The darkness gets darker, yet “Barry” is sticking to its comedic intent and half-hour format. This is remarkable, given that it plays as intensely and satisfyingly as “Breaking Bad” once did.

While the new episodes maintain the show’s satiric view of self-interested Hollywood types, a poignant theme emerges which represents an evolution for the series. As an introspective Barry takes inventory of his past misdeeds, the show’s storylines cohere around the reflexive lies people tell themselves, and the myriad factors which comprise the masks they present to the world.

The darkness and light play perfectly off each other, creating yet another fascinating and hilarious season, and one determined to be true to its own twisted identity.

Barry gets better this season--a whole lot better.

Season 2 remains tricky TV, juggling out-loud laughs with raw human embarrassment and an expanding universe of SoCal skulduggery. [29 Mar 2019, p.45]

In the new season, Barry’s morose self-introspection (and self-pity) becomes hard to stomach, but at least the rest of the show’s characters gain histories in satisfying new ways.

As a character study of a sad yet dangerous man who should never be encouraged to "access some rage," Barry is a triumph--as long as you're not expecting a laugh riot. [1-14 Apr 2019, p.13]

It's so tense and hilarious at the same time! The characters have so much depth and it just gets better!

I liked season 1 a lot but need Barry to go full Drama now, Come on Bill Harder.

The first episode of the first season is what hooked me with it's ultraviolence as happenstance at the hands of an elite killer. This seasons first episode was a snoozefest. Methinks they've forgotten what made them different, and what made their show such a standout.

S02-E05 "Ronny / Lily What a desappointment !!! I did not expect an episode of such mediocrity. If from the first episode of season 2, I noticed a clear qualitative change compared to season 1, both in terms of screenplay and staging, I never imagined that the series could fall so quickly in the big anything. This fifth episode is pathetic, sadly annoying, and moreover not even funny. If the absurd and off-the-wall aspects of some of the situations that Barry encounters during his adventure are the ingredients for success in this series, we must be careful to maintain a minimum of credibility both in terms of the script and the staging. which is far from being the case so far this season 2, and especially with this fifth episode which is the height of ridicule. This episode marks a major turning point in the series towards mediocrity, in any case, it does not bode well for the future of this series. Personally, having enjoyed the first season of Barry, I was looking forward to this season 2 which turns out to be a huge disappointment. If the first 4 episodes, despite the defects mentioned above, still gave me want to watch the following, with the episode 5 it is not the case, he disgusted me with this series. This episode is a perfect example of how to go about destroying a series in 30 minutes chrono. And to say that a third season is already planned for next year ... ---------------------------------------------------------------- S02-E05 "Ronny/Lily Quelle déception !!! Je ne m'attendais pas à un épisode d'un telle médiocrité. Si dès le premier épisode de la saison 2, j'avais remarqué un net changement qualitatif par rapport à la saison 1, tant au niveau scénaristique que celui de la mise en scène, jamais je n'aurai imaginé que la série puisse tomber aussi rapidement dans le grand n'importe quoi. Ce cinquième épisode est pathétique, d'une nullité affligeante, et de surcroît même pas drôle. Si les aspects absurdes et décalés de certaines situations que rencontrent Barry au fil de son aventure constituent les ingrédients à succès de cette série, il faut toutefois veiller à garder un minimum de crédibilité tant sur le plan scénaristique que celui de la mise en scène, ce qui est loin d'être le cas jusqu'à présent avec cette saison 2, et particulièrement avec ce cinquième épisode qui est le comble du ridicule. Cet épisode marque un tournant majeur de la série vers la médiocrité, en tout cas, il ne laisse rien présager de bon pour l'avenir de cette série. Personnellement, ayant beaucoup apprécié la première saison de Barry, j'attendais avec impatience cette saison 2 qui s'avère être finalement une énorme déception. Si les 4 premiers épisodes, malgré les défauts évoqués plus haut, me donnaient malgré tout envie de regarder les suivants, avec l'épisode 5 ce n'est pas le cas, il m'a dégouté de cette série. Cet épisode est un parfait exemple pour savoir la manière de s'y prendre pour détruire une série en 30 minutes chrono. Et dire qu'une troisième saison est déjà prévue pour l'année prochaine...

Season 1 was brilliant and original, lots of action and comedic moments along with some fine acting, Season 2 however has started to become a parody of itself with silly characters and gags little or no action and stretched out stories. I can feel another LOST series coming here , the conversation with Bill Hader with TV executives sounds something like this. TVEx " ok Bill we got a doosy of a hit here we need another 6 series " Bill " but ive only written 3" TV Ex " well stretch the **** out then we did it with Lost they'll never know the audience are stupid. Bill " ok then "