Summary: Barry and Gene prepare for their scene, but Gene freaks out and hits Barry, telling him to stay away from his family, and runs. When Batir realizes they were hit, he orders Hank to get revenge on Cristobal. Hank tries to redirect things to Fernando and tries to call in Fuches, but Fuches is happy on his own. Fuches calls Barry and they have another argument. Fuches decides to return to LA to get revenge. Batir wants Hank to blow up Cristobal's house so Hank calls Barry to do the job. Initially Barry says no, but after Gene's outburst he agrees. Sally and Katie do interviews and Katie struggles to hide her discomfort towards Barry.
The Good: The character dynamics here are as good as ever. Barry and Gene continued the fun from last week. Gene is almost like a puppy being trained by Barry so that Barry can be satisfied. He says he's doing this for Gene, but there's no way that 1 line in a TV show can replace Janice. Gene's obvious hatred for Barry and Barry's inability to see it does make for some interesting dark comedy once again, and good drama too. There's a good scene where Gene asks Barry if Janice died fast, and Barry has to snap back to reality. Hi assertion to Fuches that he and Gene talked out there issues rings false, and Barry realizes that at the end when Gene lashes out at him in another great scene (see: Best Moment). Having the lines reflect Barry and Gene's situation is an idea that this show has overused a little bit, but it still works here. Barry and Fuches continue to have a sad relationship. It's obvious that Fuches cares about Barry but he's still so selfish and short-sighted and all he can think about is that Barry betrayed him, even though it was Fuches who tried to kill Gene. It's no wonder that Barry is unable to forgive him, and Barry's inability to forgive Fuches nicely parallels Gene's inability to forgive Barry. Fuches' time in Chechnya looks like it is coming to an end, and his total misinterpretation of the anti-revenge fable was a hilarious but fitting conclusion to the episode. Hank is a blast in everything he does. He continues to have great lines as he awkwardly bumbles around trying to protect Cristobal and get Barry and Fuches working for him. There are some good laughs in this episode like with Hank being grateful for the almost expired groupons, and Akhmal being terrified of the bomb. Cristobal also had a good moment where he actually convinced Fernando to go home, but it looks like Batir's bomb attack will likely continue this war. I really appreciated that the main character of "Laws of Humanity" is named "Hugh Manity". That's a great hidden joke. I would love to see a Marvel movie entitled "Cake Boss". The Bad: Katie does not interest me very much. She has been only a partially realized character so far and many of her scenes are dull. It seems like she is being set up to cause some sort of friction in the Sally/Barry relationship and that is fine, but her scenes are never particularly funny, interesting, or dramatic. Sally's story as a whole suffers from being a bit unclear. I couldn't quite recall the importance of these interviews, and I was confused by people switching out just to ask a single question. I might be missing something, but I spent more time confused than I did laughing. This episode feels like a transitional episode so it suffers in that regard. Every story is in an in-between situation, and while there is some comedy extracted from these scenes, this episode is all about moving characters and it doesn't do this in a particularly interesting way. The main issue is that everything is quite predictable. We know Fuches will come back to LA so this episode gives him a reason why. We know that Gene won't be able to stand Barry and that Barry will work with Hank again, so this episode gets to that point. These storylines have interesting ideas and jokes within them, but they aren't the most exciting to watch. The Unknown: What is Batir suspecting about Hank's actions? Will he figure out Hank has a relationship with Cristobal? What will be the consequences of Gene running from Barry? What is Barry going to do now? What is Hank going to tell Barry to do with the bomb? What will he use it for? How is Fuches planning to build an army to take revenge on Barry? Is Katie going to leak information about Barry's abusive behaviour with Sally? How will this affect the show? Best Moment: Gene's scene with Barry was great. The way he flinches when Barry touches him is a brilliant piece of writing, and you can't help but wonder what Gene does next. His rage-filled outburst was superb as it made sense for Gene to be unable to accept any apology from Barry, and it shows Barry that Fuches is right and Gene will never be the same with him. Character of the Episode: Fuches. Conclusion: This was decent progression, but it felt like a transitional episode to get the characters to where they need to be. There is nothing too offensive here, but nothing stands out either. Score: 60
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