Also the beautiful comparison with Natalie kept asking “are you okay” to her mom in the past and finally Pete her husband was the one to tell Mom “It’s okay”.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Great point!

@user-vv7hc7kb5o

11 ай бұрын

wait WAIT?!"!*$;*+!#!#? OHH NOOOOOOO YOU'RE SO RIGHT

I think Syd's reaction to the ticket machine sound effect was her realizing that even though they pulled through tonight, the tickets are never going to stop printing. They have to do it all over again tomorrow and the next day and the day after that and then so on and so on and the orders are just going to keep coming in at the same intense pace every single time.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Great point.

@Jungle-Life-Forever

26 күн бұрын

I know I'm late as shit - but that's exactly it -- It's an internal fear -- I personally been their expediting, You can get so lost in All that Craziness that's its literally Scary As Shit not being able to manage something that appears to be manageable--Shes Always going to hear Printing Tickets

I like how the uncle was telling Carmy about the story with the baseball player, how he fumbled the catch, couldn't decide weather to catch with his hand or the glove, telling Carmy that he should focus. Kinda feels like it relates to the moment where Carmy is on the phone and has to decide wether to answer Claire or call the fridge guy, doesn't do any of them causing him to "drop the ball".

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

That part ☝🏾

I saw someone else summarize season 2 as Carmy helping everybody on his team but forgetting to help himself. And I don't think it's that he and Donna are "two sides of the same coin," it's that he's literally inherited her anxiety and her mental illness, just like Mikey did. And Sydney staring at the ticket thing was essentially her expecting the other shoe to drop (thinking about how she fucked up the pre-order system in season 1, episode 7), which is the exact problem Carmy has too. Anyway, thank you two for reacting to this so quickly! Show of the year for me so far.

@pabloc8808

11 ай бұрын

When it came to Donna, Natalie was the one who passive-aggressively confronted her but never truly clashed with her, which is why she is very managerial but tries not to be rude or confrontational. Michael was the one who tried to intervene and be strong for his siblings, which I believe is why he couldn't handle the pressure anymore (he did off himself after all), because he had been doing it his entire life. Carmy was the one who tried keep quiet and be good so she wouldn't have a reason to snap at him, which is why he is such a perfectionist and so obsessed with his work in an unhealthy way, he keeps trying to meet this insane standard that he set for himself. Richie and Syd were doing well but Carmy needed to be there because perfectionists don't need things to work perfectly, perfectionists need things to be perfect in their own way, so they will always find something wrong in other people's work. That is Carmy's problem, he sees everyone else as the enemy, like they're not good enough even when things are working fine

@GuineaPigEveryday

10 ай бұрын

@@pabloc8808 damn I haven't heard it described that way before how they have all these different reactions but that's so accurate for abusive parents like this, every sibling does their best to respond to such overwhelming stress and pressure and toxicity. But also Michael does not see everyone else as the enemy at all??? He hates himself, he thinks he's worthless, he thinks at the end that he let everyone else down by being with Claire. Perfectionists don't hate others as much as they hate themselves so I really don't understand that interpretation. Also why the hell people defend Richie so much but have no sympathy for how fucking insanely traumatised the Berzatto siblings were. I mean idk in my experience most kids do have that fight, flight, freeze or fawn response. When every single interaction with ur parent is walking on eggshells, sometimes you just try your damn best to be the perfect child, perfectly obedient, handle all of their hurling insults and abuse with a passive smile, and then even when ur perfect they still abuse you, that's one way perfectionists can be born. I don't fucking blame Michael for any of that, i mean jesus ive been in the exact same situation, and then perfectionists like that usually end up hating themselves and jeopardising their own happiness.

