Note: The following contains spoilers for “Barry” Season 4, Episode 8.
Bill Hader was not necessarily focused on “landing” anything with the final episode of his HBO series “Barry.” He and the show’s writers weren’t trying to line up a bunch of plot points to fall right into place in the final episode. As Hader explains their approach to the series’ conclusion, they were simply trying to tell a good story.
A story that involved the shocking-yet-not-shocking murder of Hader’s titular character at the hands of Henry Winkler’s Gene Cousineau.
A story that, as it turns out, had been in Hader’s head for years.
In a final, super-sized episodic interview with TheWrap, conducted under WGA guidance that allows for members to participate in interviews about their shows as long as it’s not facilitated by the studio, Hader revealed that he came up with the idea of...
Bill Hader was not necessarily focused on “landing” anything with the final episode of his HBO series “Barry.” He and the show’s writers weren’t trying to line up a bunch of plot points to fall right into place in the final episode. As Hader explains their approach to the series’ conclusion, they were simply trying to tell a good story.
A story that involved the shocking-yet-not-shocking murder of Hader’s titular character at the hands of Henry Winkler’s Gene Cousineau.
A story that, as it turns out, had been in Hader’s head for years.
In a final, super-sized episodic interview with TheWrap, conducted under WGA guidance that allows for members to participate in interviews about their shows as long as it’s not facilitated by the studio, Hader revealed that he came up with the idea of...
- 6/7/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
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Bringing pitch-black comedy, tight drama, and Emmy-winning performances, Barry is a series unlike any other. Now, after a widely-acclaimed four seasons, the show has aired its final episode on Max.
“While it will be sad to not experience the incredible creative highs of Barry after this spring, it’s hard to feel too disappointed about a great show leaving on its own terms,” writes Rolling Stone‘s Alan Sepinwall...
Bringing pitch-black comedy, tight drama, and Emmy-winning performances, Barry is a series unlike any other. Now, after a widely-acclaimed four seasons, the show has aired its final episode on Max.
“While it will be sad to not experience the incredible creative highs of Barry after this spring, it’s hard to feel too disappointed about a great show leaving on its own terms,” writes Rolling Stone‘s Alan Sepinwall...
- 5/30/2023
- by Oscar Hartzog and John Lonsdale
- Rollingstone.com
In the HBO series Barry, some of the nuanced characters present in the narrative had a big impact on both the plot and Barry’s personal life. Gene Cousineau and Barry’s girlfriend Sally were two of the most important characters on the show since their presence in this entertaining dark comedy raised the bar and added complexity to the show. Gene Cousineau was one of the most complex characters, with a contradictory nature and a hilarious comic approach. Every time he appeared on screen, he had the ability to change the mood of the story. Viewers could go from hating him to sympathizing with him, finding his character engaging and very human. In fact, all the characters in Barry were portrayed as very human, highlighting the basic nature of humanity and our propensity to make mistakes. However, Gene Cousineau excelled at creating perilous situations for himself, making him one...
- 5/30/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Over the course of the past five years, the critically acclaimed series Barry displayed the journey of Barry Berkman, a former marine seeking a fresh start in life. However, his path took an unexpected turn when he was manipulated and recruited by his father’s friend, Fuches, to become a contract killer. Initially, Barry found himself conflicted with his newfound profession. He discovered that his targets were not always the “bad guys,” as he had been led to believe. Nevertheless, he felt compelled to carry out his assignments. In an attempt to break free from the cycle of violence, Barry turned to acting and found solace in the company of Sally, an aspiring actress with whom he fell in love. Barry saw acting as a means to bring about a significant change in his life. However, circumstances constantly pulled him back into the world of killing. Throughout the four seasons,...
- 5/30/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
In the thrilling final season of Barry, our protagonist sets out on a turbulent journey that is fraught with triumphs as well as tragedies. In Barry, every scene is a thrilling adrenaline rush that keeps us on the edge of our seats by adding continual twists and turns. As viewers, we are taken on a wild ride through this enthralling universe. However, with the eighth and final episode, Barry comes to a bittersweet conclusion, leaving an indelible mark on our minds.
In the previous episode of Barry, news surfaced about an upcoming Warner Bros. film based on Barry’s life. Fueled by a desire to prevent the film from seeing the light of day, Barry decided to kill Gene as he was collaborating with Warner Bros. in the making of this film. After remaining in hiding for eight years, Barry returned to Los Angeles in search of Gene. Meanwhile, anxiety...
In the previous episode of Barry, news surfaced about an upcoming Warner Bros. film based on Barry’s life. Fueled by a desire to prevent the film from seeing the light of day, Barry decided to kill Gene as he was collaborating with Warner Bros. in the making of this film. After remaining in hiding for eight years, Barry returned to Los Angeles in search of Gene. Meanwhile, anxiety...
- 5/29/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Barry took its final bow on Sunday, but who survived a very bloody series finale?
Sunday’s finale opens with Fuches luxuriating in the bath when he gets a call from Hank telling him he can deliver Barry, showing him a captive Sally and John on FaceTime as proof. An enraged Barry, meanwhile, buys an arsenal of guns, leaving the store fully strapped up with no one batting an eye. Plus, the D.A. announces he’s reopening Janice’s murder case, with Jim Moss accusing Gene of manipulating Barry into killing her. Sally admits to John that they’re...
Sunday’s finale opens with Fuches luxuriating in the bath when he gets a call from Hank telling him he can deliver Barry, showing him a captive Sally and John on FaceTime as proof. An enraged Barry, meanwhile, buys an arsenal of guns, leaving the store fully strapped up with no one batting an eye. Plus, the D.A. announces he’s reopening Janice’s murder case, with Jim Moss accusing Gene of manipulating Barry into killing her. Sally admits to John that they’re...
- 5/29/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Ok, everyone, let's breathe. For some, there may be more no more compelling show on TV right now than the other big HBO series that wrapped up tonight, "Succession." But for many of us, the show in question is "Barry," the hybrid of dark comedy and suspense thriller that has leaned quite heavily on the latter part of that hybrid in its fourth and final season. Said season has now come to a close, and so now we're left with the pieces of what "Barry" left behind.
In full transparency, I went into "wow," the finale of "Barry" with two questions on my mind: would Barry (Bill Hader) die, and would his son John (Zachary Golinger) survive? The previous episode gave us quite the cliffhanger: Barry had escaped the makeshift prison in the garage of Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom) to find that NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) had abducted Sally (Sarah Goldberg...
In full transparency, I went into "wow," the finale of "Barry" with two questions on my mind: would Barry (Bill Hader) die, and would his son John (Zachary Golinger) survive? The previous episode gave us quite the cliffhanger: Barry had escaped the makeshift prison in the garage of Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom) to find that NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) had abducted Sally (Sarah Goldberg...
- 5/29/2023
- by Josh Spiegel
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for the series finale of Barry, which we recapped here.
