JJ (Rudy Pankow) had a lot of close encounters on season 4 of Outer Banks, but his luck eventually ran out during the part 2 finale. How Does JJ Die in ‘Outer Banks’? JJ died at the hands of his own father,

Narratively, this makes sense for a show that has yet to kill a big character. Plus, it sets up the rest of the Pogues on a journey of revenge in the last season, that can end with them with the final treasure and ready to settle down for good.

The last episode of Season 4, “The Blue Crown,” which hit Netflix Nov. 7, sees the Pogues in Morocco as they try to track down Chandler Groff (J. Anthony Crane), JJ’s real birth father who has tried to frame the Pogues for murder several times over the season.