Let’s face it, Wraith is upset, but he’s the best Outer Banks character.

When we first meet Rafe

As with any strong antagonist, there must be some noticeable change from the moment we first meet the character to where he ends up on his journey. As for Wraith, he was first introduced in External banks as a prototype of Cook. A child with a rich upbringing, Wraith hangs around with fellow Freaks, namely Topper (Austin North). When we met him, he is 20 years old, and he does not do much, so his father is in charge of his business. He resents his sister Sara, mainly because she loves her father and he doesn’t, which plays an important role in his story. The only sentimental side viewers get from Rafe is when he interacts with his little sister Weezy (Giulia Antonelli). However, things change for Wraith when his drug addiction begins to worsen, and this pushes him onto a subsequent path of destruction.

He starts selling drugs for Barry (Nicholas Sirrilo) as well as using the cocaine he supplies, and over the course of the first season, his need for more and more drugs begins to shape his character. Boastful Cook, drug addiction mixed with his need to dominate those below him (in this case Pogami) only gets worse, leading to his many physical fights with Pope, JJ and John B with Topper and Kelsey (Deion Smith) on his side. A tough scene to watch in the first season was when Rafe gets into too much debt to get out on his own, that he has to go to Ward to bail him out, and his father goes to Barry to give the money, before later telling Rafe. walk out of his life, and he helplessly asks, “Well, where do you want me to go?” This is a moment that shows how lost he has become and how he still yearns for his father’s approval. This first season highlights the beginning of his fall into darkness and ends with the point where there is no return for Wraith. From a typical bully who struggles with addiction, Wraith fully immerses himself in his villainous methods when he kills Sheriff Peterkin (Adina Porter) on the pavement to not only save his father, but also win back his approval. From now on, through season 2 and into the newest season, it’s revealed that Starkey is playing a world-class acting job that uses not only his words, but his facial expressions and body movements to show how defenseless he is. became the demons he deals with inside his head.

Season 3 shows Wraith is more calculating

The first two seasons show him becoming the show’s main antagonist, and the third season allows Wraith to showcase who he wants to be in a much more calculated way. From the beginning, Rafe is seen as the one who handles the family business and Ward recovers in the hospital, but when his father comes out and starts to overwhelm his son, Rafe realizes he is alone again. There was a brief moment where the Shaw cleverly attempted to place him in a redemption arc, helping Kiara in their escape from Singh, even having Kiara fail him in the end, unlike expected the other way around. This did not last long, however, once he returned to Kildare Island and quickly demonstrated his business acumen. He and Barry ended up beating the show’s protagonists and stealing a Dania Tanney cross from Ward. While both Ward and Poguey wanted to keep the essence of the cross (or at least sell it in all its glory), Wraith made the deliberate decision to burn it to the ground, speaking cynically because he knew he could sell it. paying off the deposits of the cross is much easier than trying to sell the entire stolen cross, even if it meant receiving less than its real value. It was one of his first power moves, showing everyone, including his father, that he had plans of his own.

While this was his highlight this season in terms of showcasing his new thought process, Rafe’s change in attitude was seen in many of his scenes, right down to his wardrobe. He had a much more “businesslike” approach to him in season 3, as evidenced by the suits he wore for much of that season and the way he interacted with potential buyers and clients. Although he showed a completely different approach this season, he was unable to completely escape his true demons, eventually carrying out a plan to hire a hitman to kill his father. This happened after he even pointed a gun at Ward. This development brought Rafe back into the darkness he fell into in the first season. When it seemed like he was becoming more of a violent businessman, he eventually showed that he was still the same controversial character in which no one was safe, not even his own father. the person he admired the most. That he went so far as to want to take out his father tells the audience that he is capable of anything. Although he eventually realizes how far he’s gone and ends up stopping the hitman from killing his father and delivering him to Sarah and the rest of the gang when they board the plan for South America, there’s nothing more difficult to predict. season than Starkey’s character.

Since his father eventually died in South America during the search for El Dorado, the family business and its current position will be of great importance to Wraith in season 4, which was confirmed before the release of the new part. Will he spin more in the dark without a father? Will the businessman mindset he had at the start of Season 3 become his new persona? Or what if the business comes under the control of his stepmother? Wraith’s trajectory can do a lot to move forward, and no matter which path he takes, it’s guaranteed to be exciting. Starkey played this character brilliantly for three seasons, and Season 3 showed everything that makes this complex character so difficult to understand, but so easy that you want to see more.

All three seasons of the series External banks available for streaming on Netflix.