This is the least rushed death in the show probably. Most of the deaths are just bang and they’re dead and never seen again no dramatic body shot just a pan away
@@aisirisuresh9219 Nah. They all admitted that he's dead. The director left some ambiguity but Wendy admitted it. Then they did the same jump cut when Jonah had the shotgun on the PI.
@@SolidSnake240 I’m not talking about his demeanor or attitude. I know he was cold and uncaring. That’s kind of the point; he seemed _too_ comfortable. He’d park right in front of people’s places, so they’d know it was him, and wouldn’t even have his gun drawn while approaching them. Ben could have started a struggle and sent the two of them off the road at any point, because Nelson didn’t tie him up. Etc etc.
The intensity, the one minute time frame from couch eating chips to roof and rain taking aim, the lining up of the camera angle. To her aim. This scene was shot perfectly.
Ruth literally killed 2 men from the cartel. Her death was just inevitable. Camila is the new cartel boss and we all know that she will never give up searching for her son’s killer. I love Ruth but she truly fucked everything up when she killed Javi.
@@RyanM268 Wendy is the catalyst for the downward spiral she put her family through. She instigated Ruth by being a smart mouthed bitch and then called Javi herself when, if given a little time, Marty definitely could have talked her out of it. He was apologizing to her after the phone call because he knew her fate was sealed because of them and Wendy put her in a position where she HAD to go through with the murder now.
Nelson was such a silent, deadly, and mild-mannered hitman. He was an underrated character. I wish they would’ve kept him around. He was one of the best characters on the show.
Nelson, as a seasoned assassin, would never have driven right into the driveway into the kill zone, announcing his presence. He would parked a ways away, and then walked in under cover of rain and darkness. No way someone of his experience would be so tactically sloppy. Great scene still though.
I guess he got real cocky with the rain as stealth factor. What I fail to understand is why on earth he didn't assumed Rachel would be reached out by Ruth on the time of his arrival.
I agree. A way they could've made it better is when she 1st sees him he has his lights on and as she is watching he turns off his lights, drives up, parks his truck a little further back, bit since she is watching and waiting sees him and waits for a good shot. Maybe even a saving private ryan style where he notices her right before she fires. Would have been cool to see her silhouette on the roof from his point of view too.
@@isaacharton7851 almost like he never worked for here in the first place....was just assigned to be her lackey until her bell tolled. Welcome to real crime where ethics don't matter lol
@@dbearded130 Tbh at the time I genuinely thought that Nelson was exclusively Helen's man, not Navarro's. Plus in large criminal organizations, the heavies tend to be more loyal to their immediate boss rather than the true head honcho unless they're specifically leveraged to betray those bosses. You'd expect Helen to get a initial non-Cartel based enforcer for herself given she was in the business for 10 years. Similiar to Gus Fring.
@@nirjhar4803 Most likely Navarro must've assigned him to her for monitoring purposes. She couldn't turn it down if that's the case. She must've thought he was loyal to her based on time served.
And from a window shade salesgirl. I didn't see her ability coming at all. Ozark born and bred, the skills from that saved her life and how many in the future.
@@machakco Yes, we just disagree. The amount of stress involved puts it beyond most let along a six year old. It was raining hard, the target was a professional killer. The scope was marginal due to the weather and time of day with the only advantage that the target was in front of lights. I realise that in reading the comments, that most have trouble with the scene. I just happen to the be the opposite and felt like he got when he's been doling out for years which is surprise shots they didn't see coming.
@@dj3114 Professional killer? Is that why he just walked out his car prior to scoping out the place and wasn’t even holding a weapon, knowing he was walking into enemy territory? 🤣🤣🤣 also, weather hardly plays a role when your target is 30 feet away, moving towards you while you have the advantage of lying down. It literally doesn’t get any easier
@@aaronalvarado2481he wasn’t expecting Rachel to be there, he was going to drive there and wait for Ruth so he could kill her, so he didn’t feel the need to park far away and walk there if nobody would be there.
@@wyanthewion288 I understand the part about Nelson not expecting Rachel to be there. However, it’s truly irrelevant, he’s supposed to be as stealth as possible at all times. Things don’t go as expected, so an experienced hitman like himself would account for everything. Hence, turning his lights off, etc. I like the series but people’s comments are laughable sometimes. Every great show has flaws, the main theme of this scene is to show how men underestimate women. Which as a man, I’m not offended by, just stay true to the character in the series. Nelson wasn’t my favorite but he’s up there. Remember when (I believe) Helen and Nelson were getting rid of a body? Helen asks Nelson, “do you ever get tired of this?” His reply is very Terminator-like, no. This may not be the exact quote but you get the gist of it.
@@aaronalvarado2481i dont think its a men vs women thing. I think its just Nelson not considering that any of the "rednecks" would be smart enough to see him coming and shoot him
Well he was a cowardly murdering sociopath. I find it easy to wish them dead. I worry we sometimes glorify these murderers and psychopaths because we’re safe at home and these characters aren’t real. The cartel is very real and they flay, torture, and dismember children, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters. Plus, my own nitpick, the Byrdes if in real life would never have gotten in a position of such leverage over the cartel. Sorry, bit wordy…
This being the final season, the writers tried to rush things and some deaths were not convicing at all. Nelson is a trained hitman. Why would he drive his car all the way to the point where he can be seen? He should have left the car some distance away and walked wearing all black of course to camouflage. This was just a rookie mistake on Nelson's part of course due to rushed writing.
