Netflix’s action treasure-hunting series,Outer Banks, is full of mysteries and puzzles to be solved, but one of the biggest unanswered questions has nothing to do with the show’s treasure-hunting plots.Outer Bankscenters on a group of teens living in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, who stumble upon huge mysteries and long-lost treasure.Outer Banks' cast of charactershas matured as the series has progressed, though, dealing with bigger emotional stakes and more valuable treasures.
Season 4 was more intense than ever and saw the Pogues travel to Morocco to search for their biggest bounty yet, but byOuter Banksseason 4’s ending, everything came crashing down. The group was shaken by JJ’s death but determined to avenge him, and Sarah’s pregnancy announcement ensured thatOuter Banksseason 5’s group dynamic would be very different. These big moments from the finale may be the most memorable ones of the season, but one smaller moment in the penultimate episode provided a clue to a big Cameron family mystery.
Rafe Giving Sofia His Mom’s Engagement Ring All But Confirms Her Death
The Show Has Not Mentioned Her At All
The parental relationships of many ofOuter Banks' characters have always been very complicated, from John B’s dad returning from the dead to JJ’s biological father turning out to be Chandler Groff. Though the series initially presents the Cameron family as being more concrete,Outer Bankshas never truly explained what happened to Rafe, Sarah, and Wheezie’s biological mother. This detail is surprising, especially considering the show’s focus on family and their tenuous relationship with their stepmother, Rose.
The Cameron siblings' mother has long been a mystery in the series, but one scene in season 4 points to one conclusion as the most likely. In his relationship with Sofia, Rafe decides to put both their pasts behind them and proposes, using his mother’s ring to do so.This moment makes his mother’s death the most likely reason for her absence from the series, since he states that the ring “was” hers, using the past tense and not elaborating any further on the significance of his mother’s ring.
The series could opt for another parent plot twist, but it is far more likely that their mother sadly passed away.
It does seem unlikely that Rafe would still have his mother’s wedding ring if she were not dead, and that is the conclusion that the show seems to be pointing to. Missing parents are often not what they seem inOuter Banks,but it does feel strange that she has never been mentioned outside that moment. If she were alive and simply divorced from Ward, she would likely have come up previously. The series could opt for another parent plot twist, but it is far more likely that their mother sadly passed away.
Sarah & Rafe’s Mom Will Play An Even More Important Role In Outer Banks Season 5’s Story
Sarah’s Pregnancy Will Force The Cameron Siblings To Reflect On Their Own Parents
While Rafe giving Sofia his mother’s wedding ring inOuter Banksseason 4, episode 9, implying that his mother is dead, the character will necessarily impact season 5 far more. Sarah announced her pregnancy in season 4, and though that news was still very fresh at the end of the season,Outer Banksseason 5 will have to deal with Sarah’s pregnancy in a much more serious way. Given that the Pogues will still be in an intense race to find Groff in season 5, Sarah’s pregnancy will change everything.
The group will certainly have to be more careful, but amid all the grief over JJ’s death, Sarah’s pregnancy may be a huge source of hope.
Beyond the Pogues coping with the loss of a key member,Sarah’s pregnancy is likely to be the emotional backbone ofOuter Banksseason 5. The group will certainly have to be more careful, but amid all the grief over JJ’s death, Sarah’s pregnancy may be a huge source of hope. It will also serve as the perfect tool to allow Sarah and Rafe to talk more openly about their family and what happened to their mother.
Especially because John B’s mother has also never been discussed on the show, Sarah’s memories of her mother and the Cameron family dynamic could play a crucial role in both John B and Sarah’s understanding of parenthood. Neither character was raised in a stable family environment, and their situations have only become more complicated as the seasons have progressed. With the fragmented nature of Sarah’s family and John B’s reliance on the Pogues as his only family, the pair may look to memories to guide them into parenthood inOuter Banksseason 5.
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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.
