How Outer Banks Ended: Series Finale Explained

Meanwhile, Rafe Cameron (Starkey) left the Outer Banks for good to start a new life with Sofia (Fiona Palomo) after new evidence tying him to the murder of Sheriff Peterkin (Adina Porter) in season one emerged. 

But perhaps the sweetest ending of all was reserved for John B. Routledge (Stokes) and Sarah Cameron (Cline), who rebuilt their home after Topper Thornton (Austin North) burned it to the ground in an earlier season, which is where Sarah gave birth to their healthy baby boy named JJ.

In the final scenes, John B. and Sarah get married in an intimate backyard wedding, where Sarah’s mom—who she reunites with earlier in the season—looks on lovingly as her little girl married the leader of the Pogues. 

“We went around the world looking for treasure,” John B. said in the final moments of season five episode 10. “But in the end, we found everything we wanted right here, where we started. The Outer Banks. Paradise on Earth.”

Keep reading for all of Outer Banks’ kookiest behind-the-scenes secrets…