Summary: Barry breaks things off with Fuches and leaves him behind. Barry returns to acting class and learns that Sally has changed her scene to reflect the truth about what happened. With some help from Gene, Barry is able to use his murder of Moss to bring out a great performance and show the power inside Sally's story. Barry completes the Chechens training. Hank prepares to attack the Burmese but his plans get leaked to Cristobal who stops him. Fuches hunts down Moss' body and prepares to use it as leverage against Barry. He seemingly plans to tell Gene what happened to Moss.
The Good: This was a solid transitional episode that advanced the story in preparation for the final two episodes of the season. As usual, Barry's story is the highlight. For the first time, we get to see Barry bring out a fantastic performance all by himself. He finally figures out how to channel his experiences and turn them into an emotional performance, and it's a powerful moment for him. He makes Gene proud, impresses Sally and it finally looks like he is fitting in. But this isn't meant to be. It's evidence enough that his relationship with Gene is in a tricky place when Gene continually keeps bringing up how Barry killed somebody and got away with it. What would Gene do if he found out that the key to Barry's brilliant performance was the time that he murdered Gene's girlfriend? It's clear that this isn't the happy ending that Barry expects it to be. And with an angry Fuches out for revenge, it seems like Gene and Barry's relationship is under a serious threat. Everybody else had pretty solid story advancement. It's entertaining to see Fuches stumble through the woods during his hunt for Moss. Sally's story continues to be quite good. Sarah Goldberg has been killing it this season, and I think it's fascinating to see Sally face the truth of her past and seemingly be rewarded by receiving a promising new offer from her agent. Hank's story is also a blast. The accordion guy made for a good laugh early in the episode, but it made for a better one when he turned out to be the reason for Hank's downfall. I'm intrigued by the end of this episode. Hank has been put in a really bad position, and I want to see how he tries to get out of this one. The Bad: The biggest problem about this episode is that it hardly acknowledges the events of the previous episode. Barry moves on with his life like he was never even injured, despite the fact that his wound would have certainly been infected. Furthermore, there are no consequences to what happened in the last episode. The cops apparently haven't really looked through the crime scenes enough, because if they did, they should have immediately been led to Barry and Fuches. Furthermore, returning to normal storytelling after the crazy formula break in the previous episode felt jarring. It felt odd to go back to something so ordinary after such a surreal episode, and that resulting in me being less immersed in this episode than I wanted to be. The Unknown: What is Fuches going to do next? Will he tell Gene about Barry? Or about Moss? Both? What does he plan to accomplish? Is he motivated purely by spite or does he have a more cunning plan? What will happen to Hank now that Cristobal knows that he was planning betrayal? Can Hank repair his relationship with Cristobal? Best Moment: Barry remembering Moss in order to act out the scene with Sally was really powerful. I love the touch of Barry opening his eyes to escape the guilt out of reflex only to close his eyes once more and willingly accept the past. It's a beautiful bit of visual storytelling that made Barry's intense performance mean so much more. Character of the Episode: Barry. Conclusion: This is a solid episode with some decent storytelling. However, ignoring "ronny/lily" proved to be a big mistake, making this episode feel both jarring and unrealistic. This isn't a bad episode, but it's certainly the weakest of the season so far. Score: 58
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