There's a 2015 commercial by Jaguar asking, "Have you noticed how in Hollywood movies, all the villains are played by Brits?" and one of them adds a bit later in the commercial, "Maybe we just sound right."
"Maybe this is not what God wants for me" Indeed he got the redemption he wanted especially in this last season, but perhaps not in the way he expected. God works in mysterious ways
All that bullshit that Barry told his son about how he’s such a great hero ended up being true because Gene just couldn’t sit still for another minute.
You missed the point of the show, Barry tried to leave that life so many times, other people brought him in over and over. Its the manipulating that other people in our lives bring us to our lowest, guess you've just had everything given to you by spoon straight into your mouth since u were a kid if u dont get that.
Rest In Peace to a true American Hero, brings a tear to my eye to see a veteran get manipulated and murdered in cold blood by a monster like Cousineau, at least Ryan Madison, Janice Moss, Barry Berkman, and many others got justice in the end now that the truth came to light.
In my opinion this was the most shocking and greatest plot twist of the whole show. I never could have guessed that Gene was behind it all. Bravo Hader!
@@georgehernandez2156that’s what got him there, he is just like Barry he can’t be redeemed for how much of a selfish person he is but I feel like Barry’s redemption was him dying yk and of course him getting the "good ending”
@@JjoshuaG Barry's redemption is his choice to turn himself in. I think Gene killing him saved Barry from making further mistakes that would reverse his redemption.
There are so many cases where the real story DWARFS the fictitious Hollywood bullshit we get, Narcos is a perfect example of this-in both the original series and Narcos Mexico. Almost always it doesn't make a lick of sense
@@CommanderLongJohn Narcos already said it in the intro since Season 1 Episode 2 that it was INSPIRED by the real events, NOT BASED IN TRUE EVENTS. They also said in every intro of each episodes that IT HAS BEEN FICTIONALIZED FOR DRAMATIZATION PURPOSES, so idk what are you whining at on that tv series. Your example of "Hollywood bs" did not make a single lick of sense by using Narcos as an example of it and obviously you didn't watch the entire Narcos tv series since you missed every intro on every episode possible definitely sayin' it was indeed FICTIONALIZED FOR DRAMATIZATION PURPOSES ONLY. You had one job! And that is to know that they admit fictionalizing it and here we with people like you still lowkey implying that Netflix intentionally did that without sayin' it was fictionalized, so the plot could fit into their narritive according to you and to other people who definitely just watch Narcos clips here in yt and didn't legitimately watch it fully via Netflix itself, so you could see that they really give you a heads-up (before playing the famous Narcos opening intro song, Tuyo) that they did that for dramatization purposes ffs.
@Sweet Balls Lmfao first off Fangirl I've probably seen Narcos more than you ever, I've easily watched Mexico 15 seperate times over, secondly my original point is the fact the real events that happened are far more compelling/flat out insane and 'dramatic,' as the original comment pointed out how Barry's real prison escape was 'crazier' than the fictionalized Hollywood nonsense that 'depicted' it-just like in the case of Narcos you insufferable twat. And on a side note, they didn't just 'dramatize' events or 'spruce' anything up for entertainment purposes (you could do a shot for shot retelling of Pablo Escobar and his cartel and not need to make up or dramatize a thing and people are gonna come away more entertained and enthralled), they completely f*cked up entire historical events, when the real DEA agents actually went to Colombia, left out multiple assassinations of government officials that played important parts in the entire history, and a litany of other shit falling under 'Hollywood bs' despite the fact I love the series. Now, f*ck off
Gene fucked up with the revolver when it fell apart when he gave barry option to turn himself in or die. Had that not happened gene would been a hero for stopping barry.
@@warcraftlake7Then he actually manages to shoot someone the second time, though it was his own son. And the third time he got it done. Guess comedy does come in 3’s.
So perfect how gene got his revenge in the end just by pure luck and it completely turns barry into the hero of the story since fuches never rolled inside. So goddam good.
Genes greed was is downfall. He shouldnt have kept the money, kept Janice death a secret, tried to sell his story and turn it into movie, and finally tried to look like a hero by killling Barry.
The moment Gene got the acting show and lied to Jim to keep everything Barry had given him as an apology is when I knew things wouldn’t end well for him.
@@georgehernandez2156 Back in season 1 when he cancels class and still makes everyone pay for the day, I think that might've been the first hint. It was a funny line on the surface, but it was really planting the seed early on.
@@RagnarokMic It’s not about what Barry wants, it’s about what Gene did and all he had to do was sitting still to let Barry turn himself in but Gene just couldn’t do it.
@@nont18411 To be fair, Barry only talks about turning himself in an instant before Gene shoots him, Gene hears yelling and comes out and sees the man who murdered Janice in his living room, it was reactionary. On top of everything else, it wasn't the most unjustified action. He was just about to kill himself before Barry came in.
Except that wasn’t supposed to be hank. Pretty sure the bald guy was supposed to be Taylor, since they set up that Taylor and Ryan were “a part” of the mob that was linked to Janice’s death. It was a call back to season 2.
I actually believe bill hader knows people watch the show to see action scene and he hates it. Thats why in season 4 we have pretty close moment for action scene but then the moment never happens
@@fikrijuanda6321I thought it was a genius choice tbh. Plus we already had that type of ending in Season 2, it would’ve felt kind of repetitive. The end result was way better imo
I love how much of an anti-climax that ended up being. How you see Barry leave the store with assault rifles, expecting him to go all Rambo, but by the time he arrives, they've all wiped each other out and he doesn't even set foot inside the building.
Sometimes, hope built upon false pretenses is hope nonetheless, and John’s smile at the end indicates a reconciliation with the complicated figure his father was to him. Though Barry doesn’t remotely deserved to be remembered through this sugary, twisted lens, I’m at least glad that John has a chance to be the good person his father always wanted to be.
I like how the show didn't let Barry go unpunished for destroying everyone's life but at the same time denied him from destroying John's, even after his death. Brilliant ending.
Even then Janice didn't get real justice too in the end. Gene is serving a life sentence for the framing of her murder. She would have wanted Barry to turn themself in. Her dad is living a lie thinking his daughter was served justice. Well more so revenge for him, and will have a hallow life for the remainder of their days. Sally will remain unfulfilled and seek validation. John will never really know their father, maybe for the best. All they have is a lie masking itself as the truth. Unless they're wanting what they see in the movie to be true, when they know it isn't.
