Outer Banks: Pogue Life

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They are surfing amateurs, pretending that they know what they’re doing in the water, when in reality, they have no idea. I think three of the bandanas went missing. I believe they belong to Miss Maddie Cline [Sarah Cameron], Mr. Chase Stokes [John B], and the lovely Lilah Pate [daughter of creator and director Jonas Pate]. Sorry, Netflix!" says Holmes with a laugh. Outer Banks style has already taken off on social media. Tik Tokers have started dressing up like their favorite OBX characters using just the clothes they have in their closet, so you know it's easy to emulate. Maybe it's our nostalgia for happier times spent browsing in surf shops and lounging on the beach or our newfound appreciation for comfort-meets-cool, but all I know is it works. I, for one, am going to be living in Pogue fashion this summer. As such, John B and his friends proudly wear Pogue as a badge of honor, and see themselves as more scrappy and resilient then their Kook counterparts. What Are Kooks? The pogies hold the marine ecosystem together by feeding the fish humans consume regularly. This is a nod to the essential work the Pogues of Outer Banks do to keep the town going, despite not receiving much respect.

In surfing slang, a "kook" is a wannabe or a poser who can't hang with the real surfers. You can see how the Outer Banks writers borrowed that term for rich kids who wanna be beach locals but don't get it. Sarah’s father, Ward, wasn’t always a Kook. He was actually born and raised in the Cut, but he fought his way to the top as a real estate developer — sometimes crawling over others to get there. Now as a Kook, Ward has no problem using his money to get what he wants at any cost. Rose Cameron (Caroline Arapoglou) The group originated with their leader, John B, and his best friend since third grade, JJ Maybank. It expanded to include "the brains" Pope Heyward, and eventually, Kook-turned-Pogue Kiara Carrera. MacBook Pro 13.3" Retina, MacBook Air 13" Retina, MacBook Air 13.3"(2020, M1): 2560x1600 Dual monitor:

Holmes says the style can be bought new or old, from a thrift store or even snatched from your dad's closet. And while she says she loved the idea of the shirts being vintage (picture John B at Goodwill), she had to buy new pieces so that they had multiples of each costume for filming purposes. For instance, Holmes estimates that they had about 25 copies of John B's bandana. In the beginning of the series, John B., the show’s protagonist, discusses what life is like in the Outer Banks and exactly how classes are divided. “It’s the sort of place where you either have two jobs or two houses,” he says. “Two tribes. One island.”The Kooks are the elite with parents having money. The Pogues are desperate to move up the social ladder to become new versions of themselves and establish new beginnings. It's like Gossip Girl but island style.

The south side, also called the Cut, is where lower income people live; it’s where John B (Chase Stokes), JJ (Rudy Pankow) and Pope (Jonathan Daviss) live. This is where you’ll find people called Pogues. Read on to learn the differences—class and power wise—between the haves and the haves not. Now that season 2 has premiered, there's a lot of info to sink our teeth in. What is a Pogue ? While Outer Banks had a lot of life lessons to discover, the most important is that friendship is key. Few onscreen bonds have been stronger than those of the Pogues, and while the treasure and the romances are great, it's the true friendship aspect that really strikes a chord. Whether it's Kiara comforting JJ in a hot tub he can't afford or the entire group rallying around Pope in an effort to secure what’s rightfully his, the biggest takeaway of Outer Banks is that the true treasure is the people who are there for you, no matter what. It may all be fictionalized, but these identities are key to understanding the show’s commentary about class divides. Many of the Kooks, like Topper and Rafe, openly express disgust towards the Pogues and often dismiss them as less intelligent and less dignified. Even Ward Cameron, a former Pogue turned influential Kook, shrugs and tells his daughter that John B is “a Pogue, what did you expect?” when he lies about John B abandoning her for gold. And in Ward’s speech after his fake-out death, he says that he’d do anything to avoid being poor again. The word Kook has two different meanings. The first one usually means crazy and is the most common definition used for the word. However, in surfing, it stands for a person who tries to fit into the culture without even trying. According to Urban Dictionary,On this show, it's also about who lives on the Outer Banks and who visits the island. You don't need to be from coastal North Carolina to understand this concept. People who live in beach towns or any kind of vacation spot all over the world know this struggle. Rich vacationers try to act like they own the place, but they're ultimately just tourists. The "pogues" are the working class

If you’re a fan of Outer Banks, then you’re already aware of the two diverse groups that make up the characters. Netflix’s popular teen drama makes a point to depict the class differences between the Kooks and Pogues living in the idyllic North Carolina town. Depending on what group you grew up in, your life could differ greatly.

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Being Pogues, you are automatically singled out as less than, because of where you live," Jonathan Daviss, who plays Pope, told Seventeen exclusively. This is not real OBX slang. In the show, the name comes from a kind of fish called a pogie. John B says early on in the series that it's the kind of fish you catch and release–worthless. It also works, though this is not officially part of the origin, because "pogue" sounds a little bit like poor. In the OBX, there are two kinds of people. Netflix's latest YA series, Outer Banks, shows us the different lives between the Kooks and the Pogues of the island. Depending on which one you are, your life can be totally different. Although Netflix hasn't renewed Outer Banks for a second season yet, creators Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, and Shannon Burke have more adventures up their sleeves for the beloved Pogues. And Holmes says she has been thinking about costumes for season two since the day they wrapped filming.

Rudy Pankow, who plays JJ, agreed saying that Pogues are able to look at things differently thanks to the way they live life. Whether it's your first or your fifth time watching Netflix's Outer Banks, there's plenty to absorb while tagging along with John B. and his friends on their epic treasure hunts. But it's not just the drama, romance, and adventure that makes the show so great. It's the life lessons Outer Banks reinforces that turn everyday viewers into Pogues for life. These designations are central to the show, but they’re not exactly true to life. According to Brent Nultemeier, an Outer Banks resident and owner of OBXsurfinfo.com, the show feels very “make-believe” to the locals. Pogue is “a full on Hollywood thing," he told Esquire. Kook is a surfing term, but he’s never really heard it used to refer to snooty rich people. “Usually a Kook is somebody that doesn't know what they're doing, who bought a surfboard and wants to portray this image of being a surfer when they're entirely not,” he said. “That to me is more of a definition of a Kook than anything else.” The Pogues are named after a type of fish. They're referred to as the throwaway fish. They are the lowest member of the food chain. The pogies are usually used as bait to help catch bigger fish, according to what John B says at the beginning of Outer Banks. The downside and upside of the Pogues are that they are ignored and neglected. No, they're not fans of the band who sings "Fairy Tales of New York," a.k.a. The Pogues. (The band's name comes from "póg," the Gaelic word for kiss.) On Outer Banks, the Pogues live near "The Cut" aka the bad side of town and include OG pogues: John B, JJ, Pope, etc,John B. makes a point to express in the pilot that the name for the group actually derives from a specific fish. As the protagonist says, “Pogues, pogies, the throwaway fish. [They’re the] lowest member of the food chain.” From the looks of things, it seems that the pogies are used for bait in the fishing industry. What is a Kook? Kie, for example, lives on the Figure 8 (where the Kooks reside). But her spunky personality and no-shit attitude make her an enemy to her fellow rich neighbors. Also, Sarah, formerly known as the Princesses of Kooks, rejected her royalty title in season one after realizing just how vengeful and murderous her family was.