1. Barry directs
2. Gene cancels the show
3. Barry talks about Afghan
With a fire ending from the previous season, I headed into Season 2 of Barry with high expectations. And so far, it has delivered! The slate is clean as the characters deal with Janice's death. Gene is completely grief stricken and the class is impacted by it as a result. Barry seems more upbeat like he found a purpose in life; this is the only thing in his life that's meaningful so he tries hard to save it. In that effort, he shares the class about his experience in Afghanistan, though it's not fully true. We learn much later what actually happened in Afghanistan. Gene continues on with the class, seeing how he can use grief for theatre. But outside of that, things are getting darker as Hank takes on a more important role in the gang world and asks Barry to kill Esther, the leader of Burmese mafia, out of jealousy. Barry is again held back to his past as Hank threatens Barry because he knows about him. Barry also in danger as Loach finally pieces the information together to find out that Barry is the killer.
So right from the get-go, the show is airtight in setting up new conflicts for our beloved character. The show does not waste any time in even portraying how Sally and Barry became a thing even in the finale episode. New characters are introduced but their appearance does not feel forced. I do hope that season 2 lives up to the excellent Season 1!
With a fire ending from the previous season, I headed into Season 2 of Barry with high expectations. And so far, it has delivered! The slate is clean as the characters deal with Janice's death. Gene is completely grief stricken and the class is impacted by it as a result. Barry seems more upbeat like he found a purpose in life; this is the only thing in his life that's meaningful so he tries hard to save it. In that effort, he shares the class about his experience in Afghanistan, though it's not fully true. We learn much later what actually happened in Afghanistan. Gene continues on with the class, seeing how he can use grief for theatre. But outside of that, things are getting darker as Hank takes on a more important role in the gang world and asks Barry to kill Esther, the leader of Burmese mafia, out of jealousy. Barry is again held back to his past as Hank threatens Barry because he knows about him. Barry also in danger as Loach finally pieces the information together to find out that Barry is the killer.
So right from the get-go, the show is airtight in setting up new conflicts for our beloved character. The show does not waste any time in even portraying how Sally and Barry became a thing even in the finale episode. New characters are introduced but their appearance does not feel forced. I do hope that season 2 lives up to the excellent Season 1!