Henry Winkler had already had the acting career of a lifetime decades before he got cast to play hacky, narcissistic acting teacher Gene Cousineau on HBO’s Barry. As Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli on Seventies and Eighties sitcom smash Happy Days, he became one of the most famous men in the world, and to this day still gets smiles, hugs, and invitations to dinner pretty much everywhere he goes.
But as iconic as Fonzie was, Cousineau...
Henry Winkler had already had the acting career of a lifetime decades before he got cast to play hacky, narcissistic acting teacher Gene Cousineau on HBO’s Barry. As Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli on Seventies and Eighties sitcom smash Happy Days, he became one of the most famous men in the world, and to this day still gets smiles, hugs, and invitations to dinner pretty much everywhere he goes.
But as iconic as Fonzie was, Cousineau...
- 5/29/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
The twisted titular protagonist of "Barry" has turned over a new leaf in his life as a fugitive. The hitman has taken on a new role as an Evangelical stay-at-home dad that wears horn-rimmed glasses and stiff button-ups. But when the sanctity of his new family is threatened, the old Barry returns. He will do anything to protect the life he built for himself with Sally and John, even if it means turning his back on his newfound faith. When Barry's son is taken hostage, the ex-assassin is out for blood — and in the series finale, it's blood he will get. The only question is, will he and his family all make it out alive?
Barry is drawn out of hiding when a press release teases that his former acting teacher, Cousineau, informed a major motion picture about his killings, capture, and escape. Barry almost breaks into Cousineau's L.A.
Barry is drawn out of hiding when a press release teases that his former acting teacher, Cousineau, informed a major motion picture about his killings, capture, and escape. Barry almost breaks into Cousineau's L.A.
- 5/28/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
At the end of Barry’s penultimate episode, no one is safe. Sally (Sarah Goldberg) and her son John (Zachary Golinger) are being held at gunpoint by NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan), who’s put a target on his own back after attempting to blow up Monroe Fuches (Stephen Root) and his men, who themselves are still in danger. Barry (Bill Hader), who is in Los Angeles for the sole purpose of killing Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler), just narrowly escaped a grizzly, tortuous death by the hand of Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom). And then of course there are the countless innocent bystanders who at any moment could get wrapped up in a number of impending violent acts.
- 5/27/2023
- by Brianna Wellen
- Primetimer
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including NCIS: Los Angeles/Hawai’i, Barry, The Flash, Yellowjackets, Fire Country and more!
1 | Why didn’t Fire Country‘s Bode ask to be drug tested again to try to prove his innocence? Also, since Sleeper was still at camp at the time of the actual drug test — here he is in a screenshot, at the line to pee! — why did Manny insist that there was no way he could have tampered with Bode’s test?...
1 | Why didn’t Fire Country‘s Bode ask to be drug tested again to try to prove his innocence? Also, since Sleeper was still at camp at the time of the actual drug test — here he is in a screenshot, at the line to pee! — why did Manny insist that there was no way he could have tampered with Bode’s test?...
- 5/26/2023
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Michael Ausiello, Kimberly Roots, Dave Nemetz, Rebecca Iannucci, Ryan Schwartz, Nick Caruso and Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
This post contains spoilers for "Barry" season 4, episode 7, "a nice meal".
Jim Moss's daughter, Janice, a police detective who was romantically linked to acting teacher Gene Cousineau, was murdered at the end of "Barry" season 1. Ever since Jim's entrance into the narrative, he's been laser-focused on getting justice for Janice, and actor Robert Wisdom brings an icy determination to his portrayal of the role which strikes fear into the hearts of anyone trying to hide secrets from Jim.
Wisdom, who famously played Bunny Colvin on "The Wire," is an industry veteran, having popped up in movies like "Face/Off," "Mighty Joe Young," and "Ray" as well as shows like Damon Lindelof's "Watchmen" and the under-seen Apple TV+ prison drama "Black Bird." But his role on "Barry" may be his scariest yet, and in season 4, his devotion to his daughter's memory tips further into obsession. I had the pleasure of speaking...
Jim Moss's daughter, Janice, a police detective who was romantically linked to acting teacher Gene Cousineau, was murdered at the end of "Barry" season 1. Ever since Jim's entrance into the narrative, he's been laser-focused on getting justice for Janice, and actor Robert Wisdom brings an icy determination to his portrayal of the role which strikes fear into the hearts of anyone trying to hide secrets from Jim.
Wisdom, who famously played Bunny Colvin on "The Wire," is an industry veteran, having popped up in movies like "Face/Off," "Mighty Joe Young," and "Ray" as well as shows like Damon Lindelof's "Watchmen" and the under-seen Apple TV+ prison drama "Black Bird." But his role on "Barry" may be his scariest yet, and in season 4, his devotion to his daughter's memory tips further into obsession. I had the pleasure of speaking...
- 5/22/2023
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
In episode 7 of Barry, the storyline takes a dark turn while still maintaining its trademark humor. In the previous episode, we saw Barry return to Los Angeles with the intention of killing Gene, and tensions rose as Sally tried to protect her son but began experiencing disturbing nightmares that suggest she may have been delusional. However, just as Barry was about to carry out his plan, he was unexpectedly captured by Jim Moss, who took him to a secure location and tied him up. In the seventh episode, the turn of events leaves viewers wondering about the fate of Barry and whether Jim Moss will be the one to end his life. The question remains: will Barry manage to escape once again, or will Jim Moss ultimately succeed in killing him? Let’s find that out.
Spoilers Ahead
Did Jim Moss kill Barry?
Episode 7 opens with Barry praying to God for mercy,...
Spoilers Ahead
Did Jim Moss kill Barry?
Episode 7 opens with Barry praying to God for mercy,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Hard though it may be to believe, there are just two episodes left in the HBO series "Barry," which used to lean more heavily on the comic side of things even amidst its dark setup. Now, though, it's pretty much all in on darkness. And with "a nice meal," the title belies a similar sense of grimness. Last week left off on quite the cliffhanger: Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) had come very close to his mission of returning to Los Angeles and killing his old acting teacher Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) for potentially consulting on a biopic of his life, before being captured by Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom) and brought to his garage, where we know weaker men have barely withstood the terror of this grieving father/ex-cop. Oh, and Sally (Sarah Goldberg) is being beset upon by a mix of hallucinations and angry ex-co-workers as she fails to tend...
- 5/22/2023
- by Josh Spiegel
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Barry, “A Nice Meal.”
“A Nice Meal,” the penultimate installment of Barry, opens with Barry hallucinating after an undetermined amount of time spent wearing the sensory deprivation goggles Jim Moss has placed over his eyes. There is darkness, then a glimpse of the desolate plains of the house where he and Sally have lived with John, then the beach from Hell he visited last season. The one leads into the next, then the next, then the next. To anyone less...
“A Nice Meal,” the penultimate installment of Barry, opens with Barry hallucinating after an undetermined amount of time spent wearing the sensory deprivation goggles Jim Moss has placed over his eyes. There is darkness, then a glimpse of the desolate plains of the house where he and Sally have lived with John, then the beach from Hell he visited last season. The one leads into the next, then the next, then the next. To anyone less...
