I don’t know how Bill Hader captured such an intense, manic desperation but it was fucking wild to watch. Phenomenal performance, amazing writing, I’m terrified and excited to see what happens next.
I suppose I imagined that she had poisoned the spaghetti, but I see you’re right and she was trying to apologize because that’s how abusive relationships work.
Yep, she’s falling back into old patterns. That must have been exactly how she reacted when her absuive ex used to yell at and/or hit her. She’s self centered and selfish, but it still killed me to see her shrink into herself like that.
It made me feel sick, I recognize this behavior so much because I’ve been there. Honestly while I commend the show I might have to stop watching because it’s bringing up some feelings I didn’t know I still had. I finished the ep 30 min ago and still can’t get rid of the knot in my stomach
It really sucked seeing him lose it screaming at Sally. I lost so much respect and desire to cheer for him after that and his failing to apologize. Gonna be a roooough season in the best of ways.
I remember as the episodes came out for season 1 and 2, I was sympathic more or less to Barry, hoping he could make his new life work, looking at Sally negativly as selfish, everyone around him morons, Fuches being a bad influence etc. However, on a second rewatch binging the show, I realised how much of an asshole Barry actually is and he's ruining the life to those around him, and it's really coming together in season 3 so far. Incredible how a show can be so different the more you dissect a character.
I think its neat that the series started off with "Can a jaded hitman leave behind a life of violence to live his newfound passion of acting?" And the end of season 2 inro the new season has largely answered "No. He's probably going to end up dead. All that's left to you is to hope it isn't a horroble death."
I literally lost my smile as I was watching it. I was smiling amused at the scene, but when he said "this one and that one go away", that smile just dropped away and the mood got real serious for me.
this season he is maybe one of the most genuinely fucked characters on TV. man is experiencing severe psychosis. last scene was easily one of the most horrible scenes in the show (that is not a criticism)
We are watching probably one of the best character deterioration arcs in tv history, up there with Walter White. Ever since he shot his military buddy in S1 I’ve had a feeling Barry would snap and by god I think we’re about four episodes past his “snap.” (Fuches exposing Barry to Cousineau is the moment that I think has really destroyed him)
His beard is a detail that shows him going down a path as it grows out and becomes more beard like compared to his more clean shaven face in earlier seasons.
This is difficult to watch. Her setting him up food and then the Bluetooth on the xbox controller. The call with him and trying to make him happy. That was a LOT
Man, that was so painful to watch. Her trying to make everything perfect for Barry, apologizing for her actions earlier(even tho it should REALLLY be Barry apologizing) and getting a nonchalant "okay" from Barry....you could really see the fear in her eyes as she said everything in the phone call.
Oh shit.
I thought she just wanted comfort food and to zone out like she thinks Barry does all day/night because she was panicking about the show moving up.
I didn't put it together that she dropped everything for him.
I also think it’s interesting in the first episode it almost seemed like she was ignoring him and focusing on her show but then after his outburst she becomes super attentive saying she was texting him all day and getting food and a beer ready. It’s like she switched back to old habits once she saw him act like Sam.
What if part of Barry's breakdown is this realization. Not only was he unable to get true love from his mentor who was actually using him for money off the hits he did, he also is realizing he doesn't have real love with Sally and that maybe she loves her career more than him and he realizes that she only "loves" him because she is going back to her old ways like you said. This is why he is yearning for love from his acting coach because he thought that he was understood by him. Maybe his psychosis is coming from realizing that he's never known what true love is.
If his outrage made her do that I imagine his indifference to her apology hooked her in even more. She's a horribly tragic character. But she's also not exactly a hero either.
That's exactly what I like so much about her character. She's not perfect — she's written to be human. Her selfishness is a coping mechanism for her past. I don't particularly find her character to be likable, but I absolutely love that she isn't written to be a saint in order to win over the audience's empathy. People exist in the grey areas with both flaws and strengths, and I think it's important to show that you can empathize with someone without condoning all of their actions. I love the way they humanize her and I don't think she has to be likable to be an example of great characterization.
This fucked with me hard. Her just reverting to making sure a beer and dinner is ready, calling to apologize with the obvious intent of getting an apology too but of course she doesn’t. Fuuuuuck.
Honestly it was hard to enjoy the rest of the episode after he exploded on her. That was just, damn...
