‘Outer Banks’ Season 3 Ending Explained: Those Shocking Deaths & That Big Time Jump

Outer Banks is astir to caput into uncharted territory with play 4. The Netflix show’s 3rd play came to an extremity with an intense and jaw-dropping last episode. Spoiler alert: not everyone made it retired alive.

So, what precisely happened astatine the extremity of Outer Banks play 3? What bash these twists and turns mean for season 4? Hint: there’s a caller treasure hunt ahead. Here is the Outer Banks play 3 ending explained.

The Pogues successful ‘Outer Banks’ play 3. (Netflix)

Ward & Big John Are Dead

Sadly (or possibly not truthful sadly), Ward and Big John didn’t marque it retired of the South American jungle alive. Ward faked his decease before, but this clip it’s truly permanent.

Ward was changeable aggregate times and sacrificed himself for Sarah aft she and John B discovered the El Dorado gold. As helium was shot, Ward tackled the antheral who was going to sprout Sarah, plummeting them some disconnected a cliff and to the crushed below. While Ward was ne'er the cleanable father, helium redeemed himself by redeeming his daughter.

Both Sarah and John B volition beryllium without their parents successful play 4. Despite their heartfelt reunion astatine the opening of play 3, John B had to accidental goodbye to his begetter everlastingly successful the play 3 finale.

John B and Sarah Cameron successful ‘Outer Banks’ play 3. (Netflix)

Like Ward, Big John was a flawed father. He went to large lengths to effort and find the El Dorado golden and often enactment John B successful danger. Big John was captured but reunited with John B successful South America. In a shootout with Singh, Big John was deed by a bullet. He made it look similar his wounded wasn’t severe, but it proved to beryllium fatal.

After uncovering the golden and Ward’s tragic death, John B and the Pogues tried to get Big John immoderate help. Unfortunately, helium continued to bleed out. In his last moments, Big John urged John B to “hold on” to Sarah. “I’ll spot you astatine home, kid,” Big John said to his lad earlier helium died.

Outer Banks Season 3 Time Jump

Following the events successful South America, Outer Banks jumped guardant 18 months, putting the Pogues retired of precocious school. The Pogues were celebrated with a ceremonial for discovering the El Dorado gold.

In the astir 2 years since we past saw the Pogues, they’ve each made large developments successful their lives. John B revealed that Kie is “saving turtles,” Pope is “going distant to school,” JJ “bought a charter boat,” portion helium and Sarah person a surf shop.

Who Is Blackbeard?

In the last moments of the play 3 finale, an older antheral came up to the Pogues with a request. He told them that helium needs partners for an upcoming search. He handed Pope a manuscript from 1718 that John B realized was a captain’s log.

The skipper of the ship: Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard. John B looked astatine the different Pogues and said, “Hot damn.” They each realized that a caller treasure hunt is connected the horizon.

Every North Carolinian is acquainted with Blackbeard. Blackbeard became 1 of the astir celebrated pirates who ever lived. He notoriously sailed the West Indies and the Carolina coasts. Blackboard infamously blocked the Charleston harbor for six days successful 1718 with the assistance of his ship, The Queen Anne’s Revenge.

The fable goes that Blackbeard has buried treasure somewhere, truthful that’s apt what the Pogues volition beryllium attempting to way down. The wreck of Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge was discovered disconnected the seashore of North Carolina successful the 1990s.

Where Is Rafe At The End Of Season 3?

One notable quality who was not successful the play 3 finale was fan-favorite Rafe Cameron. Rafe wasn’t seen again aft occurrence 9. While helium did enactment a deed retired connected his father, helium came backmost and saved Ward. He brought Ward to the airdrome earlier Sarah, John B, and the different Pogues took disconnected for South America.

Drew Starkey arsenic Rafe Cameron. (Netflix)

Ward and Rafe had a heartfelt goodbye. Ward told his lad that “all of it is yours” and yet gave Rafe the acceptance he’d ever wanted from his father. Rafe warned John B that if thing happened to Ward that helium would “find” him.

Rafe was near down arsenic Shoupe and different cops showed up astatine the airport. “You look similar you got a communicative to tell,” Shoupe said to Rafe.

Outer Banks fans didn’t get to spot Rafe’s absorption to his father’s death. While Ward’s decease was a sacrifice, Rafe won’t spot it that way. Rafe could precise easy beryllium the main villain of Outer Banks play 4.

Co-creator Jonas Pate practically confirmed Rafe’s main villain epoch successful an interrogation with Primetimer. He revealed that determination was a Rafe finale country that acceptable up his villain arc, but it got cut. “It is fundamentally a country wherever Rafe precise solemnly vows revenge and holds the Pogues accountable for his father’s death,” Jonas said. Bring connected the chaos, Rafe.

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