But also John won’t be able to live a truthful life. His entire identity is built from lies upon lies that were out of his control. Is it better to lie for someone’s happiness or be truthful? John seems like he got a happy ending, but it’s blissful ignorance
If you actually watched the show which seems like you didnt, Barry didn't destroy lives, everyone around him went into a domino effect and destroyed each other, Barry was trying to get out but he was stuck cuz of everyone elses ego
It’s incredibly hilarious how Barry got what he wanted most in the end which was for his son to look up to him as a hero, and not turn out like him which is incredibly hilarious in the darkest way knowing that everything about Barry life story in the movie is a lie. Forever Hollywood will glorify killers in the worst way possible. Brilliant end. Even in death Barry wins in the end😂
Reminds me of Chris Kyle the American Sniper, except he actually wrote in his diary how much he enjoyed killing people and factually lied about killing carjackers or punching a governor in the face, which supposedly happened on American soil, things that can easily be disproved. Imagine what he lied about in the wild Iraqi war. The Navy even had to tell him to stop lying about his medal count... His fate was met with great irony, shot by a marine with PTSD. Sadly he is worse than Barry in that Chris was a real sadist, zero conscious, and glorified his lies to the public. Most people don't recognize this and the Clint Eastwood movie is widely praised.
@@maaz322 yeah pretty sad Hollywood glorifying killers like that. In my eyes Chris Kyle enjoyed his job but since Hollywood wants to put everyone on a pedestal they change up the narrative to fit their agenda.
@@maaz322 I saw the movie when I was a teen and thought "he tried to be open and trust others again and this is what he got. society disgusts me". then growing up i assumed these movies overall lied abt things, and now i read this comment lol, I need to rethink most movies i've seen
I feel really bad for John for a number of reasons. He’ll never know the entire truth about his dad. But that was still his father who he idolized and he lost him. However, this is prolly the best ending possible for Barry and his son
Yeah, his son was the closest thing to a winner in the finale, getting to go through life thinking his father was a good man, and that the evil Mr. Cousineau did him dirty.
@@eamonkelley3811 that doesn't contradict the movie, though, it goes perfectly with that the police stated in the press about Gene manipulating a mentally ill soldier with PTSD into killing for him.
I loved the contrast between that and the scene where Barry actually talks to the guard. "I'm a f*****g cop killer. If I saw you on the street, I would f*****g kill you." Lmao.
I like the way they did the ending. It gives off the idea of how everyone else perceived this whole storyline in a very native, natural way. I think it’s very fitting especially how this was about acting and film, the movie they made fits perfectly into the story line and is the perfect send off
Seems pretty fitting that Barry's greatest acting performance in his life was the one he didn't even play in; everyone thinks he was the 'hero' of the story and that, most importantly, his son will forever look up to him.
Gotta give it to Barry's luck, even in death he essentially escaped the consequences of his actions like in the first season when Ryan's murder somehow got connected to a drug deal gone bad as compared to targeted assassination for which he was hired.
The sad part about this movie to me is that the audience will never know how many people Barry has killed. I'm glad we have the purgatory scene/episode in season 3 to acknowledge the violence Barry has committed and the consequences of said violence.
Despite killing Chris, Janice and many others, the realities of this world not only allowed Barry to escape retribution but also leave behind a loving memory in the hearts and minds of people. Only the afterlife can punish him now.
@@PitLord777 Afterlife was the thing he always feared the most, at the end of season 2 he realized what the rest of characters realized in the finale, but barry never accepted it, the imagery of desert and the sea represent his emptiness as he's now going to hell and there's no coming back, something he only accepted in the end
This was a barn burner of a finale. I'm always amazed how a show is willing to burn itself down without a trace. Barry "the hero" became the ultimate villain, while at the end still seen as a ultimate hero. Sally "the nagging shrew" became the actual hero, and choose to be the good person she always was. Fuches "the villian" became the anti-hero that barry presents himself, but Fuches actually is. Noho Hank "the sweetheart" lived long enough to see himself grow to a bitter and arrogant villian. And, Gene "the fake one" is the most shakespearean character, someone who's own flaws caught up with him. At the end sacrifice everything to end the true evil in himself and the true evil around him. History may refuse to know, but all of them truly know. It's sad to see everything end, but its this or Got, and I pick this.
> “Sally "the nagging shrew" became the actual hero, and choose to be the good person she always was” Can’t say I’m agreeing with that. She stays shitty self-centered person until the end, never even acknowledging other people passion for her if they do not praise her achievements or can do something for her. Even in the epilogue Sally ignores her own son, only wanting to hear for him how good her show was.
I like to think that John was Barry's redemption, Barry was in too deep to turn himself around at this point, but Barry raised a great kid who'll live a good life to make up for his dads. I'm breathing a sigh of relief for Barry getting a positive ending, even if he died in the process.
Kid will probably join the army. If Sally is a good mom, (i doubt it) he might grow up normal but if she fucks him up, he’ll end up like Barry and the cycle continues.
I like that they had the final confrontation in the theater where they met. You can basically see the conversation they had in the movie’s writers room: “It’s more true to life if it’s at Cousineau’s house” “But it closes the arc if its at the theater” “Theater it is.”
The happy ending belongs to John, he would never knew what a monster his father was and he would probably idolize him for the rest of his life. Perhaps he will grow being a good person just like his father has always wanted.
@@agentzsro6522 But she never gave John a full detail about who Barry murdered. The only thing John knows is that Barry killed a lot of people as a soldier.
@@nont18411 not really. sally specifically told him that he wasn't a soldier, but a murderer. I think the smile at the end from john was more of a "phew, I remember the real details but im so glad THIS is the version that gets put out there"
Myślę, ze dzieci mają po prostu potrzebę idealizowania rodziców. Przez chwilę było mu lżej na sercu. Zbyt dużo przeżył, by zapomnieć, jaka jest prawda.
Myślę, ze dzieci mają po prostu potrzebę idealizowania rodziców. Przez chwilę było mu lżej na sercu. Zbyt dużo przeżył, by zapomnieć, jaka jest prawda.
Everything about this scene is perfectly dark. The way Barry from season one through three was set up as this unforgivable monster who regretted his actions, is now seen as a hero. He led a terrible life, killed innocent people, and murdered a police detective, who was simply doing her job. The movie takes everything that made Barry vile and monstrous, and sympathetic, and turns it into a hero trope. Even if their was reason to believe Barry was the one who killed Janice Moss, the movie didn’t want to pull that trigger because they didn’t want Barry to look like a cop killer. It’s classic Hollywood. And the way Barry dies is hilarious. His real death wasn’t a tragic death scene. It was a raged filled murder that happened within a split second. The movie is the dark punchline the show was building up too, and it is the perfect dark ending to this series. In the end, Barry won.
British Cousineau made me die of laughter and him shooting Barry 50x in the Mask Collector. 😂 I’m gonna miss Barry. It was an awesome show. Thanks for the ride!
