

He then calls Fuches to promise that he will kill him, while Fuches states that he could just surrender to the police to save Gene. When Barry calls, he is informed that Gene will be transferred to the county prison and that he can visit him the next day. Hank then finds Fuches in the monastery, who wants shelter.Īs Barry and the acting class prepare for their performance, Gene is questioned by Dunn but he fails to answer any of her questions and is taken into custody. He asks Barry for help but he refuses to cooperate with him again.

However, Hank is once again threatened by his family, who has sent his successor Batir to Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Hank ( Anthony Carrigan) and the Chechens have move to Esther's monastery as their new base of operations and to prepare for their next move against the Bolivians and Burmese. Barry sends a threatening message to Fuches before leaving the station. However, she informs him that Gene will remain in custody, as he is the prime suspect for Moss' murder. Loach's former partner, Mae Dunn ( Sarah Burns), questions Barry and allows him to go. Barry sees him running, which leads him to Gene, who has broken down in tears.īoth Barry and Gene are taken into custody.

As the police are approaching, he whispers something in Gene's ear and then flees the scene. Fuches is unable to do it and lowers the gun.
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For his performance in the episode, Stephen Root received an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nomination at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.īarry ( Bill Hader) hurries to the location of Moss's car while Fuches ( Stephen Root) prepares to shoot a distracted Gene ( Henry Winkler). The episode received universal acclaim from critics, who praised the performances, writing, character development, surprises, action sequences and ending scene. Meanwhile, Hank prepares to go to war with the Bolivians and Burmese but Fuches ends their feud for his own benefit.Īccording to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.21 million household viewers and gained a 0.9 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, making it the most watched episode of the series. In the episode, Barry sets out to find Fuches after he implicates Gene in Moss's murder, while he also prepares for his performance with Sally. The series follows Barry Berkman, a hitman from Cleveland who travels to Los Angeles to kill someone but finds himself joining an acting class taught by Gene Cousineau, where he meets aspiring actress Sally Reed and begins to question his path in life as he deals with his criminal associates such as Monroe Fuches and NoHo Hank. It was first broadcast on HBO in the United States on May 19, 2019. It is the 16th overall episode of the series and was written by series co-creators Alec Berg and Bill Hader, and directed by Hader, who also serves as the main lead actor. " berkman > block" is the eighth episode and season finale of the second season of the American dark comedy crime television series Barry.
