Barry Berkman’s 7 Best And 7 Worst Moments In HBO’s Barry

For most of Season 1, Barry is at the mercy of the Chechen mob and is forced to pull off multiple hits on their behalf despite his attempts to get out of the business. In “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going,” Barry prepares for one of his most dangerous hits yet — taking out the leader of the Bolivian mob, Cristobal. But when fellow Marines Taylor, Vaughn, and Chris tag along, Barry’s plan goes out the window, leaving Taylor and Vaughn dead after driving straight into gunfire.

As far as the Chechens know, Barry is dead after his hit goes wrong, but Fuches learns the truth about his survival. Fuches turns Barry into the Chechen leader Goran in hopes of saving himself, but Goran decides to kill them both. One of Goran’s henchmen, NoHo Hank, gives Barry a heads up, suggesting he run. Instead, Barry comes to Fuches’ rescue and kills Goran and his men, sparing Hank’s life.

This wouldn’t be the last time Barry would spare Hank’s life. In the Season 2 episode “Past = Present x Future Over Yesterday” Hank sets out to kill Barry after Barry fails to follow through on taking out rival mob leader Esther. Unable to get a clean shot, Barry fires back and has Hank at gunpoint. Even after attempting to murder him and putting his girlfriend Sally in danger, Barry spares Hank’s life once again.