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[@Vuronov]

The Syd scene at her apartment when she has a panic attack shows how Carmy is unintentionally causing the same kind of trauma to Syd as Chef David did to Carmy all under the guise of pursuing excellence.

[@brittybabyy5361]

I feel like she’s experiencing panic attacks that are carmie induced in the way that carmie had panic attacks and ulcers due to the stress and pressure from that asshole chef😢

[@ktyy777]

maybe, but I also feel like she’s having a hard time deciding because the last scene shows her torn up over leaving the people she grew really close to

[@sombrashadow0013]

I love that scene between Carmy and Chef David. It's really the first time we've seen Carmy fully confront his trauma instead of deflecting or dissociating

[@AnimatorsatWork]

The chef in the beginning of the episode was Thomas Keller, the chef/owner of The French Laundry in Napa. Fun fact he was the food consultant in the movies Spanglish and Ratatouille.

[@dtgstl3148]

TK also has the distinction of being the first and only American chef in the world to simultaneously own two Michelin 3 star restaurants - The French Laundry in Napa Valley and Per Se in New York City.

[@tejida815]

This season of the show continued with great acting, soundtrack, and cinematography.

[@jennifercorozza7002]

You left out writing, which is the main problem this season.

[@tejida815]

@@jennifercorozza7002 I was trying to focus on what I liked. 😉🤷‍♀

[@FalWasHere2]

People really fail to understand that this season is portraying how carmy is like this because of EVERYTHING that happened in his past. He is a peace of shit, he is in the blame. But, the importance of this season is that no one can change that easily, it is what it is like in real life. The writers are not afraid of actually crating a very close depiction of how human actually operates, and this season is that exactly. Portraying how humans behaviors are shaped by their own experiences. Even syd, one of the reason why she hasn’t accepted the literally better offer is because she has her own trauma with failed businesses under her OWN supervision. And to note, how the cycle continues.

[@jennifercorozza7002]

It's never the what, it's the how. The how is mostly boring and that's on the writers.

[@unlovebreather]

@@jennifercorozza7002what’s boring?

[@Mukatutu]

I loved the backstory episodes including ep1. Thought they were phenomenal and fleshed out characters that I had already loved. The problem is really that by the time we get to episode 10, the finale, it feels like the plot has barely moved and there were almost no resolutions. So it ends up making the rest feel like they had been filler episodes and then we get a 'to be continued'. It's leaves a lacking of satisfaction.

[@MarieTheOstrich]

Its the execution that is lacking. There was so much potential built up last season and literlly nothing happened this season. Long drawn out conversations, over the top long jokes, time fillers in the form of weird stories told by people we dont care about. It felt like stalling for the next season and it shows. It's very unfocused.

[@jennifercorozza7002]

@@MarieTheOstrich Everyone felt siloed after episode 3. It's treading water writing. It's not that Carmy and Richie had to be made up this season, but there's no real talk about it after ep 3. Other characters don't even talk about it. All of a sudden, the Faks are Carmy's go to and it's just excruciatingly dull at time. Also, I don't come here to watch non-actors act. I don't give AF about celebrity chefs or even Chef Terry. I loved Forks, but they used Ever because how successful Forks was. It was too much. And that's just 2 things.

[@chrisannlewis8767]

that was bradley cooper when he did ‘Burnt’

[@carolyngardner1535]

That chef that Luca was excitedly asking 'needle' questions to, was Grant Achatz who is pretty badass, actually. Trained with Thomas Keller (named one of his sons Keller, after him), was on the frontlines of innovation with molecular gastronomy, is centred (or was, anyway) in Chicago, Michelin star restaurants, and in the mid-late 2000's was diagnosed with a cancer that after treatment left him without a sense of taste for a period of time.

[@dtgstl3148]

Almost all of the chefs in the episode are real chefs who are celebrities in the culinary world. Christina Tosi, the woman who started Milk Bar in New York City was there as well - she was the redheaded lady at the table where they were all trading war stories.

