Despite the introduction of a new treasure and a shift in protagonist, the new season of "Outer Banks" feels like more of the same.

When Outer Banks returns with the first half of season 4, the Pogues are finally going to make a new home for themselves after John

Above ground, John B is grappling with PTSD following his father's death in the season 3 finale. When Lightner and his band of mercenaries catch up with the Pogues in Charleston, John B's grief makes him unable to shoot Lightner, letting the rival treasure hunters get away with some kind of important scroll from the church.

Well, when you only release a half season at a time, it’s going to fall off the Netflix top 10 list faster than it would otherwise. That has just happened to Outer Banks season 4 part 1, where the other half will debut a month from now.

Pogues are gonna Pogue, and sometimes, a Pogue is not a Pogue, or so he worries, but Netflix dropped one of their half-seasons, meaning that nobody knows how this Semi-Pogue will cope. Cue the existential crisis.

Instead, it’s revealed that one of those key players is actually Chandler Groff — who JJ has just learned is his biological father. In the final moments of Outer Banks season 4 part 1, Chandler and Hollis are side by side for the first time all season, with Hollis telling him, “It’s going to be glorious.”

On Outer Banks, John B. and his friends — aka the Pogues — are brave. They’re fun. They’re loyal. But absolutely no one would describe them as “tidy.” So when Kiara, JJ, Pope, Cleo, Sarah and John B.

JJ's Kook ancestry reveal repeats Outer Banks biggest Pogue twist since season 2, having major implications for the show's central conflict.