- "I think that Barry is relating to his experience in the military, which is completely justifiable. And I want to say on behalf of the rest of the class, boy, I'll tell you, thank you for your service, really. But I think that you will all agree with me that, uh, if you kill outside of war... you're a fucking psycho. I mean, then you're irredeemable. Am I right?"
- ―Gene Cousineau to his students
"Chapter Five: Do Your Job" is the fifth episode of Barry's first season, written by Ben Smith and directed by Hiro Murai. It first aired on HBO on April 22, 2018.
The episode was viewed by an estimated 643,000 households[1] and received critical acclaim, with particular praise given to its dark humor, performances, and direction.
Synopsis[]
Barry looks to hit the reset button with Sally, and finds himself paired with a reckless acquaintance named Taylor.[2]
Plot summary[]
Taylor constantly sends messages to Barry, who is spending the day at a carnival with Chris and his family. During this, Barry feels distracted about Chris's family life, once again daydreaming about a life with Sally and their child.
Barry goes to the acting class, where Sally tells him they need to take some time off from their relationship. The class is preparing a Macbeth performance in a Shakespeare showcase, and they are surprised to see that they are scene partners. Moss returns to the class, questioning the students about the silhouetted figure seen from the lipstick camera, although no one is able to recognize it, relieving Barry. However, he is questioned by Moss due to his height and talks about his military background. Barry evades suspicion by providing an alibi, which is verified by Fuches, who poses as a factory worker.
After being allowed to go, Barry meets with Fuches, Pazar and Hank. Pazar is angry at Hank for leaving the lipstick camera at the car and fleeing. They discuss the plans for the raid, with Fuches instructing Barry to kill Taylor once they finish, as he knows too much about their actions. Barry can't bring himself to kill a fellow Marine, fearing what could lead to that but Fuches orders him to do it. At the acting class, the students debate about the morality and actions of Lord Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, with Barry taking an opposite position to the class by stating the fault is with Lady Macbeth and that Lord Macbeth is not to blame, eventually lashing out with the class as he "killed people". The class assumes he means his military background, with Gene having some say "thank you for your service" to Barry. Distraught, Barry storms out.
At a bar, the students lament their treatment of Barry. When Sally tries to diverge the fault from them, Natalie criticizes her for leaving her party with Zach. Moss struggles with the case and later that night, visits Gene at his house and they kiss passionately. Barry and Taylor then start the raid at the stash house, killing many Bolivians. At one point, Barry is knocked out and daydreams about his child at school. When he wakes up, he sees that Taylor killed everyone and saved his life. Taylor then starts taking some of the money from the Bolivians, while Barry prepares to shoot him while his back is turned. The next morning, Barry meets with Fuches at a restaurant, who is happy to see that he survived the raid. Fuches starts calming him when he thinks he killed Taylor, when suddenly Taylor joins them, Barry having not followed his order.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Bill Hader as Barry Berkman
- Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
- Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed
- Glenn Fleshler as Goran Pazar
- Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank
- Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau
Supporting[]
- Paula Newsome as Det. Janice Moss
- Chris Marquette as Chris Lucado
- John Pirruccello as Det. John Loach
- 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
- Dale Pavinski as Taylor Garrett
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| Season 1 | 1. Make Your Mark ā¢ 2. Use It ā¢ 3. Make the Unsafe Choice ā¢ 4. Commit... to YOU ā¢ 5. Do Your Job ā¢ 6. Listen With Your Ears, React With Your Face ā¢ 7. Loud, Fast, and Keep Going ā¢ 8. Know Your Truth |
| Season 2 | 1. The Show Must Go On, Probably? ā¢ 2. The Power of No ā¢ 3. Past = Present x Future Over Yesterday ā¢ 4. What?! ā¢ 5. ronny/lily ā¢ 6. The Truth Has a Ring to It ā¢ 7. The Audition ā¢ 8. berkman > block |
| Season 3 | 1. forgiving jeff ā¢ 2. limonada ā¢ 3. ben mendelsohn ā¢ 4. all the sauces ā¢ 5. crazytimeshitshow ā¢ 6. 710N ā¢ 7. candy asses ā¢ 8. starting now |
| Season 4 | 1. yikes ā¢ 2. bestest place on the earth ā¢ 3. you're charming ā¢ 4. it takes a psycho ā¢ 5. tricky legacies ā¢ 6. the wizard ā¢ 7. a nice meal ā¢ 8. wow |