Summary: Barry sneaks into Ronny's house without intent to kill him. He tries to smuggle him out of the city. However, Ronny is a trained fighter and he fights Barry. However, Barry breaks his windpipe and Ronny passes out. Barry tries to leave but Ronny's daughter Lily arrives. Much to Barry's shock, Lily starts acting completely wild and fights him. Lily stabs Barry and leaves out the window. A stunned Barry goes to Fuches, demanding stitches. Fuches wants Barry to kill Lily since she's a witness and they hunt her down. Fuches gets terrified of her antics and they both end up driving away injured. They end up back at the supermarket so Barry can get Fuches some superglue remover (he glued his hands to the wheel). In the supermarket Barry finds Ronny and they fight. The police arrive. Loach is there first and he shoots Ronny btu Ronny gets back up and kills him in one hit. Other cops arrive and kill Ronny. Barry escapes out back and returns to Fuches.
The Good: ... What the hell did I just watch? This has got to be the most unexpectedly absurd episode of television I've seen. After I watched it, I was literally speechless for 10 minutes. Nothing in this episode made sense and I was not expecting anything like this at all. But it was so fun! The one thing I can center my thoughts around is the fact that this is the most fun I've had watching a TV episode. This is easily the most I've ever laughed watching an episode. The humour here was outstanding and I completely lost it laughing at several moments. The whole episode was just so ridiculous and unbelievable, yet it never broke my immersion. I was just floored by the absurdity of it all, and the downright slapstick interactions between characters was the icing on the cake. The funniest part of this show has always been how incompetent everyone is. This episode takes that incompetence and dials it up to 11, allowing us to watch an episode where two fools (Barry and Fuches) bumble around trying to accomplish a single basic hit. Another thing I need to applaud is the masterful directing. This episode was brought to life absolutely perfectly and there were so many little things that I absolutely loved, like the single-shot fight sequence, the patient opening scene which established the plot in a brilliantly simple way without exposition, the horrifying imagery with the monstrous Lily and many other things. I'm honestly struggling to do justice to this episode in this review. I don't think that my words can quite explain why this was so good. You just have to watch this one for yourself. It's such an unexpected surprise, but it's an absurd amount of fun. This is unlike anything else you will see on television, and the uniqueness makes it feel all the more special. As an experience, there's nothing else like this and I can honestly recommend this entire show if only to get to this one episode. Leave it to "Barry" to even include some character exploration underneath all of this madness. This episode likens Fuches to the devil for Barry, as we get to see Fuches waiting there for him when he gets back from deployment. The same shot is paralleled at the end of the episode, and we're left wondering if Barry will ultimately decide to go back with him. It's a lovely story to tell in the background of the utter chaos in this episode. The Bad: I'm unsure about what to score this because there are flaws that stem from this episode. I need to clear up, as a standalone episode this is absolutely superb. But when this episode is looked at as part of a TV series, it doesn't hold up as well. For one, everything here is pretty ridiculous and definitely stretches plausibility. For example, Barry being able to escape the store at the end makes no sense. Hell, there is no possible way that Barry and Fuches get out of this without being apprehended. So many people saw them and Fuches even hit a cop car. Plus Barry most definitely left some blood somewhere which could be traced back to him. There's no way that they can escape scot-free. Going so overboard does have its drawbacks for the rest of the series. Now that we have seen the rules get broken once, it will be hard to buy into future drama knowing that the rules could be broken at any time. While this worked magnificently for this episode, I think that it will have an effect on the quality of the drama in future episodes. The Unknown: What the hell was Lily? What universe does this show take place in? What is she? With Loach dead, will we see May take up the Barry investigation? I'm sure that she will find it suspicious that Loach died responding to a scene where Ronny was. Best Moment: Do I have to choose? There were so many brilliant moments and jokes packed into this episode. Character of the Episode: Barry. Conclusion: This is unlike anything I've ever seen. What an episode. I haven't been this shook up and confused after watching an episode since "International Assassin" from "The Leftovers". I can say for sure that this is one of the all-time greatest TV experiences, and probably the best episode of pure comedy I have ever seen. But as a drama, it feels like there should be more here so I'm unsure on how to score this. In a lot of ways, this is a massive achievement, but in some ways it's also underwhelming. I don't think I can justify anything higher than an 86 considering the flaws but even that doesn't feel right. Take my score for this episode with a grain of salt. This was spectacular and you should absolutely go out of your way to watch this. Score: 86
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Ben
1/21/2020 04:06:10 pm
I'm sure you guessed this is the episode I was telling you about. It was the best TV episode I've seen since The Leftovers, and the most fun I've had watching TV in a long time (though Watchmen recently produced an excellent TV episode). I recently rewatched this episode, and enjoyed it just as much. It's full of laughs and is a blast from start to finish. Fuches reversing into a police car and then getting away without explanation is the only part that slightly bothers me. I agree, I would recommend the series to people just based upon this episode.
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Ben
5/10/2022 08:05:42 am
Over two years later and I only just realised that Loach is the cop that Fuches reverses into, thus why he is able to get away.
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Aaronic
5/14/2022 08:39:59 pm
Oh my god, I've watched this episode many times and this is news to me. Good spot! Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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