Analyzing Evil: Barry Berkman From Barry

Hello everyone and welcome to the one hundred thirty-fifth episode of Analyzing Evil! Our feature character for this video is Barry Berkman from Barry. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!

The Banality of Evil 07:31-09:26

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[jordanjordan]

I always interpret the first two seasons as being from Barry’s POV. We see him more as a quirky hero and victim of fate. But as the show goes on it begins to pull back and we see how psychotic selfish and unwilling to take responsibility he really is on the outside

[shaneregan]

“Oh wow” might be one of the best and darkest punchlines in television history.

[nothingrulerAll]

Barry doesn't lack empathy or a conscience; what he lacks is moral courage. He will not take responsibility for his life or his actions.

[jjleblanc]

Fuches honestly deserves one of these episodes for himself

[tonybippitykaye]

I was never the biggest Bill Hader fan until I watched Barry. Not only can the guy write some hilarious scenes and dialogue, but in the same stroke of a brush, he can make you feel extremely uncomfortable and unsettled with the subject material. Season 1 was a hilarious and action packed romp about a Hitman turned actor while 4 was a deeply disturbed yet insightful look into a man who used violence to solve his problems and how it destroyed those around him.

[_The_Archive_]

Fun Fact: One of the production companies for the show is "Hanarply Productions." This is Bill Hader's personal production company, and the name is an amalgamation of his three daughters' names; Hannah, Harper and Hayley.

[ajtaylor]

It's a testament to the writing of this series and how brilliant it is at character exploration because Barry goes from a sympathetic antihero trying to turn his life around who is being manipulated by Fuches to continue being a killer, and then it reaches a point in Season 3 where the curtain is pulled back and we see Barry as the psychotic killer that he is at his core. Similar to Walter White in Breaking Bad, by the time we get to the final season Barry is full on evil and garners no understanding from the viewer at all and Bill Hader's acting is some of the best I think I've ever seen in a TV series ever.

[beyondthefilmfatale]

I am so happy that you analyzed Barry. His character arc was fantastic. We empathize with him at first and then have to come to terms with the fact that he is evil.

[heis]

Been waiting for this one. Both sympathetic and horrible. His selfishness was what made him fall deeper over and over again.

[anthonydavino]

Barry is the type of character where you could debate endlessly on his evil, but one character that is unequivocally evil is Lorne Malvo from the first season of Fargo. I really hope you do a video on him because he's one of the best written and evil characters ever put to screen and a video about him would be absolutely amazing to see.

[Autsin_Reilly]

Wonderful video, but I'm a bit disappointed you didn't mention the fact that Barry was going to turn himself in right before Gene killed him. This obviously doesn't "redeem" him, but it's the first time he seems to truly take responsibility for his actions, and that feels pretty significant.

[edima]

i love how you highlight barry's turning point from sympathetic, misguided hitman, to truly unforgivable monster. just as you said. barry wasnt always evil, but at a certain point it was ultimate HIS CHOICES that turned him into the evil man is became.

[MrfrogAXN]

Barry is Such an awesome character, Bill Hader played him perfectly. Thank you so much for making a video on him.

[LonelyCell]

Barry is the perfect example of a kind of evil that knows what he's doing is wrong, but makes no effort to change

[nikhily]

I think since it ended the same time as Barry, an Analyzing Evil episode on Logan Roy from Succession would be rlly interesting

[TotalTech.]

Barry is a show that answers the question.
"Who would Dexter Morgan be if he didn't have Harry's code?"

[poindextertunes]

I’m so glad somebody did an analysis of Barry.
I find it to be the most unique show I’ve seen in ages. The way they’ve mixed comedy and drama is unprecedented imo 🔥

[trevor_r]

Barry is a series where everyone wants to take the credit but no one wants to take responsibility, a perfect metaphor for Hollywood

[klaus]

Barry is the most interesting character I've ever seen, along with the whole of the cast. They're just such well written characters and it's an excellently written show. Can't help but love it

[cmccleese]

I did not expect to see Barry Berkman on “The Vile Eye” so soon. Thank you!