Without dialogues. This is how the first chapter of the third season of The Bear. Which is a surprise for a series that has spent much of its plot showing the often chaotic relationships between its characters. But this time, the first five minutes of the season are unusually introspective. They all take place inside the mind of (Jeremy Allen White), who, once freed from his accidental confinement in the refrigerator, must think about some things. Which also allows the series to quickly recap everything the viewer has been through. must — or know — to continue the journey through the third season.
At the beginning, The Bear It was a phenomenon. One so sudden that very few people knew what to make of this story of a renowned chef returning to the family establishment, in the midst of a tragedy that surpassed him. The incessant activity of the kitchen showed not only what daily life is like in a small restaurant, in a big city. At the same time, like Carmy, he dealt with grief and a suffering that completely surpassed him. The first season amazed by realistically combining the ups and downs of the kitchen of a place that could be anyone, with a metaphor about redemption. All of this culminated in a sensitive and unique season finale that opened the door for its continuation.
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The second season, he bet bigger and focused his attention on the rest of the staff who were struggling to keep afloat The Original Beef of Chicagoland. Which encompassed the growth of talented Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and, during the first installment, she often had to deal with Carmy’s perfectionism. But the new chapters were more interested in how this team of workers, with a love for cooking and Without much preparation, they all worked together to bring a common project forward.
A difficult moment for the team
The season ended with Carmy giving a lesson in humility — and perhaps, confidence — to the latter, now with a personal project on his shoulders and in the midst of the uncertainty of a future that could end or begin in the same night. In addition to ruining his relationship with Claire (Molly Gordon).
The third begins with the same ideas and approaches. But it makes a decision that could be disconcerting, were it not for the series’ ability to surprise. And it is instead to show the activity of the next day – or in any case, the same way he usually does — he takes a breath.
What it shows is, in reality, how Carmy understands himself, life and his work. A theme that will continue for most of the third season. In the midst of his confusion, frustration and anger, one thing becomes clear: cooking is his life. No one would doubt it. It is that, in fact, it integrates his personality at all levels, to their most private objectives.
A night that will mark the season
The first episode has the ability to sum up what season three will explore. Namely, everything Carmy dreams, analyzes and hopes for now that she has a personal project on her shoulders. That, while her team — and especially Ritchie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) — must deal with all of her demands. If the previous season focused on how the team grew, the current one is interested in reflecting on how that growth benefits them individually. But first, Carmy, leader and titular Chef to all the extremes that that means, must push them — or so he thinks — in the right direction.
The series returns with everything that has made it relevant and significant. The unpredictable plot and the visual section, based on the sense of urgency. But, this time, it adds an extra layer of analysis by focusing on the way in which the mind of Carmy works, an element that will be returned to throughout the season.
In fact, Christopher Storer’s script works this more subjective point of view, with the unmistakable personality of the production. So, during the first episode, the second and the third, Carmy’s memories – hope, passion and desires for the future – become a thread of thoughts andn cycle that come and go from the present to the past.
A season that announces what is to come in The Bear
Presenting, almost for the first time, the thoughts of its protagonist from an intimate point of view, gives the series new territory on which to work. Which takes you through your next episodes. From the chef’s toughest demands on his team to the personal triumphs of each of them. Which encompasses a new department for Sydney and new knowledge for the rest. The series achieves a new exploration of its characters.
Being trapped in the refrigerator, Carmy had to admit that the project he hopes to carry out can work without his obsessive attention. But the episode, like the rest of the installment, shows something interesting. Carmy, center and heart of the series, You expect your life to happen in a cycle of success related to what you can do and what you can’t.
So throughout the third season, the script shows him frustrated with himself. Also, disappointed with his clumsiness. But especially, the plot takes advantage of this point of weakness, to finally delve deeper into the inner world of its characters.
With a journey – through memories and flashbacks – in which Carmy is shown training in Copenhagen side by side with Luca (Will Poulter), to her most vulnerable and chaotic part, The Bear makes one thing clear. This will be the season of its most beloved characters. More than their exploits, this time, it is men and women filled with a new vitality. A point that the series manages to show with joy, generosity and its particular sense of humor.