One of the threads that seem to connect all seasons is how the police wants to make stuff more interesting than it actually is. Ryan's assassination, Chris' death, Gene being branded as some sort of Heisenberg, The Raven bullshit story. The only competent cop in the entire series was Janice Moss and maybe Albert Nguyen. Everyone else lives in the La la Land of Hollywood (and who can blame them, they're all surrounded by castings and actors) and just itches to find the sensational story, not just random hitman looking to quit his job, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Honestly, this ending makes way more sense than it should.
It’s still amazing that this whole show came from the idea that an emotionless assassin would be so hard to differentiate from people in Hollywood that no one would be able to tell the difference
I’m almost convinced that a lot of inspiration for the ending on behalf of Barry and the movie they made of him is how hollywood has a propensity to glorify monsters like chris kyle
@@rufflesthegreat2264 He bragged that he killed hundreds of people after a hurricane in the U.S, said he would kill anyone reading a Kauran and lied about Jesse Ventura destroying his reputation
@@rufflesthegreat2264Chris Kyle was a liar, a murderer, and a slanderer. Hell, nobody is stupid enough to honestly believe his claims that after hurricane katrina, the army secretly stationed him on top of the super dome and let him shoot anyone he saw that looked like they were looting:
In reality fuches and hank where the only ones who knew everything about Barry. So in the end, Jim moss was blinded by revenge and wanted to lay it to rest, consequently gene made all the wrong moves that made him look guilty (because of his giant ego). So this is the story that everyone wanted to happen. Also if you think about it sally was so self centered she never paid attention to any of the hints/red flags until it had to do with her (killing that thug). So sally probably didnt know the extent of Barry’s terror. The audience where the only ones who witnessed everything. This show was beautifully executed!
I was so upset that the final episode was only a half hour because I wanted more time before it ended. But there was something about this episode that made it feel like an hour
I was really hoping for a guns blazing finale like season 2 but instead, we only got a Mexican stand off, but the ending, the irony that gene got his revenge but made Barry into a hero..
The guy who played Barry in this scene is Jim Cummings, he made a brilliant film adapted from his own short film, Thunder Road. I highly recommend y'all check it out.
One thing that seems under appreciated is obsessed Gene was with his legacy and portrayals of him on screen. He was always a bit narcissistic and wanted the kudos for his talent, whereas Barry was the complete opposite and didn’t give a shit. In the end, Barry got the hero legacy and Gene will forever be remembered as the villain
-i hate to be the dramatic one in the comments, but I hope i'm not the only one who teared up at this finale. I guess it was just the dialogue and bittersweet music and John's facial expressions in the last shot that really made me realize that despite all the amazing episodes these past several years, the show has now ended. And damn, has it been one of my favorites. Thank you Bill Hader and the rest of the showrunners 🙌🏽
The slow-motion shots have me dead😂😂😂😂 But it's crazy to see how Berry is the only one who got exactly what he wanted. And it still bothers me that Sally didn't tell her son that she loved him back when they were in the school parking lot, though 🫥
Barry would've rotting in prison but his sensei Gene helped him out one last time made him a hero sacrificing himself XD truly a master teacher to Barry
American Sniper was half-propaganda, half-Chris Kyle’s own bullshit lies. The dude claimed that during hurricane katrina, he was secretly stationed on top of the superdome and killed dozens of “looters”. Of course that part didn’t make it into the movie because 1. Even a movie couldn’t stretch the truth THAT hard and 2. It really doesn’t look good for our white “hero” to be shooting predominantly black hurricane survivors, even if you portray them as looting ruined shops.
Not Jim’s fault that Gene broke the promise and sold Janice’s story to the reporter. Not Jim’s fault that Gene refused to tell anyone how he got 250k money.
@@nont18411I always felt like Jim was on a warpath and he was never truly satisfied with catching Barry. It’s a take on how revenge doesn’t ever satisfy you.
The actor who plays Barry is freakin hilarious. He wrote, directed, and acted in three movies called Thunder Road, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, and The Beta Test. I highly recommend them. He’s a talented dude.
I really feel sorry for Gene. He was just an innocent acting teacher who got tangled up in Barry’s world. Sure he could’ve let Barry turn himself in, but he gave into revenge and sealed his fate.
Imo I think Fuches is the ultimate mastermind antagonist in this story. While this show is full of terrible people within and outside the law. Fuches groomed and manipulated Barry and introduced him into the underworld making an unstable person much more dangerous leading to Barry basically ruining the life of anybody he came in contact with throughout the series
Gene wasn't just innocent, just not that guilty. An ordinary kind of selfish n horrible. He didn't lose connection to his son before shooting him for nothing. A pedestrian kind of kinda bad guy. Not a criminal kind.
Yeah like in real life barry escaped after killing an assassin above the ceiling and one of the assassins blowing his hand off by a malfuncioning pen gun😂
Out of every insane thing that happened in the episode, nothing made me bug out more than “PFC Barry Berkman was laid to rest in Arlington cemetery with full honors” 😂 like just imagining Barry getting a full-on military funeral after everything is absolutely hilarious
What’s funny is that when gene got asked about the events (Janice death Barry’s first time meeting him etc) he tried to make himself look like a hero but despite all of that Barry is the one who is viewed as the hero
i love how it feels like the movie viewer is just a random person in universe who heard all the events thru the news. but the series audience holds all the nuances and details. amazing how there was no mention of fuches at all.
This past week, I was worried the finale of Barry would be another Vince Gilligan-lite that plenty shows after Breaking Bad have desperately tried to become. For the first half, it was looking that way albeit with the same unglamorized style the show's been operating before. Then this epilogue came, and it was like the perfect punchline to a cruel joke at the expense of Gilligan endings. The anti-hero never gets his blaze of glory moment, he never truly absolves himself, and one of his biggest living victims gets his justice. And yet it all ends with him being seen as a hero, because that victim is a mess himself. Neither of them can let their egos go to the side, and so their stories will be forever warped. Tricky. Tricky legacies.
John heard what Sally told him. That they were murderers. He lived through his first decade with them, and felt that negligence. He should know that his dad wasn't the hero. That Hank and Fuches killed each other's armies. That Barry didn't save him and Sally. But it is nice to imagine that life is more like a movie. It's not as complicated. Not as gray.
