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Us Explains 'Outer Banks' Offscreen Backlash After JJ's Controversial Death
Outer Banks' decision to kill off JJ Maybank (Rudy Pankow) did not go over well with fans of the hit Netflix series
John B ( Chase Stokes), Sarah ( Madelyn Cline), Kiara ( Madison Bailey), Pope ( Jonathan Daviss) and Cleo ( Carlacia Grant) buried JJ ( Rudy Pankow) after his biological father, Chandler Groff ( J. Anthony Crane), stabbed him. Some pointed out that Bailey and Pankow didn’t do any joint press to promote their characters getting together, which was a departure from how Stokes and Cline (and Davis and Grant) approached their respective romantic arcs on screen. Drew Starkey as Rafe, Rudy Pankow as JJ, Madison Bailey as Kiara, Carlacia Grant as Cleo, Chase Stokes as John B, Jonathan Daviss as Pope, and Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron on ‘Outer Banks.’Jackson Lee Davis/NetflixIt isn’t uncommon for a show to kill a character off.
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