Barry like
If I had to bet money today, between
Succession and
Barry, I would have bet that a certain character in
Succession would lose because that's what they've always done, and it's what happened. I would have bet my life that Barry would have died. Both cliche endings are what got.
Bill Hader shadowed Vince Gilligan in the writer's room for
Better Call Saul. So it makes sense that he gave us the ending to
Breaking Bad, with the protagonist going to save a loved one, getting killed and his idiot wife and kid get to live.
For a self reflexive show, that epilogue with John watching his father's life story in "The Mask Collector"
was perfect.
At least PFC Barry Berkman was laid to rest with full honors.