Barry is officially over, and it's safe to say that it left off on a chaotic note and had some satisfying character send-offs in the end. Sally and her kid get to live a normal life which is what they deserve. Sally deciding to go with Barry wasn't a good decision at all, but in the end I'm glad to see she had the revelation that she needed. It's unfortunate that John is going to have to grow up without a father figure, but at least he gets to live a normal life around normal people, and Sally is freed from Barry and gets to live out her life being an acting teacher like Cousineau.
In regards to Gene, he was definitely the most tragic character of the show. The things he went through with Barry were awful and now he has to pay for the crimes that Barry committed. Obviously it was a dumb move to take the money Barry gave him in season 3, but to see his character go out like that is sad. But in the end I'm glad he got to be the one to take out Barry. The media will see it another way, but he truly got justice for Janice and I'd like to think that he feels freed in a way knowing he got to avenge Janice face on.
Also the last moment between Fuches and Barry was pretty wholesome. Seeing them have one last moment was cool considering the roads they've been on in the entire show up until this point.
But I hate to say, I have a lot of things that I don't feel crazy about in regards to this finale, and even the final season as a whole. After episode 5, I was happy with the direction the show went and excited to see where it'd go. But I can't help but feel that some of the things were very rushed. The conflict between Noho Hank and Fuches didn't feel it reached it's fullest potential. I'm ok with the reasoning of it and Cristobal being the head of it, but the way it played out felt very underwhelming. If Fuches had a Cristobal in his life then I feel it would've had more of an emotional impact, but he didn't. Barry was someone he dragged on yes, and maybe I'm wrong and he felt a way towards Barry that made him regret what he put him through. And maybe that's why he wanted Hank to make that confession about Cristobal. I'm talking my self into the idea and it is a possibility, but I still can't help but feel it was rushed on Fuches' end as we never saw that possible regret get fleshed out more. You could feel the guilt that Hank had especially with Cristobal in episode 4, I can't say the same about Fuches. He was somewhat at peace with Barry in prison and that potential guilt didn't feel like it was brought out enough after the 7-8 year time jump.
So now that the show is all said and done, I can say that Barry had a compelling final season and a nice finale. It didn't blow me away and I feel with maybe more episodes in longer length that it could've reached its fullest potential, but I'm still satisfied for the most part with the way things left off.
Props to Bill Hader and the whole Barry team. Bill is one of a kind and the things he accomplished as a writer, director, and actor on this show are things I feel we may never see again in TV. Here's to hoping he keeps this going post Barry and we get to see more of him in this industry in the future. That being said, "My Lord, Barry is Dead."
In regards to Gene, he was definitely the most tragic character of the show. The things he went through with Barry were awful and now he has to pay for the crimes that Barry committed. Obviously it was a dumb move to take the money Barry gave him in season 3, but to see his character go out like that is sad. But in the end I'm glad he got to be the one to take out Barry. The media will see it another way, but he truly got justice for Janice and I'd like to think that he feels freed in a way knowing he got to avenge Janice face on.
Also the last moment between Fuches and Barry was pretty wholesome. Seeing them have one last moment was cool considering the roads they've been on in the entire show up until this point.
But I hate to say, I have a lot of things that I don't feel crazy about in regards to this finale, and even the final season as a whole. After episode 5, I was happy with the direction the show went and excited to see where it'd go. But I can't help but feel that some of the things were very rushed. The conflict between Noho Hank and Fuches didn't feel it reached it's fullest potential. I'm ok with the reasoning of it and Cristobal being the head of it, but the way it played out felt very underwhelming. If Fuches had a Cristobal in his life then I feel it would've had more of an emotional impact, but he didn't. Barry was someone he dragged on yes, and maybe I'm wrong and he felt a way towards Barry that made him regret what he put him through. And maybe that's why he wanted Hank to make that confession about Cristobal. I'm talking my self into the idea and it is a possibility, but I still can't help but feel it was rushed on Fuches' end as we never saw that possible regret get fleshed out more. You could feel the guilt that Hank had especially with Cristobal in episode 4, I can't say the same about Fuches. He was somewhat at peace with Barry in prison and that potential guilt didn't feel like it was brought out enough after the 7-8 year time jump.
So now that the show is all said and done, I can say that Barry had a compelling final season and a nice finale. It didn't blow me away and I feel with maybe more episodes in longer length that it could've reached its fullest potential, but I'm still satisfied for the most part with the way things left off.
Props to Bill Hader and the whole Barry team. Bill is one of a kind and the things he accomplished as a writer, director, and actor on this show are things I feel we may never see again in TV. Here's to hoping he keeps this going post Barry and we get to see more of him in this industry in the future. That being said, "My Lord, Barry is Dead."