Nelson has killed so many people, he got cocky. He never took any of those precautions with anyone (even with the people he's killed in the show) because it didn't matter, they either didn't see him coming, were unlikely unarmed and were helpless to fight back. This time his almost would-be victim was prepared and it was so dark and the rain blocked his vision from seeing her on the rooftop. He also didn't know Ruth would be smart enough to jump to the conclusion he'd be coming for her. There's no such thing as a rookie mistake, in Nelson's line of work; you will die nevertheless, rival cartel or outlier (as we see).
Other than Sue and Ben he was a sloppy ass killer. Rachel got the drop on him, bet he mostly relied on sneak attacks rather than actual skill like martial arts or marksmanship. Hence, once the element of surprise was gone he lost.
@@samb123078 sneak attacks and lost element of surprise? Why would someone that relies so heavily on stealth drive right up with their headlights on? It's a weak plot point and nothing more.
@@brianfarris5676 I was gonna comment that he knew Ruth was at the station so he decided to post up and wait to kill Ruth when she gets back.I doubt he was aware she had company which is why he pulled up with the lights on but you could argue he most likely saw the lights, you can’t know for sure as a viewer, many variables but by then it was too late Ruth already warned her, thus why he got killed off easier than most would expect. I think he was killed off in a good way
It’s the fact that it was Rachel, a character who I seriously don’t like killed this bad ass, stone cold hitman. If it was Ruth then I’d buy it but not Rachel the drug addict who abandoned her poor son and blamed Marty on his misery while she worked in a cloths shop in another state
Nelson was such an underrated character. He added a lot of uncertainty and tension to some scenes. I do feel his death was kind of rushed. Edit: what I meant to say is his death seemed rushed because other deaths in the show have been more shocking and unexpected.
The whole thing that makes 90% of deaths in the show so shocking is how sudden they are lmao, that’s intentional. Like that’s what made Helen’s death so memorable
@@febreeze4677 I think they mean that Nelson just driving up like a moron is a wasted opportunity. Imagine an actually slightly extended scene with tension as Nelson skulks through the woods - like he really would.
I actually kinda liked Nelson even though i was pissed he never shared Ben's last words. I kind of weirdly felt bad for him during his death, but wasn't necessarily mad or unhappy at the way he went out.
Can anyone tell me what nelson was even doing there? And following ruth? Pretty sure he already intimidated rachel when wendy asked, and I don't recall her asking again(obviously, there was no need anyways, things worked out). No one else from the cartel seemed convinced ruth and rachel need to die, I mean, they didn't even know... So what exactly was nelson doing? Best I can come up with is wendy forgetting to tell nelson to back off, but that's kinda cheap.
One of the very many things that ruined the second half of the final season for me. No way would an stone-cold hitman with the body count of a Chinese cemetery be over-powered by some ordinary Jane, with little to no firearm experience, in the middle of a pitch black downpour.
Why? He didn't know she was there and counted on the fear that he instilled in so many others he killed in the same ambush manner. He wasn't there for a gentle talk with her had he taken her by surprise. The most satisfying death in the show for me.
Yet Rachel came out on top. Outside of the Byrds, Rachel took the money from the walls in the restaurant, disappears and re-appears and Ozark born and bred skills saved her from Nelson.
While I do love the final season and how the series handle its death scenes that being said I didn't like this death Nelson job is supposed to be sneaky and he just gave away his location by walking up front(yeah no shit he was going to get killed)
@@concept5631 I never said that. Of course he wouldn't know that But if you're trained to kill people you don't just announce yourself You park car close by and walk the rest of the way and come from behind
@@icantthinkofacoolname1308 Nelson is my favorite character and I was trying to think of when he was sneaky. Other than when he was in the back seat of Rachel's truck, he seemed to be pretty open with his stuff. He just would clean up after a leave little to no trace behind. He killed Helen in the open, the Corner store guy in season 2 for the tapes. When he saw the therapist, he went under an alias and wore gloves and dumped the car. Walked up to Ben in the open then took him somewhere hidden. Followed Ruth, knowing that she could see him and gave him the finger. So for me I wouldn't say sneaky in terms of not being seen but he does have something to him. I definitely think if Ruth didn't warn Rachel, he would have done something. Since she was watching TV and didn't immediately know where the gun was.
as a hitman for the cartel this is exactly how you're gonna end. even if you're really good like nelson (or especially if ya) at some point you're gonna end up with dozens of people having a death grudge on you, that's a pretty bad thing if your job requires you to be in dark surroundings like a .... well wood for example where any of them could end you at any time. ruth agreed on that later on. beside that, he did NOT look surprised like Rachel claimed.
Probably surprised that a target fought rather than run. I'd imagine he had intel regarding Rachel's past as being "weak" or a runner. If anything his lack of security and assessment of surroundings before he left his vehicle got him killed. Also, him being a tool for the cartel also means he'd probably know too much so he's also a good target to remove even by his own bosses.
@@blacklight1104 I dont even think he knew Rachel was bunking with Ruth at this point since they just started living together and Nelson had to have been tailing Ruth most of the time after his initial threat on Rachel. He most likely went to Ruth's house to maybe camp out and then wait for Ruth to come.
@@nirjhar4803 Makes sense but damn. You'd think he'll be more wary of his surroundings given the danger of his occupation. Him just waltzing there at the front without covering his exits first or even checking behind discreetly reveals an alarming lack of proficiency for someone who's supposed to be so experienced at it.
