Barry's season finale was so good that it should perhaps call it quits

The New York Times

"The end of the first season of Barry was so good it made me never want to watch the show again," says James Poniewozik, adding: "It was an excellent season finale. But it would have been one hell of a gutsy series finale." Poniewozik fears that shows that keep getting renewed past their perfect endings are resulting in the loss of the concept of leaving the viewer wanting more -- like what Arrested Development should've done. "In part," he says, "this situation is the side effect of a good thing: With more TV outlets serving more-targeted audiences, a daring, unconventional show has a decent chance of surviving. With dozens of cable outlets and the seemingly bottomless pockets of Netflix and Amazon (soon to be joined by Apple), TV is becoming a 'more' machine. TV series are becoming like athletes going on a season or three past when they should have retired."

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