In my opinión, Barry is the best character ever created. It's so tragic and sad, Barry lived a life of violence, yet he tried pretty hard to be a good man, to have a happy life with a family, that was his only wish, not money, not power, only being family man. Sadly, his violent past caught him over and over and over. I don't see Barry as a monster as many people do. Barry lived a violent and cruel life, so he turned into a violent man (and mentally sick with PTSD). And violence is the problem-solving tool he knows. -His friend wants to call the police? Barry's dream was in danger, so he used violence -Janice caught him? Same, violence -Jim is scared from Janice's father? Violence -Jim wants to make a movie about Barry? Violence. Barry always chooses violence cause thats the only thing he knows to do, like Martin Walker in Spec Ops The Line, both caracthers trying to, genuinely, do the right thing by only using violence (like using a hammer to repair broken glass). Barry finally realized that he could never fulfill his dream, so he stopped the violence for the first time, but that violence returned in Jim and killed him. Is Barry evil? Absolutely not -he doesnt enjoy doing bad things -he TRIES to stop the violence, but failing -He wants to protect his family and Friends (Sally, John and Jim) Is Barry good? Jesus, no. His problem? He is selfish as hell. He wants to fulfil his dream, but thats it. He wants to stop killing people, not bacause he feels bad for them, but because he feels bad for him, he doesnt like it. The only people he care about are his family and friends. Barry redeems himself at the end, he realizes that violence and selfisness only brought chaos to him, his family and friends, and decides to turn himself to stop everything. But the use of violence by Jim only ruined everything. Barry is the best character i have ever seen. Barry is the MOST HUMAN character i have ever seen
Well everybody. It's been a BADASS few years watching this am I right? In the end, Barry was the hero we ALL adored. As much as we refused to admit it. Been a pleasure 🤘😈🤘🔥🔥🔥
I think one theme this show constantly revolves around from beginning to end is masking yourself from what you are. Every major character in the show lies to themself to validate their actions and own lives. With major consequence to those that dont look inward and understand who they really are. Out of everyone Fuches is by far the biggest self bullshitter. And has by far the most complete arch of the cast because by own choice, lack thereof, or some divine will was afforded the most opportunities to come to terms what they really were. Thats why Fuches is the only one out of the main cast (john i have my own thoughts on) to get out redeemed in some way after throwing himself to protect John. They weren't better to t starting now. They earned it over years of trying. All that led to them to stop wearing a mask. Fuches end monolouge pretty much sums up the whole show.
I love how they made Cousineau British to emphasize how EVIL he is 😂
And put him in a turtle neck
DO YOUR DUUTY!
There's a 2015 commercial by Jaguar asking, "Have you noticed how in Hollywood movies, all the villains are played by Brits?"
and one of them adds a bit later in the commercial, "Maybe we just sound right."
i was listening to Bill Hader in an old interview and i think this version of Cousineau was the original concept of the character lmaooo
Or that hollywood portrays renowned theater actors having a british accents.
the fact that Barry will forever be remembered as a hero is so funny
Thanks for that Gene
At the very least, John will remember his father in a better light. Not that it’s earned for Barry, but it’ll inspire his son to be a better person
Honestly it's super realistic. Especially for Hollywood.
"Maybe this is not what God wants for me"
Indeed he got the redemption he wanted especially in this last season, but perhaps not in the way he expected. God works in mysterious ways
It is actually best for john to live in a lie than the truth.
All that bullshit that Barry told his son about how he’s such a great hero ended up being true because Gene just couldn’t sit still for another minute.
i think he was going to kill himself until barry just fell into his lap
@@whipwalka it makes me wonder what would have been worse…Gene killing himself or Gene killing Barry?
@@whipwalkawouldn’t he of offed himself right after he killed Barry though?
@@EliteXclutchX21 you'd think but no.
You missed the point of the show, Barry tried to leave that life so many times, other people brought him in over and over. Its the manipulating that other people in our lives bring us to our lowest, guess you've just had everything given to you by spoon straight into your mouth since u were a kid if u dont get that.
This makes it feel like all four seasons were a setup to this dark punchline.
Perfect.
Yeah exactly my thought. Genius and haunting. I saw someone say Barry wasn’t a tv show it was just Bill Haders review of American Sniper lol
@@groobells 😂
Barry Berkman was a hero manipulated by the chechen mob😢😭
Barry is the longest shaggy dog story.
Cant believe that “teacher” was able to get away with such heinous acts for so long. I hope Barry’s family knows that we respect him dearly
Exactly. Barry was an American hero as far as I'm concerned.
Barry was true patriot doing his duty, cant believe gene ruined his life
😂😂😂
Rest In Peace to a true American Hero, brings a tear to my eye to see a veteran get manipulated and murdered in cold blood by a monster like Cousineau, at least Ryan Madison, Janice Moss, Barry Berkman, and many others got justice in the end now that the truth came to light.
😂
In my opinion this was the most shocking and greatest plot twist of the whole show. I never could have guessed that Gene was behind it all. Bravo Hader!
Lol do you think Gene was the mastermind?
@@joshualetzgig5534 woosh
@@joshualetzgig5534 Of course he was! Did you not watch the video?
They literally pull the Walter white tape when he was gonna frame Hank with that crazy fake story lol
bravo bill!
Genes ego is the greatest, most lucky thing Barry could’ve asked for
He was hella greedy too
@@georgehernandez2156that’s what got him there, he is just like Barry he can’t be redeemed for how much of a selfish person he is but I feel like Barry’s redemption was him dying yk and of course him getting the "good ending”
@@JjoshuaG Barry's redemption is his choice to turn himself in. I think Gene killing him saved Barry from making further mistakes that would reverse his redemption.
@@georgehernandez2156i think i missing something ... why you said he's greedy ?
@@mon5ter651 He kept barry money and choose to makes movies despite its was wrong to makes that
The way barry gets out of prison in the movie is somehow less crazy than the real breakout
Honestly yea especially sense he was originally going to be set free but ended up killing someone from hanks
It’s like the idea of truth is stranger than fiction
There are so many cases where the real story DWARFS the fictitious Hollywood bullshit we get, Narcos is a perfect example of this-in both the original series and Narcos Mexico. Almost always it doesn't make a lick of sense
@@CommanderLongJohn Narcos already said it in the intro since Season 1 Episode 2 that it was INSPIRED by the real events, NOT BASED IN TRUE EVENTS. They also said in every intro of each episodes that IT HAS BEEN FICTIONALIZED FOR DRAMATIZATION PURPOSES, so idk what are you whining at on that tv series.
Your example of "Hollywood bs" did not make a single lick of sense by using Narcos as an example of it and obviously you didn't watch the entire Narcos tv series since you missed every intro on every episode possible definitely sayin' it was indeed FICTIONALIZED FOR DRAMATIZATION PURPOSES ONLY.
You had one job! And that is to know that they admit fictionalizing it and here we with people like you still lowkey implying that Netflix intentionally did that without sayin' it was fictionalized, so the plot could fit into their narritive according to you and to other people who definitely just watch Narcos clips here in yt and didn't legitimately watch it fully via Netflix itself, so you could see that they really give you a heads-up (before playing the famous Narcos opening intro song, Tuyo) that they did that for dramatization purposes ffs.
