Warning: this article contains spoilers for Outer Banks season 4, part 2
Outer Banksseason 4’s finale contains shocking revelations about several of the characters that will inevitably impact season 5, but none more so than JJ’s death.Outer BanksSeason 4 sees the original cast of Poguesreprise their roles, opposite several new enemies. While trying to keep their new business afloat, they begin hunting for theinfamous pirate Blackbeard’s treasure, which leads them to the Blue Crown, first around their home in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, then across the world to Morocco.
Season 4 is especially big for JJ, first when it is revealed that his real father is Chandler Groff and then when, in the biggest shock inOuter Banks’entire run, Groff kills JJ in the season finale. The latter twist has been met with shock and disappointmentfrom fanswho question how the Pogues will deal with this tragedy inOuter Banks' final season. JJ’s tragic death has also left audiences wondering what his wish was inOuter Banks' season 4 finale.
Outer Banks Hints JJ’s Wish Was For A Happy Future With Kiara
The Couple Went Through So Much To Be Happy Together
While the group is in Morocco looking for the Blue Crown, which is said to grant wishes, Kiara asks JJ what his wish would be. He tells her that he can’t say because then his wish will not come true. However, as she asks him this,JJ gives Kiara a longing look that seems to imply that his wish has something to do with herand perhaps his future with her after their task is finished.
Hidden Outer Banks Season 4 Detail Subtly Foreshadowed The Show’s Most Tragic Death
Outer Bank’s major character death may have come as a surprise, but the creators were careful to foreshadow the tragedy with a subtle villain detail.
ThroughoutOuter Banksseason 4, Kiara and JJ went through a lot of difficult situations individually and as a couple, so it makes sense that his wish could be about Kiara. JJ never actually tells Kiara what the wish was, though, so it is also possible that JJ’s wish was really about Kiara being happy rather than the two of them being together, which could still come true in season 5.
Why JJ Says He Already Has Everything He Could Ever Want In Outer Banks' Finale
JJ Values His Friends Above Treasure
After all the trouble JJ faced with his dad, Luke, and his birth father, Chandler Groff, his life with the Pogues was the only thing that made him happy. The Pogues finding the city of gold in season 3 gave them enough money to have a business and a home in the Outer Banks. More than this, it gave JJ a chance to live a successful life with his friends.The Pogues were a better and more supportive family for JJ than his dad ever was, leading him to remark that he already had everything he could ever want.
Despite their constant search for treasure, JJ’s admission shows that his life with the Pogues was more valuable and made him happier than any treasure ever could.
Though JJ met a sad ending inOuter Banks' season 4 finale, he had come a long way since season 1. He went on adventures around the world with his friends, and he found love in his relationship with Kiara. Despite their constant search for treasure, JJ’s admission shows that his life with the Pogues was more valuable and made him happier than any treasure ever could. Fans will undoubtedly miss JJ inOuter Banksseason 5, but his final statement about having everything he wanted to be happy in life gives JJ the sentimental send-off that the character deserves.
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Outer Banks follows a group of teenagers in the Outer Banks of North Carolina as they uncover a legendary treasure linked to the mysterious disappearance of the group’s leader’s father, leading to a series of dangerous and thrilling adventures.