@pabloc8808

9 ай бұрын

@@GuineaPigEveryday I never said I blame Michael or that he saw anyone as the enemy, I said CARMY does, he says that at the Al-Anon meeting in the season 1 finale. As for Michael, he tried to be the protector, to be strong for Nat and Carmy and even for their mom, but that pressure can be too much for a person, because when you're busy helping everyone there's a huge chance you won't help yourself. In season one Richie says something, on why he didn't try to pull Michael away from his addiction: "he was Mikey Bear, he was gonna get through it". Everyone thought Michael was strong for himself, because he was strong for others, but it was the opposite, he let himself go and ended up committing suicide. As for perfectionists, they hate themselves, but when put in a position of power they can very much channel that against others. However, that's not the only reason Carmy blows up at his staff: he blows up at them because the restaurant is him, it's his life. It has to be perfect, because he needs to be the best ("I'm a fucking psycho, that is why I am the best" "I don't need to provide amusement or enjoyment, I don't need to receive any amusement or enjoyment") and because, like he said at the Al-Anon meeting, fixing the restaurant was his way of "fixing" what happened between him and Michael. So when things do go as planned, when it doesn't go according to his vision of perfection, of what The Bear should be, he takes it out on others. I understand I wrote a rather long paragraph in my original comment, and I don't mean to come off as rude, but please read it again, I feel like you may have misinterpreted what I said and that prompted your comment

@Ndjdj-xr9dx

Ай бұрын

i agree abt carmy and donna, they both share some form of self hatred for lack of better words. they both talk abt not deserving good things and describe themselves as ruining good things

When Ritchie took control of expo me and my brothers got LOUD cheering for him. His arc this season was so human and so incredible that he was easily my favorite character in S2.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

We were almost jumping out of our seats too 🤣

Marcus stays shooting his shot at the wrong time: the donut moment with Carmy, and his moment with Sydney. Read the room, Marcus! 😂 He's a great character, though.

@MelisaManase

11 ай бұрын

Truth read the room

@stateyournameplease

8 ай бұрын

I felt like he did the donut thing at the right moment (I thought Carmy approved with a touch of sarcasm), got over-confident, and had his moment with Sydney..

@alm2587

8 ай бұрын

@@stateyournameplease they meant the donut thing in season one

@GMAMEC

4 ай бұрын

Right his timing is awkward. He still has some growing to do. This is why I don't think he's the best person for Sydney.

@phoebes2036

3 ай бұрын

Listen better, Marcus

you guys should rewatch the beginning with subtitles; marcus was begging for sydney’s help the entire time and her discomfort with the whole situation made her unconsciously tune him out. the blow up definitely wasn’t right but it wasn’t exactly out of nowhere. that frustration was building. i’m glad they got a moment to bond over josh’s crazy tail but i think they still need to talk.

@nickschnider9191

11 ай бұрын

You're right, I was feeling it every time he asked for a count and didn't get one.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

We got caught up in the chaos too and missed it.

@Zbeast5972

6 ай бұрын

I was watching it too like “does she not hear him?” Cause It was bugging me 😮

Pete is such a nice guy, I don't get why he gets such hate from the others. Great acting by him too for such a minor character!

@jac1207

11 ай бұрын

He married into the chaos that is the Berzatto family. It’s like the Stevie character from ep.6 Clearly an “outsider”, but Stevie’s been exposed to the family long enough to treat it all as a zoo.

@SpySkater1

11 ай бұрын

My theory is that the family don’t like him because he’s nice. None of them know how to handle someone so genuinely nice and stable, because they were all raised in chaos, dysfunction, and are all assholes. And that’s exactly why Natalie loves him and married him. Notice that she hated being in the restaurant until everyone started healing and working to better themselves. She’s the only Bear to realize she needed to seek stability instead of continuing the cycle.

@Quzga

11 ай бұрын

@@SpySkater1 good point, reminds me of bojack a bit

@uk7769

6 ай бұрын

Because Pete is healthier mentally, they resent it possibly.

@zangbang9886

Ай бұрын

Like SpySkater said, it most likely is because the Berzatto family doesnt know how to show affection in a healthy manner so they instinctively reject someone who does cause they feel weird. To that I add that Petey is just one of those people that are just so lucky/spoiled that they end up growing up to be extremely pure, simple-minded naive people. Im sure we've all met some in our lives, they're easy to make fun of because of their child-like naiveté (like Cicero and Richie do) or just politely avoid (like Carmy does) because they're not particularly funny, smart or interesting. But that of course does not mean that they're not good souls. I loved how this ep used Petey's character like that.

