Chase Stokes Explains How The Outer Banks Ending Is A “Beautiful Metaphor”
The conclusion is deeper than fans might realize.
Spoiler alert: This post discusses events from the Outer Banks series finale.
John B can relax, finally. After five seasons of intense boat chases, malicious betrayals, and way too many near-death experiences to count, the Pogue and his crew got the treasures they’ve spent half a decade chasing in the Outer Banks series finale. And that was much more than just literal gold. Chase Stokes sees the show’s concluding scene as a “healing” moment for all of Kildare Island.
The series ends after a disastrous hurricane decimates Kildare, and in its wake, John B and the Pogues help rebuild the community with the help of the Royal Merchant gold they managed to recover from the sea. The final scene flashes forward a year to John B and Sarah’s wedding, but Stokes thinks the most important element of this ceremony isn’t our newlywed protagonists, but rather all of the various guests.
“That wedding, it’s not just for John B and Sarah — it’s more so the healing of the island,” Stokes tells Elite Daily, singling out the adversarial characters who are now celebrating alongside the Pogue in this moment. “You see Topper at the wedding, and Shoupe is there. Barry’s there. This is a celebration for them, too. You see the town heal. It’s a beautiful metaphor for the changing of the tides of the island.”
True enough, the climactic hurricane seemed to wipe clean Kildare’s tumultuous divide between the wealthy Kooks and the downtrodden Pogues, which had been central to Outer Banks’ conflicts since the very beginning.
Although John B’s path to bringing his hometown together was a messy one, Stokes believes the finale wraps up his story perfectly, with no loose ends left unresolved.
“I think truly John B is exactly where he’s supposed to be,” Stokes says. “He probably could have done a lot of things differently, but that’s the human experience. We all look back in time and say, ‘Oh, I wish I did this better.’ That’s the journey of life. His journey is more vast than the average 18- to 20-year-old, with some larger mistakes. But ultimately, it gets them to exactly where he wants to be.”
