Warning: Spoilers follow below for “Barry” Season 3, Episode 1
It’s been almost exactly three years since the last episode of HBO’s “Barry” aired, but from the opening shot of Season 3, it’s clear the series hasn’t missed a beat. In fact, in true “Barry” fashion, the new season moves the story and characters forward in exciting and bold ways, setting the table for a season that’s darker than what came before, with even higher stakes.
The idea to end the first episode of Season 3, titled “forgiving Jeff,” with Barry (Bill Hader) and Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) confronting one another was Hader’s idea early on in the writers room. “I was like, I think the episode should end with Cousineau knowing and Barry knowing that Cousteau knows,” the star, co-creator, co-showrunner, writer and director of the HBO series told TheWrap in a recent interview.
The acting class is gone,...
It’s been almost exactly three years since the last episode of HBO’s “Barry” aired, but from the opening shot of Season 3, it’s clear the series hasn’t missed a beat. In fact, in true “Barry” fashion, the new season moves the story and characters forward in exciting and bold ways, setting the table for a season that’s darker than what came before, with even higher stakes.
The idea to end the first episode of Season 3, titled “forgiving Jeff,” with Barry (Bill Hader) and Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) confronting one another was Hader’s idea early on in the writers room. “I was like, I think the episode should end with Cousineau knowing and Barry knowing that Cousteau knows,” the star, co-creator, co-showrunner, writer and director of the HBO series told TheWrap in a recent interview.
The acting class is gone,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
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