Interesting how earlier in the show, Nelson spoke to the shrink about a problem he had with his "dog". But it really was Nelson who was the dog in the show that only listened to his master's voice. And in the end he got taken down like a wild animal, or in other words - like a dog.
I just watched an episode of banshee and realized how much if a similar world these two have, so many same actors, Ben, Nelson, Sheriff, Sam, the big guy that was killed to compenate for Del , were all in banshee too. Both had fictional towns with all different races, natives, cazino ownership and its specific laws favor to indian lands etc.
So we're just gonna ignore the fact that he had no reason to be going after Ruth at all? Camilla didn't knew it was Ruth who killed her son at the time, and Rachel agreed to keep laundering after Nelson threatened her. Season 4 was a mess.
Nelson is a professional assassin and yet he just gets out of his vehicle and stares directly at Rachel lying on the roof with a shotgun LOL that's just pathetic. Same with Ruth standing around the parked black Cadillac and awaiting Camila's appearance
Just noticed a flaw, at 2:31 she ejects the round she fired at him. At 2:39 she does it again which would have ejected a live round. Also love it at 2:58 when she is standing over him with the rifle pointed down looking like an assassin.
rather than a flaw i think this can just be attributed to the way they cut the scene, while we see her actually eject the first spent round, it cuts before she puts the next round in, so its hard to tell if its meant to be her cycling it twice under stress, or just doing it once.
Ooh yeah she did do that twice before the next shot she took. Great observation, I never notice stuff like that till I'm on at least my third go round of watching a show.
was waiting for some kind of nelson fight scene this entire series kind of sad to never see one.. i remember thinking nelson was going to fight with ben would have been good although nelson most-likely would be able to handle him convincingly
Guess I got what I deserve Kept you waiting there, too long my love All that time, without a word Didn't know you'd think, that I'd forget, or I'd regret The special love I have for you, my baby blue
This is how I would I have liked Ruth to save her own life. I'm sad after watching this that Ruth could not have saved herself. A whole other season. With Ruth alive. Makes me sad. Ruth should have lived.
People complain about this death but it makes total sense, Nelson is expecting someone who has no idea he’s coming, an unsuspecting target, so he has no reason to suspect he’s in any danger when gets there, she got the jump on him and in these situations that’s the difference between life and death
I need to rewatch part 2 of season 4. I don’t recall this at all. I feel like I purposely slowed down on season 4 and dragged it out cause I knew it was all going to end 😂
Outstanding. We’re gonna give you a 💯out of 💯for an actual combat kill from a stealth platform and situation. The mission was carried out at night in a wet, muddy, and rainy environment. No hesitation at the moment of truth. Dropped the target instantly with a well placed shot from that rifle. Bravo sis. 🇺🇸✌️
@@mr.martyr8573 What mistakes? You mean presuming that someone with a rifle that you can't see might be trained on you at any given moment, especially in the rain? Do you suppose that Nelson may have ever gotten in or out of a vehicle at night before?
There should've been more of that in this show, or at least concealed carry... It's crazy that the likes of Ruth and even Marty never go on to carry a gun with them (in the state of fucking Missourri) at all times, especially after Javier's death.
Unlike a city area, not much surveillance video out in the Ozark back roads. Cops would have a hard time finding it. Also, the cartel is not about to ask the police to help them look for their missing assassin lol.
love the show, but the one thing that sticks out as a repeated unlikely occurrence is the fact that these cartel ops travel around and go to do all these hits completely alone. most of Nelson's kills were by himself. considering I know the ins and outs or cartel procedures, I know that is super unlikely that any cartel hit men would be doing all that dirt completely by themselves. show started off with them coming through heavy and with a crew. maintained it for a little while, but only when something big or dramatic is happening/about to happen that they use like a full cartel crew. just wanted to point it out. Salud
That’s a good point but I remember there being three guys kidnapping Marty in season 3. Nelson is supposed to be a stealthy trigger man and it looks like he’s well respected in the cartel and heavily relied on which is why he specifically focuses on the byrdes and I think they also don’t want to waste people because del and the other guy from season 1 were both killed off so fast. I think their resolution to that was Nelson.
@@txvuniverse good point. Could be that the cartel decided Nelson would be sufficient enough to handle everything that comes with the Byrdes, alone. Other times Nelson would be with groups as well. But the scene with Marty getting kidnapped, kind of goes into what I was saying about they wait until big moments or dramatic scenes with something heavy going on (that obviously involves the cartel some way or another) to bring out the cartel crews. Idk, just seemed like an inconsistency to me. I'm the guy that points out everything wrong with a scene or show or movie, if u can't tell lol. Probably focus on the inaccuracies of a show or movie more than the plot.
@@gdog2157 Honestly sometimes its good to have questions and be a bit nit-picky of shows of this calibre...Ofc there's always a limit to that lol. But you bring up good points, and I do think the person who replied to you is partially right. I mean Nelson was probably issued for every low-effort hit to save time and resources, which makes sense but even for the 'easy' hit-outs the Cartel and even other criminal organizations have at least 2 guys to carry them out. So yeah, your line of questioning is warranted.
Lol! All the comments talking about him just driving right up with no tactical strategy for a “seasoned hitman” He did the same thing going to Ruth’s trailer looking for Wendy’s brother. He’s just a trigger man for the cartel, nothing more. The show doesn’t try to make him out to be nothing more. And that’s a good thing. Adds realism in my opinion.
Everyone complaining about Nelsons "rushed" death forgets how Del got instantly killed by a hillbilly with a shotgun.
