We spoke w/ StephenRoot about Barry, his reaction to the series finale, and the fun evolution from Fuches to The Raven.
[Editor’s note: The following contains some spoilers for Season 4 of Barry.]From co-creators and executive producers Bill Hader and Alec Berg, the HBO dark comedy series Barry is in its final season, with hitman turned acting student turned really emotionally and morally confused man Barry Berkman locked up in jail and facing all of his past deeds.
ROOT: We were very careful about trying not to learn what was gonna happen in each episode as we filmed them. But since we block film, which means filming two or three at a time, we had to know where we were going in the arc of the scene. But we did not know that, for the last scene. We got that late, as everybody did. It was satisfying to me, that it’s gonna end the way it ends. I was happy with the resolution of the main characters, and there’s a nice surprise at the end.
What was it like to have him direct all the episodes? With all the work that you’ve done in the past, how does he compare? What most impresses you about him, as a director? ROOT: I’m really excited to see how they react to the latter part, after the time jump, to see how they react to this new character. Almost all of us are playing different characters in the last four episodes of this season, which is really unusual, and great fun to play, as a character actor. I think the fans are gonna get to episode five, and either tune out and say, “I don’t know what the hell this show is, but I ain’t watching it anymore,” or they’re gonna be overjoyed.
What was it like to do those scenes after, having been beaten up like that and having his face certainly looking worse for wear?
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