- 5/22/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
When last we left Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) and Sally Reed (Sarah Goldberg) on the HBO series "Barry," they were in great distress. (When has that ever not been true?) Barry and Sally have made a meager life for themselves and their son John (Zachary Golinger) in middle America for eight years, thanks to being in the FBI Witness Protection program after Barry revealed secrets of his time with the Chechen mob to get out of jail. They've reinvented themselves as Clark and Emily, a married couple that doesn't do much aside from home-schooling John, and working at a local diner. But Sally and Barry are both shocked to learn, via the Hollywood Reporter, that a) Warner Bros. is pursuing a biopic about Barry's life as a hitman/acting student and b) Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) has come out of hiding after having shot his son Leo (Andrew Leeds) to purportedly consult on the film.
- 5/15/2023
- by Josh Spiegel
- Slash Film
The following contains spoilers for “Barry” Season 4 Episode 5.
After a jaw-dropping cliffhanger from last week’s “Barry,” the HBO series takes a hard left turn midway through its final season to offer something completely different: heaven. Or, at least, Barry’s version of heaven.
“Barry” Season 4 Episode 5 picks up eight years after the events of the last episode with Barry (Bill Hader) and Sally (Sarah Goldberg) now living on the run under different names, and as parents to an eight-year-old son named John. For Barry, this is idyllic: an isolated house in the middle of nowhere with the family he always wanted. For Sally, it’s hell: she’s working a waitressing job and can’t stand Barry, and has no interest in being a mother.
Hader told TheWrap in our latest episodic interview for “Barry” that the idea was to live in this time jump for a while before...
After a jaw-dropping cliffhanger from last week’s “Barry,” the HBO series takes a hard left turn midway through its final season to offer something completely different: heaven. Or, at least, Barry’s version of heaven.
“Barry” Season 4 Episode 5 picks up eight years after the events of the last episode with Barry (Bill Hader) and Sally (Sarah Goldberg) now living on the run under different names, and as parents to an eight-year-old son named John. For Barry, this is idyllic: an isolated house in the middle of nowhere with the family he always wanted. For Sally, it’s hell: she’s working a waitressing job and can’t stand Barry, and has no interest in being a mother.
Hader told TheWrap in our latest episodic interview for “Barry” that the idea was to live in this time jump for a while before...
- 5/8/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
It was an emotional rollercoaster watching Barry episode 4. In previous episodes of Barry, we saw Barry manage to escape the prison during the mayhem when the assassination attempt on him failed, and it ended up slaughtering all the Feds present in the room. However, things immediately turned grim in episode 4, as one of our favorite characters was killed off. But it wasn’t enough; Gene Cousineau once again made a bone-headed decision that caused him a personal loss. Overall, episode 4 is a thrill ride that will eventually make you laugh, cry, and be amazed by the most perplexing cliffhanger in all of the Barry episodes. Let’s look into it.
Spoilers Ahead
Is Gene’s Son Dead? Who Killed Him?
The fourth episode opens with the warden beating poor Fuches. He has just been through a lot. He is once again entangled in Barry’s mess. The warden asked Fuches...
Spoilers Ahead
Is Gene’s Son Dead? Who Killed Him?
The fourth episode opens with the warden beating poor Fuches. He has just been through a lot. He is once again entangled in Barry’s mess. The warden asked Fuches...
- 5/1/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Note: The Following contains spoilers for “Barry” Season 4, Episode 4
As “Barry” barrels towards its series finale, the HBO series takes a couple of big swings halfway through this final season. Not only does Episode 4 feature the death of a major character from the show, but it ends with a shocking time jump that jolts the story forward eight years into the future, with Barry (Bill Hader) and Sally (Sarah Goldberg) not only living together but seemingly with a son of their own.
The idea for the time jump was born out of Hader’s desire to see what would happen if all of the characters got what they wanted. “Would they be happy? Could they maintain that?” Hader told TheWrap in our latest episodic interview. Read on for plenty of insight into how Cristobal’s death came to be (and the pushback Hader received in the writers room) and the...
As “Barry” barrels towards its series finale, the HBO series takes a couple of big swings halfway through this final season. Not only does Episode 4 feature the death of a major character from the show, but it ends with a shocking time jump that jolts the story forward eight years into the future, with Barry (Bill Hader) and Sally (Sarah Goldberg) not only living together but seemingly with a son of their own.
The idea for the time jump was born out of Hader’s desire to see what would happen if all of the characters got what they wanted. “Would they be happy? Could they maintain that?” Hader told TheWrap in our latest episodic interview. Read on for plenty of insight into how Cristobal’s death came to be (and the pushback Hader received in the writers room) and the...
- 5/1/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
This post contains spoilers for the third episode of "Barry" season 4.
There's nothing worse than a friend breakup. Okay, theoretically, I suppose ending up in a prison standoff when your FBI meeting is interrupted by two inept assassins who die horribly in front of you is worse than a friend breakup -- but only by a smidge. The most painful-looking part of the latest episode of "Barry" wasn't Fred Armisen's hit man blowing his own hand off or Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom) torturing a Vanity Fair reporter, but a bitter phone call between NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) and Barry (Bill Hader) that takes place before the real action ramps up.
The call comes as a surprise for Hank, as the Chechen mobster put a hit out on his former ally that was meant to be executed that day. Hank pauses a long time before accepting the charges, and when...
There's nothing worse than a friend breakup. Okay, theoretically, I suppose ending up in a prison standoff when your FBI meeting is interrupted by two inept assassins who die horribly in front of you is worse than a friend breakup -- but only by a smidge. The most painful-looking part of the latest episode of "Barry" wasn't Fred Armisen's hit man blowing his own hand off or Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom) torturing a Vanity Fair reporter, but a bitter phone call between NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) and Barry (Bill Hader) that takes place before the real action ramps up.
The call comes as a surprise for Hank, as the Chechen mobster put a hit out on his former ally that was meant to be executed that day. Hank pauses a long time before accepting the charges, and when...
- 4/24/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Barry, “You’re Charming.”
Among the more frequent objections I’ve heard about Barry since Season One is that the show has grown so dark that it no longer feels like a comedy most of the time. It’s an understandable concern. Heck, I expressed it myself during Season Two (though I feel the more recent years have been better balanced). As great as the show has become at drama, action, suspense, and horror, you can’t blame anyone for...
Among the more frequent objections I’ve heard about Barry since Season One is that the show has grown so dark that it no longer feels like a comedy most of the time. It’s an understandable concern. Heck, I expressed it myself during Season Two (though I feel the more recent years have been better balanced). As great as the show has become at drama, action, suspense, and horror, you can’t blame anyone for...
