While Sally, Barry and Gene had a bare ambition to gain a foothold in show business, it was Sally who, besides desiring to be the center of attention, actually had something to say. This is not the case for Barry or Gene; the former saw the film and television industry as something else that he was good at as a savant (and therefore deserving of success according to his crooked, selfish philosophy and/or religion), while the latter gladly stepped on everyone and everyone—his own dignity—including himself. piece to achieve fame.
Before Sally leaves with John, Barry convinces himself that God must want him to escape and not take responsibility for his actions, while Gene is mistakenly prosecuted for the murder of Janice (Paula Newsome). God, of course, works in mysterious ways: Searching for his family, Barry arrives at Gene’s house and there, unbeknownst to him, his former acting teacher makes the apocalypse online and sees article after article by his name for the worst possible reasons.
Gene’s shrewd lawyer Tom (Fred Melamed) makes a startling plea to Barry to surrender, and Barry finally finds his pivot point, a moment of clarity when he decides to do just that. as show (and Hader himself) nevertheless constantly points out that Barry is not allowed to be a hero – Gene enters and shoots Barry to death, vainly becoming the murderer the articles proclaim him to be.
As the cheesy biography (titled “The Mask Collector”) later follows a young John, Barry Berkman was manipulated by criminal sociopath Gene Cousineau into committing murders and crimes he steadfastly denies, his brain dead after being shot by murderer Gene. (currently in prison for life) and is buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery, the burial of a hero. “Gene” and “Barry” finally get a movie role and are forever changed in the eyes of the public. In this way, change in “Barry” is like a force of nature: Whatever comes, people can use its power or then be destroyed.