Berkman/block

"**berkman > block**" is the eighth and final episode of the second season of Barry. It was written by Alec Berg and Bill Hader & directed by Hader. It is the sixteenth episode overall.

## Plot

Fuches flees the woods before the police arrive and Gene Cousineau is taken into police custody. Noho Hank and the Chechens go to the monastery, while Cristobal and Esther pick up the shipment of heroin. The acting class performs their pieces for the showcase with Sally's scene as the closing act. Barry's emotions get the best of him.

## Summary

Barry hurries to the location of Moss's car while Fuches prepares to shoot a distracted Gene. Fuches is unable to do it and lowers the gun. As the police are approaching, he whispers something in Gene's ear and then flees the scene. Barry sees him running, which leads him to Gene, who has broken down in tears.

Both Barry and Gene are taken into custody. Loach's former partner, Mae Dunn, questions Barry and allows him to go. However, she informs him that Gene will remain in custody, as he is the prime suspect for Moss' murder. Barry sends a threatening message to Fuches before leaving the station.

Meanwhile, Hank and the Chechens have moved to Esther's monastery as their new base of operations and to prepare for their next move against the Bolivians and Burmese. However, Hank is once again threatened by his family, who has sent his successor Batir to Los Angeles. He asks Barry for help but he refuses to cooperate with him again. Hank then finds Fuches in the monastery, who wants shelter.

As 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. When Barry calls, he is informed that Gene will be transferred to the county prison and that he can visit him the next day. 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. Fuches then leaves the monastery to talk with the Bolivians and Burmese, effectively ending the feud between all three gangs and reconciling Hank with Cristobal, although Esther is suspicious of Fuches' motives.

Barry's and Sally's performance begins, despite Barry becoming distracted due to Gene's arrest and wanting to kill Fuches. As Barry prepares to throw a table as it was rehearsed, Sally does it instead and the performance plays differently, with Sally actually confronting Sam and finishing their relationship, surprising Barry as he wasn't told of the changes. After the performance, Sally feels bad about lying and Lindsay consoles her, but Lindsay's colleagues and some audience members praise her performance, making them feel uneasy about the real story.

Barry talks with Gene's son, Leo, who tells him that Gene is set to be released. It is revealed that this was part of a plot by Barry, who planted Hank's pin on Moss' body, making it appear like the Chechens killed her. He asks Leo to inform Gene that he was right about a previous conversation, where Gene said that people can change for the better. Suddenly, Barry then gets a message from Hank that reports Fuches' presence in the monastery and he angrily drives there.

Once he arrives, he notices them partying and when Esther calls him out, he coldly kills her. Fuches then hides throughout the monastery while Barry kills nearly all the people inside. Fuches asks two men to help him, who identify him as Barry's mentor. They take him out through a back door while Mayrbek and the rest of his gang stay inside. When Barry opens the door, Mayrbek hesitates upon seeing the face of his mentor, allowing Barry to kill him and his men. He barely misses Fuches as he escapes in a van. Batir (JB Blanc) finally arrives at the monastery and finds Hank alive but is actually delighted to see Esther dead. Barry stares at the damage he caused and walks through a dark hallway.

At his house, Leo tends to Gene while he remembers Moss. Suddenly, he remembers the moment Fuches showed him Moss's body and remembers what Fuches whispered to him: "Barry Berkman did this."

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Bill Hader as Barry Berkman
* Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
* Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed
* Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank
* Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau

### Supporting Cast

* Sarah Burns as Mae Dunn
* Darrell Britt Gibson as Jermaine Jefrint
* D'Arcy Carden as Natalie Greer
* Andy Carey as Eric
* Rightor Doyle as Nick Nicholby
* Alejandro Furth as Antonio Manuel
* Kirby as Sasha Smith
* Michael Irby as Cristobal Sifuentes
* Patricia Fa'asua as Esther
* Jessy Hodges as Lindsay Mandel
* Nikita Bogolyubov as Mayrbek
* Nick Gracer as Yandar
* Troy Caylak as Akhmal
* JB Blanc as Batir