This is the least rushed death in the show probably. Most of the deaths are just bang and they’re dead and never seen again no dramatic body shot just a pan away
Or Helen?
@@AS-fu1kd she was around for too long she had to go her character was so jarring
@@AS-fu1kd Helen's death pissed me off. I rather liked her.
@@michaelsinclair8733 she was a great character. That's what the show is all about though
I really hope Nelson's final thought was, "wait, this is a dream".
😂😂😂
Do you think Ben is still alive ? ☹☹ he was the most innocent and good character ❤❤
@@aisirisuresh9219 Nah. They all admitted that he's dead. The director left some ambiguity but Wendy admitted it. Then they did the same jump cut when Jonah had the shotgun on the PI.
His ashes are literally in the cookie jar
🤣🤣
Nelson didn t talk much, but he was one of my fav characters, served under so many people, Helen, the Byrdes, he was pretty much involved everywhere
I loved his character as well cause he makes every scene suspenseful and tense.
He was my favourite character after Buddy.
He never made or took anything personal.
He seemed so careless with his work throughout the show 😂 I’m surprised it took so long for someone to get the drop on him.
@@matt2522 Nah he was just desensitized and super professional.
@@SolidSnake240 I’m not talking about his demeanor or attitude. I know he was cold and uncaring. That’s kind of the point; he seemed _too_ comfortable. He’d park right in front of people’s places, so they’d know it was him, and wouldn’t even have his gun drawn while approaching them. Ben could have started a struggle and sent the two of them off the road at any point, because Nelson didn’t tie him up. Etc etc.
The intensity, the one minute time frame from couch eating chips to roof and rain taking aim, the lining up of the camera angle. To her aim. This scene was shot perfectly.
1 minute and 33 seconds, to be precise.
@@TangoVictorSierra a minute and 33 seconds thank you Mr babineaux!
She done her daddy/grandpa proud.
@OhHeBustin What kind of chicanery is that?
I mean ruth basically killed Nelson because she gave Rachel orders to kill him so she avenges her dad and ben
Basically
Ruth literally killed 2 men from the cartel. Her death was just inevitable. Camila is the new cartel boss and we all know that she will never give up searching for her son’s killer. I love Ruth but she truly fucked everything up when she killed Javi.
@@RyanM268 Wendy is the catalyst for the downward spiral she put her family through. She instigated Ruth by being a smart mouthed bitch and then called Javi herself when, if given a little time, Marty definitely could have talked her out of it. He was apologizing to her after the phone call because he knew her fate was sealed because of them and Wendy put her in a position where she HAD to go through with the murder now.
They really missed the boat with not keeping Ruth alive. There could have been a spin-off there. But maybe Julia Garner wants to move on.
@@KNightRider504 ruth did it to herself no coming back
Nelson was such a silent, deadly, and mild-mannered hitman. He was an underrated character. I wish they would’ve kept him around. He was one of the best characters on the show.
kept him around for what? there was only 1 more episode anyway lol he's a cold, murdering scumbag and he got what was coming to him.
my favorite character
The show was ending. It's not like they can keep him around forever.
Lmao best characters is a stretch. He had one dimension he was a robot with no lines
Keep him around? The show ended lol
If this series has taught me anything, it's that your death can come at light speed and with little to no warning.
Nelson, as a seasoned assassin, would never have driven right into the driveway into the kill zone, announcing his presence. He would parked a ways away, and then walked in under cover of rain and darkness. No way someone of his experience would be so tactically sloppy. Great scene still though.
He went to the driveway before when he went into Ruth’s trailer when nobody was there. He thought he could do it again lol
I guess he got real cocky with the rain as stealth factor. What I fail to understand is why on earth he didn't assumed Rachel would be reached out by Ruth on the time of his arrival.
@@estebanlopezlimon1346 he didn’t think Rachel was going to be there. He thought nobody was there and was gonna wait for Ruth to kill her
@@swagymicswagger I see. Makes sense.
I agree. A way they could've made it better is when she 1st sees him he has his lights on and as she is watching he turns off his lights, drives up, parks his truck a little further back, bit since she is watching and waiting sees him and waits for a good shot. Maybe even a saving private ryan style where he notices her right before she fires. Would have been cool to see her silhouette on the roof from his point of view too.
Rip, Nelson was cold af and very underrated. One of my favorite characters.
And he really did love his dog...
Damnnn I didn't expect that, Nelson was such a chilling character. Love this show
I hated that dude lol...such a robot..one minute hes talking with the birds..the next he has a gun on them🤷🤷loll smh
Cade was right about one thing...
"They don't know the layout"
i feel like neither did Rachael tho.
@@popsplays6270 No she did not, luckily that's where Ruth came in 😅
I'll never forget the:
Helen: "if you ever get the call on me, will you tell me?"
Nelson: "sure"
Helen: "thanks"
And he didn't. He is less than nothing scum without principles.
@@isaacharton7851 almost like he never worked for here in the first place....was just assigned to be her lackey until her bell tolled. Welcome to real crime where ethics don't matter lol
Helen reminded me of a praying mantis, she had the look of an insect.
@@dbearded130 Tbh at the time I genuinely thought that Nelson was exclusively Helen's man, not Navarro's.
Plus in large criminal organizations, the heavies tend to be more loyal to their immediate boss rather than the true head honcho unless they're specifically leveraged to betray those bosses.
