Ben mendelsohn

"**ben mendelsohn**" is the third episode of the third season of *Barry*. It was written by Emma Barrie and directed by Alec Berg. It is the nineteenth episode overall.

## Plot

As Barry and Gene take on new opportunities, Sally prepares for her first press junket and Katie shares her concerns; with the Bolivians still in heavy pursuit, Hank reaches out to Fuches, while Cristobal pitches a new tactic to Fernando.

## Summary

At their trailer, Barry and Gene are given their make-up when Brian, the showrunner of a new TV series they will be acting in, enters. Brian already met with Gene when he was an assistant on *Murder, She Wrote*, stating Gene was abusive to him. Despite the experience, Gene is given an important line on top of his extra role. Barry prompts Gene to thank them.

At his heroin operation center, Batir is angry at the attack by the Bolivians, despite the heroin staying safe. He blames Cristobal and expresses interest in killing him. Hank suggests using their "scapegoat" in Chechnya, Fuches, to help them. He calls Fuches to inform him that he can now safely return to America, even though Fuches seems happy with shepherding the goats at his cabin. Even after Hank lies and states that Barry is no longer a problem, Fuches decides to stay in Chechnya and hangs up, prompting Batir to keep going with his plan. Meanwhile, Cristobal convinces Fernando to not attack and just leave back to Bolivia instead. Fernando intends to take his men to Johnny Rockets and tell them the news there.

Sally and Katie start the press junket for *Joplin*, conducting interviews with *E! News*, *Access Hollywood*, and other media outlets. Sally is surprised by the interviews' short lengths and irrelevant questions, such as who will be the next Spider-Man. In their trailer, Gene questions Barry about murdering Moss and about the person who took him to see Moss' body. Gene blames himself for her death, stating that if he didn't bring up Barry's monologue at his cabin, she would have never suspected Barry and would therefore still be alive.

Batir buys a bomb, intending to kill Cristobal with it. Hank convinces him that it is not Cristobal who is a threat, but Fernando. Nevertheless, Batir orders Akhmal to plant the bomb on Cristobal's house. Hank calls Barry to help him but he refuses to cooperate. Barry is then called by Fuches, who apologizes for his actions, although Barry refuses to apologize for the monastery attack and ruining his operations. Fuches then mocks Barry's new status with Gene, stating that he ruined his life.

Meanwhile, Katie confides in Natalie that she feels uncomfortable around Barry. Natalie tries to convince Katie that Barry is a good person, but Katie is only more unnerved when she learns that Barry had lashed out prior in his acting classes and that he killed people during his service. When Katie's interview addresses Sally's relationship with Barry, Katie speaks positively of him.

As they film their scene, Gene punches Barry on the set, telling him to stay away from him and his family before leaving the set. Barry decides to accept Hank's job, to Batir's annoyance.

Back in Chechnya, Fuches expresses the desire for revenge against Barry. His caretaker tries to convince him to abandon the idea, using an old fable about forgiveness. However, Fuches misses the point of the fable and intends to strike back at Barry.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Bill Hader as Barry Berkman
* Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
* Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed
* Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank
* Sarah Burns as Mae Dunn *(Credit Only)*
* Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau

### Supporting Cast

* D'Arcy Carden as Natalie Greer
* Michael Irby as Cristobal Sifuentes
* Jessy Hodges as Lindsay Mandel
* Miguel Sandoval as Fernando
* Nick Gracer as Yandar
* Troy Caylak as Akhmal
* JB Blanc as Batir
* Elsie Fisher as Katie Harris
* Mark-Paul Gosselaar as himself