It's not
a particularly uplifting message, which places Barry in the company of other TV comedies that lean into drama and introspective malaise to devastating effect — Atlanta, especially its second season, and BoJack Horseman chief among them.
Thematically, the iconography of Norling's work includes an eclectic mix, from vaudeville - type images and a present - day fetishization of luxury goods to the imagery of the Black Panthers — «
particularly important to his upbringing in the Bay, an area where the Panthers were most successful in bringing forth their
message of
uplift for African Americans.