You'd expect Helen to get a initial non-Cartel based enforcer for herself given she was in the business for 10 years.
Similiar to Gus Fring.
@@nirjhar4803 Most likely Navarro must've assigned him to her for monitoring purposes. She couldn't turn it down if that's the case. She must've thought he was loyal to her based on time served.
Nelson felt like he were invincible the whole series, only to get killed by fucking rachel 😂😂
Kinda reminds me of that scene in Sopranos where Richie gets killed by his wife.
Never know where it comes from - when and who you least expect it in that line.
The way this show uses sound and music to build tension is so masterfully done, this scene had me shitting myself
The music at the last 30 seconds is just bone chilling and awesome.
A lifetime of being a top level Cartel hitman to then get ambushed in the Ozarks with a deer rifle is a rough pill to swallow.
Ego
And from a window shade salesgirl. I didn't see her ability coming at all. Ozark born and bred, the skills from that saved her life and how many in the future.
@@dj3114 skills? She had a scope on the gun and was shooting from 30-40 ft away at a fully grown human lmao. A 6 year old can do it.
@@machakco Yes, we just disagree. The amount of stress involved puts it beyond most let along a six year old. It was raining hard, the target was a professional killer. The scope was marginal due to the weather and time of day with the only advantage that the target was in front of lights. I realise that in reading the comments, that most have trouble with the scene. I just happen to the be the opposite and felt like he got when he's been doling out for years which is surprise shots they didn't see coming.
@@dj3114 Professional killer? Is that why he just walked out his car prior to scoping out the place and wasn’t even holding a weapon, knowing he was walking into enemy territory? 🤣🤣🤣 also, weather hardly plays a role when your target is 30 feet away, moving towards you while you have the advantage of lying down. It literally doesn’t get any easier
Finally justice, Rachel is good with the rifle, good aim.
Again, love how realistic the deaths on this show are. Neither one had a long winded speech. Killer starts to walk towards her, she shoots.
Realistic lol. A seasoned hitmen driving up with his lights on. He should’ve just honked as he pulled up.
@@aaronalvarado2481he wasn’t expecting Rachel to be there, he was going to drive there and wait for Ruth so he could kill her, so he didn’t feel the need to park far away and walk there if nobody would be there.
@@wyanthewion288 I understand the part about Nelson not expecting Rachel to be there. However, it’s truly irrelevant, he’s supposed to be as stealth as possible at all times. Things don’t go as expected, so an experienced hitman like himself would account for everything. Hence, turning his lights off, etc.
I like the series but people’s comments are laughable sometimes. Every great show has flaws, the main theme of this scene is to show how men underestimate women. Which as a man, I’m not offended by, just stay true to the character in the series. Nelson wasn’t my favorite but he’s up there.
Remember when (I believe) Helen and Nelson were getting rid of a body? Helen asks Nelson, “do you ever get tired of this?” His reply is very Terminator-like, no. This may not be the exact quote but you get the gist of it.
@@aaronalvarado2481i dont think its a men vs women thing. I think its just Nelson not considering that any of the "rednecks" would be smart enough to see him coming and shoot him
Forget your F-ing shoes 🤣🤣Ruth was crazy 🤣
This and Helen death scene are the best death scenes in Ozark and I like to watch them again and again
Ruth saved Rachel's life. Nelson is dead because Ruth warned Rachel. Excellent scene.
It's a strange way to put it since Ruth and Marty were the only reason Rachel's life was on the line.
@@ModeratelyAmused Life can be ironic. Shows are no exceptions.
Rip Mexican terminator
Nelson was the one person I never expected or wanted to be killed.
Well he was a cowardly murdering sociopath. I find it easy to wish them dead. I worry we sometimes glorify these murderers and psychopaths because we’re safe at home and these characters aren’t real. The cartel is very real and they flay, torture, and dismember children, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters. Plus, my own nitpick, the Byrdes if in real life would never have gotten in a position of such leverage over the cartel. Sorry, bit wordy…
Why, he killed several people in the same ambush manner. Why is such a person a hero to so many here? IMO, he got what he's been doing to others.
I like the fact that the writers understand the fact that new iPhone models are waterproof and let Rachel brings it out in the rain
iphones have been water proof since 2016
bravo vince
dude it's 2022, most if not all phones are water resistant nowadays
@@wrathybear you literally proved my point
@@beezymeech Phones have been rain proof way before that. I used my 2005 Nokia in the rain before. Submerging certain phones in water was the problem.
This was an unsatisfying death but the scene individually is amazingly constructed.
Discount Mike Ermanthraut.
Tbh I'm not disappointed in Nelson's death Rachel is a G for doing that
Live by the sword, die by the sword... or gun in this case lol.
Awesome for someone selling windows shades a month ago.
He'll never kill anyone again.
This being the final season, the writers tried to rush things and some deaths were not convicing at all. Nelson is a trained hitman. Why would he drive his car all the way to the point where he can be seen? He should have left the car some distance away and walked wearing all black of course to camouflage. This was just a rookie mistake on Nelson's part of course due to rushed writing.
Nelson has killed so many people, he got cocky. He never took any of those precautions with anyone (even with the people he's killed in the show) because it didn't matter, they either didn't see him coming, were unlikely unarmed and were helpless to fight back. This time his almost would-be victim was prepared and it was so dark and the rain blocked his vision from seeing her on the rooftop. He also didn't know Ruth would be smart enough to jump to the conclusion he'd be coming for her. There's no such thing as a rookie mistake, in Nelson's line of work; you will die nevertheless, rival cartel or outlier (as we see).
