Watching Barry Season 3 Was Too Intense For Its Own Writers
HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/April 19, 2022 3:34 pm EST
The third season of HBO’s much-loved, Emmy-winning series “Barry” returns soon, and it’s going to be intense. Like, very intense. “The series has entered a phase so dark, so disturbing, so unsettling that it might throw viewers for a loop,” Chris Evangelista wrote in his /Film review of the new episodes. Apparently, it’s not just viewers who will be caught off guard by the new, pitch-black iteration of “Barry.” According to Collider, one of the show’s own writers had a panic attack watching the latest season for the first time.
Series co-creator and star Bill Hader brought up the writer’s emotionally intense response when discussing plans for the series’ longevity. When asked about the series’ game plan, he declined to answer with an exact number of seasons, instead saying the writing team “take[s] it scene by scene” and opts for what feels truthful and logical in every situation. Hader revealed:
“I’m interested to see what people think of the season. I mean, you could say this, we screened all the episodes for the writers. And one of our writers at one of the later episodes had a panic attack.”
Hader reassures Collider that the writer, who he didn’t identify, was fine. “I mean, it was terrible that he had a panic attack,” he added, “but I was also like, Oh, okay. We’ll see what people think.”
Watching Barry Season 3 Was Too Intense For Its Own Writers
HBO
By Valerie Ettenhofer/April 19, 2022 3:34 pm EST
The third season of HBO’s much-loved, Emmy-winning series “Barry” returns soon, and it’s going to be intense. Like, very intense. “The series has entered a phase so dark, so disturbing, so unsettling that it might throw viewers for a loop,” Chris Evangelista wrote in his /Film review of the new episodes. Apparently, it’s not just viewers who will be caught off guard by the new, pitch-black iteration of “Barry.” According to Collider, one of the show’s own writers had a panic attack watching the latest season for the first time.
Series co-creator and star Bill Hader brought up the writer’s emotionally intense response when discussing plans for the series’ longevity. When asked about the series’ game plan, he declined to answer with an exact number of seasons, instead saying the writing team “take[s] it scene by scene” and opts for what feels truthful and logical in every situation. Hader revealed:
“I’m interested to see what people think of the season. I mean, you could say this, we screened all the episodes for the writers. And one of our writers at one of the later episodes had a panic attack.”
Hader reassures Collider that the writer, who he didn’t identify, was fine. “I mean, it was terrible that he had a panic attack,” he added, “but I was also like, Oh, okay. We’ll see what people think.”
Series co-creator and star Bill Hader brought up the writer’s emotionally intense response when discussing plans for the series’ longevity. When asked about the series’ game plan, he declined to answer with an exact number of seasons, instead saying the writing team “take[s] it scene by scene” and opts for what feels truthful and logical in every situation. Hader revealed:
Hader reassures Collider that the writer, who he didn’t identify, was fine. “I mean, it was terrible that he had a panic attack,” he added, “but I was also like, Oh, okay. We’ll see what people think.”
“I’m interested to see what people think of the season. I mean, you could say this, we screened all the episodes for the writers. And one of our writers at one of the later episodes had a panic attack.”
Honestly? There’s plenty to panic about
In all seriousness, we’re glad the “Barry” writer was alright. Hader himself is no stranger to panic attacks, and has recently spoken about his battle with anxiety during his time on “Saturday Night Live.” Although we wouldn’t wish a panic attack on anyone, the strong response sounds like a ringing if unorthodox endorsement of a bold season that’s supremely intense by design.
“Barry” returns on HBO on April 24, 2022.