@Sweet Balls Lmfao first off Fangirl I've probably seen Narcos more than you ever, I've easily watched Mexico 15 seperate times over, secondly my original point is the fact the real events that happened are far more compelling/flat out insane and 'dramatic,' as the original comment pointed out how Barry's real prison escape was 'crazier' than the fictionalized Hollywood nonsense that 'depicted' it-just like in the case of Narcos you insufferable twat.
And on a side note, they didn't just 'dramatize' events or 'spruce' anything up for entertainment purposes (you could do a shot for shot retelling of Pablo Escobar and his cartel and not need to make up or dramatize a thing and people are gonna come away more entertained and enthralled), they completely f*cked up entire historical events, when the real DEA agents actually went to Colombia, left out multiple assassinations of government officials that played important parts in the entire history, and a litany of other shit falling under 'Hollywood bs' despite the fact I love the series. Now, f*ck off
Barry and Gene both got the courage to do something they should’ve done long ago at the exact same wrong moment.
Gene fucked up with the revolver when it fell apart when he gave barry option to turn himself in or die. Had that not happened gene would been a hero for stopping barry.
@@warcraftlake7Then he actually manages to shoot someone the second time, though it was his own son. And the third time he got it done. Guess comedy does come in 3’s.
So perfect how gene got his revenge in the end just by pure luck and it completely turns barry into the hero of the story since fuches never rolled inside. So goddam good.
Genes greed was is downfall. He shouldnt have kept the money, kept Janice death a secret, tried to sell his story and turn it into movie, and finally tried to look like a hero by killling Barry.
The moment Gene got the acting show and lied to Jim to keep everything Barry had given him as an apology is when I knew things wouldn’t end well for him.
@@georgehernandez2156 Back in season 1 when he cancels class and still makes everyone pay for the day, I think that might've been the first hint. It was a funny line on the surface, but it was really planting the seed early on.
His son thinks barry was a hero. Sally misses barry when she looks at the flowers. Barry won. He may have died but he won. Fucking amazing writing.
At the same time, he wouldn't have wanted Mr. Cousineau to take the fall for everything, he truly did love the guy in his own messed up way.
@@RagnarokMic It’s not about what Barry wants, it’s about what Gene did and all he had to do was sitting still to let Barry turn himself in but Gene just couldn’t do it.
@@nont18411 To be fair, Barry only talks about turning himself in an instant before Gene shoots him, Gene hears yelling and comes out and sees the man who murdered Janice in his living room, it was reactionary. On top of everything else, it wasn't the most unjustified action. He was just about to kill himself before Barry came in.
Facts. He’s immortalized and gene will forever live in infamy
@@RagnarokMic it wasnt reactionary lol he went out cause he heard him. He had plenty of time to deliberate that action.
This is basically how accurate American Sniper was
And Lone Survivor
Hank would’ve hated how they dressed his character in the movie.
This is making me imagine all the characters from Barry all sat around together watching The Mask Collector and giving commentary over it.
Except that wasn’t supposed to be hank. Pretty sure the bald guy was supposed to be Taylor, since they set up that Taylor and Ryan were “a part” of the mob that was linked to Janice’s death. It was a call back to season 2.
Thats not supposed to be hank hank didnt even get a part in the movie unfortunately
Man thank god that monster gene is in jail. Prayers for barrys family.
@@suffer4christ imagine flirting in youtube oh my god dude go touch some grass
Wyd?? You up?
Yup, gene is evil like hank from breaking who used walter to build his drug empire
@@suffer4christ if you a girl in your pfp you look good as hell with the hair
@@suffer4christ We???
The funniest part to me is the part in the movie where Barry rescues his family is actually what I imagined was going to happen in the real story
Taaak!!!
I actually believe bill hader knows people watch the show to see action scene and he hates it. Thats why in season 4 we have pretty close moment for action scene but then the moment never happens
@@fikrijuanda6321I thought it was a genius choice tbh. Plus we already had that type of ending in Season 2, it would’ve felt kind of repetitive. The end result was way better imo
I love how much of an anti-climax that ended up being. How you see Barry leave the store with assault rifles, expecting him to go all Rambo, but by the time he arrives, they've all wiped each other out and he doesn't even set foot inside the building.
@@kevinkibble8342 I do too. I’m glad they went for more of an emotional and shocking ending
Sometimes, hope built upon false pretenses is hope nonetheless, and John’s smile at the end indicates a reconciliation with the complicated figure his father was to him. Though Barry doesn’t remotely deserved to be remembered through this sugary, twisted lens, I’m at least glad that John has a chance to be the good person his father always wanted to be.
And I hope that really is that. Not him telling himself everything besides the stuff he doesn't want to hear.
Barry was a lost soul who tried to be good when it was too late. Glad he's getting remembered and that's the end of the show. Cry about it.
@@MeisterFuhrer The Sopranos is still superior. Cry about it.
I mean in the end Barry was ready to atone for his sins but didn’t deserve it from Gene so in a sense it’s kind of fitting
@@MeisterFuhrerlol you're an Imbecile and Barry is a bad person
Bill hader himself is facepalming reading your shit right now
I like how the show didn't let Barry go unpunished for destroying everyone's life but at the same time denied him from destroying John's, even after his death.
Brilliant ending.
Even then Janice didn't get real justice too in the end. Gene is serving a life sentence for the framing of her murder. She would have wanted Barry to turn themself in. Her dad is living a lie thinking his daughter was served justice. Well more so revenge for him, and will have a hallow life for the remainder of their days. Sally will remain unfulfilled and seek validation. John will never really know their father, maybe for the best. All they have is a lie masking itself as the truth. Unless they're wanting what they see in the movie to be true, when they know it isn't.
Still a great ending
But also John won’t be able to live a truthful life. His entire identity is built from lies upon lies that were out of his control. Is it better to lie for someone’s happiness or be truthful? John seems like he got a happy ending, but it’s blissful ignorance
@adanrodriguez9140 most people live their life on lies anyway
If you actually watched the show which seems like you didnt, Barry didn't destroy lives, everyone around him went into a domino effect and destroyed each other, Barry was trying to get out but he was stuck cuz of everyone elses ego
The portrayal of Cousineau had me laughing 😂 they made him into a mastermind; the direct opposite of who he was
It’s incredibly hilarious how Barry got what he wanted most in the end which was for his son to look up to him as a hero, and not turn out like him which is incredibly hilarious in the darkest way knowing that everything about Barry life story in the movie is a lie. Forever Hollywood will glorify killers in the worst way possible. Brilliant end. Even in death Barry wins in the end😂
Barry, an American Hero 🇺🇸 🇺🇲
@@chriswrangler5680 he will be loved forever and ever
Reminds me of Chris Kyle the American Sniper, except he actually wrote in his diary how much he enjoyed killing people and factually lied about killing carjackers or punching a governor in the face, which supposedly happened on American soil, things that can easily be disproved. Imagine what he lied about in the wild Iraqi war. The Navy even had to tell him to stop lying about his medal count... His fate was met with great irony, shot by a marine with PTSD. Sadly he is worse than Barry in that Chris was a real sadist, zero conscious, and glorified his lies to the public. Most people don't recognize this and the Clint Eastwood movie is widely praised.
