![]() ![]() And Barry Berkman keeps telling himself that he is a good person, in spite of the trail of bodies in his wake.Īll of this comes to a head in a sequence not featuring the title character at all. NoHo Hank styles himself as a slick operator to cover for the fact that he’s afraid to do all of the brutal things required of a master criminal. Sally Reed misrepresents the story of her abusive relationship in Joplin because she’s ashamed of what she actually did. ![]() So Gene Cousineau positions himself as a great actor wronged by the system, rather than as a jerk nobody wanted to work with. Over time, though, it became about a different kind of performance: the ones we do for ourselves, rather than for each other, in an attempt to push away the truths we don’t want to have to confront. The series began as a Hollywood satire, illustrating the thin line that exists between killing on stage and killing in real life. ![]() This line by Monroe Fuches is perhaps the most important sentiment expressed at any point during these four seasons of Barry. This post contains spoilers for the Barry series finale, “Wow.” ![]()
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