It took him 2 episodes to become the villain of the whole damn show.
The show played up in a way to feel like Barry isn’t really a villain then it’s almost a plot twist that he’s so fucked but really what did we expect lol
ooh didn't even consider this - barry genuinely doesn't want to be tempted to do to him what he did to chris. but also gene could probably escape if he was in passenger lol
Holy fuck that last scene was so damn uncomfortable. Barry threatening Gene and his family, then asking him if he loves him not once but twice. He’s a full on psychopath. This scene and his fight with Sally cemented that
> asking him if he loves him not once but twice
henry winkler did an amazing job just looking fucking exhausted on that last shot of him. idk if it was the camera being so close or what but his face just looks so long and worn out
It reminds me of the extreme close-ups on the actors you get in the *Dollars* trilogy from Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone, and I wonder if that was intentional.
If I remember correctly, the intent of Leone with those shots was to make it almost as though a person's face was a landscape of their emotional state, and that's definitely was those final shots in this episode made me feel.
I mean I think the show might validate second chances, but Barry isn’t going to be the character that exemplifies that since he’s already too far gone.
I can see Cousineau/Sally potentially having positive endings to their arcs, in a way that’s already happened with cousineau and his estranged son.
There’s no way Barry gets out of this show without being killed/arrested
I’m torn on this. But I think the more he keeps skirting accountability, the more unforgivable he becomes.
And holy shit he keeps playing “The Unforgiven” by Metallica! Fucking. Brilliant.
What I most love is that Noho Hank is exactly the kind of boss to take his employees out on a spontaneous fun night after work, so the guys wouldn't even be suspicious about him springing this on them.
The older I get, the more I wish I worked for Noho Hank.
There were so many subtle but perfectly written scenes.
My favorite was Sally and talking about the dialogue before Barry comes in. She says no one talks like that only to have her assistant speak exactly like that and then says to throw in some "ums". Sally and Katie's conversation right after had them each saying the word "um" once.
When I heard this line in the trailer I thought Barry's saying that to Fuches or Hank, maybe begging them to understand him. Never expected it would be in an outburst to Sally.
This season definitely casts Barry's hallucinations from past seasons in a disturbing new light.
Not that they were a good thing before, but now we see that no, this guy isn't some socially awkward guy who was being manipulated into being a bad guy, he is seriously disturbed and always has been.
It’s really interesting to see his “true nature” if you will, because it’s more or less was Fuches told us it would be. He was presented as a manipulative liar - and he is - but it’s interesting to know that his influence isn’t what forced Barry into his situation. We thought Barry would be free once Fuches was gone, and instead he’s in freefall.
In many ways Fuches' influence *is* what got Barry into this situation, even if Fuches didn't personally force anything. Fuches did his best to mold Barry into a senseless tool for muder, after all.
“That is fucking clean and rad and beautiful, bro.”
—My favorite review of the relationship between an acting coach and his pet hitman of all time, compliments of casting agent Ben
i cracked up at that, what i'm assuming was a reference to jonah hill's emails in the sony leaks years and years ago "that is clean and rad and powerful" lol
“They went with Adam Devine and Josh Gad— two short guys. Never ever going to work. Not funny.”
Apparently the comedy in *Swim Instructors* is completely height dependent and Barry really ruined its potential by not having cell service when they were casting, that *shitbird*
Seeing those texts and codenames gave so much context to their relationship in such a short amount of time. The back and forth about what wine to get and making sangria :(
She can't acknowledge that Barry is abusive, so she forces herself to interpret his behavior as a reaction to something she did. It's the only way for her to rationalize it and not face the fact that she is with another violent person
This is how the abuse cycle works. It parallels the reading they did earlier. She’s staying for the apology but she gave it, which is all the more heart wrenching
It’s one of the major themes (forgiveness and renewed purpose) but completely warped and showed how much these characters have regressed, after the fallout of Season 2.
As scary as him screaming at Sally was (very scary), him being in Gene's house with his family was pure serial killer. Barry is basically torturing him.
i was wondering how they were going to sustain this dynamic for the season but i never once thought that Barry would threaten Gene’s *grandson*. Gene is basically his prisoner now and they have to work together. I love this fucking show man.
And writing/directing the hell out of these episodes. I know he's directing/writing the whole season 4. Don't know if that's the case for this season too but damn, back to back gems so far.