- 4/24/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Bill Hader is many things, especially a cinephile. When you watch "Barry," it's obvious that his influences lie in the films of the Coen Brothers, among others, but he's done videos for the Criterion Channel and spoken at length about the films and filmmakers he loves before. The third episode of the final season of "Barry," titled "you're charming," wastes little time at all — there's no cold open before the title card, and within a minute of the episode beginning, I think we can safely say we've learned a filmmaker Bill Hader must like an awful lot.
That, of course, would be Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro, who appears here as, simply, Toro. If you were paying attention during last week's two-part premiere, you know that NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) contacted someone named Toro to see if Barry Berkman could be broken out of prison. Now, we know that Hank...
That, of course, would be Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro, who appears here as, simply, Toro. If you were paying attention during last week's two-part premiere, you know that NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) contacted someone named Toro to see if Barry Berkman could be broken out of prison. Now, we know that Hank...
- 4/24/2023
- by Josh Spiegel
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for "Barry" season 4 episode 1. "Barry" just entered its final season, and it's going out with a bang. A lot of mysteries still loom in the air and almost every character is floating, with their every attempt to reach out to one another thwarted at every turn. Will Barry make it out of prison? Will the other shoe drop for Cousineau? Will NoHo Hank make it out of season 4 alive? So much happens in the season premiere that one suspenseful moment almost slips through the cracks. When NoHo Hank calls Barry's phone, someone else picks up. Who is it, and how do they have it?
The most natural conclusion would be that the police have it. Barry is in prison for murder, so it's only natural that a branch of the police would take possession of his phone. Barry's ex-mentor/tormentor, Fuches, strikes a deal with the...
The most natural conclusion would be that the police have it. Barry is in prison for murder, so it's only natural that a branch of the police would take possession of his phone. Barry's ex-mentor/tormentor, Fuches, strikes a deal with the...
- 4/20/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
For the second week in a row, “Succession” reached its biggest audience yet.
The HBO drama reached 2.6 million viewers on Sunday night, when the fourth episode of its fourth and final season debuted. That’s an improvement of 4% from Episode 3, which featured a major character death and brought in a then-series high of 2.5 million viewers.
Immediately afterwards, HBO and HBO Max premiered the fourth and final season of “Barry” with two episodes. The first episode was watched by 710,000 viewers — the most the series has seen since the finale of Season 2, which benefited from airing directly after an episode of “Game of Thrones,” HBO’s most watched show ever. Episode 2 dropped by 23% to bring in 550,000 viewers.
Provided by Warner Bros. Discovery, these figures represent a combination of third-party data from Nielsen regarding viewership of both shows on HBO’s cable channel and Wbd’s own data regarding streams on HBO Max.
The HBO drama reached 2.6 million viewers on Sunday night, when the fourth episode of its fourth and final season debuted. That’s an improvement of 4% from Episode 3, which featured a major character death and brought in a then-series high of 2.5 million viewers.
Immediately afterwards, HBO and HBO Max premiered the fourth and final season of “Barry” with two episodes. The first episode was watched by 710,000 viewers — the most the series has seen since the finale of Season 2, which benefited from airing directly after an episode of “Game of Thrones,” HBO’s most watched show ever. Episode 2 dropped by 23% to bring in 550,000 viewers.
Provided by Warner Bros. Discovery, these figures represent a combination of third-party data from Nielsen regarding viewership of both shows on HBO’s cable channel and Wbd’s own data regarding streams on HBO Max.
- 4/17/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
This article contains mild spoilers for "Barry" season 4.Through the first two episodes of "Barry" season 4 (read /Film's review), Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) is getting adjusted to life behind bars after his acting teacher and mentor, Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler), helped capture him to avenge his girlfriend, Detective Janice Moss (Paula Newsome). After getting confirmation from Cousineau that he worked with Janice's father, Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom), to arrest him, Barry is understandably shattered. Betrayed, he phones his ex-girlfriend Sally (Sarah Goldberg) who promptly tells him to never contact her again.
It's a devastating blow for Barry who is still coming to terms with the fact that becoming an actor didn't quell his desire to kill. In fact, unlocking his emotions only exacerbated the problem. Acting was supposed to be his creative outlet, but instead, moonlighting as an assassin was still his true, dark calling.
Without Sally, Barry immediately...
It's a devastating blow for Barry who is still coming to terms with the fact that becoming an actor didn't quell his desire to kill. In fact, unlocking his emotions only exacerbated the problem. Acting was supposed to be his creative outlet, but instead, moonlighting as an assassin was still his true, dark calling.
Without Sally, Barry immediately...
- 4/17/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
After a long wait, the last season of “Barry” has now premiered on HBO Max. As shown in the teaser, Barry is now in prison, so the hide-and-seek game he has been playing with himself for the previous three seasons has come to an end. He has lost every individual he ever considered to be a close friend, which has left his mental condition in shambles. After Gene set him up with Jim Moss’ assistance, Barry’s self-esteem collapsed since he had no one to trust or seek for the guidance he needed. He is alone in his jail cell, surrounded by prisoners who taunt him. However, when Jim Moss caught Fuches, we didn’t get to see where Fuches wound up, but season 4 of “Barry” shows that Barry and Fuches are now both inmates in the same prison.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happened To Gene?
The first episode of “Barry...
Spoilers Ahead
What Happened To Gene?
The first episode of “Barry...
- 4/17/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers for Episodes 1 and 2 of “Barry” Season 4, now streaming on HBO.
If you thought there was no hope left for Barry Berkman, you’re wrong. He’s still on the path to finding what he’s searching for — because he’s no longer searching for redemption.
When we last saw Barry (series creator Bill Hader), he was finally getting his comeuppance: Mr. Cousineau (Henry Winkler) and Jim Moss (Robert Wisom) worked together to get him arrested for killing Janice (Paula Newsome), who was Cousineau’s girlfriend and Jim’s daughter. The handcuffs were a jarring cap on three seasons that spent so much time and effort questioning whether Barry was capable of finding a good person within himself and committing to a nonviolent lifestyle for good. But as Season 4 opens, Barry is a miserable shell of himself, scavenging for a reason — any reason — to live.
If you thought there was no hope left for Barry Berkman, you’re wrong. He’s still on the path to finding what he’s searching for — because he’s no longer searching for redemption.
When we last saw Barry (series creator Bill Hader), he was finally getting his comeuppance: Mr. Cousineau (Henry Winkler) and Jim Moss (Robert Wisom) worked together to get him arrested for killing Janice (Paula Newsome), who was Cousineau’s girlfriend and Jim’s daughter. The handcuffs were a jarring cap on three seasons that spent so much time and effort questioning whether Barry was capable of finding a good person within himself and committing to a nonviolent lifestyle for good. But as Season 4 opens, Barry is a miserable shell of himself, scavenging for a reason — any reason — to live.
- 4/17/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Spoilers follow.
