She gets completely overlooked because of how great and funny her male leads and co-stars perform, but for my money she was the best actor of the bunch. She also received a lot of hatred for her character in part because of how (intentionally) frustrating her character is.

been waiting for a video to point out how amazing she is in this show

to me her performance is so captivating its almost unnecessary to talk about. she highlights any scene she is in. shes what made "Barry" the show it is. shes adorable when shes happy, unbearable when shes irksome, tragic when shes suffering.

Sarah Goldberg is the breakout performance in a show full of breakout performances.

If she doesn’t win an Emmy the system is broken. She’s brilliant

Her performance as Sally is one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen in any TV show. There are countless examples of how authentic and highly nuanced her acting is throughout the show but one of my favorites (as you already pointed out in the vid) is when she kills the biker in season 3. She conveys shock and trauma in a way that makes you feel like she legit killed someone for the very first time. Also her meltdown in the elevator could’ve felt very over the top or melodramatic in the hands of a lesser actress but due to the great writing and how genuinely intense her emotions are, it feels very plausible that that’s exactly how her character would react in the show and even in real life if Sally actually existed.

She really deserves a golden globe. She has been incredible in this show. You really fall for her in the beginning only to slowly feel so sorry for her. And Sarah evokes it all out of you with precision

Sally's eyes and eyebrows always make me feel anxious, which is what i really love about her performance. Even when she seems really happy about something, there's still this sense of doubt on what she actually feel. One thing i notice about her character is that she have a passion to be seen and appreciated. Which sadly it rarely happened. And it's a sad parrarel that her dream of becoming a famous actress and having many people knowing and loving her, end up turn into having to hiding from the public

Sally gets too much hate (her character is clearly not to be likeable but relatable but still) The actress that plays her SLAYED every time she was on screen - I couldn't help but find myself grinning ear to ear with her or feeling enraged when she did because of how stellar her emotions were and how captivating her performance. I think the men in the show get more credit because of how infuriating Sally could be as a person, but man was she fricken PHENOMENAL

Wow reading these comments - I didn’t realize there was hate for her character. She is one of the monumental greats of our time. She has done some of the most incredible acting I’ve ever seen She really nails what it’s like to traverse this industry when no one is in support of your acting career except yourself. I’ve been doing this thing for 5 and a half years now and have felt and experienced most of what she’s portrayed on screen as Sally. She is absolutely Epic.

So many great characters but Sarah’s performance is the strongest

If Kim Wexler was an “anti-Skyler” character, then Sally is the “anti-Kim Wexler”. She did everything opposite to what Kim did, albeit sharing some aspects of her character with Kim.

She deserves an Emmy for sure…

Hands down one of the reasons I love this show. Her performance in their "I love you" scene in season 1 is one of the best acting I've ever seen.

Think of all the raw talent in Hollywood that gets overlooked in favor name recognition. Shout out to Sarah for making it happen

I loved her, I hated her, I was sad for her, then found it impossible to be sad for her. And aside from the exceptional writing, Sarah Goldberg’s acting is truly fucking masterful.

She gave the most solid performance out of the cast, she felt real

Her acting is so good, so real, so complex. I was struck by her early on in the series and felt she has given the best performance over all, in amongst a group of very talented actors. So proud that she came from the Canadian theatre scene. I hope that she has a long and illustrious career.

Can we please get a NoHo Hank analysis video? He was riveting. I couldn't take my eyes off him. The way he would shift from hilarious to earnest to menacing was a revelation to watch.

I'm always here for Sally Reed appreciation content! Sarah Goldberg is a star! So sad this show had to end but it ended so well! This will always be a fave show for me! ❤

Sally's tied as my favorite character in the show with Hank because of Sarah's performance. She's a monster.

She is the most dynamic character

Sarah is an amazing talent and I'm so glad you're featuring her, love the channel!

First thing I ever saw her in...and LOVED her performance. That scene when went off on that woman in the elevator, her voice went through 4 different octaves. She's amazing in this, for sure.

So glad to see the Barry videos now

I'd not watched Barry until very recently, while catching up with your Succession content, I saw you had multiple videos covering it. Right then I knew it was a show to watch. Great vid, as always

Absolutely amazing performances in so many integral character moments from Sara!

