Content Warning: This list contains depictions of violence and domestic abuse.
With the season 3 finale of Barry airing recently, it is more clear than ever that the titular character has done some heinous things. Bill Hader and Alec Berg have created one of the most innovative dark comedies to date and Barry Berkman is an unusual entry on the list of anti-hero protagonists ing alongside the ranks of Tony Soprano and Walter White.
Despite his appearance, Barry is one of the most deadly characters to ever grace the silver screen. His military experience and nonchalant attitude toward death make him one of the most dangerous opponents for anyone to come across. He has gone further than ever in season 3, adding to his list of awful acts.
Abandoning Fuches To Be With Sally
While this may have saved him a lot of future problems down the line, there is no denying that leaving a "friend" to die at the hands of violent (albeit incompetent) gangsters in order to go on a date is a bit of a selfish move.
Although Barry does come at the very last minute to save Fuches from the Chechen mobsters, the damage may have already been done considering that Fuches was being tortured for most of his stay in Goran's garage.
Using Other's Grief For Personal Gain
Following the death of Ryan Madison in the show's pilot, the acting class students mourn for their loss; and seeing a way to get closer to Sally Reed as well as lead a normal life, Barry utilizes their grief to his advantage.
It's a selfish and shameless act that doesn't go unnoticed and grossly does work in his favor in the end. Through this, he does manage to become closer to Sally and Gene as well as the rest of the acting class but ultimately it's duplicitous in nature.
Being Verbally Abusive To Sally
Season 3 might just be the darkest season in Barry's catalog, not because of the violence but because of its more harrowing themes such as the mental effects of abuse. After Barry berated and yelled at Sally, a domestic abuse victim, in an attempt to get Mr. Cosineau hired again, it sets her back mentally into a state when she was married to Sam.
One of season 3's most horrifying sequences is her returning from the set and frantically making dinner, opening a beer, and replacing the batteries on an Xbox controller Barry was complaining about earlier in the season all in a vain attempt to ease her partners' abuse.
Attempting To Kill Jim Moss
In a callback to the season 1 finale, Barry is left with a new avenue to put the killing behind him and escape his world of violence courtesy of war-buddy Albert letting him off the hook for saving his life back in Afghanistan.
Unfortunately knowing Barry, violence is a cycle that only repeats itself and Barry Berkman is a man who continually perpetrates it no matter how many times he wishes to stop. So when given this last chance to escape it all, he falls into old habits in order to selfishly preserve what he has left and attempts to silence one last loose end only to find justice awaiting him.
Placed A Bomb In A Populated Neighborhood
In season 3, the head of the Bolivian mob came to Cristobal's house in order to solve their "Chechen issue" with his paramilitary unit. While Cristobal plays host, Hank and his crew devise a plan to rid themselves of this newfound threat and employ Barry to carry out the job. Not only does Barry agree but the plan involves placing an explosive ordinance underneath Cristobal's home which is located in a densely populated suburb.
To hammer home the fact about the location there are two young girls selling lemonade across the street! So when the bomb detonates it's left unclear what the casualty rate was and the only figure given was the Bolivian boss and his soldiers.
Threatening Gene Cosineau's Family
Season 3 finds Barry at his darkest and that is no better exemplified than when he considers killing one of the best characters in Barry, Gene Cosineau's grandson. After Gene escapes from Barry's forceful attempts to get him hired, he horrifically finds that Barry was waiting along at his house seated next to his grandson.
Terrified for his family's safety, Gene's hands are tied, and is forced to go along with Barry's absurd scheme that will get him to ultimately forgive him for the killing of his lover, Janice Moss.
The Monastery Massacre
Hell hath no fury like that of a scorned Barry. Although most of Barry's kills are committed with a lack of emotion, once it becomes the motivator, all bets are off and a bloodbath will ensue. After Barry finds out that Fuches leaked Janice's body's location to Gene, then he sets out on a bloody rampage to enact his revenge.
Unfortunately, Fuches is hiding with the Chechens who are in the midst of peace talks with the Bolivians and the Burmese and when a bloodthirsty Barry enters, a massacre ensues that leaves heavy casualties on all sides. Barry even shot one of the Chechen soldiers who idolized him point-blank with no remorse.
Inexcusable War Crimes
Barry's service in the military is only shown in flashbacks, but what is revealed is detrimental to his character. During his time in Afghanistan, there are two events that unveil the type of man Barry is. His killing of three farmers on the mountainside for the crime of being "suspicious" is met with praise from his fellow Marines and only after years of the event itself does he reflect upon whether or not they were innocent or not.
But the most horrendous act has to be following when his buddy, Albert was shot in the face. In his blind rage to find the perpetrators, Barry immediately barged into a random home believing where the shot came from and killing the occupant inside. What makes the latter act truly deplorable is Barry's nonchalance to it when he suggested using it as an acting exercise for the ever likable Gene Cosineau's acting class despite everyone else telling him not to use it considering he got away with a war crime.
Killing Chris Lucado
The killing of fellow marine and friend Chris Lucado and making it appear as if it were suicide was quite possibly the first unforgivable act Barry has ever committed. In Barry's mind, it was unavoidable in order to keep the new life he just barely managed to hold onto but doing so meant that he would have to continually lie so he could keep up the facade.
Barry would help the grieving Lucado family set up a charity for veterans suffering from PTSD, despite Chris never having been involved in combat situations during his time in the military.
Killing Janice Moss
Just like Chris, Barry killed Janice out of self-preservation, and like Chris, Barry deflected away from responsibility and would go out of his way to "comfort" those most affected by their loss. At the very least the Lucado family had the closure that he had died, meanwhile, Gene and the Moss family had a moment of belief that she was still alive and was simply missing.
Barry continued on with this facade in order to retain the semblance of normalcy he had recently achieved. It was only until Fuches brought Gene to where her corpse was stored did audiences truly find out the outcome between her and Barry's duel. She was the only one who could have granted Barry true redemption by delivering justice, unfortunately, Barry's selfish desires got the best of him and he murdered her without much of a second thought.