[@camillemayers103]

What's interesting is that Carmy is doing to Sydney, what he said that the Chef did to him. Oh-yup. Rob just started talking about it. 😊

[@2kooldancin]

This episode is literally a who’s who of the culinary world! The greats are featured like TK (Thomas Keller, who actually has kind of a bad reputation), Grant Achatz, Wiley Dufresne, Malcolm Livingston, Cristina Tosi, etc. So cool to see as a foodie 😂

[@aliceinwalesland]

That's so interesting! I'm so curious now, why does Thomas Keller have "kind of a bad reputation"?? (I didn't know about him before this ep!)

[@2kooldancin]

@@aliceinwaleslandWell…chef Kwame Onuachi’s detailed his horrible experiences in Thomas Keller’s Per Se, pretty vividly. It was believed that he fostered the toxic environment and did nothing to correct the abuse. TK’s Vegas restaurant, just last year, was sued for SH as well.

[@dtgstl3148]

@@aliceinwalesland The character David Fields (Joel McHale) is loosely based on Thomas Keller, who, like Fields has a tendency to hover over his chefs and whisper in their ears while they're working, which understandably would be quite anxiety inducing.

[@astrojacks_]

absolutely loved all of the chef cameos! i’ve watched a lot of top chef and food related shows so it was so cool getting to recognize a lot of them!

[@jennifercorozza7002]

I hated it. I don't come here to watch non-actors suck up screen time.

[@axoweewee]

@@jennifercorozza7002miserable

[@polbalcells4869]

@@jennifercorozza7002 Wow you must be really upset about a tv show depicting how high cuisine restaurants work to be hating it at every single comment I've seen you. I'm just glad for once someone is giving the recognaissance this world deserves. If you just want actors you have plenty of shows with just actors, but this world is made by the people that have worked on it for years and years. Glad Storer and Mattheson know that.

[@jennifercorozza7002]

@@polbalcells4869 I expect better. It's a TV show, a fictional show, not a documentary. The worst thing a show can be is boring and there was a lot of that this year. It makes me worry that bc the set up wasn't great, the resolution is in question as well. It all comes down to writing/structure w/shows. Intention does not matter if the execution is not there. Should I pretend I loved it when I didn't? It's a comments section dude, it's called having an opinion.

[@anjiemaru]

Imagine Bradley Cooper’s character in ‘Burnt’ is in the next season of The Bear since they confirmed it’s the same verse

[@JeffKelly03]

3:13 "Are we supposed to recognize this man?" Thta's Thomas Keller, the chef/owner of world-renowned restaurant French Laundry (where Carmy worked). What's interesting about him popping up here is that Joel McHale has said that his asshole chef character was based mostly on Keller, so him popping up means he either shot those scenes before McHale said that (and he only said it a few months ago on an episode of Seth Meyers), or he really appreciates the show, is VERY self-aware, and doesn't mind the portrayal.

[@lunaloutfy]

The party sequence was the most wholesome thing ever. It was just so heartwarming I loved it a lot and I just love my dysfunctional family so much they’re everything to me 😭❤️ (I’m such a sucker for the found family trope) I have so much more to say but you guys pretty much said everything on my mind, so I’m just in agreement. Thanks for your great (and quick) reactions to season 3 of The Bear. They’re the best :) This season was… something. Idk how to explain it, but I feel like it was a filler one. It was mainly about confronting the past and getting closure (especially with Carmy and his former boss, Nat with her mother, and Richie with his ex-wife Tiff). It felt very underdeveloped in some places, but I suppose that that’s the point. Here’s hoping season 4 actually goes somewhere! Not that I disliked this season because it was pretty decent. Definitely the weakest one of the bunch, but it’s so ironic for me to say that because the Tina-centric episode ended up being my favorite of the whole series. Loved how the special guest appearances from the previous season feel more real now because it was such a delight to have them present more. They feel like genuine characters now, and I hope they continue to bring them. Especially Will Poulter :)

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Bryce! Thanks, Rob! 🍽 Christopher Storer did an excellent job directing this finale, as well as most of the season.

[@AshleyGarcia-ck2ki]

I personally didn’t love this season And was a bit let down but hopeful for the next season.

