The Bear

Season was decent. The Faks are entering Jar Jar territory as far as comedic relief. The story didn't really move forward much.

Yea, the Fak brothers are a bit annoying and hard to imagine any $150+/plate restaurant would allow either of them to be front of the house.

There were a few episodes that seemed to drag on, but for the most part I also liked the change of pace in this season. There is only so much they can do with "the restaurant is on the edge of bankruptcy and going to close at any minute," before it gets old. Unfortunately, it looks like that's back where the show is headed next season.

I'm not sure where else they can bring in strife or adversity to make for an interesting show, but it would be nice if they could switch gears.

Thought the score in ep1 sounded a lot like something Reznor or Ross would put out, turns out it was NIN after all.

Sydney can barely use a knife. Awful actress, some of the worst casting I've ever seen

Sanrith Descartes said:

She's black. Only thing that matters.

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The weird thing is they are the whitest black family ever cast. Her and her father are not diversity characters, at all. Actually, maybe that's why they cast her. "Can you speak like a normal human being? You're hired!!!"

This show does that very well. Lots of different types of characters all struggling and trying to just work hard to make life better. No "Well I have it worse because..."

I'm just glad you don't think I'm a dog

i. fucking. hate. sydney because. she. like. talks. like. pretty much. like. this. like the whole. like time.

edit* also shes a cunt.

She always does that shocked "well okay" look whenever literally anyone does something that's not her way. She's fucking obnoxious.

We've only made it through two episodes of this season because they're just not particularly good. It's like they really leaned into the "let's make these people unlikable and yelling all the time" and forgot to make it interesting.

finally finished season 3, what a very odd season. Had to take long breaks between each episode because I just didn't like so many of them. After the massive momentum and driven focus of season 1 & 2 it was so weird to see the show becoming artsy fartsy and disconnected from any real story.

Still, episodes 1 & 2 were amazing and the finale... Jesus Christ, what a season finale, one of my favorite hours of television again. Motherfucking THOMAS KELLER taught Carmy early in his career and we see it? Goddamn. Some great chefs at those tables and great intimate chats. I like that there isn't any handholding, we know Carmy is super fucked up and rethinking his life but I have no idea what he will do. I can't even tell what the review was, mostly positive I guess with some negatives?

Hope they refocus the show on Carm, Richie, and Marcus (especially Richie) because they really are the core thats the most interesting to follow. I like most of the side characters but they work best as mirrors to show how Carm changes their lives, entire episodes devoted to Tina or Sugar were just a bad idea.

Anyways season 4 was filmed back to back to season 3 so its probably wrapped filming by now, wonder if they will end it there or try to do a season 5

I feel much the same way. I really struggled finding the interest to finish this season. It was probably almost three months from start to finish. It really felt like it was trying too hard and smelling its own farts. The story itself didn't really move much nor did the characters progress much.

I actually didn't mind the Faks as much as some did but I didn't like the single character focus for so many episodes. They really need to do something to make Sydney more interesting because she's exactly one note all the time. Richie was always worth watching, though. Good interaction with McHale in the final episode. I was waiting for that confrontation and enjoyed how much he just crushed Carmy even more by his response.

We watched the first two episodes of this season back in July, apparently (based on this thread). Haven't found the motivation to watch another episode since.