Barry

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Season 2
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 25, 2018
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 206 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 188 out of 206
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 206
  3. Negative: 9 out of 206
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  1. paulmm
    Apr 29, 2019
    5
    I liked season 1 a lot but need Barry to go full Drama now, Come on Bill Harder.
  2. OlivierPiel
    Apr 2, 2019
    4
    Episode is: What a disappointment!. The clever and nuanced writing seems to have deserted the show. Instead, we are served some slapstick comedy that Big Bang Theory would cringe at (blond wig joke on sad baddie who just needs a friend), cartoonish handling of the Fuques storyline, ham-fisted veteran background story to prove a stupid point and other lazy jokes that ruin of the goodwillEpisode is: What a disappointment!. The clever and nuanced writing seems to have deserted the show. Instead, we are served some slapstick comedy that Big Bang Theory would cringe at (blond wig joke on sad baddie who just needs a friend), cartoonish handling of the Fuques storyline, ham-fisted veteran background story to prove a stupid point and other lazy jokes that ruin of the goodwill gained in season 1. Damn it, Hader: You even waste the Fonz!… Expand
  3. shoulderoforion
    Mar 31, 2019
    5
    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.

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#12 Best TV Season of 2019
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#25 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019
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#7 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Apr 3, 2019
    85
    The unique excellence of the second season, at least in the three episodes released to critics, is how adroitly Hader and co-creator Alec Berg find ways to raise the stakes for Barry while keeping the show’s tone darkly amused.
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  2. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Mar 29, 2019
    90
    Mostly, the show deftly juggles a variety of tones, managing to be funny, quirky and intense all at once, while again showcasing Henry Winkler in his brilliant, Emmy-winning role as the acting teacher who keeps pressing Barry to tap into his dark side.
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  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Inkoo Kang
    Mar 29, 2019
    70
    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.
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