Barry is frustratingly trying to alternate between killing a mark whenever Goran and NoHo give him the word (a bullet must arrive in Bolivia to Goran's rival before Barry kills their associate in LA, Paco) and being there for Sally as she practices for a part (televised version of I Bought a Zoo), needs a lift to get to the audition, and requests comfort after it all goes awry (an actress from the past she once performed with in a roller derby show that fell prey to bad timing due to the Boston Marathon bombing). Goran doesn't expect a sent veteran hitman from Chechnya, Stovka (veteran comedian Larry Hankin), to blow his brains out with his father's rifle when left alone with worrying Fuches (overhearing and intensely watching Goran explain to Stovka his duties to kill both Fuches and Barry).
It does afford Fuches the chance to work some influence over Goran while NoHo becomes more and more ignored and disregarded. Barry just wants to kill Paco and get this all over with while Fuches is receiving "perks" (food at Goran's table, an ear listening to his propositions about offering Barry's services) while held at Goran's. And needy Sally obsesses over her former actress friend's receiving a lead in the show she was desperately hoping to secure a major role in (a mother who lost her child in an ape pit), blowing the audition because of her conflicting emotions and rattled discontentment.
It does lead to Sally and Barry involved in intimacy, even grocery shopping and sleeping together at her place. Barry does have to strangle Paco in a struggle, hurried and harried due to Sally's barrage of emotional complaints after the audition went disappointedly. Gene working on Barry during a stage "performance" (trying to get him to imagine a scenario where he's in a grocery store and his communicating his feelings about the experience, such as how he feels about soup), hoping he'll open up and explore any creative energies that might exist inside so he can be a better actor is my personally favorite scene because it just doesn't seem to be working...the frustrations of Gene as he even looks into his congregation of actors for help to jerk Barry out of his stuck indifference is understandable.
Barry hasn't achieved much as an actor thus far and Gene seems to have his work cut out for him. Meanwhile Detective Moss interviews Gene's class because they were close to Ryan, hoping to find anyone suspicious. Barry, among them, gets through the process like a pro (his best acting job yet!). The Chechen mobsters, Goran and NoHo, are presented as hapless goofs in need of advice all the time, appearing to be in over their heads. Barry having to deal with these folks leaves him obviously annoyed while Sally demands more and more of his time. So the old adage of "complications ensue" is apt for this series. Winkler as this Strasberg wannabe, his book detailing a falling out with Swayze that resulted in his disbarring from the actor's funeral and a failed attempt to get a part on Full House due to carrying a loaded gun on set (!) offer us a parody perfect for a series about struggling actors looking for whatever advice they can get, even if they are more than likely being shafted, better suited perhaps to look for expertise elsewhere. 4/5
It does afford Fuches the chance to work some influence over Goran while NoHo becomes more and more ignored and disregarded. Barry just wants to kill Paco and get this all over with while Fuches is receiving "perks" (food at Goran's table, an ear listening to his propositions about offering Barry's services) while held at Goran's. And needy Sally obsesses over her former actress friend's receiving a lead in the show she was desperately hoping to secure a major role in (a mother who lost her child in an ape pit), blowing the audition because of her conflicting emotions and rattled discontentment.
It does lead to Sally and Barry involved in intimacy, even grocery shopping and sleeping together at her place. Barry does have to strangle Paco in a struggle, hurried and harried due to Sally's barrage of emotional complaints after the audition went disappointedly. Gene working on Barry during a stage "performance" (trying to get him to imagine a scenario where he's in a grocery store and his communicating his feelings about the experience, such as how he feels about soup), hoping he'll open up and explore any creative energies that might exist inside so he can be a better actor is my personally favorite scene because it just doesn't seem to be working...the frustrations of Gene as he even looks into his congregation of actors for help to jerk Barry out of his stuck indifference is understandable.
Barry hasn't achieved much as an actor thus far and Gene seems to have his work cut out for him. Meanwhile Detective Moss interviews Gene's class because they were close to Ryan, hoping to find anyone suspicious. Barry, among them, gets through the process like a pro (his best acting job yet!). The Chechen mobsters, Goran and NoHo, are presented as hapless goofs in need of advice all the time, appearing to be in over their heads. Barry having to deal with these folks leaves him obviously annoyed while Sally demands more and more of his time. So the old adage of "complications ensue" is apt for this series. Winkler as this Strasberg wannabe, his book detailing a falling out with Swayze that resulted in his disbarring from the actor's funeral and a failed attempt to get a part on Full House due to carrying a loaded gun on set (!) offer us a parody perfect for a series about struggling actors looking for whatever advice they can get, even if they are more than likely being shafted, better suited perhaps to look for expertise elsewhere. 4/5