[@MarieTheOstrich]

you should watch the movie "burnt" - thats the one with Bradley Cooper that inspired The Bear :)

[@ladyhotep5189]

Idk what i got outta this season. If someone asked me what was season about. Whats my answer? Idk "stuff". It was about stuff😂😂. Just alot of moments strung together or something. Who knows? 😂🤷‍♀️ Season 1 and 2 were 9. I give this a 7.

[@thatgirlinokc3975]

Definitely some cliffhangers for next season, but episode was a who’s who of the culinary world. I felt the sadness seeing Sydney break down

[@2kooldancin]

Carmy confronting a-hole chef makes me mad bc it validates a-hole chef’s mindset. 😬 I love that u feel the Luca and Syd chemistry!!! I felt it too and am now str8 up rooting for it! 😂 And now that we are at the last episode… Who’s bay window is Carmy standing in in the first episode as he looks at his scar on his hand?!! I swear it’s actually Sydney’s. Why was he there?

[@cfbg]

You do know bay windows are common, right? Tina has them too. Probably just the show reusing a set for multiple character’s homes.

[@AnnaB22]

I thought the same thing. It feels like he is there after she says goodbye and moves on. It feels disloyal. But it would be worse if she gave up the opportunity and Cicero had to pull out and the Bear closes - she will have absolutely nothing, which isn't fair to her either.

[@Lfeodorovna]

i'm so happy i aint the only one!when i heard about he was gonna be in season two i was hoping the character would be somebody new in sydney's life and now luca and her actually met and they had chemistry like that it felt like my prayers got answered

[@cfbg]

@@Lfeodorovnayou all are watching an entirely different series. Go watch The CW.

[@bethanychatman9531]

​@@cfbg don't be an ass, people can want love for characters.

[@johnx-tx8qd]

Very interesting, if I'm not reading it wrong, of all the great chefs carmy learned from, when things went sideways and he doubled down into his work, the chef he seemed to emulate the most was the psycho from NYC who made his life hell.

[@michellegomes2030]

The Claire stuff is dragging so much this season omg

[@adrianTurbogocrazy]

Yes I’m like either make up or move on, we got a restaurant to run

[@aby.b]

I hope they don't make the Carmy and Claire story about her "fixing him" since they mentioned that she's his "peace"

[@MarieTheOstrich]

it seems like she is the only thing that makes carmy happy rn even tho she has the personality of drying wallpaper. such a boring plot device

[@cfbg]

@@aby.b but you all want Sydney to save him so what’s the difference?

[@Keesha_Hardy]

@@cfbgWho says that they want Sydney to save him?

[@johnx-tx8qd]

Nice job getting season 3 out so fast! You ever do tv seasons this fast or did you just enjoy the bear that much?

[@jhor729]

Yay!

[@hamhock540]

It felt like a filler season to me. Not bad but not the meat and potatoes that I feel like we’re used to.

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

Bradley cooper from Burn

[@cfbg]

Season wasn’t as bad as people make it seem. Carmy just isn’t that great of a character so people blame others like Claire or Sydney.

[@KneeDeep2231]

Wouldn’t be the first time a show has ruined JAW’s character

[@maybehere_]

i think this season would’ve been better as a part 1, filler isn’t the right word but little plot developed this season fr, it all feels like a big set up for a great season 4, which is why it’s disappointing to a lotta ppl (including me to a small extent) since it’s such a change of pace compared to the rest of the show.

[@RMM023]

@@maybehere_it essentially is a part one. The “to be continued” at the end was the first time they’ve put that there at the end of a season. I thought that was kind of weird but I figured it was their way of expressing that very thing

[@adrianTurbogocrazy]

@@KneeDeep2231Nah because the way I wanted to beat up Lip by the end of shameless is so real

[@ladyhotep5189]

​@@adrianTurbogocrazy😂😂😂😂😂

[@lalay1367]

My lady Jane reaction!

[@sarahs.6316]

Can you guys please react to Prison Break best tv show ever 😍

[@AnnaB22]

YES!!!!! Please!!

[@ojbird1248]

Have you guys watched Helluva Boss? If not I highly recommend it!