Other than Sue and Ben he was a sloppy ass killer. Rachel got the drop on him, bet he mostly relied on sneak attacks rather than actual skill like martial arts or marksmanship. Hence, once the element of surprise was gone he lost.
@@samb123078 That pretty much sums it up.
@@samb123078 sneak attacks and lost element of surprise? Why would someone that relies so heavily on stealth drive right up with their headlights on? It's a weak plot point and nothing more.
@@brianfarris5676 I was gonna comment that he knew Ruth was at the station so he decided to post up and wait to kill Ruth when she gets back.I doubt he was aware she had company which is why he pulled up with the lights on but you could argue he most likely saw the lights, you can’t know for sure as a viewer, many variables but by then it was too late Ruth already warned her, thus why he got killed off easier than most would expect. I think he was killed off in a good way
one of the best filmed kill scenes i’ve seen, the end shot of her in the rain with Ruth behind is perfect
It’s the fact that it was Rachel, a character who I seriously don’t like killed this bad ass, stone cold hitman. If it was Ruth then I’d buy it but not Rachel the drug addict who abandoned her poor son and blamed Marty on his misery while she worked in a cloths shop in another state
Imagine your best friend saying to run behind the trailer and she takes a position on top of the trailer...
He wasn't even careful, just underestimated this girl.
Nelson was such an underrated character. He added a lot of uncertainty and tension to some scenes. I do feel his death was kind of rushed.
Edit: what I meant to say is his death seemed rushed because other deaths in the show have been more shocking and unexpected.
What ab Del? He was shot in 1 second
who's death wasnt rushed in this show lmao
The whole thing that makes 90% of deaths in the show so shocking is how sudden they are lmao, that’s intentional. Like that’s what made Helen’s death so memorable
@@febreeze4677 del lmao
@@febreeze4677 I think they mean that Nelson just driving up like a moron is a wasted opportunity. Imagine an actually slightly extended scene with tension as Nelson skulks through the woods - like he really would.
Him going after Ruth made no sense I missed something 😂
Ruth wouldn't allow Marty to launder drug cartel money, the only reason the casino existed.
Lowkey was really rooting for Nelson to make it. He never took anything personal and for him to be taken out by Rachel felt a little shallow
I actually kinda liked Nelson even though i was pissed he never shared Ben's last words.
I kind of weirdly felt bad for him during his death, but wasn't necessarily mad or unhappy at the way he went out.
I guess Nelson can't visit the Therapist after this scene.
Yes he can, he killed he too.
I feel sorry for them stray dogs he took care of
@@angelherrera356 I cracked up at that weirdly.
@@allpraisestothemosthigh9418 assuming he won't become a dog in his next Life.
I guess a lot of people liked him. I definitely enjoyed seeing him get what he had coming.
One thing I don't understand is that when Rachel is climbing up, Nelson is literally driving towards her from behind.
How didn't he see her?!
Is dark af with a little light and raining which is impossible to notice eazy
Your looking at it from YOUR perspective. It was dark as hell in the middle of a downpour.
Go drive through the woods at night in the middle of a downpour and see how much you can see.
You also have to take into account the tenting of his windows on his car.
on a dark rainy day, when i stare out my bedroom window, if i have my lights on, i dont see shit.
Can anyone tell me what nelson was even doing there? And following ruth? Pretty sure he already intimidated rachel when wendy asked, and I don't recall her asking again(obviously, there was no need anyways, things worked out). No one else from the cartel seemed convinced ruth and rachel need to die, I mean, they didn't even know... So what exactly was nelson doing? Best I can come up with is wendy forgetting to tell nelson to back off, but that's kinda cheap.
This was one of the best scenes in the whole series..
Haha Rachel watching Duck Dynasty was fucking hilarious.
Julia rocked her character Ruth. No one else one else would have brought her to life.so glad she won award.
One of the very many things that ruined the second half of the final season for me. No way would an stone-cold hitman with the body count of a Chinese cemetery be over-powered by some ordinary Jane, with little to no firearm experience, in the middle of a pitch black downpour.
Why? He didn't know she was there and counted on the fear that he instilled in so many others he killed in the same ambush manner. He wasn't there for a gentle talk with her had he taken her by surprise. The most satisfying death in the show for me.
Always felt like he was an a angel of death, everyone he goes after confirmed kill. Fking Ozark is crazy, deaths happen unexpectedly
One of the best series ever! 💙💙
I wasn’t happy with how Nelson or Ruth went but it had to happen man 😂
My heart knew Ruth was gonna die but she was the one character I wanted to live
Yet Rachel came out on top. Outside of the Byrds, Rachel took the money from the walls in the restaurant, disappears and re-appears and Ozark born and bred skills saved her from Nelson.
While I do love the final season and how the series handle its death scenes that being said I didn't like this death
Nelson job is supposed to be sneaky and he just gave away his location by walking up front(yeah no shit he was going to get killed)
Nelson had no idea, nor reason to think that, Rachel would be on the roof. Its also pouring out so he couldn't see her even if he wanted to.
