Ronald Barlog
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Ronald "Ronnie" Barlog was a prisoner on HBO's Oz
in Season 4. He was played by Brian Bloom
.
and sentenced to 13 years in prison. When he was brought to Oz, he recognized an old acquaintance, Chris Keller
. Barlog got into a love triangle
with Keller and his erstwhile lover, Tobias Beecher
.
Beecher was Barlog's guide when he stepped into Oz, and the two became close. Keller tried to warn Barlog to stay away from Beecher, but Barlog replied that he had already fooled around with Beecher.
Later on, when Barlog and Keller were weight training
, Keller told him the story of how he was caught and was now serving 88 years for several murders. The two eventually had sex. The next time Beecher approached Barlog for sex, Barlog confessed his betrayal, and that he believed that Keller and he had something special. Beecher was angry, but respected Barlog's decision.
Soon after, Barlog was called to a meeting with FBI Agent Pierce Taylor, who offered Barlog reduced prison time if he testified against Keller on three unsolved murders. Knowing that Beecher was a former lawyer, he consulted him about the offer. Beecher went straight to Keller and told him about Barlog's treachery. Keller didn't believe Beecher at first, but Keller confronted Barlog in a storage room, asking him if he was an informant. Barlog denied it all, and tried to distract Keller with sex. While Barlog performed oral sex
upon him, Keller offhandedly confessed to committing the murders because the victims — all young, gay
men — reminded him of something within himself that he hated. He then reached for Barlog's head and snapped his neck, killing him.
Oz (TV series)
Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...
in Season 4. He was played by Brian Bloom
Brian Bloom
Brian Keith Bloom is an American actor, voice actor, and screenwriter.Bloom was born in Merrick, New York, the brother of producer/actor Scott Bloom and musician Mike Bloom....
.
Character overview
Barlog was arrested for grand theft autoMotor vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle...
and sentenced to 13 years in prison. When he was brought to Oz, he recognized an old acquaintance, Chris Keller
Chris Keller
Chris Keller is a fictional character on the HBO series Oz, portrayed by Christopher Meloni from 1998 to 2003.-Character overview:Prisoner ID 98K514. Convicted June 16, 1998 - felony murder, two counts of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, driving under the influence and...
. Barlog got into a love triangle
Love triangle
A love triangle is usually a romantic relationship involving three people. While it can refer to two people independently romantically linked with a third, it usually implies that each of the three people has some kind of relationship to the other two...
with Keller and his erstwhile lover, Tobias Beecher
Tobias Beecher
Tobias Beecher is a main character on the television show Oz, played by Lee Tergesen. He is one of only eight regular characters to survive the entire run of the show...
.
Beecher was Barlog's guide when he stepped into Oz, and the two became close. Keller tried to warn Barlog to stay away from Beecher, but Barlog replied that he had already fooled around with Beecher.
Later on, when Barlog and Keller were weight training
Weight training
Weight training is a common type of strength training for developing the strength and size of skeletal muscles. It uses the weight force of gravity to oppose the force generated by muscle through concentric or eccentric contraction...
, Keller told him the story of how he was caught and was now serving 88 years for several murders. The two eventually had sex. The next time Beecher approached Barlog for sex, Barlog confessed his betrayal, and that he believed that Keller and he had something special. Beecher was angry, but respected Barlog's decision.
Soon after, Barlog was called to a meeting with FBI Agent Pierce Taylor, who offered Barlog reduced prison time if he testified against Keller on three unsolved murders. Knowing that Beecher was a former lawyer, he consulted him about the offer. Beecher went straight to Keller and told him about Barlog's treachery. Keller didn't believe Beecher at first, but Keller confronted Barlog in a storage room, asking him if he was an informant. Barlog denied it all, and tried to distract Keller with sex. While Barlog performed oral sex
Oral sex
Oral sex is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a sex partner by the use of the mouth, tongue, teeth or throat. Cunnilingus refers to oral sex performed on females while fellatio refer to oral sex performed on males. Anilingus refers to oral stimulation of a person's anus...
upon him, Keller offhandedly confessed to committing the murders because the victims — all young, gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
men — reminded him of something within himself that he hated. He then reached for Barlog's head and snapped his neck, killing him.