"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.