I know it might be tacky to say this about something I had a hand in, but it blew me away.
Writer Miki Johnson cried the first time she watched the opening scene of Fire Pink, the penultimate episode of
Ozark s third season, for which both she and director Alik Sakharov would score Emmy nominations. I was soaring with pride and emotion, she recalls, pointing to Tom Pelphrey s performance. Just amazing.
Described by Sakharov as an internal, unique, slow-burn of an episode, he believes Fire Pink can be watched and enjoyed even if you have zero knowledge of
Ozark. Because of how acutely dramatic it is, I think you can still be moved and touched by it, he says of the Ben (Pelphrey) and Wendy (Laura Linney) spotlight installment.