@@maaz322 yeah pretty sad Hollywood glorifying killers like that. In my eyes Chris Kyle enjoyed his job but since Hollywood wants to put everyone on a pedestal they change up the narrative to fit their agenda.
@@maaz322 I saw the movie when I was a teen and thought "he tried to be open and trust others again and this is what he got. society disgusts me". then growing up i assumed these movies overall lied abt things, and now i read this comment lol, I need to rethink most movies i've seen
I feel really bad for John for a number of reasons. He’ll never know the entire truth about his dad. But that was still his father who he idolized and he lost him. However, this is prolly the best ending possible for Barry and his son
Yeah, his son was the closest thing to a winner in the finale, getting to go through life thinking his father was a good man, and that the evil Mr. Cousineau did him dirty.
Sally told him he was a murderer though.
@@eamonkelley3811 that doesn't contradict the movie, though, it goes perfectly with that the police stated in the press about Gene manipulating a mentally ill soldier with PTSD into killing for him.
@@gibzx ah ok makes sense
@@eamonkelley3811 Plus he was young and in a traumatic situation, which often leads to repressed memories.
My favourite part of season 4 was when he told the prison guard "I'm sorry brother, I know your just doing your job," Barry was such a nice man
My favourite part of the show was in season 1 when he gave that beautiful rendition of Shakespeare that won Sally over
I loved the contrast between that and the scene where Barry actually talks to the guard. "I'm a f*****g cop killer. If I saw you on the street, I would f*****g kill you." Lmao.
and barry getting shot 8 times by a revolver with 6 shots 😂
I like the way they did the ending. It gives off the idea of how everyone else perceived this whole storyline in a very native, natural way. I think it’s very fitting especially how this was about acting and film, the movie they made fits perfectly into the story line and is the perfect send off
The disrespectful part is no mention of the great raven which makes me think when Fuches watched this he got really pissed
Seems pretty fitting that Barry's greatest acting performance in his life was the one he didn't even play in; everyone thinks he was the 'hero' of the story and that, most importantly, his son will forever look up to him.
the ending is like if Walt went through with his plan to frame Hank 😭
Love how they imply Cousineau was the one who had Sally and John kidnapped at 1:27
Lol they were at his house im sure they connected the dots😅
@@tacobender1643omg they were…..
😂😂😂
Gotta give it to Barry's luck, even in death he essentially escaped the consequences of his actions like in the first season when Ryan's murder somehow got connected to a drug deal gone bad as compared to targeted assassination for which he was hired.
Except. He didn't kill Ryan.
@@gur262 Was indirectly/directly responsible for his death
The sad part about this movie to me is that the audience will never know how many people Barry has killed. I'm glad we have the purgatory scene/episode in season 3 to acknowledge the violence Barry has committed and the consequences of said violence.
Despite killing Chris, Janice and many others, the realities of this world not only allowed Barry to escape retribution but also leave behind a loving memory in the hearts and minds of people.
Only the afterlife can punish him now.
True, and thanks to Fuches the victims of his violence chose revenge and paid the price.
@@PitLord777 Afterlife was the thing he always feared the most, at the end of season 2 he realized what the rest of characters realized in the finale, but barry never accepted it, the imagery of desert and the sea represent his emptiness as he's now going to hell and there's no coming back, something he only accepted in the end
Why did we need to watch through 4 seasons of Barry when we could've just watched The Mask Collector?
This was a barn burner of a finale. I'm always amazed how a show is willing to burn itself down without a trace. Barry "the hero" became the ultimate villain, while at the end still seen as a ultimate hero. Sally "the nagging shrew" became the actual hero, and choose to be the good person she always was. Fuches "the villian" became the anti-hero that barry presents himself, but Fuches actually is. Noho Hank "the sweetheart" lived long enough to see himself grow to a bitter and arrogant villian. And, Gene "the fake one" is the most shakespearean character, someone who's own flaws caught up with him. At the end sacrifice everything to end the true evil in himself and the true evil around him. History may refuse to know, but all of them truly know. It's sad to see everything end, but its this or Got, and I pick this.
> “Sally "the nagging shrew" became the actual hero, and choose to be the good person she always was”
Can’t say I’m agreeing with that. She stays shitty self-centered person until the end, never even acknowledging other people passion for her if they do not praise her achievements or can do something for her. Even in the epilogue Sally ignores her own son, only wanting to hear for him how good her show was.
I like to think that John was Barry's redemption, Barry was in too deep to turn himself around at this point, but Barry raised a great kid who'll live a good life to make up for his dads. I'm breathing a sigh of relief for Barry getting a positive ending, even if he died in the process.
the son believes the lie, so i’d say he’ll grow up to continue the cycle. i don’t see a happy ending.
nah I feel like the son will also get into the army or something like that and that for me was not a positive ending.
@@luislozano6332 bro is not a Show writer 💀💀💀
@@JjoshuaG how is the romantization of a murderer by a literal lie is a positive ending mr writer?
Kid will probably join the army. If Sally is a good mom, (i doubt it) he might grow up normal but if she fucks him up, he’ll end up like Barry and the cycle continues.
I like that they had the final confrontation in the theater where they met. You can basically see the conversation they had in the movie’s writers room:
“It’s more true to life if it’s at Cousineau’s house”
“But it closes the arc if its at the theater”
“Theater it is.”
Made me so happy to see that Barry was buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery! True American Hero fighting the bad guys 🇺🇸
Lol I love how they made Gene look like some over the top diabolical villain.
The happy ending belongs to John, he would never knew what a monster his father was and he would probably idolize him for the rest of his life. Perhaps he will grow being a good person just like his father has always wanted.
Sally told hin he was a murder
@@agentzsro6522 But she never gave John a full detail about who Barry murdered. The only thing John knows is that Barry killed a lot of people as a soldier.
@@nont18411 not really. sally specifically told him that he wasn't a soldier, but a murderer. I think the smile at the end from john was more of a "phew, I remember the real details but im so glad THIS is the version that gets put out there"
Myślę, ze dzieci mają po prostu potrzebę idealizowania rodziców. Przez chwilę było mu lżej na sercu. Zbyt dużo przeżył, by zapomnieć, jaka jest prawda.
Myślę, ze dzieci mają po prostu potrzebę idealizowania rodziców. Przez chwilę było mu lżej na sercu. Zbyt dużo przeżył, by zapomnieć, jaka jest prawda.
