Barry
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You tally up your parents positive and negative qualities and fantasize about what youd do differently in their position.
Its a theme common to many a TV drama.
Just think back to the way Tony Soprano looked at his son: A.J.
We know the answer, of course: It wont work out.
Whats going on with Hank?
Is Fuches still in prison?
Those questions will have to wait.
Its been eight years since Barry and Sally left Los Angeles.
Now they go by the names of Clark and Emily, and they have an 8-year-old son named John.
John is homeschooled, which mostly means he spends his days watching educational videos that his dad queues up.
At least John has a connection with his dad, no matter how little he knows about the man.
Sally, on the other hand, seems to have no interest in a relationship with her son.
You get the sense Sally never reallyfeelsanything anymore, even around her own flesh and blood.
Or does she just want someone she can take her pain out on?
Regardless, he wont be a problem in the future, even though he discovered her wig.
She makes sure to get him fired by claiming he stole from the restaurant.
Sally is entirely indifferent to her own sons neediness and couldnt care less what he thinks of her.
Thats not the case for Barry, whos obsessed with crafting his image of the stern but loving father.
In reality, Barry went after the man who shot Albert but killed a civilian.
In the revisionist history, he didnt kill anyone; his job was toprotectpeople.
In essence, Barry wants to be a hero, even now.
And despite everything, hes still gifted at rationalization and backward logic.
(He probably hada lot to choose fromwith Gandhi.)
Barry made mistakes, too.
Cant he do good and become a hero like Lincoln?
After all, everyone has their own tricky legacy.
Maybe for certain people, that core lack of self-awareness never goes away, even with faith.
Meeting the loved ones of Barrys victims wasnt enough to make him really see himself last season.
Neither was going to jail, and neither was attaining this rare opportunity to start anew.
Eight years later, he still thinks hes the hero of this story.
Honey,nobodylikes black licorice.
Does your mom wear hair on top of her own hair?
My favorite related YouTube video on the side is Parents Straight Up Murder Each Other After Little League Game.
Were reintroduced to Hollywood via the posters the Warner Bros. exec passes on her way to meet with Gene.
These includeMega Girls 4andLarry Chowder the Magical Boy, the latter of which stars @Tyler.
