The Bear (FX/Hulu)

[wease]

The Faks were the best part of the season.

Good god, man. They had me wanting to turn the TV off. Too much of them.

[spike]

The Faks are spot on born and bred Chicago guys. I used to work with two brothers just like that.

[VinylGuy]

The Faks were the best part of the season.

Good god, man. They had me wanting to turn the TV off. Too much of them.

yeah they work alright on small dosis. And leave Cena out completely next time.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[tree_]

agreed that this season was subpar for the course.. a little peeve: it felt weird to hear that lady cook who retired use the 'heard' lingo.. or is that supposed to be how all big time chefs talk? a lot of the dialogue felt "writerly" or like somebody else said sitcomesque, or like trying too hard to be melodramatic like grey's anatomy or something for some reason. i don't care what the fuck anyone says, this should not be considered a comedy by any stretch of the imaginarium. I was very excited for the season and ultimately let down. Jeremy Allenwrite is the best part of the show, other than jamies lee curts.

[wease]

The Faks were the best part of the season.

Good god, man. They had me wanting to turn the TV off. Too much of them.

yeah they work alright on small dosis. And leave Cena out completely next time.

Agreed

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Ello Sailor]

I'm sayin'. I've been sayin'.

Also, any Olvia Colman slander should result in an instaban. Are you redacted, chef?

[Chris_H_2]

i'm surprised that those of you with professed sophisticated viewing palettes are so down on season 3. it's obviously a development season for characters that either the viewer didn't get a chance to know and understand or the viewer formed an opinion based on limited interactions. we got a better understanding of tina and her struggles. we saw some cracks in the facade of uncle jimmy who showed a soft side. and of course, there's donna, who we previously saw as a mental mess showing her caring, maternal instincts that came to be appreciated by sugar.

i thought that this was a very important season in the progression of the show, and absolutely necessary. also, not every episode can have a 22-minute version of wilco's spiders while people nearly kill each other in a kitchen. that becomes stale and risks the viewer becoming desensitized.

[Ello Sailor]

also, not every episode can have a 22-minute version of wilco's spiders while people nearly kill each other in a kitchen

hahaha. Amazing.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Ello Sailor]

Speaking as someone who was in the indus...

[dimejinky99]

Sydney gets on my nerves more than Carmy tbh. She as him, is so highly strung in her own way. And that comes off the screen in buckets. And it’s a credit to her she can sell that and make you believe it. And feel it.
There’s great things ahead for her.

[tree_]

yeah it just wasn't a fun season to watch for me. simple as that. need more story, less meandering

[wease]

agreed that this season was subpar for the course.. a little peeve: it felt weird to hear that lady cook who retired use the 'heard' lingo.. or is that supposed to be how all big time chefs talk? a lot of the dialogue felt "writerly" or like somebody else said sitcomesque, or like trying too hard to be melodramatic like grey's anatomy or something for some reason. i don't care what the fuck anyone says, this should not be considered a comedy by any stretch of the imaginarium. I was very excited for the season and ultimately let down. Jeremy Allenwrite is the best part of the show, other than jamies lee curts.

Ayo Edebiri is better than both of them. Which is not to say she’s more talented. But she’s the most compelling on screen for me.

Not to mention she directed the Tina episode.

[Chris_H_2]

agreed that this season was subpar for the course.. a little peeve: it felt weird to hear that lady cook who retired use the 'heard' lingo.. or is that supposed to be how all big time chefs talk? a lot of the dialogue felt "writerly" or like somebody else said sitcomesque, or like trying too hard to be melodramatic like grey's anatomy or something for some reason. i don't care what the fuck anyone says, this should not be considered a comedy by any stretch of the imaginarium. I was very excited for the season and ultimately let down. Jeremy Allenwrite is the best part of the show, other than jamies lee curts.

Ayo Edebiri is better than both of them. Which is not to say she’s more talented. But she’s the most compelling on screen for me.

Not to mention she directed the Tina episode.

i think that she should twirl her mustache when she gets stressed

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Monkey_Driven]

Oh they definitely needed the character development. I just wish they didn’t lose sight of what’s drawing them to each other. They make the restaurant look like a near-total slog, which they are generally are not.

I'm going to push back on this a bit. This season has several moments of the characters coming together and supporting each other in various ways. Every episode seemed to feature a moment like this (the staff attending the funeral, Tina and Marcus experimenting with new dishes together in the kitchen, breaking down boxes out back, etc.). The characters know they are part of something special and you can see that drive, determination, and camaraderie throughout the season. They just didn't always seem to be at the restaurant.

The slog was mostly around Carmy's issues that manifest in the kitchen, which will surely resolve in some way in season 4.

It also didn't seem to take place over a long period of time (maybe 1-2 months)? There's got to be a bit of a come down once the initial excitement of opening a new place wears off, right?

[VinylGuy]

I loved everything related to the kitchen this season. I missed that in the previous season and its one of the reasons i loved Forks so much.

[oasisfan35]

Oh they definitely needed the character development. I just wish they didn’t lose sight of what’s drawing them to each other. They make the restaurant look like a near-total slog, which they are generally are not.

I'm going to push back on this a bit. This season has several moments of the characters coming together and supporting each other in various ways. Every episode seemed to feature a moment like this (the staff attending the funeral, Tina and Marcus experimenting with new dishes together in the kitchen, breaking down boxes out back, etc.). The characters know they are part of something special and you can see that drive, determination, and camaraderie throughout the season. They just didn't always seem to be at the restaurant.

The slog was mostly around Carmy's issues that manifest in the kitchen, which will surely resolve in some way in season 4.

It also didn't seem to take place over a long period of time (maybe 1-2 months)? There's got to be a bit of a come down once the initial excitement of opening a new place wears off, right?

The bold could very well destroy the restaurant also. I don't necessarily see a positive resolution as a guarantee.