That’s only the beginning of the trouble. In an equally silly stroke of luck, JJ and Kiara descend coincidentally on Cleo and Pope-“We haven’t been here for two minutes!” JJ exclaims, a sheepish mea culpa on behalf of the showrunners-and the group run for cover as Singh’s goons arrive. and Sarah (Madelyn Cline) have no trouble finding him. As Carlos grows impatient with Big John’s inability to translate the Solana cipher-long story, but it requires a key that apparently only Pope (Jonathan Daviss) and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) had the wits to uncover-the kids comb through Tres Rocas for a tour guide named “Jose.” (Yes, just “Jose.”) Wouldn’t you know, they find him and Big John, who’s making such a ruckus trying to escape Singh’s prison that John B. Forgive my delusions, but doesn’t his desire for repayment seem almost.reasonable?Īnyway, JJ (Rudy Pankow) and Kiara (Madison Bailey) are on their own plane to Venezuela, this one a drug-toting cargo ship owned by Barracuda Mike (Justin Matthew Smith), who somehow really believes these two teenagers are going to locate El Dorado and pay him back with hunks of gleaming rock. He yearns for those heaping piles of gold, yes, but he’s also seeking reparations for his family his grandfather was an indentured servant on Theodore Roosevelt’s original expedition to the ’ole Dorado in the 1910s. There, they hope to find both the legendary City of Gold and John B.’s father, Big John (Charles Halford), the abductee of Carlos Singh (Andy McQueen), a bounty hunter who wants El Dorado for himself. Using a map provided in a previous episode by a translator whose name you’ve already forgotten, the group plans to travel to Tres Rocas, and then the archaeological site known as Solana.
(Chase Stokes) and his pals descend quietly into Venezuela’s Orinoco Basin. At the start of episode 10, “Secret of the Gnomon,” John B. The finale, in particular, requires enormous suspension of disbelief. The third and latest season is an overstuffed entry that, if not for the foundation established by the show’s capable cast, would be a nonsensical mess. The genuine rapport between the main ensemble members-John B., Sarah, Pope, JJ, Kiara, and eventually Cleo-served as strong enough scaffolding to hoist up the otherwise weak, unconvincing plotting.īut as Outer Banks has prolonged its stay on the Netflix charts, so has it expanded its appetite, and in doing so relegated its best parts to a low sizzle on the back burner. In the best moments throughout the action-adventure drama’s now three seasons, OBX is not just a romantic soap but a survey of friendship at its limits not just a fast-paced puzzle box but a zany thriller. But to owe all of OBX’s success to timing and escapism is to deny the Netflix hit its due. Upon its release in 2020, Outer Banks had the benefit of a bored audience-the first days of the pandemic beget undivided screen time-and alluring imagery to sell: Charismatic teens in crop tops and denim, framed in the halo of sun and sand, is rarely a failed formula. Spoilers ahead for season 3 of Outer Banks.
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