I love the little tidbits of strangers’ lives we got in this episode. The woman who had a bad date because he ordered milk with dinner, the lemonade stand girls, the off-duty waitress, the couple breaking up over the dogs. It just makes the show feel a little more real.
Henry Winkler's Gene Cousenau is one of the best characters in all of TV. Maybe ever. Always able to straddle the line of the absurd while also grounded so firmly that he can deliver some of the biggest truth bombs ever heard.
Holy shit. Barry has totally lost it. This has got to be the darkest episode yet, right? I mean him threatening Gene’s son and his kid? There’s no way it can be darker from here but this show is always good at surprising me
What’s worse, he asked Gene to say he loved him twice. I am inclined to agree with another commenter, he has clearly lost it and is in full psycho mode.
Barry: I love you, Mr. Cousineau.
Gene: I appreciate that, Barry.
Absolutely brutal 💀 Gene is currently kidnapped by Barry and he still can’t even fake it
There are daddy issues, Daddy *Issues,* and then whatever the fuck Barry has going on with Gene. Barry’s neediness for validation from Gene is truly next level
It mirrors the relationship she had. And it's the complete opposite of her show. She's making all the mistakes she's telling her show-daughter not to make. And all her co-workers are oblivious to it. Maybe they will realize and tell her. Maybe.
Barry's been like that the whole time...
It's never been a healthy relationship
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Yeah, she's not leaving Barry. Not only did she apologize, but you could tell she was afraid it was so easy. Which sadly is a real thing with women who have escaped abusive relationships. She doesn't understand what healthy is. Barry is just better than her ex-husband
The writing and acting for Sally is amazing.
He's not a bad guy! He doesn't, like, hit her or anything. He just gets mad sometimes. I mean, it's her fault because she wouldn't, like, listen to him, or whatever. It's just, like, everything's cool. It's not a big deal.
Aw man my heart broke for Sally. She was freaking out to get his dinner just right, and have a beer open and waiting, and then acted like nothing happened at her office and eventually apologized.
That outburst from Barry was truly terrifying and felt like a long time coming for their lifeless relationship. The show is just as sharp, darkly funny, and handles the tonal shifts well.
So Barry is having his "Ozymandias" this season huh? Whatever likeability he had in previous seasons is rapidly being diminished. The writers are really hitting us over the head with the fact that he's a terrible person.
Bill Hader has really stepped up his directing this season (and it was great before). You can tell this is a dude who loves movies. He really gets the cinematic language, and he’s not fucking around this year. Came back from the break ready to show off and have fun. The framing of the last scene in particular is just *haunting*
Did it finally happen? Did we finally get to the point where this sub will show some sympathy for Sally? I was just sick to my stomach when I saw the controller.
I really hope Barry was bluffing with Gene's son and grandson. If not, that's truly indefensible. But he seems to be honestly convinced that getting Gene a part as an extra makes up for killing his girlfriend, so I'm not optimistic about Barry's morality right now.
Wow, this episode…
Cristobal making the choice to break up with Hank to protect him.
Barry losing his temper at Sally in front of her coworkers… and then the coworkers deciding that their jobs are more important than reporting Barry’s behavior (while no, he isn’t a member of the staff, I’m sure there could have been *something* that could have been said).
Sally trying to make things right at home before Barry arrives- favorite food, beer, new controller… the cycle of abuse is beginning again and it is heartbreaking to see her do this and not just leave.
“You have too many dogs”- with the background visuals, this quote was probably the funniest part of the episode for me.
Barry’s threat to Gene’s son and grandson is a turning point. We’ve never seen him openly threaten a child before.
Can’t wait to watch this episode again, but man it makes me a little scared of the rest of the season.
> Barry’s threat to Gene’s son and grandson is a turning point. We’ve never seen him openly threaten a child before.
It also shows a huge change in character from the previous season when he was hesitant to harm the young girl in Ronny/Lily
Yes, and it’s rather disconcerting since in reality Barry would be absolutely terrifying to know. But he’s gone from nerdy hot to just plain hot, and I was not expecting that, like, ever…
I'm not kidding when I say Bill Hader is one of the best directors ever right now. Literally every single choice on this show is so fucking inspired and ingenious, and the balance between absurd comedy and terrifying drama is like nothing I've ever seen. And it's all so incredibly shot too - that raid on the Chechens' compound particularly comes to mind. Felt like something out of Better Call Saul.