Fame is a funny thing. Of course, on the HBO series "Barry," fame is a terrifyingly dangerous thing. "Barry" begins its fourth and final season with a two-episode premiere, exploring the darkest possible version of what fame can bring. The hitman-turned-wannabe actor is only ever a halfway-decent actor when he's channeling the immense rage that fuels him, and he's constantly lured back into the hitman lifestyle. But it took three seasons for that lifestyle to catch up with him in tangible ways. Last season wrapped with a shocker, in which Barry was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department thanks to a sting operation led by Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom), the intense father of the late Detective Janice Moss (Paula Newsome), who Barry killed at the end of the first season. Jim only got his man thanks to Barry's surrogate father figure and acting teacher Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler...
Fame is a funny thing. Of course, on the HBO series "Barry," fame is a terrifyingly dangerous thing. "Barry" begins its fourth and final season with a two-episode premiere, exploring the darkest possible version of what fame can bring. The hitman-turned-wannabe actor is only ever a halfway-decent actor when he's channeling the immense rage that fuels him, and he's constantly lured back into the hitman lifestyle. But it took three seasons for that lifestyle to catch up with him in tangible ways. Last season wrapped with a shocker, in which Barry was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department thanks to a sting operation led by Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom), the intense father of the late Detective Janice Moss (Paula Newsome), who Barry killed at the end of the first season. Jim only got his man thanks to Barry's surrogate father figure and acting teacher Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler...
- 4/17/2023
- by Josh Spiegel
- Slash Film
[This story contains spoilers for the first two episodes of Barry season four.]
Justice just wasn’t enough for Gene Cousineau.
In the season three finale of Barry, Henry Winkler’s character and Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom) had Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) dead to rights for the attempted murder of Moss, as well as his previous murder of Moss’ daughter and Gene’s girlfriend, Janice (Paula Newsome). However, in the two-episode premiere of Barry’s fourth and final season, Gene has potentially put the case in jeopardy by delivering a one-man show to Vanity Fair journalist Lon Oneil (Patrick Fischler) about his entire history with his murderous acting student, something he and Moss explicitly agreed not to do.
Prior to his one-man show, Gene had already made the news for his brave efforts that helped catch Barry, and he went on to receive a hero’s welcome from the live-studio audience during a taping of his show, MasterClass. He even got to gloat...
Justice just wasn’t enough for Gene Cousineau.
In the season three finale of Barry, Henry Winkler’s character and Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom) had Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) dead to rights for the attempted murder of Moss, as well as his previous murder of Moss’ daughter and Gene’s girlfriend, Janice (Paula Newsome). However, in the two-episode premiere of Barry’s fourth and final season, Gene has potentially put the case in jeopardy by delivering a one-man show to Vanity Fair journalist Lon Oneil (Patrick Fischler) about his entire history with his murderous acting student, something he and Moss explicitly agreed not to do.
Prior to his one-man show, Gene had already made the news for his brave efforts that helped catch Barry, and he went on to receive a hero’s welcome from the live-studio audience during a taping of his show, MasterClass. He even got to gloat...
- 4/17/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When “Barry” began, it was the punchline to a simple setup: a hitman walks into an acting class, then kills in every sense of the term. Co-creator and star Bill Hader was best known for his sketch comedy work on “Saturday Night Live,” while his partner Alec Berg had done stints on “Silicon Valley” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” At least to start, “Barry” largely built on those backgrounds, mining humor from its characters’ self-delusion. Hader’s title character wants to express himself, but also hide his true nature; his classmates and teacher all firmly believe they’re undiscovered stars. Even violent criminals like chipper Chechen NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) were largely comic creations.
But over three seasons, “Barry” has followed the its premise to increasingly darker depths. As Barry Berkman’s body count continues to climb, his goal of redemption grows ever more unattainable. It’s also undesirable — for an...
But over three seasons, “Barry” has followed the its premise to increasingly darker depths. As Barry Berkman’s body count continues to climb, his goal of redemption grows ever more unattainable. It’s also undesirable — for an...
- 4/13/2023
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
Plot: Cousineau is hailed as a hero as Barry’s arrest has shocking consequences. It’s all been leading up to this – the explosive and hilarious final chapter of Barry.
Review: I knew Barry was a great television from the first season. I also had no idea how Bill Hader could sustain the story for over one season. At the end of the third season, the series could have ended with a satisfying finale before it was revealed that it would return for one more run. Now, as the fourth and final season is set to debut, the whole story told over thirty-two episodes comes into focus and cement that Barry is one of the best television series of all time. Featuring the expected great performances from Bill Hader and Henry Winkler, the final season of Barry also elevates Sarah Goldberg and Anthony Carrigan to some of the best work they have done.
Review: I knew Barry was a great television from the first season. I also had no idea how Bill Hader could sustain the story for over one season. At the end of the third season, the series could have ended with a satisfying finale before it was revealed that it would return for one more run. Now, as the fourth and final season is set to debut, the whole story told over thirty-two episodes comes into focus and cement that Barry is one of the best television series of all time. Featuring the expected great performances from Bill Hader and Henry Winkler, the final season of Barry also elevates Sarah Goldberg and Anthony Carrigan to some of the best work they have done.
- 4/11/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Late in the final season of “Barry,” a character says, “This is not a good guy/bad guy story. It goes way deeper than that — so much deeper.” Never mind that this man is talking about an unproduced film script. Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s black comedy is as deep as it is dark. There are shades of gray aplenty, but the lines are so sharply etched, morality often plays second fiddle to motivation. The people in “Barry” want, and what they want is often just out of reach (as tends to be the case in TV shows). Some crave fame or acclaim, like the needy actors Gene (Henry Winkler) and Sally (Sarah Goldberg), while others seek riches, like the self-centered handler Fuches (Stephen Root), or merriment, like the cheery Chechen oddball Hank (Anthony Carrigan). Circumstances can be their own impediment — Hank, for instance, often sees his mob responsibilities...
- 4/11/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Emphasis is on the dark as “Barry,” Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s dark comedy about a hapless hit man with Hollywood dreams, begins its fourth and final season. It takes a while for the comedy to catch up, but rest assured that the show’s trademark blend of absurd brutality and hilarious human frailty is re-established by the second episode, which premieres along with the season opener on HBO Sunday, April 16.
This makes sense since Hader’s Barry Berkman was arrested at the end of Season 3 and is entering prison at the start of this eight-chapter run. After some weak humor with a starstruck guard, the story zeroes in on Barry’s pain. It’s emotional at first as he realizes his beloved acting teacher, Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler), conspired with the intimidating Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom) to set him up. Barry did, after all, murder the former’s girlfriend/latter’s daughter,...
This makes sense since Hader’s Barry Berkman was arrested at the end of Season 3 and is entering prison at the start of this eight-chapter run. After some weak humor with a starstruck guard, the story zeroes in on Barry’s pain. It’s emotional at first as he realizes his beloved acting teacher, Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler), conspired with the intimidating Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom) to set him up. Barry did, after all, murder the former’s girlfriend/latter’s daughter,...
