My buddy swore by watching Barry in one sitting and I should have listened

So my friend Mark from work kept telling me to binge Barry all at once instead of spreading it out over a week. He said the tone jumps are so crazy that if you wait between episodes you lose the thread of how dark it gets. I thought he was being dramatic so I watched like three episodes a night over a few days. Big mistake. I started forgetting little details about why the acting coach was so important or how Barry got into certain situations. By the time I got to season two I had to rewatch like four episodes just to remember what happened. Next time he gives me a binge schedule I'm just gonna follow it. Has anyone else had a friend who was weirdly specific about how to watch a show?

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riley_west2d agoTop Commenter

Did you try a full day binge where you just carve out a whole weekend? I did that with Barry, started Friday night and finished Sunday afternoon, and it clicked hard for me. The way the show builds on itself, waiting even overnight made me lose that weird momentum where Barry's choice to go to acting class feels just as intense as him handling a situation. I totally get what your friend was saying now, because trying to parse out the jokes from the dark parts gets way easier when its all fresh in your head. Your friend was probably trying to save you from exactly what you ran into, having to circle back and rewatch stuff. Next time just block out a day and commit, it makes the whole ride hit different.

pat_schmidt602d ago

Nah you messed up lmao. Barry's whole thing is how fast Bill Hader flips from funny to terrifying. Waiting a day between episodes kills that whiplash effect. Your friend Mark knows what's up. I watched it in two days and I still felt like I missed stuff.