7/28/2023 0 Comments Barry and iris![]() ![]() Sally’s diner job gives her a cursed kind of neverending immersive theater opportunity. Talking about the parable of the loaves and fishes and invoking the idea of “God gives you exactly what you need” is as much him talking to himself as it is to his son. He stages a crudely theatrical way to introduce his past military history to his son - the “I was in the Marines” version of “Oh, hi! I didn’t see you there.” Trying to squeeze a Christian belief system into the family also feels like an example of something to do because it comes with the territory. His pep talks to John come off like someone reading a how-to manual, filled with notions of “honor” and channeling emotions for what it takes to be a Good Man. ![]() For a show so connected to the idea of performance, it only makes sense that nearly a decade spent away from their old lives would find them each still playing new roles.įor Barry, that means being cast in a new role as a father. Sally spends her days escaping her home life by working as a server at a local diner, while Barry does his best to redirect his anxieties about leaving his past behind. Sally ( Sarah Goldberg) and Barry are now “Emily” and “Clark,” posted up in a rural house in a rural town, as far away from Hollywood as the two could muster. ![]() So begins a half-hour series of reminders that “Barry” is still tethered to its roots, despite all the superficial changes. ‘Barry’ Jumped Ahead and Now Everyone Looks Different ![]()
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