Fast-forward and Barry has been upgraded from Sally’s scene partner to romantic partner.
“But we’re not,” she tells him.
“We’re not the same, Barry.
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Because I’m a cop and you’re a fing murderer.”
As the camera goes upstairs to focus on a sleeping Sally, gunshots ring out.
So we really thought of the finale in two parts.
Why was that something you wanted to do?
Was it just a necessity to get to where you wanted to go?
We wanted people to feel like you’re seeing another fantasy.
Where’s the bolt of lightning coming from?
Because I know it’s coming."
And there’s a real tension to that.
He’s like, “I’m a good guy now.”
And Moss' thing is, “No, you’re a fing murderer.
That’s never going to change.”
We saw what Chris' death did to Barry, so should we expect a similar reaction with Janice?
I guess I would say tune in to season 2.
How is he digesting this?
How is everyone else processing it?"
A lot of it comes from saying, “What actually would happen?
What would these people do, and how would they behave, and what would the implications be?
How would the police treat this?”
So those were the questions we started asking at the start of writing season 2.
Before killing Chris and Janice, Barry had mainly killed bad guys to this point.
You did a good job making us root for a killer, but this crosses a different line.
Does that make it more interesting to write, trying to still get viewers to root for him?
Or does it even matter if we root for him?
Ryan’s not a bad guy."
And sure enough, that’s what happens.
What is it going to do to him?
And it makes his life a hell of a lot harder, not easier.
That was sort of the conceit of the show.
Is it literally impossible for him to start over?
If he could, then you probably wouldn’t have a show.
It’s not going to turn into a show about an innocent theater student and his kindly friends.
Again, I think the past always catches up.
Barry is going to have to work pretty hard to make it all right.
Bill Hader was incredible throughout, but Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank became the clear breakout.
And what should we expect with him taking over for Goran?
That was the voice that we all kept doing on set.
So yeah, he is sort of the comedic breakout of the show.
It’s not going to be as easy as he thinks to just be a nice guy.
What is it about the way my brain works that let me do these things?"
Not every Marine that comes back from Afghanistan becomes a contract killer; why him?
Barryhas already beenrenewed for a second season, which is expected to premiere in 2019.