It was very bittersweet to end the season with Carmie and Syd in such different headspaces. The restaurant was fine without him, and that's not going to help him feel any better.

Sydney hearing that ticket printer continuously going off is parallel to Carmy seeing all those horrible things in S1 on his ticket printer ("off yourself", "you're worthless", etc) and the throwing up is something Carmen said he did EVERY night in New York. Next season (if we get one) will be about Sydney realising she has to keep the standard and fight for a star - even to the detriment of her health. She's already someone anxious and now the restaurant will probably be awkward af because Richie and Carmen are mad at each other so she will have to (maybe) whether the storm alone or maybe with Tina and Nat. Seeing Nat, Tina, Richie, Marcus and Sydney grow as well as the rest of the staff was so beautiful to watch but having to see Carmy stop therapy and ignore anything that isn't in the bubble he created for himself with Claire and thus regressing was sad. The Bear 'opened' without two of the three Bears present (Mikey and Carm), only Nat who HATED the restaurant last season was the only Berzatto present for its building and opening. The relationship development between Nat/Sydney as well as Tina/Sydney was one of my favourite parts of the season. One character who sabotaged Sydney for half of the first season and a recurring character who didn't even have scenes with Sydney becoming her closest work relatonships? That's fire chef.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Carmy can easily turn into a villian with what we've seen so far in season 3. Giving up on love to pursue his dream/obligation to his family has to have a toll. I think everything is going to depend on Syd's resolve to be the best version of herself to keep it all together.

The walk-in means just a refrigerator you can walk into. It is not a freezer. Although there are also walk-in freezer, but that's not what that is. They usually also have an emergency clasp inside so you can get out. EDIT: Also, I think was a type of conveyor belt syndrome Sydney was experiencing, when she heard the recipe machine continuing. The rush in your head keeps on after you're done.

Next season i hope to see Carmy pop off. So far everyone has had their moments to shine except him. He’s helped many of these characters grow but he himself has barely changed. He continues to self sabotage. I love this show and i genuinely like this season more than the first. I cant wait to see where it goes

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

I'd like to see The Bear win their first star and talk about what it takes to maintains something like that. It could also be interesting to see how the rest of the family deals with the rising success.

You guys didn’t notice that chef who haunts Carmy, wasn’t even there. It was just a guy who looks like em. Loved the reactions Watch Mr robot. Best show ever for my Money. Made rami malek a star. Revitalized Christian slaters career

@lanesedouglas3704

11 ай бұрын

I still have to watch the final season of Mr. Robot. But ur right, it's a great show

@zachscott5420

11 ай бұрын

@@lanesedouglas3704 final season is by far the best. Absolute insanity

I said this a bacK when yall reacted to swarm but i want to thank this channel for reacting to shows like this and other great shows that bigger reaction channels are not reacting to. This show deserves the same amount of reactions as the marvel and star wars stuff gets.

@Knightowl1980

11 ай бұрын

I second that.

@Dontyoudare

11 ай бұрын

Yes sosad Blindwave cant react to it since they are supporting the SAG Strike Normies didnt even recognise this tremendous show

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

This show should be on everybody's list come award season. Thank you so much for supporting the channel. We just love great stories. And we're so thankful that you joined us.

it was syds moment to realize what she can do and is capable. carm is crashing and burning while he sets the rest up for success, he's the main push that caused them all to evolve. the perfectionist in him constantly reminding himself that he is a failure, his trauma only keeping him down.

Also, I really started to vibe w/the husband in that scene w/their mom. The way he has been so appreciative of the family and the way this affected him made me like him so muchhh more

@chance757

11 ай бұрын

i cried so much during that scene and i can’t even say exactly why; he’s such a kind man 🥺

@paulhewes7333

11 ай бұрын

Pete got so much disrespect in season 1. He is a very good man and Sugar is lucky to have such a sweet, caring man.

