020. Helen sure thinks so. • The question now is how can Marty Byrde prove he’s not expendable? While Wendy tries to get the “legit” business up and running, Agent Maya Miller (Jessica Francis Dukes) comes to share an office with Marty Byrde. What is he going to do about it? With Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner. Is he threatening or almost flirting? Ozark throws the most epic cliffhangers our way, and the third episode of the season is no exception. I thought there might be value in the lyrics: “Journey to the center of my mind and you’ll find … Journey to the center of my soul and you’ll know … Journey to the center of my heart and you’ll hear … Nothin’.” Has Wendy become soulless and heartless? One of the scarier births this show has portrayed also throws the issues between Ari and Biniyam into stark relief. The FBI dives into the casino's finances, Wendy's dreams take a dark turn, and Marty worries that the writing may be on the wall. ), and it’s going to be very difficult to move cartel money under her watch. Ozark season 3, episode 3 recap: Kevin Cronin Was Here Ozark places Marty in quite the predicament thanks to Wendy’s ambitious plans. Ozark Season 3, Episode 3, “Kevin Cronin Was Here” ends at the concert that was organized by Wendy and Marty. Some may agree he had this coming given all the chaos he has caused, but it was still rather scary to see him in this situation.