0:43 I can’t stop laughing 😂😂😂
Why is he british 😂😂😂
@@porc1429 More evil XD
Movie Gene having this exaggerated British accent is just chef's kiss
I LOVED the finale. This was the ending I wanted but didn’t think I’d get. Barry coming out looking like a hero. So happy!
Holy shit you missed the point by 1000 light years. The media comprehension of a goldfish
But.. he’s not
@@roughpatmusicno shit but everyone will look at him as one and that’s what he wanted
Everything about this scene is perfectly dark. The way Barry from season one through three was set up as this unforgivable monster who regretted his actions, is now seen as a hero. He led a terrible life, killed innocent people, and murdered a police detective, who was simply doing her job.
The movie takes everything that made Barry vile and monstrous, and sympathetic, and turns it into a hero trope. Even if their was reason to believe Barry was the one who killed Janice Moss, the movie didn’t want to pull that trigger because they didn’t want Barry to look like a cop killer.
It’s classic Hollywood.
And the way Barry dies is hilarious. His real death wasn’t a tragic death scene. It was a raged filled murder that happened within a split second. The movie is the dark punchline the show was building up too, and it is the perfect dark ending to this series.
In the end, Barry won.
The “laid to rest with full honours” had me cracking up
British Cousineau made me die of laughter and him shooting Barry 50x in the Mask Collector. 😂 I’m gonna miss Barry. It was an awesome show. Thanks for the ride!
One of the threads that seem to connect all seasons is how the police wants to make stuff more interesting than it actually is. Ryan's assassination, Chris' death, Gene being branded as some sort of Heisenberg, The Raven bullshit story. The only competent cop in the entire series was Janice Moss and maybe Albert Nguyen. Everyone else lives in the La la Land of Hollywood (and who can blame them, they're all surrounded by castings and actors) and just itches to find the sensational story, not just random hitman looking to quit his job, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Honestly, this ending makes way more sense than it should.
this has got to be one of the most twisted endings in a show
It’s still amazing that this whole show came from the idea that an emotionless assassin would be so hard to differentiate from people in Hollywood that no one would be able to tell the difference
I’m almost convinced that a lot of inspiration for the ending on behalf of Barry and the movie they made of him is how hollywood has a propensity to glorify monsters like chris kyle
Don't be trashing my nigga Chris that nigga is a hero
@@rufflesthegreat2264 He bragged that he killed hundreds of people after a hurricane in the U.S, said he would kill anyone reading a Kauran and lied about Jesse Ventura destroying his reputation
@@rupertsmith5815 wow what a hero
@@rufflesthegreat2264
That guy was a huge liar😂
@@rufflesthegreat2264Chris Kyle was a liar, a murderer, and a slanderer.
Hell, nobody is stupid enough to honestly believe his claims that after hurricane katrina, the army secretly stationed him on top of the super dome and let him shoot anyone he saw that looked like they were looting:
In reality fuches and hank where the only ones who knew everything about Barry. So in the end, Jim moss was blinded by revenge and wanted to lay it to rest, consequently gene made all the wrong moves that made him look guilty (because of his giant ego). So this is the story that everyone wanted to happen. Also if you think about it sally was so self centered she never paid attention to any of the hints/red flags until it had to do with her (killing that thug). So sally probably didnt know the extent of Barry’s terror. The audience where the only ones who witnessed everything. This show was beautifully executed!
I was so upset that the final episode was only a half hour because I wanted more time before it ended. But there was something about this episode that made it feel like an hour
I was really hoping for a guns blazing finale like season 2 but instead, we only got a Mexican stand off, but the ending, the irony that gene got his revenge but made Barry into a hero..
The guy who played Barry in this scene is Jim Cummings, he made a brilliant film adapted from his own short film, Thunder Road. I highly recommend y'all check it out.
The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a personal favorite
One thing that seems under appreciated is obsessed Gene was with his legacy and portrayals of him on screen. He was always a bit narcissistic and wanted the kudos for his talent, whereas Barry was the complete opposite and didn’t give a shit. In the end, Barry got the hero legacy and Gene will forever be remembered as the villain
And at the end Barry wanted his son to remember him well and worried about his legacy, meanwhile Gene shot him because he no longer gave a shit.
-i hate to be the dramatic one in the comments, but I hope i'm not the only one who teared up at this finale. I guess it was just the dialogue and bittersweet music and John's facial expressions in the last shot that really made me realize that despite all the amazing episodes these past several years, the show has now ended. And damn, has it been one of my favorites.
Thank you Bill Hader and the rest of the showrunners 🙌🏽
Rest in Peace to mr. Berkman, a true American hero, he will not be forgotten
Daniel Day-Lewis and Mark Wahlberg really gave their all for this movie
This is basically a good recap from season 1 to season 4 lol
Life is more complicated than people like to think-is what I took away from this ending
I like how us the audience, who knows what actually happened finds this reenactment funny. It’s like that ATLA episode.
The thugs: Speaking Chechen
The subtitle: Chinese😂
To be fair, the Chechens in the show always spoke Russian.
i love how from the first season till now Ryan is considered one of the bad guys ahahah
This finale hits hard during Memorial Day, and I didn't expect the intertitles in the end LMAO.
Moral of the story - we need luck like barry but never do the right thing.
This ending is actually haunting. Genius
this FUCKED ME UP when I watched it the first time
Looking at the comments its greaf how everyone has their own interpretations of the ending. The show nailed it.
The slow-motion shots have me dead😂😂😂😂
But it's crazy to see how Berry is the only one who got exactly what he wanted. And it still bothers me that Sally didn't tell her son that she loved him back when they were in the school parking lot, though 🫥
John was the only truly "Innocent" in Barry's orbit. Fitting he's the only one that ends the story on a redemptive note.
Barry would've rotting in prison but his sensei Gene helped him out one last time made him a hero sacrificing himself XD truly a master teacher to Barry
This makes me think of films like american sniper or the Wolf of Wall street, and i Wonder how mutch of those movies is actually true.
Wolf or wall street actually has more truth to it then American sniper
American Sniper was half-propaganda, half-Chris Kyle’s own bullshit lies. The dude claimed that during hurricane katrina, he was secretly stationed on top of the superdome and killed dozens of “looters”. Of course that part didn’t make it into the movie because 1. Even a movie couldn’t stretch the truth THAT hard and 2. It really doesn’t look good for our white “hero” to be shooting predominantly black hurricane survivors, even if you portray them as looting ruined shops.
Now Barry has his own tricky legacy
I kind of feel for Gene. He should have mentioned the money yeah but Jim Moss made him look like a monster. Jim is the real manipulator here.
This is genes fault he couldn't give Jim the proper truth his pride and ego always took over
Not Jim’s fault that Gene broke the promise and sold Janice’s story to the reporter.
Not Jim’s fault that Gene refused to tell anyone how he got 250k money.