@Meganb1286

11 ай бұрын

@@chance757 I totally cried the first time and on my rewatch. He's like this pure soul who just wants to be part of this family and had to handle something he prob hasnt had to before. Perfect acting, perfect in every way.

@Meganb1286

11 ай бұрын

@@paulhewes7333 yess!! Idk why I feel she doesn't even like him but I think he has one of the best souls of the ppl they surround themselves w/ and he handled that in such a beautiful way knowing to not say a word and upset her and anyone else

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

That was a lot to carry for his wife. I respect his decision to keep it to himself and maintain sugars happiness.

at the end Syd was having a flashback to the day they opened online ordering and she messed up the settings and endless tickets came out the second they turned it on.

Pete was not being negative about the restaurant, that was about Donna showing up.

@dtgstl3148

11 ай бұрын

That was my read to - he was telling Nat not to get her hopes too high about her mom showing up. Which, as it turns out, was the right call on his part.

@samuelberson8202

11 ай бұрын

@@dtgstl3148 That wasn't even a read tbh, that's just what it was. There are ambiguous moments in the show but that isn't one of them, he was talking about Donna showing up.

Ritchie's character development in this series is insaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaane. Man I LOVE HIM!! "The Forks" episode was the best for me this season and THAT scene when he took over Syd's. Can't wait for Season 3.

What Sidney was talking about early was how quickly Richie was seating folks and how it will get them slammed, I believe.

Carmy and Donna aren't the same. Carmy has extreme anxiety from his traumatic upbringing and the chaos that is his family. Donna seems like she has mental health issues which caused her to drink too much and not be the kind of mother she needed to be for her kids. It's a shame that people are automatically assuming Sydney was purposely ignoring Marcus, when the argument could be made that she was so focused and trying to navigate the chaos, that she truly didn't hear him. I didn't even hear him ask the first like 3 times until I watched the scene again.

not sure if it was mentioned in an earlier video or not, but just fyi, carmy’s SOU tattoo means sense of urgency, not sou as in sous chef with a missing letter lol. it kinda ties back into the whole every second counts motif that’s been running as a subplot throughout this season.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

That's a great reveal. Thank you for that.

I wanted more Ebra too. His return was important for the fire inspection but it wasn't highlighted much. I'm glad Carmy got stuck. I feel like he was about to blow up and ruin it.

My reaction when she says "whose baby?"... my jaw hit the floor...

I’ve said once and i’ll say it again, This show isn’t showing you that you have to sacrifice everything to achieve greatness. It’s showing you the downfall of that mentally and how you need to set yourself straight to achieve greatness. Carmy and by the extension unc is wrong and I think they’re going to explore that in season 3. You bring up gordon ramsey yet Gordon ramsay at Carmy’s age was already married and set to have kids WHILE on track to achieving his greatness. He didn’t have to do the type up sacrifices Carmy is ranting about and more often that not it leads to failure more than anything because you end up losing yourself and falling apart without even achieving said greatness.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

I agree with a lot of what you're saying. Some people don't need to sacrifice everything to achieve greatness. But I believe that in order to become great you will need to sacrifice something. I would be curious to see them explore Carmy slowly turning into the chef he hated when he first started. I think he'll need his team and especially Syd to keep him on the right path. Thank you so much for your comment.

I'm dead at how Syntell knew the new chef was on something from the first time he saw him 🤣🤣🤣 he literally called it back in the Episode 4 reaction when he was interviewing for the position. He said the guy looked like he was tweaking 💀

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

If it looks like a duck. . . 😂

@flexfive8712

11 ай бұрын

@@Syntell man you don't know how hard I laughed when you pointed it out in Ep. 4. I was like "he's good" 😂 I know it's some time away but can't wait to see y'all react to the 3rd season 👍🏼

@GMAMEC

4 ай бұрын

Well I would have never caught it. That's unbelievable! It was just a few seconds. I actually went back to the 12 minute mark in episode 4 and Syntell's review at the 9;15 mark.

