Barry Finale Interview: Is Sally Happy? Here's Sarah Goldberg's Take

[Editor's note: This video and description contain spoilers through the Barry series finale, “wow.”]

After four seasons of desperately trying to become a successful working actor, we finally found out where Sarah Goldberg’s Sally Reed lands in the Barry series finale, and while it might not be a dream-come-true type of scenario, there is growth and contentment.

Sally first meets Bill Hader’s Barry at Gene Cousineau’s (Henry Winkler) acting class. As the show progresses, Sally continues to struggle while trying to navigate the pressures of Hollywood and her insatiable hunger to excel at her craft and become a star, but now she’s doing it with Barry by her side. In Season 3, a potential breakout opportunity becomes a career killer, and amidst that professional calamity, Sally finally gets a peek behind the curtain and sees some of the darkness Barry is capable of. After Sally is attacked by and ultimately kills Shane (Anthony Molinari), Barry assures her she has nothing to worry about. He’ll take care of it.

While Barry does stay true to his word on that matter, Season 4 opens by dropping some shocking news in Sally’s lap — Barry’s been arrested for Janice's (Paula Newsome) murder. Despite the initial shock, Sally ultimately tells Barry, “I feel safe with you,” and after he escapes prison, the two run off together, have a son, and attempt to build a life in a secluded town together where Sally tackles a new type of performance challenge, hiding her identity and convincing everyone around her, including her own son, that she’s Emily.

The charade only gets them so far though. Ultimately, Barry opts to head back to Los Angeles, intent on killing Gene. When Sally and John follow, they’re taken hostage by Hank (Anthony Carrigan), and during the ordeal, Sally has a heart-to-heart with John about who his parents really are and what they did. While they do manage to escape with Fuches’ (Stephen Root) help, Barry's journey ends when Gene shoots him dead. 

Years later, Sally has started a new life with John as a single parent. He’s now a teenager, and she’s a high school theater teacher. While one could imagine Season 1 Sally being mighty disappointed in such an outcome, is the same true for series finale Sally? Is this enough or will she always long for the picture-perfect version of becoming a Hollywood star? We discussed just that on an episode of Collider Ladies Night with Goldberg!

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