@@nont18411I always felt like Jim was on a warpath and he was never truly satisfied with catching Barry. It’s a take on how revenge doesn’t ever satisfy you.
The actor who plays Barry is freakin hilarious. He wrote, directed, and acted in three movies called Thunder Road, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, and The Beta Test. I highly recommend them. He’s a talented dude.
Whats his name again?
@@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012 Jim Cummings
@@zarka223 he look like a different guy
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I really feel sorry for Gene. He was just an innocent acting teacher who got tangled up in Barry’s world. Sure he could’ve let Barry turn himself in, but he gave into revenge and sealed his fate.
Imo I think Fuches is the ultimate mastermind antagonist in this story. While this show is full of terrible people within and outside the law. Fuches groomed and manipulated Barry and introduced him into the underworld making an unstable person much more dangerous leading to Barry basically ruining the life of anybody he came in contact with throughout the series
Nah Gene got what he deserved
Gene wasn't just innocent, just not that guilty. An ordinary kind of selfish n horrible. He didn't lose connection to his son before shooting him for nothing. A pedestrian kind of kinda bad guy. Not a criminal kind.
I love how the movie is somehow more grounded and realistic than the actual real story
Yeah like in real life barry escaped after killing an assassin above the ceiling and one of the assassins blowing his hand off by a malfuncioning pen gun😂
I love the score from the show being used in the movie.
Out of every insane thing that happened in the episode, nothing made me bug out more than “PFC Barry Berkman was laid to rest in Arlington cemetery with full honors” 😂 like just imagining Barry getting a full-on military funeral after everything is absolutely hilarious
The most hilarious thing is his asian war buddy that almost shot him in the dessert is gonna be there😂
What an ending wow
I would not be surprised if this inspired John to join the army and follow in his father's footsteps.
Damn! Even in death barry has so much luck
What’s funny is that when gene got asked about the events (Janice death Barry’s first time meeting him etc) he tried to make himself look like a hero but despite all of that Barry is the one who is viewed as the hero
i love how it feels like the movie viewer is just a random person in universe who heard all the events thru the news. but the series audience holds all the nuances and details. amazing how there was no mention of fuches at all.
This past week, I was worried the finale of Barry would be another Vince Gilligan-lite that plenty shows after Breaking Bad have desperately tried to become. For the first half, it was looking that way albeit with the same unglamorized style the show's been operating before. Then this epilogue came, and it was like the perfect punchline to a cruel joke at the expense of Gilligan endings. The anti-hero never gets his blaze of glory moment, he never truly absolves himself, and one of his biggest living victims gets his justice. And yet it all ends with him being seen as a hero, because that victim is a mess himself. Neither of them can let their egos go to the side, and so their stories will be forever warped.
Tricky. Tricky legacies.
Keep crying
This show is the longest anti-true crime video essay I've ever watched
John heard what Sally told him. That they were murderers. He lived through his first decade with them, and felt that negligence.
He should know that his dad wasn't the hero. That Hank and Fuches killed each other's armies. That Barry didn't save him and Sally.
But it is nice to imagine that life is more like a movie. It's not as complicated. Not as gray.
This perfectly shows how formulaic and sometimes misinformative biopics can be.
Well... at least his son got the metanarrative of his dad being a good soldier and father
I LOLed while watching this part, my wife thought I'm crying cause the part looks like tragedy, brilliant
Now do your dyuutayy
LOLLLLL 😝
"Do your duty!" is my favorite line 😂
In my opinión, Barry is the best character ever created.
It's so tragic and sad, Barry lived a life of violence, yet he tried pretty hard to be a good man, to have a happy life with a family, that was his only wish, not money, not power, only being family man.
Sadly, his violent past caught him over and over and over.
I don't see Barry as a monster as many people do. Barry lived a violent and cruel life, so he turned into a violent man (and mentally sick with PTSD). And violence is the problem-solving tool he knows.
-His friend wants to call the police? Barry's dream was in danger, so he used violence
-Janice caught him? Same, violence
-Jim is scared from Janice's father?
Violence
-Jim wants to make a movie about Barry? Violence.
Barry always chooses violence cause thats the only thing he knows to do, like Martin Walker in Spec Ops The Line, both caracthers trying to, genuinely, do the right thing by only using violence (like using a hammer to repair broken glass).
Barry finally realized that he could never fulfill his dream, so he stopped the violence for the first time, but that violence returned in Jim and killed him.
Is Barry evil? Absolutely not
-he doesnt enjoy doing bad things
-he TRIES to stop the violence, but failing
-He wants to protect his family and Friends (Sally, John and Jim)
Is Barry good? Jesus, no.
His problem? He is selfish as hell.
He wants to fulfil his dream, but thats it.
He wants to stop killing people, not bacause he feels bad for them, but because he feels bad for him, he doesnt like it. The only people he care about are his family and friends.
Barry redeems himself at the end, he realizes that violence and selfisness only brought chaos to him, his family and friends, and decides to turn himself to stop everything. But the use of violence by Jim only ruined everything.
Barry is the best character i have ever seen.
Barry is the MOST HUMAN character i have ever seen
Well everybody. It's been a BADASS few years watching this am I right? In the end, Barry was the hero we ALL adored. As much as we refused to admit it. Been a pleasure 🤘😈🤘🔥🔥🔥
Barry was a hero? What show did you watch?
you look like the type of fella to look up to barry
R.I.P Barry it's so horrible how that acting teacher manipulated a honest American soldier
@@porc1429 LOL
@@eurongreyjoy2 what show did YOU watch? That bastard Cousineau set him up
This is gonna be my first show i might rewatch.
That last squib going off 😂
That made me laugh too. 😂
I think one theme this show constantly revolves around from beginning to end is masking yourself from what you are. Every major character in the show lies to themself to validate their actions and own lives. With major consequence to those that dont look inward and understand who they really are. Out of everyone Fuches is by far the biggest self bullshitter. And has by far the most complete arch of the cast because by own choice, lack thereof, or some divine will was afforded the most opportunities to come to terms what they really were. Thats why Fuches is the only one out of the main cast (john i have my own thoughts on) to get out redeemed in some way after throwing himself to protect John. They weren't better to t starting now. They earned it over years of trying. All that led to them to stop wearing a mask. Fuches end monolouge pretty much sums up the whole show.
Im glad that Barry was finally ready to do the right thing. If only for an instant.
If the Barry series had been like this movie, I don't think anybody would have watched it...
“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
Best ending Ever
"now do your duty!!"
Is so terribly written and cheesy and i can absolutely see it in a Hollywood movie 😂
Man, I feel so bad for Gene! Everything went up against him.
Really saddens me is NoHo Hank's death.. He was such a positive guy but turned bad 😢
2:39 man i love the song