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Barry - HBO (1 Viewer)
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McJose
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El Floppo
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pantherclub
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how tall are you?
McJose
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Ghost Rider
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Really good show!
Like has been said, Hank is awesome. His annoyance with the accordion player had me howling, and just about everything he says is great. They had better not kill him off any time soon.
I also thought the episode with the karate guy and his daughter was a bit too ridiculous, but it got back on track the following week.
Henry Winkler's character is also great, and while Sally is pretty narcissistic, that smile of hers is just about perfect.
Like has been said, Hank is awesome. His annoyance with the accordion player had me howling, and just about everything he says is great. They had better not kill him off any time soon.
I also thought the episode with the karate guy and his daughter was a bit too ridiculous, but it got back on track the following week.
Henry Winkler's character is also great, and while Sally is pretty narcissistic, that smile of hers is just about perfect.
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Corporation
Angry Bovine
So I was liking Season 1 but really didn't like the finish. Season 2 is out but I'll use spoilers just in case:
Agree with everyone that Hank is the best part of the show. Hader is really doing a great job, even if I don't agree with the character arc. The girlfriend is super annoying.
I felt like I could root for Barry since he was killing "bad" guys. Once he killed Chris and then the detective at the end, I found it difficult to root for him. It really put a damper on the whole season for me. I'm undecided about season 2.
Agree with everyone that Hank is the best part of the show. Hader is really doing a great job, even if I don't agree with the character arc. The girlfriend is super annoying.
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Ghost Rider
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I think the character arc is fine, and I think it is clear that Hader wants to move the plot quickly rather than doing a slow burn, hence the S1 finish.Corporation said:
El Floppo
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You guys are nuts- the girlfriend is fantastic. And Hank is the obvious choice but for me Fuchs is the funniest/best.
The scene where the gf is running Barry through lines for his "tall" movie audition (which I'm counting on him landing next season) and she goes off on her own inner space, but then finally comes back to asking for the line... Hader's line and delivery was my favorite thing in the show so far.
The scene where the gf is running Barry through lines for his "tall" movie audition (which I'm counting on him landing next season) and she goes off on her own inner space, but then finally comes back to asking for the line... Hader's line and delivery was my favorite thing in the show so far.
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Angry Bovine
Yeah, that seems to be how it hits most people, just struck me differently. Well done show.
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OrtonToOlsen
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SaintsInDome2006
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Stephen Root is the best character actor going right now. Really he may need even heavier stuff.
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belljr
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CletiusMaximus
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belljr
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CletiusMaximus
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btw - My Barry contrarian hottake is that I love everything about the show except NoHo Hank. Just a dumb one-trick pony character that ceased being funny midway through season 1. Would've been better for the show to have killed him off long ago.
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kupcho1
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CletiusMaximus
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I would say he stole the first few scenes he was in, then his schtick got old and repetitive. I view the show as a dark comedy with drama and violence mixed with humor. When they introduce a slapstick goofball character, but he's is supposed to be a badass Chechen gangster, it detracts from what I like about the show. Its like if you had the Sopranos, but the main FBI investigator is Barney Fife. It might be funny, but doesn't fit the show.
Binky The Doormat
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El Floppo
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it's dark humor, but it's also goofball humor... Barry, Winkler, the girlfriend, Barry's frienemy/co-worker, the acting group- basically all silly and unrealistic... even if played and written well. as such, Hank fits right in- even if he's a little one-note. and he gets some of the juiciest comedy to work with.
CletiusMaximus
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shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Hi I'm new here. Finished first two seasons recently. I'm not sure how I would describe my feeling for this show. I like it, but I don't love it. The mix of humor and depiction of psychological trauma just makes me feel uncomfortable at times.
Regardless, Hank is a top 50 TV character ever.
Regardless, Hank is a top 50 TV character ever.
ZADO
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Barry is such an unknown and underrated show ,very dark and hilarious humor. My favorite episode was the little ninja girl who beat the crap out of Barry and Fukes
PIK95
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I just binged season one, half way though season two. The girl KILLS the show for me. Much like the wife on Breaking Bad ruined that.
Hank is the MVP of this show. The Karate Girls :hawkshriek: was pretty good fwiw.
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Ghost Rider
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Love this show. NoHo Hank is the best.
Ghost Rider
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What cracked me up is the cops seemed to know the raven nickname was hogwash, yet in the next interrogation, they were referring to him as the raven.The raven as his nickname
ignatiusjreilly
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PIK95
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Not sure. I just don't like her. I was never good at saying who is a good or bad actor really. I just know what I like.
"Stay off the 405, man."
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
You're definitely not alone in the case of either character, but I've never really understood that. I mean, if the issue is that they're unlikable, think about the guys they are dating/married to!
On the other hand, I think it has something to do with the way these anti-hero shows suck us into feeling sympathetic toward the main character. That's one reason I always bought the theory that Tony Soprano got whacked in the final scene. Chase was basically saying, "I have so thoroughly made you complicit in cheering for Tony, you're going to experience his death the same way he would."
By that theory, to the extent that the women are unlikable, it's to the extent that they're preventing the men from operating on pure id.
PIK95
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I don't root for Barry fwiw. Similar to Breaking Bad and Ozark, there are no characters I like much on this show. Actually I love Hank, but that's really it. I love Ted Lasso more than all three of those other shows combined. Barry is evil!
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Dr. Octopus
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PIK95
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Yes, and it's not even close. Breaking had some great moments, but it's not an all timer for me. His wife and kid had WAY to many scenes. Jessie was fun, as was the Chicken Man. Saul and Mike were solid at times. I give it a solid B. Ted gets an A-. The Wire is my perfect show, Band of Brothers is also an A+ for me. Ozark is a C+ also.
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