Excellent video as always! My favourite and most memorable Sally Reed scene that highlights Sarah Goldberg's talent as an actor is the MacBeth scene from season 1 episode 7. In this scene, Sally asks Barry to give her something she can work with on stage but it seems like he's unable to do that. So, Sally goes out to deliver a monologue as Macbeth and it's quite flat. It's way better than most people could do, but it is lacking. Meanwhile, Barry is backstage dealing with murdering his friend and when it's time for him to walk on stage to tell MacBeth that the queen is dead, he's emotional and very raw. Sally responds to Barry's delivery by transforming her performance into something subtle, layered, and evocative. This is the most memorable Barry scene for me because it showcases Sarah Golberg's absolute mastery of acting, providing side-by-side examples for the audience of average and next-level acting.

i really was amazed by bill and sarah's acting they looked so natural

Great show. One of the best I've seen and Sarah's performance as Sally was out of this world!

Sally Reed is a great creation. Big props to D'Arcy Carden for taking all that rage in the face on the elevator.

Best character and performance in a show full of fantastic characters and performances

Really is one of the greatest performances i have ever seen

WoW, that analysis was impecable! You missed dome great, great Sally scenes. Barry is a surprising show, but she steals the show every time is on the screen, mesmerising! Generational. Thanks for the great content

I watched this show because her S2 monologue was trending on Twitter, but damn this show had so much more to offer! Barry is now my favorite show but Goldberg's performance will stay with me the longest I think

Hi I’m here early! She was amazing. I really hope she gets an Emmy too. She deserves.

Sarah does an amazing job. I think she and Bill have similar strengths. They're both naturally comedic actors, but they also both excel at expressing dramatic, complex emotions with startling sincerity.

Her performance in the whole show is extraordinary but DAMN did she get snubbed for an Emmy season 3. I know the Emmy's are bullshit but still. Just an incredible dramatic AND comedic performance, often at the same time.

Fun Fact: Bill Hader figured out how to finish the second season while sitting in traffic on his way to a press event for the first season in New York City. Hader arrived to the event just before it started and pulled Alec Berg to the side to pitch him the idea minutes before they went on stage.

Sarah Goldberg is one of the actress ever made!

*shakes head side to side with a smile and tears in eyes

I've been subscribed for a while but I have to finally comment because this has quickly become my favorite storytelling-centric channel. Your insights into performance, cinematography, and script are all profoundly revelatory. Thank you for your observations. Sally stole nearly every scene she was ever in and I can't wait to see what Sarah Goldberg does next.

she is my goddamn idol her grief scenes are especially incredible aaa

next award season is gonna be brutal

incredible analysis as always, thank you!!!

sally reed is one of the best tv characters ever

She did an amazing job!! She frustrated me when she was overly ambitious and careless but I have to admit I saw myself in that

The elevate scene was pure rage and Sarah delivered on every bit. Such a shame she hasn't won an emmy fir it yet.

“People have legitimately won Oscar’s for less” lol too real. Goldberg deserves her flowers and then some.

It's funny that you brought up Sally Field, because the scene with Sally (Goldberg) at the podium reminded me of Sally Field's famous "you like me, you really like me" award speech. I think that was done on purpose.

I appreciate this bc people need to know that Sarah Goldberg be ACTING

Her acting skills are seriously Meryl Streep level or Sarah Paulson level. How did it take this long for anyone to notice her. Thank you for giving her this role Bill Hader. Hope we see a lot more Sarah in the future.

Barry, Succession and Better Call Saul. I'm glad to have been alive while these series were airing

i love your videos so much!! great content

Her frightening intensity regarding her insecurities and jealousies really got to me due to how relatable she was…I have and still get the same way as Sally and it frightened me to see that behavior in front of me

The "i did this" moment is even better cause that was the same acting practice they did episode before.

brilliant stuff, thank you

hope she gets an emmy

"People legit have won Oscards for less". That's on point

love this channel

Sarah was telegraphing the subdued emotions so well without showing them that Sally being on screen gave me anxiety every time after she first lashed out, the only character in this show that has achieved that. She grew to be the most terrifying of the bunch for me personally not because of what she was capable of, but simply because of how much was going on under the skin. Great performance.

