“Outer Banks”, which originally aired in the spring of 2020, resurges every time a new season is released. This is shown again with the release of season four. 

In the show, the island is divided between the wealthy kids “Kooks” and the poor kids, nicknamed “Pogues.”  The main plot involves a group of Pogues who are constantly in search of treasure or getting themselves in trouble because of their poverty-stricken lives and John B’s search for his father who disappeared while searching for treasure. 

“I do think the show’s plot makes sense, however, it can get very repetitive and a lot of the same stuff happens in all the seasons just with different people and different adventures,” Sophomore Madelynn Wilfong said. “That doesn’t make me dislike the show though. There are a lot of cliffhangers in the show which makes it have a good plot.”

In season three, John B. and his father, Big John, have an emotional reunion. The pair’s time together is cut short when, at the end of the season, Big John and Ward Cameron, Sarah’s father, both die in El Dorado. Some believe that the appearance of John B’s father made the show more interesting while others think quite the opposite. 

“I think when John B’s dad appeared in the show it progressively got worse,” Freshman Harlea Hairfield said. 

With both father figures gone, John B. and Sarah and their treasure-hunting adventure seemingly coming to an end, the group of “Pogues” settle down and lead a normal life at the beginning of season four. They create “Poguelandia 2.0” after blowing the money they found in  El Dorado to purchase JJ’s dad’s old house and build a bait and tackle shop.

“I think John B and Sarah Cameron are the best couple throughout season four because they have been together for a while in the show, and in this season they seem more into each other since they got the break from treasure hunting,” Wilfong said. 

This sense of peace and calm does not last long for the “Pogues.” They are presented with a new treasure-hunting opportunity involving Blackbeard, and since they spend all the gold from El Dorado, they have no other option but to go on another adventure. At the end of episode five, the “Pogues” are back in it again, searching for treasure and having other dramatic affairs. 

“The show has gotten worse because the plot is repetitive, the ‘Pogues’ always look for a treasure or something

that was stolen and then end up finding it,” Sophomore Dylan Harlow said.