- "I could drop kick you in the middle of the restaurant. Everybody would applaud and then I'd beat the fuck out of you."
"And I would let you do it." - ―Janice Moss and Gene Cousineau
"Chapter Four: Commit... To YOU" is the fourth episode of Barry's first season, written by Sarah Solemani and directed by Maggie Carey. It first aired on HBO on April 15, 2018.
The episode was viewed by an estimated 511,000 households[1] and received positive reviews, with most critics highlighting Henry Winkler's performance as Gene Cousineau.
At the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, Winkler won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in this episode.[2]
Synopsis[]
Barry finds that extricating himself from Fuches, and winning Sally's affections, is more difficult than he thought.[3]
Plot summary[]
Sally creates a Facebook profile for Barry using his stage name "Barry Block". Barry decides to search for an old military friend, Chris Lucado. Sally states she will miss the acting class that day, as her agent gave her another audition, but they plan to meet at a party held that night by Natalie (D'Arcy Carden). Barry later receives a message from Chris, who wants to meet with him.
Barry rendezvous with Fuches, who has been released. Fuches informs Barry that he now has to raid a Bolivian stash house with many armed men, which Barry finds extremely dangerous.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Police Department is forced to bring a technician to unlock the password access, as Moss exceeded the amount of limited options, blocking access to the lipstick camera. Moss then calls Gene, who claims to have information regarding Ryan but wants to meet her at a restaurant to disclose the information. Gene attends an audition, which does not seem to impress the casting agents. Sally prepares for her audition with her manager Mike Hallman. During this, Mike makes unwelcome advances to an uncomfortable Sally, although he claims he was just joking.
At class, Gene instructs the class to perform Glengarry Glen Ross. Gene criticizes Barry's delivery of the monologue, also calling out his military background to help him improve his acting. The lesson prompts Barry to confront Fuches, telling him he won't participate in the stash house raid and telling Fuches to go back to Cleveland. Sally waits for her audition, a casting assistant asks her about her agent due to a problem. When she tells him that Mike is her manager, the assistant says that they contacted him and Mike now claims not to represent her. Sally leaves the building and breaks down in her car. As Barry drives up to Natalie's party, he daydreams again about a life with Sally, which includes Jon Hamm joining them for a barbecue party. Inspired by this, he decides to buy Sally a new laptop.
At the party, Barry meets with Sally, who lies about her audition and seems uncomfortable with the laptop gift because of their short time together. Needing a connection, Barry texts Chris to come to the party along with two of his Marine friends. Suddenly, Fuches appears at the party, shocking Barry. Fuches tells him he wants him to keep going to acting class and keep his secret, but wants him to continue his duties, giving him papers with intel on the stash house. Barry bonds with Chris at the party, while Natalie seems concerned about Chris' friends, Taylor and Vaughn , who display violent tendencies. Barry gets jealous when he sees Sally spending time with an aspiring actor named Zach Burrows and tells him to leave her alone. Sally is angry at Barry's view of her as a "property" instead of a "person", and angrily leaves with Zach.
Moss meets with Gene at a restaurant. Despite wanting information on Ryan Madison, Gene only uses the opportunity to flirt with her. Although Moss is mad that this was just a date, she decides to stay. After the date is over, she returns to the station, where the technicians managed to unlock the lipstick camera, managing to see a person shooting at the car. However, the image's blurry silhouette prevents them from identifying the hitman. Back at the party, Barry, Chris, Taylor and Vaughn leave for another meeting, with Barry feeling dejected. As Barry climbs on his car, Taylor finds the intel on the stash house and tells Barry that he wants to participate on it.
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
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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 |