I'm sorry but Richie was wildin' to carmy in this episode. Carmy made a mistake but its not like he didn't feel bad about it already, and Richie was only making him feel worse. Outside of that he was the MVp arguably tho

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

It left a little room for us to consider a relapse from Richie.

@e-linamarie

5 ай бұрын

i feel like richie’s the main one there who can match carmy when he’s pissed though - one of the main things we saw with richie this season was his people skills and ability to evaluate what energy he needed to bring to the table. he’s grown up with carmy and his family, so he knows how carmy will blow up when he’s pissed or in the wrong. it felt like a fistfight to me, in the way that carmy was swinging and richie was throwing blows back to make carmy stop or catch himself, like he was just throwing every response he could think of because it became clear that carmy was not listening.

In the rewatch, this stuck out to me. Both Natalie and Sydney made hiring mistakes because they let resume/interview influence them more than judgment of character. Natalie and Sydney were also absent during Mikey's run of The Beef. None of The Beef OG staff have a resume that reflects their culinary passion. Marcus picked up on Josh's tweaking cause of his chopping, while Sydney was oblivious.

Good reaction you two 😃😃! All the awesome scenes…Seeing Richie taking the reigns and crushing it, Jamie Lee Curtis performance, I just noticed Richie called Carmy Donna in this watch, and all the family members happy with Bears success. I agree with you Syntell this season 10 out of 10!

I agree with the whole Marcus’ attachment thing. They made it a point to show how attentive he is with his mother. How much he worried about leaving her. I see the same thing with Sydney. He is not capable of putting the small hiccup aside and keeps trying to resolve it when he should be focused on finishing service. If we are to assume his mother has passed away, he is going to be a MESS season 3. I love Marcus and would love for them to focus more on his emotional-growth journey.

Amazing season and amazing work from you guys! It made it more special the second watch for me bc of how clearly special it felt here! I’ve enjoyed this very much and will def be back for next season and any other shows I watch you guys cover! Thank you for your time and the content ✌🏻💕

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for being a part of the community. We're looking forward to coving more great content.

I think Joel McHale and Bob Odenkirk’s characters are one in the same. We saw montages of them saying how worthless the Berzatto brothers are in a similar editing style. I think part of Season 3 will be about whether Carmy falls into the same spiral Michael did. Despite being the MVP of the night, Richie looked uneasy in the last sequence because of his interaction with Carmy - he got sucked back into the negativity the Berzatto family are trapped in. 24:51

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Great insight. Thank you.

The ticket register was because they mixed up the names of the paper guy (for ticket register) and the fridge guy. I think you forgot to mention the missed calls for Marcus. Pete is such a sweet guy. Sydney vomiting from anxiety or lupus flare. The parallel between Carmy and Donna is they help everyone to their own detriment.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

All great points. I absolutely missed Marcus asking the questions/calls due to the chaos.

He was stuck in the walk-in cooler 40 degrees and below that’s why he wasn’t frozen.

In defense of Marcus, he spent this whole episode calling out to Sydney for info he needed for his job. It's not the most prominent sound in the scene, but you will probably hear it on a rewatch. "Hey Syd, I need a cannoli all day" "Hey Sydney, I need a bread all day." "Chef Sydney, I need an all day." And instead of responding to him, she ignored it every single time. Then when he came over to assist, he calmly & quietly asked her what is up because HER behavior is the one that is causing issues. Instead of calling back answers for him, she continues to ignore his info requests until finally he comes over and lets her have it. A full volume blow up at her was not helpful, but neither was her treatment of him throughout this episode. And yet, at the end, he is the one to extend the olive branch to her with the Josh thing. The only thing that changed between these two characters from previous episodes to now is Marcus asking her what he asked. The only person whose behavior changed was Syd's. Both of them flirted with each other for the last 2 seasons. Syd called Marcus in Copenhagen. She made the callback with the olive oil to the comment he made in S1 when she cooked for him at her apartment. There was give and take between them. I agree with the idea of him trying to clear the air. He can clearly tell something is up & is trying to get it out of the way because whatever it is is impacting both their abilities to do their jobs.

