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By the second episode of its fourth and final season, Barry arrives at the epicenter of the universe: a crowded Dave & Buster’s in the middle of nowhere.
Here, among the blinking neon lights and tarnished gold tokens, is where we meet NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) and Cristobal (Michael Irby) in the middle of their big business pitch. When you’re stringing together a group of mobsters who notoriously don’t get along, there’s no better place to take them than a warehouse full of basketball hoop games, oversized pints of beer, and greasy hot wings. Just the thought of Dave & Buster’s is making me reconsider my plans for next weekend—anyone up for a stop at the arcade before watching the next episode of Barry?
Bored out of their minds while sequestering in the desert, Cristobal and Hank opt to channel their energy into a new project: sand. There’s a sand shortage in Southern California (a real issue, not just a made-up plot in Barry), which isn’t just bad news for the beaches—builders also need sand to erect houses and other structures. Upon learning about this dilemma, the couple call up some of their allies in the dark mobster underworld to assist.