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Barry - Bill Hader action-comedy / dark satire about a hitman - HBO Sundays
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Man that was brutal. Really well done and executed, no pun intended.
I was hooked from the very first episode but I feel the story beats have had a good progression . Try watching the next episode at least.
Really great show, surprised there's not more chatter.
Well written, funny, clever, touching, well acted.
Well written, funny, clever, touching, well acted.
I didn't like the pilot much, and after watching all the episodes up until this recent one, I still think the show is finding its groove. Each episode has a lot of enjoyable sequences and moments, but they never manage to add up to something greater. At least for me.
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The 47 year old man line is quietly the funniest line I've heard in a show in a long time. I think a ton of people missed it because he slips it by so confidently.
Just got done with the latest episode. Holy fucking shit. That's an all-timer, no question. Hader owned it and now I'm all fucked up. I love that he now has to really reckon with who he is and what he's done and whether he can ever come back from that. Like that scene where he's just imagining everything is so brilliantly edited.
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I laughed so hard at that scene. Amazing.
Hank is probably my favorite character in this show. His scenes are the highlight for me.
Eh, he's just a worse version of Sergei from Delocated, which this show owes A LOT to. If you haven't seen it, seek it out.
So glad this is getting a second season, I'm not ready for this show to end. Hader is an Emmy frontrunner this year.
Completely agree and also very tough to watch. Went to a really dark place fast
Damn this last episode got fucking real.
This show has given me a ton of respect for Hader. I don't know another actor that could pull that character off.
This show has given me a ton of respect for Hader. I don't know another actor that could pull that character off.
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I didn't know anyone just like him but there were a lot of people who seemed to love the military lifestyle that the character reminded me of. Talking about guns, videos of shit getting blown up, military cringe tattoos, every other word being "fuckin..." It was always the guys who had firearms related job on the ship.
I wasn't in the marine corps but these kinds of dudes are in every branch.
That moment still fucks me up. I also love how you only see the act in flashbacks.
Fucking hell this show is good. It balances the humour and darkness so well that it doesn't feel disjointed. This week's episode was so heavy, the car scene hit me so hard. The guy who played Chris did an excellent job at showing his trauma and breakdown and the build up of tension was so gruelling. I don't get why more people aren't talking about this show.
As someone who did drama class through high school I can say that they nailed Sally's character. It always cracks me up how similar she is to so many people I knew in the theatre scene
As someone who did drama class through high school I can say that they nailed Sally's character. It always cracks me up how similar she is to so many people I knew in the theatre scene
I love what they're doing with the gun effects/choreography on the show. It has no business of being this good, for a series where opposing crimelords spend (supposedly) 10 minutes discussing self-help books. The pilot's shootout, where Barry emptied the pistol into the Chechens' car fully sold me on him being a pro hitman. When a gun gets fired, people die here, it's so refreshing to see, especially after stuff like the new Strike Back. So far, every gunfight felt short, dangerous and scary.
Though I find the acting school arc the weakest, Barry revealing all his pain and secrets making him fall upwards didn't get old yet. I enjoy Winkler's character as well, and we get stuff like the car scene.
Though I find the acting school arc the weakest, Barry revealing all his pain and secrets making him fall upwards didn't get old yet. I enjoy Winkler's character as well, and we get stuff like the car scene.
I'm suprised how much I like this show, a lot of genuine laugh-out-loud moments. I really like how all the actor characters are deadpan and the cartel characters are silly.
That made me laugh out loud because I have a buddy that made one of those studic avatars of himself (it looks accurate, too!), and has been sending stupid messages like that for the last several months.
That made me laugh out loud because I have a buddy that made one of those studic avatars of himself (it looks accurate, too!), and has been sending stupid messages like that for the last several months.
Nothing new to add, but I still have to say, my god, that was an amazing 30 minutes of TV. THAT scene was intense and sublime.
Hank is the best. And Hader is a genius.
Hank is the best. And Hader is a genius.
Meh, it's gotten a little better but it's really not clicking with me either. I think the show just ended up being different than I expected/wanted it to be which is my fault. I wish it would've been more of a dark comedy revolving around the messed up and funny stuff that happens to him during hits and that the whole acting thing would just be more of a side story that would eventually help him out in scenarios during hits where he gets made or runs into trouble. instead the hitman part of it seems to be slipping away more and more every episode.
I'd put it on the same tier as Ballers. I'm not clamoring to see the next episode but I still follow it because why not.
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- Onion A|V Club vid interview: Barry's Anthony Carrigan talks NoHo Hank, and always being cast as a villain
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As someone who has watched every episode of Ballers, its quality is not even in the same ballpark as Barry.
Ballers is, as you stated, a "why not" show that I usually just have on as background viewing.
Barry, through 7 episodes, has several brilliant moments/episodes with great performances and quality directing to boot.
You said it's your fault that you let your presumptions cloud your judgement, yet at the same time you denigrate the show as mediocre.
Just got caught up, man this show is great. Love how the villains are super likeable, a lot more so than most of the supporting cast. Excited to see where they take this. I've always loved Stephen Root and Henry Winkler and pairing them up with Bill Hader has been excellent so far. Episodes 5, 6 and especially 7 were just fantastic. Really nice seeing Hiro Murai direct a couple of episodes too.