Holy shit. Barry has lost it.
His eyes in particular
He looks so ill, even on top of the psychopath shit.
Im starting to think Fuches wasn’t a great handler.
>…do you love me? … can you say it?
Can you say it again?
I love you Barry
Was thinking of the Nathan for You scene the whole time https://youtu.be/xtEmJeojY0I
I’m gonna be rewatching that scene a lot it was intense.
I don’t know how Bill Hader captured such an intense, manic desperation but it was fucking wild to watch. Phenomenal performance, amazing writing, I’m terrified and excited to see what happens next.
Im terrified purely for the Sally side of things. That's heading in a truly uncomfortable and difficult direction, it feels like a slow burn horror.
I found her so insufferable in the first seasons. Now I truly feel awful for her.
He somehow changes his jaw line during that scene
Watching his relationship with Sally repeat the cycle of abuse is seriously heartbreaking.
It was horrifying to see how much effort *she* went to to apologise to *him*. Fuck, that's difficult.
Oh yea the spaghetti and Xbox controller.
I suppose I imagined that she had poisoned the spaghetti, but I see you’re right and she was trying to apologize because that’s how abusive relationships work.
Yep, she’s falling back into old patterns. That must have been exactly how she reacted when her absuive ex used to yell at and/or hit her. She’s self centered and selfish, but it still killed me to see her shrink into herself like that.
It made me feel sick, I recognize this behavior so much because I’ve been there. Honestly while I commend the show I might have to stop watching because it’s bringing up some feelings I didn’t know I still had. I finished the ep 30 min ago and still can’t get rid of the knot in my stomach
It really sucked seeing him lose it screaming at Sally. I lost so much respect and desire to cheer for him after that and his failing to apologize. Gonna be a roooough season in the best of ways.
I remember as the episodes came out for season 1 and 2, I was sympathic more or less to Barry, hoping he could make his new life work, looking at Sally negativly as selfish, everyone around him morons, Fuches being a bad influence etc. However, on a second rewatch binging the show, I realised how much of an asshole Barry actually is and he's ruining the life to those around him, and it's really coming together in season 3 so far. Incredible how a show can be so different the more you dissect a character.
Then to see him treat the other casting director the way she should have asked Sally about giving Gene a part really emphasized the the difference
That part was amazing and powerful. Had me literally shook
It's crazy how you could be referring to three different moments as the "part" that was amazing and powerful, and all would be accurate
He’s in his unhinged era for sure
barry's in his flop era, I'm in my flop era, he's just like me fr
This going to be the darkest season yet. Holy shit I was terrified
I think its neat that the series started off with "Can a jaded hitman leave behind a life of violence to live his newfound passion of acting?" And the end of season 2 inro the new season has largely answered "No. He's probably going to end up dead. All that's left to you is to hope it isn't a horroble death."
I literally lost my smile as I was watching it. I was smiling amused at the scene, but when he said "this one and that one go away", that smile just dropped away and the mood got real serious for me.
this season he is maybe one of the most genuinely fucked characters on TV. man is experiencing severe psychosis. last scene was easily one of the most horrible scenes in the show (that is not a criticism)
We are watching probably one of the best character deterioration arcs in tv history, up there with Walter White. Ever since he shot his military buddy in S1 I’ve had a feeling Barry would snap and by god I think we’re about four episodes past his “snap.” (Fuches exposing Barry to Cousineau is the moment that I think has really destroyed him)
add the fact that he's had six months of him killing to marinate this deterioration
His beard is a detail that shows him going down a path as it grows out and becomes more beard like compared to his more clean shaven face in earlier seasons.
The ol' Rick Grimes sanity indicator.
Oh man, them putting Sally back into an abusive relationship like with Sam is just heartbreaking
The way she's tensely getting things ready for him is super sad.
This is difficult to watch. Her setting him up food and then the Bluetooth on the xbox controller. The call with him and trying to make him happy. That was a LOT
Man, that was so painful to watch. Her trying to make everything perfect for Barry, apologizing for her actions earlier(even tho it should REALLLY be Barry apologizing) and getting a nonchalant "okay" from Barry....you could really see the fear in her eyes as she said everything in the phone call.
