Lefty Gunz
Superstar
That movie at the end look like some Peter Berg bullshyt 
Barry (The Best Show You’re Not Watching)
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Urbanmiracle
Brooklyn the planet...
I guess Barry couldn’t keep running and gunning forever. And it had to be Gene a man he loved and he wouldn’t be on guard for. Still. Seeing the bullet hole in his noggin was tough to watch but probably what he deserved. Sally is a sad woman she always needs validation. Poor John…… at least Barry will always be a hero in his eyes…. And whoever rents movies from Red Box or has a slow Saturday night with Netflix and chill.
TheDarceKnight
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I definitely preferred the how when it was dark comedy with a lot of dramatic elements as opposed to basically straight drama with some comedy, and the 4th season was probably my least favorite, but I still love the whole show and I thought the ending was pretty good.
Piff Perkins
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I really liked the finale. The way the show handled redemption and consequences from early to the very end is something you rarely see in television. It almost feels like a deconstruction of a lot of prestige television where the main characters gets away with shyt until the final season, and audiences often feel like the rug has been pulled from underneath them when confronted with the reality that this guy has never truly been a good person. In Barry's case his flaws were on display in each season, with wild crimes and murders. Yet even going into S4 there were people who felt he was the good guy. I love how Hader played with that, really nailing down the final "he did bad things and should pay for it" sentiment until Gene opened fire. And then the way he flipped it with the movie, showing people how ridiculous the fantasy really is. Brilliant.
The other thing about Sally....the only way Gene goes to jail like that is if she refused to cooperate with police, or lied. I think she did that not only because Gene killed the man she loves, but because she did not want to admit to the world that she was trapped by another violent, abusive man. Barry never hit her or was physically abusive like her last boyfriend, but he certainly was emotionally abusive. More importantly she didn't want the world to know that she fell for another violent psycho. The world believing Barry was a kind, innocent hero makes Sally look good, too.
"I never stood up to him." Remember when she created that entire play about being a strong survivor of abuse, who confronted her boyfriend and defended herself?
The other thing about Sally....the only way Gene goes to jail like that is if she refused to cooperate with police, or lied. I think she did that not only because Gene killed the man she loves, but because she did not want to admit to the world that she was trapped by another violent, abusive man. Barry never hit her or was physically abusive like her last boyfriend, but he certainly was emotionally abusive. More importantly she didn't want the world to know that she fell for another violent psycho. The world believing Barry was a kind, innocent hero makes Sally look good, too.
"I never stood up to him." Remember when she created that entire play about being a strong survivor of abuse, who confronted her boyfriend and defended herself?
Piff Perkins
Veteran
There it is, folks.
ShaDynasty
Chaos - The Album
Not the crazy ending I was expecting but a very dark one that poses a lot of questions about morality and human weakness.
A classic show, and I know I will rewatch it many times.
A classic show, and I know I will rewatch it many times.
Urbanmiracle
Brooklyn the planet...
Re watching the first episode puts Barry and Gene last moments together in crazy perspective:
When Barry first meets NoHo Hank, Hank asked him if he’s ever been shot and Barry replies no. When Barry meets Gene at his acting class after doing the scene with Ryan, Gene last comments to him were: oh wow
Gene was the first person to shot and hit Barry and Barry hits him with the oh wow as his last words.
Show is definitely top tier
When Barry first meets NoHo Hank, Hank asked him if he’s ever been shot and Barry replies no. When Barry meets Gene at his acting class after doing the scene with Ryan, Gene last comments to him were: oh wow
Gene was the first person to shot and hit Barry and Barry hits him with the oh wow as his last words.
Show is definitely top tier
I don't like it timeskip wtih this season, move to 4 years ahead. At first, I thought it was Barry's dream like he usually had in previous season where he pictured what would his life be like. I was confused for minutes but nope, it was real. Honestly, I thought season 4 was all over place. It was weak season 4, not the best IMO.
Gene's whole reputation coulda got saved if he let Barry turn himself in and confess to everything. But nope, just had to shoot him and now he's in prison for what's left of his life. 
Definitely let down by this season and ending. shyt didn't go dark enough!
