Ozark fans rage over Marty and Wendy Byrde seatbelt blunder in nail-biting season 3 finale

OZARK left viewers open-mouthed with its bloody season 3 finale earlier this year. Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) have had their fair share of near-death encounters over the show’s run. In season 3, they faced off against the likes of Omar Navarro (Felix Solis), Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) and the Kansas City […]

OZARK left viewers open-mouthed with its bloody season 3 finale earlier this year.

Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) have had their fair share of near-death encounters over the show’s run.

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In season 3, they faced off against the likes of Omar Navarro (Felix Solis), Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) and the Kansas City Mob.

In the closing minutes of the finale they narrowly swerved death as lawyer Helen Pierce (Janet McTeer) did her best to scam the pair out of the business, even after Wendy sacrificed her brother Ben (Tom Pelphrey), feeling he was a liability.

However, as the net closed in, it wasn’t the Byrdes Omar had in his sights, but rather Helen.

The pair were left spattered in blood in shell-shocked as hitman Nelson brough them in for a hug after completing the hit.

Amazingly though, it wasn’t this exchange that set tongues aging on Reddit, but rather something decidedly more mundane.

Taking to the platform, Ozark fan The_Area_Manager claimed that the Byrdes didn’t take even the most basic of precautions to protect their lives.

Under the thread Seat Belts, they asked: “How come nobody in Ozark ever wears a seat belt while driving?

“Is it not mandatory in Missouri like it is in the UK where I live?”

The post racked up plenty of upvotes as others chimed in with messages of agreement.

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One fan replied: “They rarely show people wearing seat belts in TV shows.

“It’s just not something people normally pay attention to. Like using empty coffee cups.”

A second pointed out some logistical constraints, explaining: “Also, people are rarely ‘driving’ in shows,

“If they are mic’d up then the seatbelt might also fudge the audio (even though ADR is used a lot these days).”

Ozark seasons 1-3 are available to stream on Netflix now.