@@concept5631 I never said that. Of course he wouldn't know that
But if you're trained to kill people you don't just announce yourself
You park car close by and walk the rest of the way and come from behind
Lmao nelson is not sneaky at all
@@MM-hi yeah I guess so
Camila is more sneaky than him
@@icantthinkofacoolname1308 Nelson is my favorite character and I was trying to think of when he was sneaky. Other than when he was in the back seat of Rachel's truck, he seemed to be pretty open with his stuff. He just would clean up after a leave little to no trace behind. He killed Helen in the open, the Corner store guy in season 2 for the tapes. When he saw the therapist, he went under an alias and wore gloves and dumped the car. Walked up to Ben in the open then took him somewhere hidden. Followed Ruth, knowing that she could see him and gave him the finger.
So for me I wouldn't say sneaky in terms of not being seen but he does have something to him. I definitely think if Ruth didn't warn Rachel, he would have done something. Since she was watching TV and didn't immediately know where the gun was.
I liked him alot for no reason. Tbh felt like a waste along with ruth.
Yeah he was intriguing
Loved Ruth to
as a hitman for the cartel this is exactly how you're gonna end.
even if you're really good like nelson (or especially if ya) at some point you're gonna end up with dozens of people having a death grudge on you, that's a pretty bad thing if your job requires you to be in dark surroundings like a .... well wood for example where any of them could end you at any time.
ruth agreed on that later on.
beside that, he did NOT look surprised like Rachel claimed.
Probably surprised that a target fought rather than run. I'd imagine he had intel regarding Rachel's past as being "weak" or a runner. If anything his lack of security and assessment of surroundings before he left his vehicle got him killed. Also, him being a tool for the cartel also means he'd probably know too much so he's also a good target to remove even by his own bosses.
LOL the first line had me laughing 😂
Shows what the genius sicario knows
@@blacklight1104 I dont even think he knew Rachel was bunking with Ruth at this point since they just started living together and Nelson had to have been tailing Ruth most of the time after his initial threat on Rachel.
He most likely went to Ruth's house to maybe camp out and then wait for Ruth to come.
@@nirjhar4803 Makes sense but damn. You'd think he'll be more wary of his surroundings given the danger of his occupation. Him just waltzing there at the front without covering his exits first or even checking behind discreetly reveals an alarming lack of proficiency for someone who's supposed to be so experienced at it.
Everyone need's their own Nelson.
*Mexican Chris Partlow is no more lol*
He's a combination of Chris Partlow and Navegante from Narcos.
love this music
That’s what makes a great show. The characters you don’t want to die.. get killed off.
Fuck your shoes - run!!! On point...
Like Lucas Grey said in the Hitman video game from 2016 : "That's how you beat a better opponent, you strike from behind"
You fight dirty but still same sentiment
Interesting how earlier in the show, Nelson spoke to the shrink about a problem he had with his "dog". But it really was Nelson who was the dog in the show that only listened to his master's voice. And in the end he got taken down like a wild animal, or in other words - like a dog.
I just watched an episode of banshee and realized how much if a similar world these two have, so many same actors, Ben, Nelson, Sheriff, Sam, the big guy that was killed to compenate for Del , were all in banshee too. Both had fictional towns with all different races, natives, cazino ownership and its specific laws favor to indian lands etc.
He was my fav
I hope Nelson got to see that it was some random trailer park girl that ended him. She won’t even miss the end of Duck Dynasty.
So we're just gonna ignore the fact that he had no reason to be going after Ruth at all? Camilla didn't knew it was Ruth who killed her son at the time, and Rachel agreed to keep laundering after Nelson threatened her. Season 4 was a mess.
Every dog has it’s day
Nelson is a professional assassin and yet he just gets out of his vehicle and stares directly at Rachel lying on the roof with a shotgun LOL that's just pathetic. Same with Ruth standing around the parked black Cadillac and awaiting Camila's appearance
Just noticed a flaw, at 2:31 she ejects the round she fired at him. At 2:39 she does it again which would have ejected a live round. Also love it at 2:58 when she is standing over him with the rifle pointed down looking like an assassin.
rather than a flaw i think this can just be attributed to the way they cut the scene, while we see her actually eject the first spent round, it cuts before she puts the next round in, so its hard to tell if its meant to be her cycling it twice under stress, or just doing it once.
Ooh yeah she did do that twice before the next shot she took. Great observation, I never notice stuff like that till I'm on at least my third go round of watching a show.
was waiting for some kind of nelson fight scene this entire series kind of sad to never see one.. i remember thinking nelson was going to fight with ben would have been good although nelson most-likely would be able to handle him convincingly
Lol it probably wouldn't have been a fight between them...
That's what u get for kill ben
Ben was a punk just like his daddy
Bens death was one of the most satisfying things in tv history
Wendy is the one who killed Ben tbh 😂
@@stoplookingatmychannel indeed but Nelson obey orders
@@stoplookingatmychannel If you shoot someone in the head, you kill them.
Guess I got what I deserve
Kept you waiting there, too long my love
All that time, without a word
Didn't know you'd think, that I'd forget, or I'd regret
The special love I have for you, my baby blue
This wasn't cool at all.... Nelson deserved better than this and everyone knows it....
Disagree, was glad to see him go down like that.
They should’ve ended the season here waited a year or two and done a film to finish out. This was insane.
I forgot how good this show was
It’s like
Nelson just did not have no chance,
As always,
Ruth is a martyr
Nelson was a cold MFer
This is how I would I have liked Ruth to save her own life. I'm sad after watching this that Ruth could not have saved herself. A whole other season. With Ruth alive. Makes me sad. Ruth should have lived.
Muy buena serie, recomendable totalmente.
