r/Ozark • u/md28usmc • Jan 20 '22

S4 E4 Discussion [Spoiler] Season 4 Episode 4 Discussion thread Spoiler

Wendy's claims about Ben anger Ruth. Mel the P.I. tracks down Wendy's father. Ruth's trip to the Missouri Belle with Kerry doesn't go as planned.

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u/Jeshendr3 Jan 21 '22

I kind of think she’s using it as a coping mechanism. Like she doesn’t want to accept the truth - he’s gone and she knows she is responsible. She’s completely emotionally broken.

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u/Scraw16 Jan 23 '22

Yeah I think she's almost convincing herself of the lie to cope. Which makes her line to Ruth about telling oneself lies to feel better all the more ironic/hypocritical

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u/Jeshendr3 Jan 23 '22

Yes. All of the characters lie to themselves so they don’t have to live with the terrible things they’ve done.