drinkduff

The thing about Barry is that he likes to say he wants to be a good person, he will try to stop killing people, but when it comes time for him to actually pay for what he's done, he never chooses the right path. He was only a good person if it didn't mean he had to be held responsible for his actions. He killed Janice instead of turning himself in, killed Hank's men because Fuches told Gene who he really was, threatened, kidnapped and bribed Gene to not turn him in. He told Sally he either had to kill Gene or they'd leave their son and kill themselves. Everytime he had the chance to do the right thing and pay for his crimes (which is what an actual good person would do) he never did. I assumed the show would either end with him dead or him turning himself in, finally realizing that if he was really good he would pay for what he did. I guess it was kind of both, but when he was finally going to turn himself in, it wasn't to help Gene or because of any sort of self awareness, it was just because Sally and John were gone. I do feel that Gene did not deserve the ending he got, as bad as he could be, this was a pretty dark ending for him.

And also the 2 Chechens that helped Fuches escape. Does anyone but Hank know that it was Barry that shot up the place? I know Cristobal got a glimpse of him, but he doesn't know Barry. I'm wondering how the story will get spun. I doubt Hank will want to tell the new boss that his buddy came in and murdered almost everyone. It's going to be a long wait for season 3...

I don't mind Barry continuing to get away with everything right now, because it means we get more show, but endgame I hope he either gets caught, turns himself in, or at least admits that he isn't truly on the path to becoming a better person if he is unwilling to face consequences for his actions. He murdered Janice, knew Gene was suffering, yet still sought Gene out to absolve him of his guilt and tell him he could be a good person. If Gene finds out, definitively that Barry killed her, all of this will rip him apart even more. If what Barry said is true, that when he worked as a hitman, all the people he was killing were really bad guys, then more innocent people have died as a result of him trying to be a "good person" than when he was a hitman.

Gene knew Barry Block was a stage name and that his last name was Berkman. He said it to Fuches at the cabin when Fuches asked about the poster with Block on it.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/better-call-saul-insider-podcast/id966297954?mt=2 Link to the 3 insider podcasts recorded so far.