@brandonself6287

11 ай бұрын

This!!!!

@LaCheeserie

11 ай бұрын

Spot on!

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Great explanation. I was lost in a lot of chaos when Marcus was asking the questions. I missed it.

@LaCheeserie

11 ай бұрын

@@Syntell that’s understandable, the show is madness at times. First watch I heard Marcus, but did not notice Syd was not responding until second time.

Actually Marcus was also professional If you look at the subtitles at the start of the scene and listen You can hear Marcus in the background asking for count for the food he has to prepare And Sydney was busy with other things and wasn't responding Marcus felt that she was ignoring him because he asked her out

Richie is about that life - great show, well written and acted - so rare these days.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

This episode should be easy peasy for award season.

I think in the end, Richie was stewing in the fight they just had more than being proud of what he accomplished. And what a shame, since he deserved to feel elated and proud. Just like Carmy did.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

There will be some repercussion for everything that happened this episode. And I'm here for all the drama. Thank you for watching with us.

She calls him Jeffery because at the start of Season 1 she was calling him what sounded like "Jeff" when it was her accented way of saying "chef" and it sort of just morphed into her calling him Jeffery.

@Quzga

11 ай бұрын

El jefe

@Rocky-fk3ol

6 ай бұрын

@@Quzga Yea I got that too. I just the jefe = boss. Jef for short and that morphs into Jeff

@Quzga

6 ай бұрын

@@Rocky-fk3ol It's like a hybrid of boss, chef and Jeff lol

That brief scene with Jamie Lee Curtis is rough. "I love them so much, but I don't know how to show it." That broke me. I'm sure all parents have had that thought at some point in life; Lord knows I have.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Life can get so complicated at times. Even knowing how to love doesn't come with instructions. My heart broke for her.

@Zbeast5972

6 ай бұрын

Her anxiety must’ve been erupting. It was a lot of people inside and history with her kids..she didn’t have it in her to actively be there with them in that environment and wow that is sad. That scene with her and Pete had me crying. Once he got back to Nat and he was telling her to forgive her I started crying again

Best channel reacting to the Bear! Thanks for everything y’all, fun season!

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Love, love, LOVE this. Thank you for spending your time with us. More to come.

The actress in Shrinking is Jessica Williams. Ayo Edebiri who plays Sydney is not in Shrinking.

The why are u so slow was a flashback in his head from his demanding chef not anyone actually in the dining room at the time

I think Sydney looking at the ticket register going off without paper after service was a PTSD type moment / flashback to that crazy episode in season 1. I too think Carmy is gonna leave in season 3. He's dealing with a lot and now that he knows they can run the place without him, he's gonna think he's not needed there anymore.

@LaCheeserie

11 ай бұрын

Or he turns into Joel McHale character and drives the staff hard

@dontemakesbeats123

11 ай бұрын

@@LaCheeserie Maybe. In which case he may get pushed out.

@Dontyoudare

11 ай бұрын

Or she just having symptoms of Lupas like her mother like memory loss(mixing up the name of the fridge guy and paper guy)and vomiting and lack of focus by ignoring question from Marcus.

@dontemakesbeats123

11 ай бұрын

@@Dontyoudare Didn't think of that... The main symptoms for lupas are a lot different though. I think what we were seeing most from Sydney was her being nervous.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Now that would be a very interesting way to go with the story.

This shows just an Emmy for Best Comedy!

@Syntell

6 ай бұрын

A well deserved Emmy

Ooooo I was waiting for this reaction! This season and this show as a whole has been a wild ride and 10/10 in my opinion.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Absolute 10/10 Chef's Kiss

Fantastic reaction to the series. It is a 10/10 for me as well. Really hoping for a season 3.

This season is a crazy good, I would do anything to get a season 3.

@jonathanhamlet1942

6 ай бұрын

And we're getting one!

I think ebraheim sabatical and story line was more of a contrast/ spin-offf from tina's story. To show how one person adapted and the other didn't IMO. Also, ebraheim is in charge of the OGs so he doesn't really have a big role in the high-end part of the restaurant that was showcased in this episode.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

I think you're right. His character give Tina more contrast. It made me respect Tina's growth more.

