Barry Season 3 Episode 8 Review
Warning: This review contains spoilers for season 3, episode 8 of Barry.
The third season of HBO’s Barry has been the most captivating chapter of the series to date, and the finale episode – “starting now” – is every bit the emotional rollercoaster that fans were promised. Talk about a nail-biting half-hour; this episode is wildly unpredictable from start to finish. Barry’s season finales are notoriously mind-blowing. The first season culminated in Barry murdering Janice Moss and the second season culminated in Barry’s killing spree at the monastery. Somehow, the season 3 finale has managed to go above and beyond. “starting now” goes to even darker and more disturbing places than the finales that came before it. Fans will need a couple of hours to process the events of the episode after watching it.
Some of this season’s episodes have focused more heavily on the deadpan humor than the harrowing twists and edge-of-your-seat action, but the finale is the complete opposite. “starting now” is a non-stop thrill-ride with very few laughs. Most of the scenes in this episode have no jokes at all as series creators Bill Hader and Alec Berg focus on the culmination of all the season’s story threads. This finale delivers one jaw-dropping plot turn after another. Sally, as expected, asks Barry to psychologically torture Natalie. But then, the scene takes a completely unforeseen turn when they’re attacked by another one of Fuches’ footsoldiers. The feeling of dread that washes over the audience when Sally is being strangled stays there for the rest of the episode.
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