‘Barry’ Season 4 Premiere: Bill Hader On Series’ Endgame, Potential For Spin-Offs, Being Roasted On Set By Guillermo Del Toro, His ‘Beau Is Afraid’ Cameo & The Movies He May Make Next
17.04.2023 - 04:11
/ deadline.com
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the first few episodes of Barry Season 4.
The end is nigh for Barry — but can the same be said for Bill Hader’s hitman, Barry Berkman? This is the big question looming over HBO’s dark comedy, which has just returned for its fourth and final season, teasing Chechen gangster NoHo Hank’s (Anthony Carrigan) decision to take the hitman out in the second of two new episodes.
This marks a major reversal on the part of Barry’s longtime ally, who in Episode 1 was plotting to free him from prison. Barry’s there, of course, for the Season 1 murder of detective Janice Moss (Paula Newsome). And after being reported to the authorities by his former acting teacher Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler), he mentally unravels, experiencing hallucinations, vivid childhood flashbacks, and delusionally optimistic visions of his future. Barry also, at one point, flies into a self-destructive rage, rubbing his “cop killer” reputation in the face of a prison guard and getting what is seemingly his wish, of being beaten to a pulp.
Elsewhere, Cousineau meets with a Vanity Fair reporter to detail his (supposedly) heroic takedown of Berkman in the form of an on-stage monologue. And after hiding out for a bit in Santa Fe, Hank and his boyfriend Cristobal (Michael Irby) hatch a plan to capitalize on a “sand shortage,” in order to move out of the shadows of the criminal underworld, and into the light as more legitimate businessmen.
After learning that Barry has been arrested for murder, Sally has a mental breakdown, being pushed further toward the brink by the recognition that her once-promising acting career is over, due to both her links to Barry and her tirade against one-time assistant Natalie