Everything about this show is phenomenal and you are too. ❤

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

😊🥰

Right on time! ⏲🍩🍛🍷

So excited to watch this, also not emotionally prepared to watch this again LOL. Carmy is my favourite character of the show so this episode just hurt me in every possible way

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Watching his struggle and be powerless through the whole ordeal was the hook I wasn't prepared for. And the story still stuck the landing. Such great work.

😡♂️ when this season premiered I had a random thought that wouldn't go away, Carmen reminded me so much of Don Draper in Mad Men. A little bit with the cockiness but moreso because he has a career where he is considered the best. Also because he has everything around him that he needs but he doesn't see it and doesn't feel complete. In the end I do believe Carmen will walk away from the culinary world. But it's up to him to determine if he'll be kicked out from self-destruction, madness, or walking into a new stage of his life that's healthier for him.

Ayo Edebiri has Bottoms coming out at the end of this month! Everyone, make sure y’all check that out! What I took from this episode is Carmy is a self-saboteur. He sabotaged himself in the restaurant and with Claire. There was no reason for him not to ignore Claire’s call or even better, answer and tell her he had work he needed to do and then call the fridge guy. I don’t believe the ultimatum here. Maybe he can’t be in a relationship now, but he needs what Claire brings outside of the restaurant. He NEEDS something outside of that restaurant. He needs what Natalie found in Pete. And I was so happy when Richie called him out on being like his mom. He needs to sit with it.

Syntell was spot on with the Donna Carmy parallels. So much of Donna caothic and volatile behavior on the kitchen on ep6 reminded me of Carmy during that crazy episode 7 in S1 in the Beef.

Great reactions. I too wish more people would discover this show. Too bad the Emmy Awards have been postponed until January. Maybe more people will discover it if Disney ever merges the Hulu shows to Disney+.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

If award season somehow happens this show should clean up. It was a work of utter brilliance.

Carmy leaning into his fears and self-doubt about his capacity to uphold his end of a relationship and a woman he loves being there to hear it as an unvarnished truth rather than a moment in time is so tragic in like the greek, classical sense of the word. So impressed with this show. Also, as far as Syd throwing up, in S1 we see her take omeprazole, which is the generic name for Prilosec, a proton pump inhibitor that's used to treat acid reflux and GERD. This scene felt very true-to-life for me, because I got really bad acid reflux working in restaurants from the stress and irregular meal times, and the way it makes you vomit is way more routine and matter-of-fact than you'd think. It's hard to describe, but it almost feels more like a physical gag reflex than a real puke situation like food poisoning where your body tries as hard as possible to get every little bit of your stomach contents out. Not to get too too graphic, but I can't tell you how many times I went to the bathroom to throw up, wiped off the sweat, swished out my mouth with some water and the listerine I kept around for exactly that purpose and got back on the floor to go to work. So real that Syd would get caught doing that and try to play it off as no big deal

My mother is bipolar and has/does abuse alcohol to a degree. Carmy has PTSD

omg haha you still wondering why she calls him Jeffery? on the last ep you're still asking? lol

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

😂 You have to keep in mind we record many of these episodes the same day. None the less it is still funny.

The old chef is joel mchale too so funny

Damn, it feels like no one has Carm's back when he needs it the most sometimes.

Marcus kept asking Sydney for a count all night and she was ignoring him from the beginning-- That's why he snapped

tina called him jeff cuz it sounded like "chef" remember in season 1 carmy told everyone to address each one of them as "chef" as sign of respect and tina always refused to call carmy "chef" so she changed it to "jeff" and ended up sticking to it till end

I don’t think you need reception to listen to a voicemail and it’s a fridge not a freezer so not as cold as you think, also, that’s cold thinking calling the fridge guy is more Important than listening to the message. MC you can be kinda cold girl! 😆

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

I see what you did there. 😂

Sidney came through the whole season 2, very insane how they all work better as soon as Carm was out of the picture. Pete is really supporting since s1 but i realized in the flashback episode how he doesn’t care taking shit from everyone as long as he is with Sugar. Marcus and Syd situation was a friendship but Marcus got his feelings hurt when she let him down, is a little stereotypical the men and women cant be just friend but i glad that is not going to affect them going after cause they are clear now.

