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13 Things That Don’t Make Sense in Season 1 of Netflix’s ‘Outerbanks’

Okay… if you weren’t obsessed with the new Netflix show, Outer Banks, during the height of the Q, then honestly what is wrong with you?

The show has the perfect combination of hot boys, excitement, mystery, and summer vibes wrapped into 10 episodes that make it easy to binge. I can go on and give you a little synopsis of the show, but if you’re reading this article, you should have already finished the season, and if you didn’t…then stop reading because I’m about to spoil it for you.

Above all the drama and adventure, there are things in the show that just flat out do not make any sense. Didn’t catch them all while watching because you were too busy admiring John B (Chase Stokes)?  No worries, we’ve got you covered. 

No one uses cell phones in the show.

No one uses cell phones in the show. Like why is it that every time the Pogues have important info to tell each other they have to run like 10 miles????? It’s not like the show is taking place in the past and cell phones don’t exist. They also make comments in the show about Instagram, so this just outwardly doesn’t add up. A perfect example of this is when Pope LEGIT sprints out of his college interview that he’s been preparing for FOR HIS WHOLE DAMN LIFE just to tell John B and the gang about the gold on the plane. That could have easily been told through a quick text. Another mind blowing moment that is honestly almost laughable is when Sarah Cameron is locked in her room by her psycho father (hate that guy) and she talks to her little sister through a vent with a cup tied to a string. I’m sorry but who in their right mind thought that was believable?? Your boyfriend is running from the law and your brother is a murderer on the loose, and your choice of communication to try and save the day is a solo cup tied to a piece of yarn???? Like come on… 

Do they know that locks exist?

No one locks their doors in the Outer Banks. I get the Pogues because ya know…they’re living that “yolo” lifestyle, but it boggles my mind at how they just go on other people’s property and strut right up to the door no problem. Perfect example: the old demented blind lady’s house. First of all, if she’s so worried about trespassers that she has motion-sensored lights, why the hell would she just leave her door unlocked? I’m not even going to mention the fact that that whole scene was just bizarre in my opinion. John B would never realistically be able to crawl his way into a tiny crevice of a rotting well with only the safety of a rotting rope they found in a 100 year old murder’s basement. I also love how no one talked about John B finding the skeleton of her dead husband in the sludge ever.

What’s going on with John B.’s dad?

John B’s dad. Okay nothing about this man’s death makes sense. You mean to tell me that Ward (still hate that guy) dumps this unconscious man overboard and he doesn’t drown????? He just happens to wash up on a deserted island STILL ALIVE??? Let’s pretend that this isn’t wildly unbelievable, and go along with it. So after drifting away for hours while bleeding excessively and unconscious, he’s still alive AND still has his glasses still on?????? The producers really thought they were out here being clever using his glasses as a clue for the cops when they search the island.

Alright I could go on for days about general scenarios that are bizarre from the show, but let’s skip to the last couple of episodes, because let’s face it…that’s when it gets really juicy and even more mind boggling.

John B ~mysteriously~ finds a way out of that closet. 

John B. magically finds a way out of the closet Topper was keeping him locked in after like an hour of them talking about their sex lives with Sarah Cameron. Also I’m sure if you’re a real fan of the show, and obsessed with TikTok like I am, you’ve seen that the door to the closet opens inward, meaning John B could have escaped perfectly fine. The chair did absolutely nothing to keep him in.

And the cops really didn’t see him in town? 

John B is literally a fugitive and there are cops crawling all over the Outer Banks searching everyone’s homes and streets, meanwhile he just tiptoes around the cops and no one seems to notice. You literally have helipcoptors hovering the whole place and you can’t notice that your man on the loose is in your cop car right behind you? 

The FBI doesn’t seem to mind that JJ has a stolen weapon. 

JJ is in possession of a STOLEN weapon this whole time, not to mention he is on probation, and the FBI is just out here acting all kinds of normal around him. That’s all I have to say about that.

Sarah Cameron’s love for John B. is to die for? 

Sarah Cameron says she’d rather die than live without John B. Okay they’ve been dating for like two weeks… chill.

HOW did JJ’s boat not fall apart in that storm? 

JJ’s dinky 40 year old boat didn’t break apart or sink in the tropical storm, but the expensive boat Scooter was on immediately sank when he went out in a storm…

Again, the FBI is missing very important details. 

The FBI doesn’t see the tiny boat that is barely 100 feet away from shore through night vision goggles? Okay I get it they tried to use lightning from the storm as an excuse, but it just so happened that every time he looked into the googles lightning struck? In what world???

Why weren’t John B. and Sarah Cameron wearing lifejackets? 

John B and Sarah Cameron did not have life jackets on before the boat capsized and then they magically had them on once they hit the water.

How were they able to sleep during that storm?

John B and Sarah Cameron just casually fall asleep in the middle of a violent storm and just happen to both wake up hanging onto the boat completely fine?

Sarah Cameron held onto POUNDS of gold in one hand and the boat in another????? Yeah that’s possible…

The boat that found them in .2 seconds FROM MILES AWAY didn’t know they were on the FBI’s most wanted list as the highest sought after fugitives? Not to mention that they just so happen to be headed to the Bahamas????????

Okay I’m done. You can tell by my excessive use of question marks that I am very passionate about these obvious holes in the storyline. Nevertheless, they all made me love the show even more to be honest. It’s so hilarious to me that I just chose to ignore these while watching just because I was so infatuated with the idea of living life on the edge with my friends in a beach town. That… and the fact that I had a crush on almost all the boys on the show. Don’t act like you didn’t!

I can’t wait to see more crazy things that don’t really add up in Season 2 of Outer Banks, and I’ll have you covered on those too!

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  • Jozie Schroder

    Jozie is the executive editor and head of photography for Celeb Secrets and Celeb Secrets Country. She is a student at the University of Miami majoring in finance and minoring in public relations. When she is not with her sister Juliet coordinating business plans or attending red carpets, she can be seen as a dancer on the University of Miami Hurricanettes team, where she also runs the organization's social media accounts.

Jozie is the executive editor and head of photography for Celeb Secrets and Celeb Secrets Country. She is a student at the University of Miami majoring in finance and minoring in public relations. When she is not with her sister Juliet coordinating…

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