Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth
- Episode aired May 13, 2018
- TV-MA
- 38m
In the season finale, Barry vows to give up his life of crime. Elsewhere, Pazar enlists a replacement to take care of Fuches. Detective Moss closes in on an arrest that they hope will crack ... Read allIn the season finale, Barry vows to give up his life of crime. Elsewhere, Pazar enlists a replacement to take care of Fuches. Detective Moss closes in on an arrest that they hope will crack the Madison homicide case.In the season finale, Barry vows to give up his life of crime. Elsewhere, Pazar enlists a replacement to take care of Fuches. Detective Moss closes in on an arrest that they hope will crack the Madison homicide case.
- Sasha Smith
- (as Kirby Howell-Baptiste)
Storyline
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- Quotes
Barry Berkman: Janice, listen. I used to work for a man who who talked me into doing some really bad stuff. But that's not who I am, okay? I, uh, I realized what I was doing was wrong, and I, uh, I did everything I had to do to put it behind me. And I did it. It was hard, but I did it. And everything's so good right now. I'm a good person. I help people out. And if you could just walk away from this and forget about it, everybody's life will be better.
Detective Janice Moss: You know I can't do that, Barry.
Barry Berkman: Yes. No, yes, you can. Janice, you can, because we want the same thing. We- We wanna be happy. We want love. We want a life. And we're doing it, Janice. We're the same.
Detective Janice Moss: But we're not. We're not the same, Barry. 'Cause I'm a cop and you're a fucking murderer.
- ConnectionsReferences Rashomon (1950)
- SoundtracksChange for the World
Written by Charles Bradley, Thomas Brenneck, David Guy, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss, Nicole Wray
Performed by Charles Bradley
After the dramatic climax of Barry's last mission, he obviously reached a point where he had to take serious action to ensure his own peace of mind and even his life. I find the trope of the 'unkillable hitman' who is the master of any situation quite trite usually, it's my main problem with the John Wick franchise, but Barry subverts this by including it as a gag initially and as a curse for Barry towards the end of the season. It's not that he can't get out of a fight, it's that he mustn't get into a fight, for fear of destroying the new life and passions that he has found, and really, that's what the show is about. It's a great balance of comedy from, at first, stereotype characters who you do grow attached to throughout the season, and the drama of Barry's character and the duality of his life. As the story has been leading up to this, the finale shows us the aftermath of Barry severing his ties to his old job (I know we've been shown glimpses of a 'future' where Barry has a child, but I think we still need confirmation on whether all that was a dream or not). Everything seems to be going perfectly, capitalized upon with a hilarious scene with Winkler's Gene Cousineau singing, but the writers cleverly factor in a subtle mention of an earlier scene in the presence of Gene's new police girlfriend that threatens everything Barry has worked for.
I thoroughly enjoyed this finale, and I will soon be delving into the second season. It's clear to see there's a lot more to be said with the story and the new dynamics of the characters, and I have no doubt that that will produce some quality developments. Looking forward to seeing new characters added to the mix, also. Besides that, there's not really all that much to be said without spoiling the finale, which you should watch if you haven't already. I'll see you at the end of Season 2.
- matthewjmiles
- Apr 24, 2019
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- Runtime38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD