Ozark Season 2: Is Laura Linney the New Big Bad? The Cast explains

In the first season of "Ozark", Wendy's Laura Linney spent a lot of time reacting to an endless stream of shocking events. When her husband, Marty (Jason Bateman) came home, told him to pack his bags, and headed to the Ozarks Lake in southern Missouri, Wendy went there because she had to go home. there really was no other choice. But in Season 2, Wendy could take charge

"Everything comes from survival," Linney told a panel at the Television Critics Association's press tour. "[In Season 2] she goes to a very primitive place to do it, she sees places that are not filled and realizes that she has to fill it and she has to do it quickly." But she is impatient. "

Linney, Bateman and Julia Garner were very aware of the flaws of their characters in the drama series Netflix.

"He's a very instinctive person," Linney said about Wendy. "She is clever and smart, but she is not the most emotionally secure human being.It is surprising that way because she is effective, but she is not always Mature. "

Garner was asked if her character, Ruth Langmore, would have revealed herself differently if she had been raised with better moral examples. (Her father is in jail and the brothers seem to be on their way.) [19659003] "Maybe she'd be better if she grew up in another house, but there are some things you question, like" Wow, she really did it's nature? Is it feeding? I do not know, "Garner said. "I think Ruth wants to be recognized and never to be recognized, I think that's why she was attracted to Marty in the first place, to be seen in a way that she does not want to be recognized. has never been seen. "

Bateman admitted that Marty is" emotionally suppressed, and that's something his wife talks about in the second season, "But he also teased Season 2 in two ways – the two pertaining to the first drama of the season. "The writers understand that the public deserves an escalation," said Bateman. "If there are more episodes, you do not want redundancies. […] To that end, Bateman said that it meant" escalating the intrigue, the complexity Emotional "and" kill characters you think they'll never die. "This point a little more than the rest, noting how television finds amazing new ways to kill characters you'd never expect Some say to the audience, "How could this show continue with this person?"

What it means for Season 2 characters will not be revealed until August 31, but to the extent that the quality of the series – and how Season 2 will affect its critical perception – boils down to a question about a historic Ozark show "has already been compared to:" Breaking Bad. "

After being questioned about some people comparing the new Netflix drama to the classic AMC series, Bateman placed the Emmy winner on a much higher pedestal than the new Emmy-nominated

" As for the comparisons with "Breaking Bad," we're lucky to hear him, "he said." This show can not be touched. If we come halfway to their status, we are lucky. "

He also commented on the comparison of the two, apart from the quality, and mentioned that both shows are about families" at risk. "

The family is trying to stop this show," said Bateman. "All decisions are made to stop it and get healthy, to become boring in the family. It's interesting to read and play. "

If it continues to be convincing the television will be unveiled shortly.

" Ozark "Season 2 premiered on August 31 on Netflix.

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