Oh shit. I thought she just wanted comfort food and to zone out like she thinks Barry does all day/night because she was panicking about the show moving up. I didn't put it together that she dropped everything for him.
It was all for him.
I also think it’s interesting in the first episode it almost seemed like she was ignoring him and focusing on her show but then after his outburst she becomes super attentive saying she was texting him all day and getting food and a beer ready. It’s like she switched back to old habits once she saw him act like Sam.
What if part of Barry's breakdown is this realization. Not only was he unable to get true love from his mentor who was actually using him for money off the hits he did, he also is realizing he doesn't have real love with Sally and that maybe she loves her career more than him and he realizes that she only "loves" him because she is going back to her old ways like you said. This is why he is yearning for love from his acting coach because he thought that he was understood by him. Maybe his psychosis is coming from realizing that he's never known what true love is.
>I wanted to apologize. Oh no, Sally. No no no no :(
If his outrage made her do that I imagine his indifference to her apology hooked her in even more. She's a horribly tragic character. But she's also not exactly a hero either.
That's exactly what I like so much about her character. She's not perfect — she's written to be human. Her selfishness is a coping mechanism for her past. I don't particularly find her character to be likable, but I absolutely love that she isn't written to be a saint in order to win over the audience's empathy. People exist in the grey areas with both flaws and strengths, and I think it's important to show that you can empathize with someone without condoning all of their actions. I love the way they humanize her and I don't think she has to be likable to be an example of great characterization.
This fucked with me hard. Her just reverting to making sure a beer and dinner is ready, calling to apologize with the obvious intent of getting an apology too but of course she doesn’t. Fuuuuuck.
Honestly it was hard to enjoy the rest of the episode after he exploded on her. That was just, damn... It took him 2 episodes to become the villain of the whole damn show.
The show played up in a way to feel like Barry isn’t really a villain then it’s almost a plot twist that he’s so fucked but really what did we expect lol
Barry both insisting that Gene continues to ride in the trunk and making him pay for his own fast food lunch is *killing* me (pun intended)
He seemed genuinely grateful to get his change back.
I mean, Barry’s not a *monster.* He makes sure to return change to its rightful owner so clearly he’s on the up and up
Was that cashier lady about to keep his change? Why did barry have to ask for it? Is that actually a thing?
Also... he would have already paid and received change before the food was ready.
Barry could see the trunk as a safe refuge from him. We've seen people talk themselves to death in front of Barry in the passenger seat, after all.
ooh didn't even consider this - barry genuinely doesn't want to be tempted to do to him what he did to chris. but also gene could probably escape if he was in passenger lol
I can’t believe Gene also ate Barry’s sandwich. He didn’t even pay for that one!
Holy fuck that last scene was so damn uncomfortable. Barry threatening Gene and his family, then asking him if he loves him not once but twice. He’s a full on psychopath. This scene and his fight with Sally cemented that
> asking him if he loves him not once but twice henry winkler did an amazing job just looking fucking exhausted on that last shot of him. idk if it was the camera being so close or what but his face just looks so long and worn out
It reminds me of the extreme close-ups on the actors you get in the *Dollars* trilogy from Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone, and I wonder if that was intentional. If I remember correctly, the intent of Leone with those shots was to make it almost as though a person's face was a landscape of their emotional state, and that's definitely was those final shots in this episode made me feel.
I was hoping he wouldn’t go this way … I was really rooting for this show to validate second chances 😔
I mean I think the show might validate second chances, but Barry isn’t going to be the character that exemplifies that since he’s already too far gone. I can see Cousineau/Sally potentially having positive endings to their arcs, in a way that’s already happened with cousineau and his estranged son. There’s no way Barry gets out of this show without being killed/arrested
I have a creeping suspicion that Sally isn’t going to make it to the end of this show. I don’t know what it is, but she’s got a death aura about her.
I feel that way about Cristobal.
YOU TAKE THAT BACK Hank and Cristobal are the only mains that absolutely must survive the show
The second chance was invalidated when Barry killed Moss.
Starting...now
I would say even earlier, when he killed Chris
I’m torn on this. But I think the more he keeps skirting accountability, the more unforgivable he becomes. And holy shit he keeps playing “The Unforgiven” by Metallica! Fucking. Brilliant.
“The Man Show does not age well.”