- 4/11/2023
- by Bob Strauss
- The Wrap
The Emmy® winning dark comedy series Barry, starring and directed by Emmy® and DGA-winner Bill Hader, returns for its fourth and final eight-episode season with two new episodes Sunday, April 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. A new episode will debut every following Sunday, leading up to the series finale on May 28. Hader and Alec Berg are the series co-creators and executive producers.
Barry
Bill Hader, star, co-creator, writer, director and executive producer quote: “It’s been an amazing journey making this show, and it’s bittersweet that the story has come to its natural conclusion.”
Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO and HBO Max Comedy Programming quote: “After three masterful seasons of Barry, we are eager for viewers to see the powerful, complex and hilarious conclusion to Barry Berkman’s story. It has been a pleasure...
Barry
Bill Hader, star, co-creator, writer, director and executive producer quote: “It’s been an amazing journey making this show, and it’s bittersweet that the story has come to its natural conclusion.”
Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO and HBO Max Comedy Programming quote: “After three masterful seasons of Barry, we are eager for viewers to see the powerful, complex and hilarious conclusion to Barry Berkman’s story. It has been a pleasure...
- 3/7/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Now in prison, Barry Berkman is plotting his next move. “So help me God, if I get out of here, I’m coming for you,” Bill Hader’s character in the HBO series Barry spits into the phone, bloodied and bruised in the first trailer for the show’s upcoming fourth season. Whatever loose ends he has to tie up better be handled soon because, after the eight-episode season premieres on April 16, the series will have reached the end of the line.
“There are still so many questions with the other characters,...
“There are still so many questions with the other characters,...
- 3/7/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Season three of HBO’s critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning Barry ended with Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) under arrest. The teaser trailer for season four confirms that while Barry is, in fact, behind bars, he remains at the heart of the story.
Dropping the teaser trailer, HBO announced an April 16, 2023 premiere date. The network also announced season four will be the show’s final season, which means only eight new episodes remain to wrap up Barry’s story.
Season four’s first two episodes arrive on April 16th, with new episodes premiering on Sundays at 10pm Et/Pt. The series finale will air on May 28th.
“It’s been an amazing journey making this show, and it’s bittersweet that the story has come to its natural conclusion,” said three-time Emmy Award-winner Bill Hader.
Bill Hader and Alec Berg created and serve as executive producers. Hader directed all eight season four episodes.
Dropping the teaser trailer, HBO announced an April 16, 2023 premiere date. The network also announced season four will be the show’s final season, which means only eight new episodes remain to wrap up Barry’s story.
Season four’s first two episodes arrive on April 16th, with new episodes premiering on Sundays at 10pm Et/Pt. The series finale will air on May 28th.
“It’s been an amazing journey making this show, and it’s bittersweet that the story has come to its natural conclusion,” said three-time Emmy Award-winner Bill Hader.
Bill Hader and Alec Berg created and serve as executive producers. Hader directed all eight season four episodes.
- 3/7/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The role of egotistical acting coach Gene Cousineau on HBO’s “Barry” earned Henry Winkler his first Primetime Emmy win in 2018 after nearly 50 years on television and more than a half a dozen nominations. Winkler is nominated again this year Best Comedy Supporting Actor for his work on the dark comedy’s acclaimed third season.
He’s nominated opposite his co-star Anthony Carrigan, “Ted Lasso” actors Brett Goldstein, Toheeb Jimoh and Nick Mohammed, Tyler James Williams of “Abbott Elementary,” Tony Shalhoub from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and Bowen Yang from “Saturday Night Live.”
Winkler has submitted the third season finale of “Barry,” entitled “starting now,” to Emmy voters. In the episode Gene is contacted by Jim Moss (Robert Ray Wisdom), the father of Detective Janice Moss, Gene’s girlfriend that was killed by Barry (Bill Hader) at the end of Season 1. Jim knows that Barry killed Janice and wonders why...
He’s nominated opposite his co-star Anthony Carrigan, “Ted Lasso” actors Brett Goldstein, Toheeb Jimoh and Nick Mohammed, Tyler James Williams of “Abbott Elementary,” Tony Shalhoub from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and Bowen Yang from “Saturday Night Live.”
Winkler has submitted the third season finale of “Barry,” entitled “starting now,” to Emmy voters. In the episode Gene is contacted by Jim Moss (Robert Ray Wisdom), the father of Detective Janice Moss, Gene’s girlfriend that was killed by Barry (Bill Hader) at the end of Season 1. Jim knows that Barry killed Janice and wonders why...
- 8/30/2022
- by Tony Ruiz
- Gold Derby
After a nearly three-year gap between seasons, HBO’s “Barry” and its co-creator and star Bill Hader are back at the Emmys in a big way. The dark comedy about a hitman embarking on an acting career earned 14 Emmy nominations for the show’s third season and Hader earned his third bid for Best Comedy Actor. Hader scored back-to-back wins in this category in 2018 and 2019. This year, he competes with reigning champ Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”) and previous winner Donald Glover (“Atlanta”). Also nominated are the Emmy-winning stars of “Only Murders in the Building,” Steve Martin and Martin Short, and first-timer Nicholas Hoult (“The Great”).
Hader has submitted the third season finale “starting now” to Emmy voters. The episode opens with Barry hallucinating about his past victims. He is then asked by Sally (Sarah Goldberg) to intimidate one of Sally’s former colleagues. Their conversation is interrupted by a hit...
Hader has submitted the third season finale “starting now” to Emmy voters. The episode opens with Barry hallucinating about his past victims. He is then asked by Sally (Sarah Goldberg) to intimidate one of Sally’s former colleagues. Their conversation is interrupted by a hit...
- 8/23/2022
- by Tony Ruiz
- Gold Derby
Curated by the IndieWire Crafts team, Craft Considerations is a platform for filmmakers to talk about recent work we believe is worthy of awards consideration. In partnership with HBO, for this edition we look at how director and star Bill Hader, cinematographer Carl Herse, and stunt coordinator Wade Allen have pushed the filmmaking of “Barry” to new heights.
Nothing could be in danger of looking more visually plain and unshow-y than the travails of wannabe actors in Los Angeles — even those who are reluctant hitmen. But “Barry” creator Bill Hader has always loved movies where “You’re in such a unique world that when it’s over, you’re stuck in that world.” Hader told IndieWire that he approaches filmmaking for the show from as cinematic a perspective he can, using image and especially sound to capture the thought processes and emotional plights of characters trapped by their own bad choices.
Nothing could be in danger of looking more visually plain and unshow-y than the travails of wannabe actors in Los Angeles — even those who are reluctant hitmen. But “Barry” creator Bill Hader has always loved movies where “You’re in such a unique world that when it’s over, you’re stuck in that world.” Hader told IndieWire that he approaches filmmaking for the show from as cinematic a perspective he can, using image and especially sound to capture the thought processes and emotional plights of characters trapped by their own bad choices.
