Barry
The premise of HBOs pitch-black comedy seriesBarrydoesnt sound like it should work.
Across its two seasons,Barryhas continually raised the stakesand added more depth to the title character.
No other show on the air has the ability to jump betweenSopranos-level tensionandSimpsons-level hilaritylikeBarrydoes.
However, in every case, he returns to him within an episode or two.
Not only will Barry probably never work with Fuches again; he might actually murder him.
The Bolivians spot Barrys accomplice Taylor coming from a mile away and instantly catch on to the Chechens plan.
It turns out the Bolivian mafia are actually, in NoHo Hanks words, like, off-the-charts nice guys.
NoHo Hank even plots to have Esther killed, purely out of jealousy as she and Cristobal become closer.
But he just keeps getting back up.
He collapses from his broken windpipe, but then he reappears in the drugstore, wheezing.
Hes shot in the face, but still manages to get back up and roundhouse Loach.
Then, when other cops arrive and hes riddled with bullets, hes finally pronounced dead.
This set up one of the shows funniest running jokes.
When Barry decides to tweak the truth in his own story, he steals Mel Gibsons monologue fromBraveheart.
Hes particularly cruel to Barry.
Hes an inherently positive, nonviolent guy trying to cut it as a career criminal.
Barry Is A Bad Actor
Ultimately, the funniest running gag inBarryis that hes a bad actor.
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