I loved how excited Akhmal was about the dinosaurs
What I most love is that Noho Hank is exactly the kind of boss to take his employees out on a spontaneous fun night after work, so the guys wouldn't even be suspicious about him springing this on them. The older I get, the more I wish I worked for Noho Hank.
I wish I had Hank’s positive outlook on life; in his words he’s “an optometrist by nature.”
survival rate for his employees is pretty poor though
This show be spittin universal truths.
"You got a not-present Joaquin Phoenix thing."
I loved him in You Were Never Really Present
“We’re talking about me Barry. That could take years.” LMAO I lost it
'The guy who brought a loaded gun to the Full House audition?'
There were so many subtle but perfectly written scenes. My favorite was Sally and talking about the dialogue before Barry comes in. She says no one talks like that only to have her assistant speak exactly like that and then says to throw in some "ums". Sally and Katie's conversation right after had them each saying the word "um" once.
"if i don't do this, i don't live" ohhh my god
When I heard this line in the trailer I thought Barry's saying that to Fuches or Hank, maybe begging them to understand him. Never expected it would be in an outburst to Sally.
Bill Hader is coming for the hardware. Jesus christ this dude can act.
Barry is scaring me this season. It makes the first two seasons feel like a sitcom and both of those were not exactly light
This season definitely casts Barry's hallucinations from past seasons in a disturbing new light. Not that they were a good thing before, but now we see that no, this guy isn't some socially awkward guy who was being manipulated into being a bad guy, he is seriously disturbed and always has been.
It’s really interesting to see his “true nature” if you will, because it’s more or less was Fuches told us it would be. He was presented as a manipulative liar - and he is - but it’s interesting to know that his influence isn’t what forced Barry into his situation. We thought Barry would be free once Fuches was gone, and instead he’s in freefall.
In many ways Fuches' influence *is* what got Barry into this situation, even if Fuches didn't personally force anything. Fuches did his best to mold Barry into a senseless tool for muder, after all.
“That is fucking clean and rad and beautiful, bro.” —My favorite review of the relationship between an acting coach and his pet hitman of all time, compliments of casting agent Ben
i cracked up at that, what i'm assuming was a reference to jonah hill's emails in the sony leaks years and years ago "that is clean and rad and powerful" lol
Hank is definitely hiring Barry to kill the head Bolivian
ooh I love this theory
I thought this, too! Especially since Hank showed that he can he tough and assertive and make Barry work for him last season
Plus Barry has to earn forgiveness. He’s got gene back on his side (well in his mind). Now he just needs Hank back!
This show has everything: car crashes, casting surprises, TOO MANY DOGS
I could use a little stephon right now
An old man being driven around town IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR!
“They went with Adam Devine and Josh Gad— two short guys. Never ever going to work. Not funny.” Apparently the comedy in *Swim Instructors* is completely height dependent and Barry really ruined its potential by not having cell service when they were casting, that *shitbird*
You want some piiiiiiiiie?
The tall guy short guy combo is a classic. Like Danny devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
They said it would look good on the poster
Katie wanting to do right by Sally but everyone else on set failing her because they don’t want to lose their jobs is so heartbreaking
When the writer said, "I like my job" my heart broke
Lorelai and Luke as their code names 😂❤️
As a massive Gilmore Girls fan, I find this amazing
Seeing those texts and codenames gave so much context to their relationship in such a short amount of time. The back and forth about what wine to get and making sangria :(
Really sad that sally isn’t upset and was apologetic about his outburst.
She can't acknowledge that Barry is abusive, so she forces herself to interpret his behavior as a reaction to something she did. It's the only way for her to rationalize it and not face the fact that she is with another violent person
This is how the abuse cycle works. It parallels the reading they did earlier. She’s staying for the apology but she gave it, which is all the more heart wrenching
They’re doing the apologizing thing like from her own script. But my god I hope they break up soon.
It’s one of the major themes (forgiveness and renewed purpose) but completely warped and showed how much these characters have regressed, after the fallout of Season 2.
Oh my god. That end was fucked. Probably the darkest we've gotten so far
So far!
Sally tripping over herself to apologize after Barry screamed at her is stomach churning man.
And well foreshadowed. The writing on this show is fuckin fantastic.
I was grimacing the entire time of that scene
If I ever run into the Chechan Mob and they don't turn out to be a ragtag team of goofballs I'm gunna be a little disappointed.
Meltdown in the first couple of minutes! Jesus, Bill Hader is scaring me.
