What an ending to half 1 of season 4 of Outer Banks! JJ may not know a lot about his actual household, however now we now have huge clues on who he truly is and why he may not be a Pogue in spite of everything.
With new enemies rising, Wes Genrette (David Jensen), who inspired the Pogues to search out Blackbeard’s treasure, wrote one final letter earlier than his demise that was addressed to “Grasp JJ Maybank.” When JJ finds the letter, Wes writes to JJ that he ought to ask his dad about “Albatross.”
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JJ’s dad Luke Maybank initially shakes off any sort of point out of Albatross throughout the season openers. Nonetheless, throughout the ultimate moments of season 4 half 1, Luke Maybeck revealed to JJ that they weren’t blood-related in any respect when he brings up “Albatross”.
Who’s Larissa Genrette?
Larissa Genrette is the daughter of Wes Genrette. She’s believed to have died because of the Genrette household curse, and newspaper clippings across the time of her demise reported that she had taken her personal life – alongside her toddler son – after experiencing postpartum melancholy. She was on the boat Albatross and was believed to have drowned alongside her child. For causes unknown, her child survived and was given to Luke Maybank and he raised him as his personal baby.
Wait, then who’s JJ’s actual father?
Larissa Grenette was married to Chandler Groff (J. Anthony Crane) earlier than her demise, which means JJ’s actual father is Chandler. Chandler was exonerated on all prices relating to Larissa’s demise.
Whereas the revelation is new to JJ, it may additionally come as a shock that he’s a Kook now. Although he was raised by an abusive father, JJ at all times took satisfaction in being a Pogue alongside John B. (Chase Stokes), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), Kiara (Madison Bailey), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), and Cleo (Carlacia Grant). However now that dynamic goes to be unusual for future episodes. “That was probably the most excessive factor we might consider: That JJ’s truly a Kook,” Outer Banks co-creator Shannon Burke advised Netflix’s Tudum. Co-creator Jonas Pate additionally concurs, “Effectively, you’re at all times attempting to torture your characters, proper? What would torture JJ probably the most? The revelation that he’s a Kook.”
Jonathan Daviss talked to StyleCaster about how the Cliffhanger may have an effect on the Pogues sooner or later. “Now swiftly, they’re implicated so closely that they haven’t any alternative,” he stated. “It flips how JJ views the world. His dad’s not his dad. He didn’t have an amazing one to begin with. Now, we don’t know who this man is. We’re hoping we are able to all preserve our crew collectively, and we don’t splinter off.”
