Is Ward Really Dead On ‘Outer Banks’? His Fate Isn’t As It Appears

Spoilers forward for Outer Banks Season 2. As a Kook with deep pockets, Ward Cameron has all the time been a formidable opponent for John B and the Pogues. He flew the gold to the Bahamas as quickly as John B and Sarah discovered it. When Sheriff Peterkin tried to arrest Ward, Rafe shot her and Ward lined it up. And when Gavin the pilot threatened to inform authorities the reality, Ward killed him. Even when Sarah mentioned she’d testify towards Ward, he claimed the whole lot would work out in the long run. To him, there was no downside cash and energy couldn’t repair.

For some time, this gave the impression to be true, with a number of cops like Deputy Victor Shoupe below Ward’s management. However when Shoupe revealed that he was truly working with North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to take Ward down, Ward gave the impression to be out of choices. With the proof of Rafe’s finger prints on the shell casings and gun that shot Peterkin, SBI raided the Camerons’ house. Rafe was captured, and it appeared like Ward would lastly get his comeuppance.

As a substitute, he discovered a solution to keep away from penalties as soon as once more. Ward made a confessional video saying that he’d hated rising up as a Pogue and was keen to do something to maintain the lavish Kook way of life. He admitted that he killed Massive John and Gavin, but additionally lied and mentioned he killed Peterkin. (This frees Rafe — who, let’s keep in mind, pulled a knife on his stepmom and almost killed his sister a number of instances — from jail.) Then he placed on a white swimsuit and went to face on his boat, The Druthers. With Shoupe, Sarah, and the remainder of the Pogues watching from the dock, Ward blew up the boat, killing himself.

No less than, that’s what appeared to occur. It’s not till Rose Cameron kidnaps Sarah and throws her on a world cargo ship that she finds out the reality: Ward is alive, and her household all faked his demise. “It was the one solution to make it possible for we had been all protected and we had been all collectively,” Ward tells Sarah. He used scuba gear to swim away and wished to inform her he was alive, however had to ensure Rafe obtained away first. “That’s psychopathic,” Sarah replies.

Unsurprisingly, the very first thing Ward does as soon as Sarah discovers he’s alive is lie and declare that John B walked away as soon as he gave him the gold cross. Sarah, in fact, discovers that’s not the case, and chaos ensues when John B and the remainder of Pogues who snuck on board the ship battle again. Sarah manages to flee from Ward, however he confronts her on the deck. “I lastly perceive what everybody was making an attempt to inform me,” Ward says. “You’re not one among us. Not anymore. And also you by no means will probably be.”

Ward says he can’t let Sarah go as a result of she is aware of an excessive amount of, and begins to choke her out earlier than John B interferes. Within the ensuing brawl, John B strikes Ward in order that he falls and hits the again of his head on the aspect of the boat, simply as Ward did to Massive John. “Is that this the way you killed my father?” John B calls for as Ward’s head begins to bleed. Sarah and John B go away Ward for useless after which escape to an island with the remainder of the Pogues.

In some way, Ward survives his accidents. Worse, the Pogues notice he has not solely the Royal Service provider gold but additionally the Santo Domingo cross, that means the Camerons have loads of cash at their disposal to come back after them.

In the long run, Ward’s actions reveal that he by no means cared about his household as a lot as he claimed to. He’s confirmed again and again that he’s disgusted by working class folks, regardless of having grown up in The Minimize himself. Now rich, Ward cares extra concerning the energy of being a Kook than anything. He all the time appeared to favor Sarah, however turned on her as quickly as she rejected the Kook way of life. He has no empathy for anybody past himself or those that serve his pursuits.

Within the closing moments of Season 2, Rafe guarantees Ward that they’ll discover Sarah. Initially of the season, it appeared like Ward would by no means have picked his son over his daughter. However now it looks as if he’ll cease at nothing to take Sarah down.