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Sonny, I’m so glad you love BARRY and saw the show for what it was. The end of BARRY was incredibly satisfying, a real achievement that perfectly captured the darkness and humor seen throughout the show. Part of the appeal in the ending is how Barry and Gene and even Sally all thought they were in redemption arcs but couldn’t overcome their narcissism -- even if they got happy endings. They’re still stuck in their old ways, and they’ll never change.

The real beauty of the show was in its deep satirization of Hollywood. It’s a wonder that more conservatives haven’t taken to BARRY with its skewering of skin-deep progressive ideology seen throughout lefty social media spaces.

And still, it took aim I loved the final scene, the hilarious interrogation of troop-sniffing Hollywood tropes. As a “troop”, I laughed hardest at the “I’m a soldier and a Marine.” I imagined the wailing of every man bearing a Semper Fi decal on their tricked-up truck.

It was a helluva ride, and I hope Bill Hader had a long future as a writer/director ahead of him.

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