I’m just getting around to watching through the first two season’s of Barry and I can’t believe I’m only now getting to it. This spoiler free article is to convince anyone that may be skeptical on watching Barry or for just anyone that’s looking for the next great series to watch. Barry is an all around incredible show that everyone should be watching. If you haven’t heard anything about it yet or seen any episodes before, the premise is Barry Berkman is an ex-Marine assassin that traveled to Los Angeles for his next target. While doing recon, Barry is pulled into an acting class that his target is attending.

Barry tries to blend in as an inspiring student, after working on a scene and conversing with the other students; Barry realized acting is something that he might actually enjoying doing for real. Now Barry has to figure out how to escape the assassin life while pursing a new life as an Actor.

The show is a masterful mix of comedy and drama, there are moments where you’ll be bursting out in laughter, and others where you’ll be suspended in shock. Bill Harder is the perfect leading man for a role like this, his abilities as an actor have never shined brighter than they have in Barry. I’ve always been a fan of Hader, but this role took my appreciation for him to the whole next level. Stephen Root plays “Fuches” Barry’s manipulative father figure that originally pushed Barry into the role of an Assassin, he is a terrible person on highly comedic levels; you hate him as a character but you’ll love watching every scene he’s in.

Sarah Goldberg plays Sally, Barry’s love interest. She’s the stereotypical aspiring Hollywood actress type, narcissistic and mostly unaware of any issues that don’t concern her. Again, her character is meant to be terrible personality wise and it’s done in such a way it’s comedic and super entertaining to watch her. Henry Winkler plays Gene Cousineau, Barry’s acting teacher who also plays somewhat of a father figure to Barry. Winkler’s character is also pretty narcissistic, but he does generally care for the other people in his life and puts in effort to keep his relationships healthy and intact.

The last character I’ll mention is “NoHo Hank” played by Anthony Carrigan, an overly upbeat and positive member of the Chechen mafia that Barry and Fuches start off doing work for. Like many other characters on the show, NoHo Hank is terrible personality wise but impossible not to love as a character. After Bill Hader, Carrigan definitely plays my favorite role in the show; he’s just so damn likable and fun.

Barry’s struggle of leaving behind his life of crime, developing and protecting his new relationships while attempting to escape from his old ones, building his new career and the interactions between all of these great characters is what makes the show so enjoyable and watchable. I don’t want to give too much away for any that haven’t watched the show yet, so I will leave you with my recommendation to just watch this fantastic show! Barry finished up it’s second season last summer on HBO with a third on the way, if you’re anything like me you will binge through those two seasons quickly and be left wanting for more!