Thx for this

Amazing video

Observation team putting in the work. 👍

Will never understand how Sally was ever dubbed the "least-likeable character" Sarah Golberg brought out such a raw performance with Sally Reed. Versatile and down right infectious, whether she was ecstatic, in despair, sobbing, pissed off. I know these academy shows mean nothing but I give 1,000 Emmys to Sarah!

Sarah's amazing❤

One thing I love about Sally is how she consistently struggles with the “inciting incident” that signals the beginning of the end - her performance in the theater about her abusive ex-husband, Sam. She tells Barry how he hit her and physically dominated her, leaned over her and made her feel small. We see Sam do this in the hotel room scene to try to reinforce this old power dynamic when he fails to convince her not to do the show about him. She is visibly anxious and begins to shrink in that scene, but instead just leaves the hotel room, regaining some dignity. Then she performs it and it starts to set her life up for success. Fast-forward to season 3, and we get to the scene where Barry comes to Sally’s set to ask for her help in getting Gene a role in her show, Joplin. She says she can’t help him, and Barry EXPLODES on her, scaring everyone else in the room. And what does he do? He physically intimidates her, cornering her with his arm up against the wall, just as Sam did before. He leaves, and instead of immediately realizing how fucked up the whole situation is, she makes excuses for Barry’s rage (he just had a bad day) and APOLOGIZES to Barry later, just like she would apologize to Sam after he would beat her. Here, she sadly re-embraces some of her trauma and normalizes it. And then it all culminates in the elevator scene with Natalie. Sally explodes on her, insulting her and, what do you know, putting her arm up on the wall of the elevator to corner Natalie, just like she has been cornered most of her life (or at least she’s felt that way). And that is the moment Sally never truly comes back from. At that point in the show onward, Sally is a different person, now wearing the shame of the oppression she fought against. She loses. Even at the very end of the show, I know she is still struggling with her feelings of being trapped and inferior. It’s a wonderfully sad character who miraculously doesn’t die or have serious consequences for their actions like almost every other main character.

All actresses and actors in this show is top notch. One thing I realized is, only really good actors can play a character being a very bad actor

She's perfect

I don't think I've ever seen such a brutal portrayal of how dehumanising it can be to try to make it in Hollywood

I hope Sarah Goldberg gets to walk through any door she sees after this performance. Had my jaw on the floor several times in really unexpectedly raw scenes.

She did a good job. Now give her her own SHOW!!!!!

Those scenes where she was crying or shouting honestly scared me.

I see a lot of connections, in appearance and otherwise, between Sally and Naomi Watts' character in Mulholland Dr.

@ 11:41 "So Sally, I see we're still doing this?" - Mom

She should get an oscar for this(I am aware this is not a movie)

Haven’t watched this show but now I have too 😳

I never hated Sally's character, she was relatable, being stuck in a world where untalented hacks get ahead of you

She was Sally🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤

Great actress. You rarely see something like that in american cinema.

peggy hill level character and performance. one of the best characters in tv history.

Wouldn’t have worked if she wasn’t so great

The range of emotions she went through from one scene to the next was astonishing. I hope Sarah Goldberg isn't overlooked like Rhea Seehorn from Better Call Saul. Both actresses add a vulnerability and a human femininity to the screen which is rarely seen.

I have a rule, if a character is making me feel intense emotions that aren't conceited ire, they're probably really well written/performed.

Sally Reed is so flawed and frustrating, and Sarah Goldberg plays her so perfectly

i honestly thought she gave one of if not the best performance in the show other than bill hader

The fact that i hate this character so much, speaks to the success of her performance. Sally Reed reminds of real people I’ve met throughout my life and that shit pisses me off 💀💀

She just acts at 200% at every breakdown which occur too frequently in seasons 3 and 4 that you become numb by the billionth time she goes at full power.

Please make a video for "1883" ❤

A video analyzing the sublime performance of Michael Imperioli would be great

Make a black mirror onde 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Boy

I remember her "Off Camera With Sam Goldberg" interview as being one of the most interesting in that entire series. I gotta get back to "Barry" and finish up the series.

Yuh

i am so obscenely pissed off she never won an emmy for this role

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I dislike her in a way that makes me appreciate the performance. She understands Sally’s ego, but keeps her human.

She needs an emmy alreadt

5:04 "If you just read the dialogue, the scene could be interpreted as a funny miscommunication" YEAH REAL FUNNY

She seemed to have borderline tendencies