Warning: Spoilers below.
“Outer Banks” killed off one of its most beloved characters during the season 4 finale.
JJ Maybank (Rudy Pankow) was murdered by his biological father Chandler Groff (J. Anthony Crane).
Groff went after JJ and Kiara (Madison Bailey) to get the Blue Crown. He holds a knife to Kiara’s neck and JJ hands over the Blue Crown to save Kiara.
However, Groff stabs JJ, who dies in Kiara’s arms.
“I have already got my wish. Everything I wanted,” JJ told Kiara in his last breaths.
“Take care of others. I love you, Ki,” he added.
An emotional montage of JJ’s moments with the other Pogues is then played with narration from John B (Chase Stokes).
After JJ’s death, Kira reunites with the rest of the Pogues as they decide to go after Groff and get “revenge” for JJ.
Pankow, 26, has played JJ since the Netflix show premiered in 2020. Renewed for a fifth and final season before the final episodes of Season 4 are released on Thursday.
Fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their grief over the death of fan-favorite JJ.
“You’re telling me that the character who went through the most trauma and ultimately deserved a happy ending was killed off. Throw it away!” a person Tweeted,
“Without JJ Maybank there is no #OuterBank,” someone else Said,
“The ‘I love you’ final scene of the death trope is totally bad,” another fan said. wrote“JJ Maybank come back, this can’t end like this.”
A different angry tweet Read, “Without JJ there is no Outer Banks. There is no Pogues without one of the members, there is no S5 without JJ. There are huge holes in the script and all because of personal problems between the actors. “Professionalism sent best wishes.”
Another viewer said, “I’m still shocked by JJ’s death.” confessed“I didn’t expect any of the Pogues to be killed off before the series ended. This was a bold step. His last scene with Kiara ruined me.
“Everyone’s favorite character being taken away? Whose decision was this? Terrible ending, it definitely won’t be the same without JJ,” another fan wrote.
Pankaw addressed her character’s death An Interview with Netflix After completion.
The actor said, “For JJ, he has to assess every moment of his life, is it (taking the risk) worth it, and I think it’s constantly, yes, it is for him.” “Even through all the pain, suffering and struggle for JJ, it’s worth it for him to go that far. He lives his life to the fullest, and I don’t think he regrets any part of it.”
The show’s creators, brothers Josh and Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke, revealed that they had always planned to kill off JJ.
Josh said, “It was a really hard decision because he’s a great part of the group.” “This sets the stage for an epic fifth and final season. We’re planning a story of redemption and a season that embodies the friendship that JJ came to represent. JJ’s death was a difficult but necessary part of the architecture of the story, and we plan to honor it as much as possible because we love the character as much as the fans do. And Rudy is a very good friend of ours.”
It was also revealed in the season 4 finale that Sarah (Madeline Cline) is pregnant with John B.’s child.
Sara finds out she is pregnant after taking two pregnancy tests in the bathroom of the pharmacy. She later told John B., who was clearly surprised but excited by the news.
“we will figure it out. Because we always do,” he told her.
Stokes, 32, and Kline, 26, dated in real life for less than two years as of October 2021. Stokes is now dating country singer Kelsea Ballerini.
“Outer Banks” follows a group of friends searching for lost treasure in North Carolina. The cast includes Stokes, Cline, Pankow, Bailey, Jonathan Davis, Drew Starkey and Carleshia Grant.
Netflix announced this week that the show will end with Season 5.
The creators said, “With a little sadness, but also excitement, we are leaving season four behind, and turning to season five, in which we hope to bring our beloved Pogues home the way they were meant to.” “We envisioned and planned years ago.” In a statement.
He added, “Season five will be our last season and we think it will be our best season yet.”
‘Outer Banks’ is streaming on Netflix.
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