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I've already seen articles stating they realize Barb wasn't talked about much, that the whole story took place in about 7 days, and that they will probably flesh out her deal in Season 2.

To be fair to that point, the "two hunters" got no love either. The writers gave themselves a little wiggle room by having the Feds move Barb's car to the bus station, allowing some leeway that she just ran away from the parent's point of view.

But it was just waved off as she went to the fricking bus station and ran away. She disappeared 2 days after Will did. Judging from the very basis of Barb's character, people would know she wouldn't do that. If I disappeared my senior year of high school and they found my car at a bus station, you can bet your arse that anyone (particularly my family) wouldn't buy that. She was an afterthought and Barb's mother only got like one scene.

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Posted by Teddy Ruxpin

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Posted on 8/21/16 at 10:13 pm to OMLandshark

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She disappeared 2 days after Will did. Judging from the very basis of Barb's character, people would know she wouldn't do that

I accept the writer's response on this. The whole story took place over a week and they couldn't fit her in. If you think about it, there really isn't much time to squeeze in Barb's parents, unless you put them in every time we see Mike's parents (forget squeezing her in with Winona, she was doing stuff), which doesn't really work that well either. The chief was barely in his office most the time, so that's really out too.

I noticed Barb got the shaft in the story, and so did every one else, so it sounds like they will write more about her in S2. But really, adding Barb's parents wouldn't have added a thing to the story, because we already had that viewpoint covered. It did make it fun to joke about though. "No one gives a shite about Barbs!"