a nice meal

This episode was an absolutely perfect setup for the finale, every plotline, every character arc, every theme feels like it's edging toward their respective conclusions.

My favorite part of the episode absolutely has to be everything going on with Gene, *THAT* scene was absolutely surreal, and it felt like it pulled a page out of a scene in Better Call Saul's finale but in reverse (if you know you know).

If I were to nitpick, I'd say we didn't see enough Barry in this episode, but I can't knock down points because I like that the writers are making us want more even at the very end of the show.

Next week it'll be so sad to say goodbye to Barry, during its runtime, it's absolutely proved itself to be one of HBO's best.

You should remember the end of the 2nd season, right? Great climax with tons of bodies, in a chirch made by Barry only, walking and screaming Fuuuuches! What a time!

Now we got near the end of the season barely keeping eyes open. We went through 8 years time jump, drunken Sally, bearded Cusino and for no reason mentioned Deniel Del Lewis. NoHoHank is funny. Again. Missile attack is the best moment of whole season, a spark of light in dark bold story. Barry doing nothing once again acting as a chair, I expect he rise like a Batmen in the final episode and kick all the asses. Maybe that'll be fun to watch.

But now there nothing but poor and lazy writing.

For a show that was so good it is absolutely amazing to see how terrible it is in this season. Characters change their positions and alliances so quickly they don't feel like actual characters any more. There's no motivation or real emotions here. All their decisions feel like they were made by asking "What's the most irrational thing they could do next?" And there's no real consequences to any actions. No one significant ever dies no matter how dire their situation is. The whole thing is an absolute mess and if the series had started out like this it wouldn't have made it past the first season. It's just sad to see a show start so good and then turn into complete drivel. I just don't know what Bill Hader and the rest of the team is even trying for any more.

After last week's excruciating episode, we finally get something fun. The scenes with Sally and John are so difficult to watch. It makes sense from a storytelling perspective, but also, who wants to cringe this much when watching an otherwise enjoyable show? Not me. This episode features more chaos and action like previous great episodes from the show.

Some people think that writing's lazy. I disagree. Some points are valid, but for the most part, this episode's writing is not so different from what we've seen before. Sure, there are unbelievable moments but they are mostly played for laughs. Sure, you could say that the character acts in a way to drive the plot forward, but it's very enjoyable seeing all these crazy characters cross paths in the most unbelievable way. It will be interesting to see how the finale ties the sack together.

This show keeps surprising me. The episode has struck a nice balance between drama and comedy and continues to pull us to the series inevitable conclusion. I'm sure, that it's going to be heartbreaking.

It's a story about changing as a person and whether it's even possible. Each character, more than ever wrestles with his own nature and meets demons from their past (besides Fuches maybe, but you know- he's his own Baba Yaga at this point).

This whole show has been a 10/10 for me and I'm willing to put my whole trust in the writers team for now and ever. The acting, writing, pacing, and thematic are just something else, man...

I really hope, that this series will blow up eventually after it's final episode. It deserves to be regarded as one of the greats aka Sopranos, BB etc.