The Bear on Hulu

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  1. poor paul

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    idk if anybody else is watching this but for any former restaurant workers, especially, you should.
     
  2. Shawn Hunter

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    I was going to check it out this weekend.
     
  3. Clown Baby

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    I enjoyed it although I feel like the finale was forced
     
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  4. poor paul

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    I'm only on episode 3.

    Lipp from Shameless being a chef was a good choice, but it's also all Shameless fans will reach for that nostalgia.
     
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  5. Clown Baby

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    I kinda forgot about Shamless halfway through and have no idea how it ended but the guy definitely works in this role. The whole cast is really strong imo and makes up for some of the tropes. But tropes and all, it’s a very engaging show that held my interest.

    Also, Joel McHale was amazing in his appearance.
     
  6. poor paul

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    holy shit. youre right. worst episode.
     
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  7. Clown Baby

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    The annoying thing is that they could’ve gotten to the same place naturally because they built that possibility in with the review
     
  8. Clown Baby

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    And it was otherwise a great episode until the deus ex machina
     
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  9. poor paul

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    Yeah should have clarified. Just the error at the end, rest of episode was good.

    overall great show though.
     
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  10. Mix

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    I really liked it. Liked the small guest spots and anything with Matty Matheson is worth watching.
    They really need to explain the can thing in detail next season.
     
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  11. Truman

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    Came for Lipp and Chicago. Almost didn’t make it past the first ep. Glad I stuck w it.

    Show seems to do a good job of showing how toxic the kitchen culture is at restaurants that you hear about.
     
  12. Pelican

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    Just started it. Really enjoying it thus far.
     
  13. Tarpon Nole

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    Saw a commercial for this. Glad to see it’s good, thought it was going to be another like waiting movie
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  14. poor paul

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    cannot agree.
     
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  15. poor paul

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    yeah, that's the best part. there's not a lot of content that does that well, and this does.
     
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  16. Pelican

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    lol the EctoCooler
     
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  17. Corch

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    I just finished it. Really enjoyed it.

    The only corny part that annoyed me was Sydney breaking up the fight between the drug dealers.
     
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  18. Mix

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    I do understand how people would find him annoying but curious your thoughts of him here? He's pretty restrained and I guess he did all the cooking for the show.
     
  19. poor paul

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    I liked him on this show, and thought he fit the character. You said anything with Matheson is worth watching, and I usually and generally find him annoying on YouTube.
     
  20. Pelican

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    I loved it. The finale wasn’t the best episode but I still liked it a lot. Episode 7 is a masterpiece and deserves an award. The Radiohead “Letdown” scene was awesome as was the Bernthal one.
     
  21. Shawn Hunter

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    Episode 7
    Sydney quits after that gigantic of a fuck up with the to-go set up then she has the gall to say it's not on her.

    :out:

    An interesting watch though, nothing at all like how my back of the house experience was. We had some folks that were complete piece of shit workers but we kept it respectful and professional.
     
  22. Love Tractor

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    Fucking excellent
     
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  23. LetItSoak

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    That would be a first in the restaurant industry
     
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  24. Shawn Hunter

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    We weren't even allowed to cuss. A lot of that probably had to do with the fact that the only thing separating the dining room from the back of the house was a counter. Wasn't hard for customers to be able to hear what we were saying. One guy that normally worked the same shift as me got fired because he wouldn't watch his language.
     
  25. poor paul

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    yeah, that's nothing like a normal kitchen and especially if it's still customer facing.
     
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  26. TrustyPatches

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  27. TrustyPatches

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    Idk episode 6 or 7? Pure insane chaos. Never seen anything like it
     
  28. afb

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    I think im the opposite of this thread. I thought the journey was just alright, but the finale did a solid job of bringing back the human/character stuff. It might have been a touch too fluffy, but some of the elements hit well.
     
  29. afb

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    also can someone explain

    the money in the tomato can stuff?

    I get that the cans had the acronym on them from the ledger, but it seems like that is some kind of money laundering that i'm not really piecing together. Was he just the middle man for Cicero?
     
  30. poor paul

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    We don’t know. As Clown Baby said it’s deus ex machina.
     
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  31. poor paul

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    I think everyone loved the finale other than that one plot device. What about the journey did you feel was just ok? I can’t really find a spot I didn’t find compelling.

    also completely different note, after having just watched We Own This City recently, seeing Jon Bernthal play his brother was jarring.
     
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  32. afb

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    I couldn't really understand the restaurant. It seemed like a mom & pop Portillos but also wanted to do fancy dinner and was just burning through money. Like the pastry chef character, he was told just to take time to figure it out and didnt really sell until ep 6 or so and that's just burning more money.

    I also very much did not care for the cousin character, idk if it was the character or the actor but I just didnt like him (not in a "you're supposed to not like him" way).

    And the oner (ep 7) felt a bit manufactured in that you could just turn off/cancel orders. You dont need to say "we have 5 chickens left, but we need 60 so lets fire them up right now!. I get that they wanted to do a high energy oner, but they could've had a different plot for it.
     
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  33. poor paul

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    I think 1 and 2 are intentional. The dynamic of him being a classically trained chef who comes home to this italian beef and classics restaurant intentionally muddies what the restaurant is, as does bringing in this talented sous chef. Also you're supposed to hate cousin, I know you said that and know it, but it just is what it is. He's an asshole.

    I can understand the critique on ep 7 that you and Shawn have brought up but I thought the episode was masterful. I think it'll get award buzz. Turning off or canceling orders is a great way to get a bunch of 1 star reviews/kicked off the app, btw. It's a very real thing restaurants wrestle with, even if not in that chaotic way.

    learning to do To-Go when they aren't ready felt very COVID timely to me.
     
  34. Clown Baby

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    The great thing about Berenthal is that he’ll just pop up in something for a moment and he kills it.
     
  35. Sportfan

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    Good show, binged it this afternoon. Agree the ending tied things up too neatly, was enjoying the chaos and would have been fine with more.
     
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  36. Fuck this

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    I need way more but I really enjoyed it
     
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  37. Hoss Bonaventure

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    This show is great.
     
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  38. Hoss Bonaventure

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    I’ve never had a Chicago Italian beef sandwich but I need one.
     
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  39. spagett

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    I feel like I need to take Xanax before watching this
     
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  42. spagett

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    I recommend putting the Giardiniera in a food processor

    I like it better as a paste/relish
     
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  43. Truman

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    This is crazy. The crunch of the pickled veg is great contrast
     
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  44. spagett

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    Don't you know I'm loco?
     
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  45. Boo MFer!

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    Finished last night. Carm’s soliloquy in the Al-Anon meeting was very good. Hope there’s a second season.
     
  46. poor paul

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    it was renewed.
     
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  47. AHebrewToo

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    Finished it last night.

    Some lazy plot devices but I enjoyed the characters enough to not mind much.

    The most unbelievable part for me was the pile of drugged kids at Cicero’s house. That felt like a sitcom scene in what was otherwise intended to be a drama.
     
  48. LetItSoak

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    Nearly killing a mobbed up drug dealer with no consequences was disappointing
     
  49. laxjoe

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    Also, that 7th episode “one-er” was incredible. I remember going to my remote and trying to figure out what the hell just happened when the episode ended without a commercial. I thought I had missed half the episode, even though it didn’t feel short at all. And the fact that they did it in one take (apparently just did it four times and got it).

    The show definitely has its issues, and they’re going to have to explain the money in a satisfying way next season, but I enjoyed the hell out of it and can’t wait for s2.
     
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