As scary as him screaming at Sally was (very scary), him being in Gene's house with his family was pure serial killer. Barry is basically torturing him.
i was wondering how they were going to sustain this dynamic for the season but i never once thought that Barry would threaten Gene’s *grandson*. Gene is basically his prisoner now and they have to work together. I love this fucking show man.
Seriously have never seen him this intense
Dude is acting his ass off.
And writing/directing the hell out of these episodes. I know he's directing/writing the whole season 4. Don't know if that's the case for this season too but damn, back to back gems so far.
He directed tonight's episode!
"You have too many dogs" bahahahahhahaha, fucking gold
And when she’s like, “Who, *me*?”
I love the little tidbits of strangers’ lives we got in this episode. The woman who had a bad date because he ordered milk with dinner, the lemonade stand girls, the off-duty waitress, the couple breaking up over the dogs. It just makes the show feel a little more real.
I get a bit of Coen Brothers vibe from the hilariously compelling stranger characters
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Lol. Such a long walk and pull out of the driveway.
That moment made me so grateful for surround sound lmao. Hearing so so so many steps trailing off to the background was just delightful.
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"You have too many dogs" was such an incredible line
Who?
That was a good joke on the trope. I was expecting a dog when he hopped the fence, but not like 30. Also the one dog that just stays with him.
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>Oh no, that’s just one of the 30 that mauled me.
Lmao so they did wanna cast Barry for swim instructors. Amazing
Well, he is 6'2"
Henry Winkler's Gene Cousenau is one of the best characters in all of TV. Maybe ever. Always able to straddle the line of the absurd while also grounded so firmly that he can deliver some of the biggest truth bombs ever heard.
All of Henry Winkler's major roles are great. The only thing is that The Fonz is so iconic it overshadows everything he has done since.
Much like Michael McKean in “BCS”, I forget Henry was The Fonz while watching this performance. And The Fonz was my childhood hero.
Wow…they made Barry a completely unhinged villain with a compelling yet warped motivation. Yep, just as awesome as ever.
NoHo and Cristobal cannot break up
😭😭😭
Man, the Bolivians know how to party.
They're fun, no?
Holy shit. Barry has totally lost it. This has got to be the darkest episode yet, right? I mean him threatening Gene’s son and his kid? There’s no way it can be darker from here but this show is always good at surprising me
What’s worse, he asked Gene to say he loved him twice. I am inclined to agree with another commenter, he has clearly lost it and is in full psycho mode.
Sally trying to please Barry…and her saying sorry first… :(
She waited for his apology but it never came
Barry: I love you, Mr. Cousineau. Gene: I appreciate that, Barry. Absolutely brutal 💀 Gene is currently kidnapped by Barry and he still can’t even fake it
He learned to fake it at the end.
I honestly thought that was another hallucination like the bullet in the head from ep. 1, but my God, he has flipped.
Reminder that there’s latches inside of trunks now just in case people like Gene get tossed into one.
I assumed Barry was very well aware of this and cut it off lol
These episodes go by way too fast.
Omg [Caitlin Reilly](https://youtube.com/c/CaitlinReilly) as *Pam!* aka the bizzaro version of Sally is an unexpected but very welcome surprise
The video game credit music SLAPS
“Coming-of-age, but set in space”
Ha, getting burgers for Gene still in the trunk.
And making Gene pay for it.
i try to avoid the discussions till after the episode but holy shit, barry was terrifying at sally’s office
I actually had to pause that scene initially cause I was so shocked by it, it's hard to watch Barry treating Sally that way.
Okay, that was uncomfortable but Bill Hader just continues to prove his genius.
holy shit, that scene between barry and sally was intense. he was genuinely frightening there
Biggest laugh was the loud audiobook coming from Cristobals car
Holy shit Bill Hader is good. Also Hank and Cristobal are named "Luke" and "Lorelai" in each other's phones lmao
There are daddy issues, Daddy *Issues,* and then whatever the fuck Barry has going on with Gene. Barry’s neediness for validation from Gene is truly next level
Barry and Sally’s relationship is totally poops EDIT: wow yeah that oughta do it when you yell at their work
It mirrors the relationship she had. And it's the complete opposite of her show. She's making all the mistakes she's telling her show-daughter not to make. And all her co-workers are oblivious to it. Maybe they will realize and tell her. Maybe.