Marcus is the closest thing to me in this show (I'm a chef). He doesn't quite do the same as me, but he gets in his own head a bit while having a good heart.

Okay, I like y’all and I’m SUBBED!

I jumped out of my fuckin bed cheering for my boy Richie. Dude deserves the best 🔥🔥

Man, if yall only knew how many cooks in restaurants be “on that stuff” 🤦🏾‍♂️. I worked at a pizzeria and grill when I was 15-16. The BEST cooks in there were on the pipe. Expect that from the places that have great food and great cooks. Believe me, somebody in there is high 😂

Meh. Claire pushed past yet another clear boundary: "Don't go back there." She goes back there anyway and hears something she wasn't meant to hear. Its a call back to Carmy giving her the wrong number and she ignored that boundary too. I don't have much sympathy for her. I don't think Carmy is the same as Donna, Carmy wants so badly to please people vs Donna is so deep in her trauma and addiction that she doesn't really care who she hurts. Carmy knew from the beginning that he didn't have time for Claire and because he wanted to please Claire and everyone else who wanted him "to be happy" that he didn't bother to protect his own interests and desires. Also boo on Richie for pressuring Carmy to go out there to see Claire before he was ready! While out there he saw who he thought was his old boss and started the whole spiral downward. No boundaries!

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

I respect that perspective. You've given me something to think about.

@donnyouttheway4091

3 ай бұрын

You can’t be mad at cousin for trying to help. Look at his story and you’d understand. Not justifying it but he just wanted the best for Carmy. And he was trying to be a big brother. Since Mikey isn’t there.

@AnkhGirl

Ай бұрын

Me and you, we here (in my Martin Lawrence voice 😆) when it comes to Claire. Honestly the chemistry seems forced to me. I also wonder if she forces herself on Carmy BECAUSE he's a Michelin star chef. Carmy needs to speak up and tell her now is not a good time for relationship or offer just a friendship. He needs to go back to the support group and take everything one day at a time. In all fairness though, if I heard someone I cared about was stuck in a walk-in fridge, I would probably go back there too! 😄

19:12 Claire's friend looks just like Jean-Ralphio's sister in parks and rec, if you know you know... lol

Are you going to put all the other episodes (the dinner especially) on patreon? I joined but still gotta give a view on KZread!

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

Everything will be on Patreon. And so many more shows from our catalogue as well. Thank you so much for becoming a member. Please feel free to let us know what we can do to make your Patreon experience more enjoyable.

I see alotta people saying Sydney is running the ship..obviously after the freezer but carmy is checking/ final say so of food before it gets sent!!

Could someone explain Carmy’s anxiety?

😊

Syd is having Symptoms of Lupas like her mother. By messing up the name of the Fridge guy and the paper guy / vomiting / anxiety staring in the paper machine even the orders were finished. So maybe next season we may start losing Syd when they retain the star of the Bear.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

It makes me anxious just thinking about it. But it also makes me excited that we can get in even deeper with this crew/family that we call The Bear. I'm here for all the drama.

This episode was so damn good and hurtful at the same time. Seeing everyone succeed was amazing seeing Carmy break down was so sad. Claire didn’t deserve any of that shit. Richie, while it being completely hurtful, was right in his assessment that Carmy is Donna. He doesn’t know how to accept love properly. Hopefully we can see him blossom into a full fledged human being.

@Syntell

11 ай бұрын

It took awhile for Claire to grow on me, but this episode showed me that her presence is important and that Carmy does deserve love.

@brandonself6287

11 ай бұрын

@@Syntell definitely on the same wave. I thought Claire was good in the scenes she had. I enjoyed her and would be happy to see her again. Don’t know if Carmy deserves another shot at breaking her heart tho.