Very suspenseful character never talked always had you thinking he was going to kill them on the spot. 😅
People complain about this death but it makes total sense, Nelson is expecting someone who has no idea he’s coming, an unsuspecting target, so he has no reason to suspect he’s in any danger when gets there, she got the jump on him and in these situations that’s the difference between life and death
I was confused as to why Nelson was coming after Ruth?
I need to rewatch part 2 of season 4. I don’t recall this at all. I feel like I purposely slowed down on season 4 and dragged it out cause I knew it was all going to end 😂
*points at Nelson's dead body and in a Nelson from the Simpsons voice*
....."HA! HA!"
When the grim ripper itself, has to reap!
Nelson was thinking, “damn camper!”
The only white hit man the cartel had that shows you nelson was a badass
the way rachel says fuck is so funny
Outstanding. We’re gonna give you a 💯out of 💯for an actual combat kill from a stealth platform and situation. The mission was carried out at night in a wet, muddy, and rainy environment. No hesitation at the moment of truth. Dropped the target instantly with a well placed shot from that rifle. Bravo sis. 🇺🇸✌️
Nelson would have never got caught slippin like this.
Why? he didn't expect to get the same treatment he dealt out to everyone else. He didn't expect resistance, only fear. He was wrong on both counts.
@@dj3114 Someone in that line or work would have never made these mistakes.
@@mr.martyr8573 What mistakes? You mean presuming that someone with a rifle that you can't see might be trained on you at any given moment, especially in the rain? Do you suppose that Nelson may have ever gotten in or out of a vehicle at night before?
One minute you're watching Duck Dynasty, the next you are offing someone..
hey, self-defense by an average person actually happened in a tv show
There should've been more of that in this show, or at least concealed carry... It's crazy that the likes of Ruth and even Marty never go on to carry a gun with them (in the state of fucking Missourri) at all times, especially after Javier's death.
And what happened to Nelson's car after his death? Where did they hide it?
It wasn't shown but I guess they dumped it in the lake somewhere like Helen and Nelson did with Sue's McLaren last season
I’m sure they dumped it in the lake.
Unlike a city area, not much surveillance video out in the Ozark back roads. Cops would have a hard time finding it. Also, the cartel is not about to ask the police to help them look for their missing assassin lol.
Kind of like asking what happened to Nix's cruiser after they killed him, especially since being a police car would most likely have a tracker on it
@@TheOneManWhoBeatYou Since the director wants to give a realistic dimension to the series, these questions are reasonable.
love the show, but the one thing that sticks out as a repeated unlikely occurrence is the fact that these cartel ops travel around and go to do all these hits completely alone. most of Nelson's kills were by himself. considering I know the ins and outs or cartel procedures, I know that is super unlikely that any cartel hit men would be doing all that dirt completely by themselves. show started off with them coming through heavy and with a crew. maintained it for a little while, but only when something big or dramatic is happening/about to happen that they use like a full cartel crew. just wanted to point it out. Salud
That’s a good point but I remember there being three guys kidnapping Marty in season 3. Nelson is supposed to be a stealthy trigger man and it looks like he’s well respected in the cartel and heavily relied on which is why he specifically focuses on the byrdes and I think they also don’t want to waste people because del and the other guy from season 1 were both killed off so fast. I think their resolution to that was Nelson.
@@txvuniverse good point. Could be that the cartel decided Nelson would be sufficient enough to handle everything that comes with the Byrdes, alone. Other times Nelson would be with groups as well. But the scene with Marty getting kidnapped, kind of goes into what I was saying about they wait until big moments or dramatic scenes with something heavy going on (that obviously involves the cartel some way or another) to bring out the cartel crews. Idk, just seemed like an inconsistency to me. I'm the guy that points out everything wrong with a scene or show or movie, if u can't tell lol. Probably focus on the inaccuracies of a show or movie more than the plot.
@@gdog2157 Honestly sometimes its good to have questions and be a bit nit-picky of shows of this calibre...Ofc there's always a limit to that lol.
But you bring up good points, and I do think the person who replied to you is partially right. I mean Nelson was probably issued for every low-effort hit to save time and resources, which makes sense but even for the 'easy' hit-outs the Cartel and even other criminal organizations have at least 2 guys to carry them out. So yeah, your line of questioning is warranted.
Was he the one that Helen asked if it was her time to go if he would let her know??
Lol! All the comments talking about him just driving right up with no tactical strategy for a “seasoned hitman”
He did the same thing going to Ruth’s trailer looking for Wendy’s brother.
He’s just a trigger man for the cartel, nothing more. The show doesn’t try to make him out to be nothing more. And that’s a good thing. Adds realism in my opinion.
I can only imagine the sheer power and adrenaline you must feel from taking a life in self defense knowing it was either you or him. Must be a rush
Dude thought he was the Terminator
I really thought that Claire’s bodyguard would have been the one to kill Nelson.
I honestly really liked Nelson, he wasn't a bad guy, just really good at his job.. which happened to do bad things.
LOL
A cartel hit man is not a bad guy? Are you okay there? Might need to see a psychiatrist
Bro is literally a psychopath💀. .
I didn’t like his death. When he was shot I thought they mistaken him for someone else.
Ozark has never been fair to anyone. Why should nelson be any different? This was the perfect death scene for him.
Rachel really deserved to die after shitting on everything Marty did to free her from Petty, Nelson was worth 20 of hers😊
Huh? Saved her life? You mean the one he destroyed in the first place??? The ones that desperaly needed the bullet was the Byrdes
Not believable, a hitman would be reaching for his gun after the 1st shot.
Song name anyone ?