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re: Been slowly watching Ozark.. Jason Bateman is very good

Posted on 10/26/19 at 7:00 am to
Posted by JYD
Pineville
Member since Oct 2003
7737 posts
Posted on 10/26/19 at 7:00 am to
One of the best shows I’ve watched in Netflix, but why Laura Linney as Wendy? I don’t find her attractive at all and can’t recall anything I’ve ever liked her in.

Posted by peaster68
Mississippi
Member since Dec 2011
6115 posts
Posted on 10/26/19 at 8:00 am to
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I’ve never been a big Laura Linney fan, but she acts the hell out of her role, especially in the most recent season when shite got real.


I’ve been watching John Adams, she does a great job in it as well.
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63431 posts
Posted on 10/26/19 at 8:51 am to
Batema’s best work.
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63431 posts
Posted on 10/26/19 at 8:54 am to
Yep, I like Ruth a lot.
And she(Julia Garner) was very good in The Americans.
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
15021 posts
Posted on 10/26/19 at 9:27 am to
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but why Laura Linney as Wendy?

I essentially thought the same as I watched the show for the first time. Laura Linney is about five years older than Jason Bateman and she looks it so I saw her as a miscast. But I've grown appreciate Laura in the series. Laura Linney is the quintessential actress. She is comfortable in film, TV and the stage. When I watch the show I do get the feeling she "acts" in every scene. It isn't till season 2 her profile rises to that of the major character. Ozark has been a boost to her career.

By the way, I don't particularly like Wendy Byrde as a character.
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
15021 posts
Posted on 10/26/19 at 9:34 am to
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Lost me the first episode.


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Drug lord would have slaughtered him like a little bitch.


Isn't this the entire premise of the show? Most people would have been found and I quote Agent Petty, "gutted in a ditch" but they weren't. So we spend episode after episode watching how they navigate around this dilemma. And I suspect it will only get worse in S3 as Omar Navarro and the cartel come up from Mexico to chase them around.
Posted by AUbused
Member since Dec 2013
7770 posts
Posted on 10/26/19 at 7:15 pm to
Not gonna be popular here but Bateman lays his schtick on way, way to thick for me in Ozark. To the point where i can barely watch it. First season was great but i feel like its declining.

Also, i would frick Ruth into oblivion. She does it for me.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86434 posts
Posted on 10/26/19 at 7:43 pm to
I can't watch Bateman in any show or movie without picturing Michael bluth
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
15021 posts
Posted on 10/26/19 at 8:02 pm to
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Michael bluth

After a couple season, I couldn't stand that show.
Posted by jg8623
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2010
13531 posts
Posted on 10/26/19 at 8:03 pm to
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First season was great but i feel like its declining.


Yep. Season 1 was damn good. It started to go off the rails in 2nd season imo. I had a feeling that was gonna be the case they way season 1 ended with the old lady blowing the Cartel guys head off.
Posted by LSU Patrick
Member since Jan 2009
73437 posts
Posted on 12/3/19 at 11:23 am to
*Spoilers*



I just binged both seasons over the past week. It was fun. It looks like the KC mafia will be enemy number one next season. I'm glad they killed off Ruth's POS dad at the end. Ruth can become her own stand alone character now.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36008 posts
Posted on 12/3/19 at 11:33 am to
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I can't watch Bateman in any show or movie without picturing Michael bluth

Ozark has a character named Buddy, just so you can repeatedly hear Bateman say "Hey Buddy" in his Bluth voice.
Posted by BlackAdam
Member since Jan 2016
6439 posts
Posted on 12/3/19 at 11:44 am to
When she tells the FBI agent how to go about fricking himself...
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
33848 posts
Posted on 12/3/19 at 7:48 pm to
Underrated actor but Pepper Brooks is his best character
Posted by KirkLazarus
Member since Aug 2017
3574 posts
Posted on 12/17/19 at 6:56 pm to
Just finished a binge of season 2. Can't stand Wendy, she is a lying manipulative count. Great performance from Laura Linney
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
15021 posts
Posted on 12/17/19 at 7:14 pm to
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Just finished a binge of season 2

I love this show but am sorry you brought it up. It will be 20 months or so since season 2 when it returns. That's too damn long!
Posted by LSU Patrick
Member since Jan 2009
73437 posts
Posted on 12/17/19 at 8:39 pm to
Great series. I'm glad I gave it a try. I'm not sure how they will keep it as good in season 3, but I'll check in to see.
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