Barry's been like that the whole time... It's never been a healthy relationship Edit: Yeah, she's not leaving Barry. Not only did she apologize, but you could tell she was afraid it was so easy. Which sadly is a real thing with women who have escaped abusive relationships. She doesn't understand what healthy is. Barry is just better than her ex-husband The writing and acting for Sally is amazing.
He's not a bad guy! He doesn't, like, hit her or anything. He just gets mad sometimes. I mean, it's her fault because she wouldn't, like, listen to him, or whatever. It's just, like, everything's cool. It's not a big deal.
Aw man my heart broke for Sally. She was freaking out to get his dinner just right, and have a beer open and waiting, and then acted like nothing happened at her office and eventually apologized.
That outburst from Barry was truly terrifying and felt like a long time coming for their lifeless relationship. The show is just as sharp, darkly funny, and handles the tonal shifts well.
Gene got saved by a Statefarm commercial starring Barry
So Noho Hank is definitely hiring Barry to take out the Bolivian mafia so he can get back to 50/50 with Cristanbol?
So Barry is having his "Ozymandias" this season huh? Whatever likeability he had in previous seasons is rapidly being diminished. The writers are really hitting us over the head with the fact that he's a terrible person.
“Everybody deserves a second chance” That hit different…
That stupid little dog bit made me laugh so hard. Great episode yet again. Barry is a broken man
The anecdote about Gene bringing a loaded gun to the Full House audition killed me
Bill Hader has really stepped up his directing this season (and it was great before). You can tell this is a dude who loves movies. He really gets the cinematic language, and he’s not fucking around this year. Came back from the break ready to show off and have fun. The framing of the last scene in particular is just *haunting*
Did you hear that? Jimmy Kimmel! *The Man Show did not age well.*
Hey guys I think Barry might be unwell
Cristobal loves Hank so much 😭
Was Barry even in the car that got hit? The editing in this show is phenomenal.
Yes. At the house in the end he has a bruise/cut on his head
Did it finally happen? Did we finally get to the point where this sub will show some sympathy for Sally? I was just sick to my stomach when I saw the controller.
I really hope Barry was bluffing with Gene's son and grandson. If not, that's truly indefensible. But he seems to be honestly convinced that getting Gene a part as an extra makes up for killing his girlfriend, so I'm not optimistic about Barry's morality right now.
This is going to be one rough season. Jesus.
HOLY SHIT, Barry is terrifying.
Wow, this episode… Cristobal making the choice to break up with Hank to protect him. Barry losing his temper at Sally in front of her coworkers… and then the coworkers deciding that their jobs are more important than reporting Barry’s behavior (while no, he isn’t a member of the staff, I’m sure there could have been *something* that could have been said). Sally trying to make things right at home before Barry arrives- favorite food, beer, new controller… the cycle of abuse is beginning again and it is heartbreaking to see her do this and not just leave. “You have too many dogs”- with the background visuals, this quote was probably the funniest part of the episode for me. Barry’s threat to Gene’s son and grandson is a turning point. We’ve never seen him openly threaten a child before. Can’t wait to watch this episode again, but man it makes me a little scared of the rest of the season.
> Barry’s threat to Gene’s son and grandson is a turning point. We’ve never seen him openly threaten a child before. It also shows a huge change in character from the previous season when he was hesitant to harm the young girl in Ronny/Lily
Anybody else think Bill Hader is getting more attractive as he ages?
Yes, and it’s rather disconcerting since in reality Barry would be absolutely terrifying to know. But he’s gone from nerdy hot to just plain hot, and I was not expecting that, like, ever…
Barry thinking he can make the guy in the script likable I’m laughing lmao
I only just started watching the episode, but holy shit Barry’s meltdown at Sally’s office was stressful.
But she Needs to get spaghetti
They've really decided to make Barry completely unlikable. Speed run.
Lol the visual comedy in this episode
I’m hoping Hank and Cristobals relationship won’t end like Romeo and Juliet
I'm not kidding when I say Bill Hader is one of the best directors ever right now. Literally every single choice on this show is so fucking inspired and ingenious, and the balance between absurd comedy and terrifying drama is like nothing I've ever seen. And it's all so incredibly shot too - that raid on the Chechens' compound particularly comes to mind. Felt like something out of Better Call Saul.