At this point (or maybe always?), Outer Banks is made up of two separate shows. There’s the beach life teen drama about the Kooks versus the Pogues and how nobody can share a wave or attend the same bonfire without fighting because of classism and, well, hormones. Then there’s the treasure-hunting drama where the Pogues explore ancient caves and narrowly escape death at every turn. And up until season 4, I was fine with the split. I thought, this show can be both!

I no longer think that. After three seasons of crazy treasure-hunting adventures, the season 4 premiere felt like a breath of fresh air. The kids used their money to build Poguelandia 2.0, a home where they could hang out together all the time, and a bait and tackle shop that could sustain them. It was their dream! And within that dream, there’s plenty of drama to mine. How do teens successfully manage a business? How do three romantic couples live in a house together? How do they stop JJ (Rudy Pankow) from breaking everything and gambling away all their money?

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I loved it! And then, in episode 2, not only did we head back to treasure-hunting land, but in the name of always upping their game and/or trying to do something new, the show appears to be digging more into the supernatural. This particular treasure — the Blue Crown — has everything to do with a family curse and, wait for it, a ghost. I know what you’re wondering and yes, we do see the ghost, and yes, it looks stupid. (I'm not entirely convinced it's real, but either way, I don't need it!)

The juxtaposition between that first episode and the ones that follow was so jarring and it made me realize something: I don’t need the treasure-hunting anymore, and I certainly don’t need it to involve the supernatural. I’m far more invested in the everyday lives of these lovable beach bums. It’s giving TV Blue Crush — which is an incredible compliment, by the way. And it’s not like that story is lacking any key elements: The Kooks are great villains because they suck. I mean, they run over baby turtles (which, for the record, was also too far)!

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There are plenty of opportunities for conflict, not only with the Pogues’ money struggles, but also with their romantic entanglements, not to mention the fact that Pope (Jonathan Daviss) seems to be the only one still caring about education. I understand that I’m asking the show to metaphorically cut off one of its limbs, but we're now four seasons deep, which means it's time for some change, especially when it becomes increasingly difficult to believe that the key to yet another unbelievable treasure is somehow Charleston, S.C.

Fans love these characters. I would watch an entire episode of them trying to figure out how to cook Thanksgiving dinner on a budget or shopping for sunscreen or just laughing and jumping off a boat. The world of the Pogues is so rich, it doesn’t need treasure.

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To make it all more interesting, one of the story lines this season is that John B (Chase Stokes) is scared he’s becoming his father, someone who’s obsessed with treasure, willing to do anything for it. So, let him leave it all behind!

Let the teens just be crazy hot teens and please never show me that ghost ever again.

Outer Banks season 4 part 1 is streaming now on Netflix. Part 2 drops Nov. 7.