The Barry series finale has aired and will inevitably draw some mixed reviews. Bill Hader, Alec Berg and company went out their way, with their vision, and stayed true to the kind of show they wanted to make from Day 1. It was violent, awkward, hilarious and full of lots of commentary. But that’s always been this show. If…

Barry’s penultimate episode was one of the series finest. Hysterical yet full of drama, action and twists and turns, all of which have become hallmarks of the show. It’s astonishing how much Bill Hader and team packs into 30 minutes. A tightly compacted story that is still funny in ways unlike any other show on…

Can every day be like Dave & Buster’s? Cristobal thought so, may he rest in peace. The third to last episode of Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s groundbreaking series, Barry, was perhaps the tensest episode in series history, all while managing to work in some genuine laughs, David Lynch-like surrealism and yes, you guessed it, one more Dave…

Last week’s episode of Barry was a tipping point for the season and series. I wrote of the darkness that surrounded all of our characters and questioned if there could be better times ahead. We saw what appeared to be a flash forward and questioned if it was real or not, and exactly how far…

Sometimes television can rip your heart out. Final seasons of shows like Six Feet Under, LOST, Breaking Bad and The Sopranos all had pivotal episodes in their final seasons that made us wonder if there was any hope to come. There’s darkness, but will there be a dawn? History has shown us that sometimes in television,…

The final season of Barry is still a phrase I’m not fond of saying but damn, this show is going out with a bang. Not a bang from a failed gadget either. A big bang. A real one. One that hurts. One that has us questioning where things are going. One that still makes us laugh…

Like many people, the news that Barry would be ending after it’s fourth season didn’t sit well with me. Bill Hader and Alex Berg have created a world in which I could live for a long, long time but I also get it. This is a story that can’t overstay its welcome and needs conclusion.…

On a night where the entire television world was fixated on the final episode of Game of Thrones, Barry‘s second season ended with 30 minutes of television that not only should be viewed and discussed by the masses but also capped off one of the best seasons of any show in recent memory. Barry has…

Fans of HBO’s Barry had to be wondering how the show would follow up on last week’s David Chase-like fever dream of an episode, “Ronny/Lily,” and what we were treated to was another tour de force of an episode. While opinions may vary on last week’s installment, I am firmly in the camp that it…

Season 2 of Barry is now halfway complete, and the stakes were raised considerably this week. Themes of identity and whether or not a person can really change took center stage in an episode that had the feeling of a midseason finale and was light on humor in favor of drama and furthering character arcs.…