- 8/11/2022
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
“He’s gone off the bend,” declares Henry Winkler about Gene Cousineau’s state of mind at the start of the third season of “Barry.” The HBO comedy about emotionally fragile hitman, played by series co-creator Bill Hader, returned this season after a three-year hiatus. The series earned 14 nominations at this year’s Emmy Awards including Best Comedy Series. Winkler is nominated for the third time in the Best Comedy Supporting Actor category, an award he won in 2018. In our exclusive video interview (watch above), Winkler discusses his character’s dark journey in the third season and reveals exclusively what episode he is submitting to Emmy judges.
SEEBill Hader would make Emmy history with a third win for ‘Barry’
Winkler, who began his career in repertory theater, is no stranger to returning to characters after time away. However, the actor says he felt some trepidation after talking to Hader and...
SEEBill Hader would make Emmy history with a third win for ‘Barry’
Winkler, who began his career in repertory theater, is no stranger to returning to characters after time away. However, the actor says he felt some trepidation after talking to Hader and...
- 7/27/2022
- by Tony Ruiz
- Gold Derby
Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Henry Winkler is entering the “Barry” episode “starting now” as his 2022 Emmy Awards submission for Best Comedy Supporting Actor. This program aired June 12, 2022 and was the eighth episode of the third season for the HBO show.
Warning: Spoilers Follow! In this installment, struggling actor Gene Cousineau (Winkler) is questioned repeatedly by Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom), the bereaved father of the woman he loved. Later, Gene calls Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) and tells him he’s going to kill Jim before he finds out the truth about his daughter’s death. That prompts Barry to rush over to try to kill Jim instead, but the police are waiting. Gene smiles confidently, suggesting it was all a ploy to get Barry arrested.
See 2022 Emmy nominations: Complete list of contenders for 74th Primetime Emmys
This year marks eight career Emmy nominations for Winkler; he won in 2018 for “Barry.
Warning: Spoilers Follow! In this installment, struggling actor Gene Cousineau (Winkler) is questioned repeatedly by Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom), the bereaved father of the woman he loved. Later, Gene calls Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) and tells him he’s going to kill Jim before he finds out the truth about his daughter’s death. That prompts Barry to rush over to try to kill Jim instead, but the police are waiting. Gene smiles confidently, suggesting it was all a ploy to get Barry arrested.
See 2022 Emmy nominations: Complete list of contenders for 74th Primetime Emmys
This year marks eight career Emmy nominations for Winkler; he won in 2018 for “Barry.
- 7/26/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Henry Winkler knows Barry season four isn't bringing peace to his character Gene Cousineau—because he's read the scripts! After the season three finale of the HBO drama saw Gene lure Barry (Bill Hader) to the home of Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom), where Barry was ambushed and hauled away by the authorities, it led some to question if Gene would finally be able to live freely. Not so says Winkler, who was nominated for an Emmy, specifically the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award, July 12 for his work on the series. "I read the first four scripts," Winkler revealed exclusively to E! News, "and I can say to you there is no peace." Why did...
- 7/12/2022
- E! Online
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Barry” Season 3, Episode 8, “starting now.”]
If there’s one thing that stands out from the totality of “Barry” Season 3, it’s the idea that messiness is somehow more jarring and unsettling when it’s presented with complete control. As the life of Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) becomes an increasingly damp sand castle losing a new turret week by week, the HBO show has been laser-focused on it crumbling in his hands.
That idea crested in the Season 3 finale “starting now,” which finds each person in Barry’s inner circle lose their grip on a major part of their life. Sally (Sarah Goldberg), fresh off the disappointment of being fired and seeing her former assistant swipe her career ambitions, has fully embraced Barry’s toxic revenge plans. NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) is holed up in an undisclosed Bolivian location, chained to an exposed pipe after being blow darted last week. And Gene (Henry Winkler) has to face his own compartmentalized guilt,...
If there’s one thing that stands out from the totality of “Barry” Season 3, it’s the idea that messiness is somehow more jarring and unsettling when it’s presented with complete control. As the life of Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) becomes an increasingly damp sand castle losing a new turret week by week, the HBO show has been laser-focused on it crumbling in his hands.
That idea crested in the Season 3 finale “starting now,” which finds each person in Barry’s inner circle lose their grip on a major part of their life. Sally (Sarah Goldberg), fresh off the disappointment of being fired and seeing her former assistant swipe her career ambitions, has fully embraced Barry’s toxic revenge plans. NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) is holed up in an undisclosed Bolivian location, chained to an exposed pipe after being blow darted last week. And Gene (Henry Winkler) has to face his own compartmentalized guilt,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
This Barry review contains spoilers.
Barry Season 3 Episode 8
Who would have ever thought that the “hitman becomes an actor” show starring the guy from SNL who did the Vincent Price impressions would deliver something as visceral, complex, and thrilling as “starting now?” Barry Berkman may not be evil, but he will finally have to pay for his crimes. The cyclical nature of violence and how it trickles out and infects everyone that it touches has been a prominent theme all season, but it comes to a wicked crescendo in the Barry season 3 finale. There are some thrilling choices made that will drastically change the show moving forward. In the immediate aftermath, “starting now” feels like an instant-classic that people will be talking about for a long time.
Barry awakens from his poison-induced vision of the afterlife after seeing Sally and Gene standing with him on the beach. Sure enough, when he returns to his apartment,...
Barry Season 3 Episode 8
Who would have ever thought that the “hitman becomes an actor” show starring the guy from SNL who did the Vincent Price impressions would deliver something as visceral, complex, and thrilling as “starting now?” Barry Berkman may not be evil, but he will finally have to pay for his crimes. The cyclical nature of violence and how it trickles out and infects everyone that it touches has been a prominent theme all season, but it comes to a wicked crescendo in the Barry season 3 finale. There are some thrilling choices made that will drastically change the show moving forward. In the immediate aftermath, “starting now” feels like an instant-classic that people will be talking about for a long time.
Barry awakens from his poison-induced vision of the afterlife after seeing Sally and Gene standing with him on the beach. Sure enough, when he returns to his apartment,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Nick Harley
- Den of Geek
Barry wrapped up its third season on HBO with a truly pulse-pounding finale… but it came with a bleak ending for the title character.
We pick up with Barry still on Purgatory Beach, where he’s now joined by Gene and Sally… and he wakes up in a hospital bed. He rushes back to his apartment, where Sally is waiting for him. She remembers how he offered to mentally torment the BanShe executive: “I need you to do that to Natalie.” She wants Barry to break into her house and take photos of her while she’s sleeping, but Barry...
We pick up with Barry still on Purgatory Beach, where he’s now joined by Gene and Sally… and he wakes up in a hospital bed. He rushes back to his apartment, where Sally is waiting for him. She remembers how he offered to mentally torment the BanShe executive: “I need you to do that to Natalie.” She wants Barry to break into her house and take photos of her while she’s sleeping, but Barry...
- 6/13/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Spoiler Alert: The following podcast and article contains spoilers about tonight’s season 3 finale of HBO’s Barry.
After a three-season investigation, the cops have finally surrounded Barry.
