Outer banks still have a big death issue that I hoped that Big John’s fate would have ended

Spoiler Alert: The following article contains spoilers from The Outer Banks Season 4, Part 1.

Outer Banks has a big problem – The show keeps killing off characters only for them to come back (and then die again), and season 4, unfortunately, continued this trend. Netflix’s mystery teen action-adventure drama follows John B and his group of pogo friends living in the Outer Banks. The TV series begins with John B dealing with his father’s disappearance and trying to avoid being sent to a foster home. This leads to him and the other Pogues finishing what Big John started when he went missing by searching for the Royal Merchant’s Gold.

After their first adventure in Outer Banks Season 1 The Pogues continue to find themselves in treasure-hunting (and dangerous) situations throughout the show. As a result, many people die around them. however, When a main or supporting character dies, their deaths are often fake-outs. While the “back from the dead” trope was exciting at first, it got tired after four seasons. I thought (and hoped) the teen drama would keep its fake-out deaths in the past after Big John’s permanent death during Outer Banks Season 3’s ending, but someone rises from the dead in season 4 anyway.

The Outer Banks Season 4 continues the show’s dead stakes problem

The Netflix series continuously brings characters back from the dead

at the end of Outer Banks Season 4, Episode 3, Lightner kidnaps Cleo and takes her to a ship, where she sees Terrance. As some may recall, Terrance recently appeared in Season 2, Episode 3, and it was implied that he died during a shootout with the police. Since he was never seen again, many assumed Terrance was dead and that was that. instead, Terrance is shown in Outer Banks Season 4 and being alive is the shocking cliffhanger of episode 3. However, in the next episode, Terrance dies for real when Lightner shoots him.

Terrance’s presence in Outer Banks Season 4 continues the show’s pattern of resurrecting the dead. first, Many thought Ward killed Big John Until it was later revealed that he survived. John B eventually reunites with his father only for Big John to permanently die at the end of season 3.

moreover, Ward faces his death in a boat explosion in season 2. Ward rose from the dead at the end of episode 9, but Sarah and Rafe’s father died for good in the Outer Banks Season 3 finale. So, the Netflix teen drama saved the death of three of its characters only to kill them again, giving the series a false sense of high stakes. Two fake-out deaths are more than enough for any TV show. Meanwhile, Outer Banks Can’t seem to let go of this trope (which should only be used once), bringing the total up to three in season 4.

Outer Banks can’t stop killing off all the parental figures of the Pogues

Most of the Pogues’ parents are dead or horrible people

Unfortunately, most of the Pogues’ parents in the Netflix series are dead, horrible, or missing. The Only Outer Banks Character with great and present parents is Pope. Meanwhile, John B’s father has died twice and his mother’s whereabouts are unknown; Sarah’s father also died twice and her mother’s fate is also unknown; Kiara’s parents sent her to a troubled teen camp against her will; Like these Outer Banks The season 4, part 1 finale reveals, JJ’s abusive father is not his biological father and his birth father is (assumingly) evil while his mother died when he was a baby; And Cleo’s only father figure, Terrance, is dead.

The Outer Banks Writers love to give their characters as much trauma as possible, Especially when it comes to their families. Although some parents are still alive, they could very easily die (like Luke) in future episodes. Finally, it has come to a point where it needs to stop. Outer Banks Can’t stop killing off the adult characters, especially if they have faked out deaths (but that doesn’t mean any of the Pogues should die).

The big fakeouts of the Outer Banks have already made death less meaningful

The future deaths of the show will not be impactful

As a rule, every TV show should only be allowed to have one fake-out death. The first one is always shocking and thrilling, but if a series incorporates more of the “back from the dead” trope, deaths become meaningless. When each character dies, It will be hard for viewers to believe they are truly dead (even if they are) Because resurrection has become a pattern in the TV series.

Character deaths are incorporated into stories to impact not only the other characters but also the audience. Shows will start to lose this effect if they raise multiple characters from the dead, and that’s what happened with Outer Banks. So, going forward, the Netflix teen drama must stop faking the deaths. However, according to his story and Terence’s rise from the dead in Outer Banks Time 4’s story, the TV series will never learn.