In a sting operation, orchestrated by Janice’s father, Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom), the title hit man, played by Bill Hader, is lured into the former’s house by his acting mentor Gene Cousineau (Emmy winner Henry Winkler). Heading into season 4, Barry has no choice but to pay the piper for killing Cousineau’s lover.
“He’s going to take me down, Barry, he’s going to ruin me,” Cousineau tells Barry about Moss in a ploy to trap his former thespian pupil.
Earlier in the episode we see Barry’s g.f., Sally (Sarah Goldberg), returning to the man who verbally abused her: She come to the frantic decision that Barry’s blunt force could come in handy to scare off...
After a three-season investigation, the cops have finally surrounded Barry.
In a sting operation, orchestrated by Janice’s father, Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom), the title hit man, played by Bill Hader, is lured into the former’s house by his acting mentor Gene Cousineau (Emmy winner Henry Winkler). Heading into season 4, Barry has no choice but to pay the piper for killing Cousineau’s lover.
“He’s going to take me down, Barry, he’s going to ruin me,” Cousineau tells Barry about Moss in a ploy to trap his former thespian pupil.
Earlier in the episode we see Barry’s g.f., Sally (Sarah Goldberg), returning to the man who verbally abused her: She come to the frantic decision that Barry’s blunt force could come in handy to scare off...
- 6/13/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t watched “starting now,” the Season 3 finale of “Barry,” now streaming on HBO Max.
After three seasons of barely getting away with his many crimes, Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) has finally been caught.
Season 3 of Hader and Alec Berg’s increasingly dark comedy series “Barry” ends with the title character — a reluctant hitman whose attempts to avoid the consequences of his actions have caused increasingly greater tragedies — apprehended by a Swat team, heading to jail for the murder of detective Janice Moss (Paula Newsome). That act, which has hung over the series since Season 1, initially seemed like it would get Barry in jail even sooner, when her boyfriend Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) discovered that Barry, his student, was responsible for her death. But after intimidating Cousineau and convincing him not to tell anyone the truth, Barry doesn’t seem to have to...
After three seasons of barely getting away with his many crimes, Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) has finally been caught.
Season 3 of Hader and Alec Berg’s increasingly dark comedy series “Barry” ends with the title character — a reluctant hitman whose attempts to avoid the consequences of his actions have caused increasingly greater tragedies — apprehended by a Swat team, heading to jail for the murder of detective Janice Moss (Paula Newsome). That act, which has hung over the series since Season 1, initially seemed like it would get Barry in jail even sooner, when her boyfriend Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) discovered that Barry, his student, was responsible for her death. But after intimidating Cousineau and convincing him not to tell anyone the truth, Barry doesn’t seem to have to...
- 6/13/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
This Barry review contains spoilers.
Barry Season 3 Episode 7
Thank God for “ronny/lily.” The second-season stunner was not only furiously funny and craftily directed, but it’s also the moment that Barry tipped its toe into surrealism. Season 3 has taken advantage of this heightened reality in subtle ways, but “candy asses” takes things up a notch. Barry’s poison-induced, beach-set death fantasy instantly recalled The Sopranos, another HBO series led by an anti-hero that featured similar dream-like sequences.
Where Barry does more than simply pay homage to David Chase’s journeys into the subconscious is by having the whole sequence broken up by a grieving father’s chance at vengeance. George Krempf, Ryan Madison’s father, finds a wheezing, staggered, and slightly slipping away Barry wandering the streets and decides to toss him in the back of his car. What follows is a heartbreaking account of a peaceful man wrestling...
Barry Season 3 Episode 7
Thank God for “ronny/lily.” The second-season stunner was not only furiously funny and craftily directed, but it’s also the moment that Barry tipped its toe into surrealism. Season 3 has taken advantage of this heightened reality in subtle ways, but “candy asses” takes things up a notch. Barry’s poison-induced, beach-set death fantasy instantly recalled The Sopranos, another HBO series led by an anti-hero that featured similar dream-like sequences.
Where Barry does more than simply pay homage to David Chase’s journeys into the subconscious is by having the whole sequence broken up by a grieving father’s chance at vengeance. George Krempf, Ryan Madison’s father, finds a wheezing, staggered, and slightly slipping away Barry wandering the streets and decides to toss him in the back of his car. What follows is a heartbreaking account of a peaceful man wrestling...
- 6/6/2022
- by Nick Harley
- Den of Geek
This Barry review contains spoilers.
Barry Season 3 Episode 6
Everyone is out to get Barry Berkman, or at least that what it seems like in “710N.” Fuches’ spiteful revenge plot looks like it’s reaching each person that’s been impacted by Barry’s actions through the first two seasons. As a result, the back half of this season is almost like the plot of a John Wick movie, if instead of equally trained assassins, regular everyday Joe’s were trying to take down the legendary hitman. It’s a chaotic way to shake up the status quo on Barry and it’s yielding fruitful results.
The big chase scene that takes up the last 10 minutes of the episode is another wonderfully composed action sequence in a series which has been good for a few per season. There are comedic bits sprinkled throughout, like Barry’s absent-minded singing and the unfortunate...
Barry Season 3 Episode 6
Everyone is out to get Barry Berkman, or at least that what it seems like in “710N.” Fuches’ spiteful revenge plot looks like it’s reaching each person that’s been impacted by Barry’s actions through the first two seasons. As a result, the back half of this season is almost like the plot of a John Wick movie, if instead of equally trained assassins, regular everyday Joe’s were trying to take down the legendary hitman. It’s a chaotic way to shake up the status quo on Barry and it’s yielding fruitful results.
The big chase scene that takes up the last 10 minutes of the episode is another wonderfully composed action sequence in a series which has been good for a few per season. There are comedic bits sprinkled throughout, like Barry’s absent-minded singing and the unfortunate...
- 5/30/2022
- by Nick Harley
- Den of Geek
Director Curtis Harrington always offered up solid, unassuming genre fare on the small screen (How Awful about Allan, the wonderfully goofy Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell); and when he collaborated with noted scribe Robert Bloch (Psycho), the result was NBC’s The Dead Don’t Die (1975), an effective throwback to the Lewton/Turneur era beloved by both, shot through with a big dose of pulpy goodness.
Originally broadcast on January 14th as an NBC World Premiere Movie, Tddd didn’t stand a chance against the likes of the ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week or the ironclad CBS lineup of M*A*S*H/Hawaii Five-o, and Bloch is on the record as not being a fan. Oh well; I still dig its entertaining mashup of neo noir and old fashioned zombies even if he doesn’t. And you might too if that particular elixir peaks your interest.
Crack...
Originally broadcast on January 14th as an NBC World Premiere Movie, Tddd didn’t stand a chance against the likes of the ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week or the ironclad CBS lineup of M*A*S*H/Hawaii Five-o, and Bloch is on the record as not being a fan. Oh well; I still dig its entertaining mashup of neo noir and old fashioned zombies even if he doesn’t. And you might too if that particular elixir peaks your interest.
Crack...
- 10/1/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
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