A cooking show that is intense, hectic, and often compelling without the reality tv feeling or as i like to call it, Gordon Ramsification.
It also reminds me heavily of the movie Birdman(2014) for some reason.
Pretty good all around, wouldn’t mind a second season.
Season 1 Ranked: 9.3/10
Episode 1: System 8/10
Episode 2: Hands 9/10
Episode 3: Brigade 9/10
Episode 4: Dogs 10/10
Episode 5: Sheridan 9/10
Episode 6: Ceres 10/10
Episode 7: Review 10/10
Episode 8: Braciole 10/10
A series that brings you to the life of a restaurant kitchen and all its problems. Stressful and warm at the same time.
Easily one of the best shows of the year. This whole first season was very well-crafted and fully of style, but not the type of style that you typically get from TV shows these days. You could feel Chicago popping off of the screen and the city was treated like its own character, which was just really cool to see. So many great shots of the kitchen scenes -- the audio design, camerawork, and creative choices made for these scenes were extremely transportive and I felt like I was in the kitchen with the characters. A lot of that has to do with how well the show was written and how perfectly the actors brought the dialogue to life. Even though several of these actors were recognizable to me, I didn't once think of them as actors because they all felt so real and grounded. I don't think I've ever had a show stress me out this much in such a good way. As someone who has worked in a restaurant kitchen before, the stressful, hectic, and anxiety-inducing environment of working in a kitchen was absolutely nailed in this show and turned up to 11. I felt so much anxiety just watching this show but in such a perfect way, and that again is thanks to an all around great execution from the camerawork, writing, and excellent performances from the entire cast. Episode 7 in particular stands out and I was in awe of that entire episode. Every character is also written so well and each one has layers and complexity which makes them that much more compelling. You understand what each character cares about and understand their complexities and backstories without always needing to be explicitly shown their backstories (this is what happens when you have great writing). And every character is just so relatable in their individual and combined struggles. If I had to nitpick I would say that maybe some (or rather one) of the character arcs was a bit choppy, and it perhaps drags a little bit at times and can feel like not much is going on plot-wise. But I truly think this is a film carried by its style and characters, including their relationships with one another and the situations they have to overcome. I can see how others may say that the show as too bleak and depressing, but I would argue that there is just enough levity and comedy sprinkled here and there to offset the bleak tone and there is surprisingly a tremendous amount of heart integrated throughout the entire show. Absolutely loved it and can't wait for season 2.
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“The more people I cut out of my life, the quieter it got”.
The Bear is just OK for me. Though I liked the show, I'm a little lost in the praise here, because for the most part it felt like watching Shameless but in the kitchen. Jeremy Allen White is a good actor, so I'd wish they would have written his character a little more different than Lip Gallagher.
The show is defined as a dramady but there are very few comedic moments, this is definitely a more dramatic show than it's presented as.
It's a bit annoying how every episode is wrapped up in a neat little bow. Also, it's get repetitive very quickly - there are like 50 versions of the same scene where someone says, "hey can you try this" and the food is amazing every time. And, hearing chef every 2 seconds is a bit irritating.
Episode 4 (the party one) was kinda stupid, because someone would definitely call the cops after picking up their kid and seeing everyone at the party passed out.
What they're doing in the back kitchen does not reflect what's happening out front. Where’s the waiters? Where’s the customers? There’s more employees than customers. It seems like an empty dirty sandwich shop cooking fancy food.
I do not like Sydney at all. Hoping she'll grow on me. But for now she is a bit of a know it all and reminds me of a try hard coworker everyone can't stand in real life. She and Marcus may be the worst employees ever.
The ending of season 1 felt tacked on. The whole money in a can plan does not make sense to me. How did no one open any of these cans, how long has Mikey been gone? The fact that people have to come up with such convoluted theories just proves the writers dropped the ball. But maybe the did it on purpose, hoping for a second season?
Best part about the show is that it's only half an hour long!
Things only realllllllly picked up at the very end. To be fair, those last 2 episodes were fucking fucking fucking fantastic. A lot of weird swearing here and there in the show as well.
Final episode made me tear up a bit. The beginning reminded me a lot of Bojack for some reason. It was super sad seeing Carmy open up about all that has happened. When the ending came, I was very happy and excited to see where everything was going. Great, greatttt final episode.
At Time of Review:
Season 1: Solid 7/10
Story and Characters: 7/10
Presentation: 8/10
Enjoyability: 7/10
i've loved this show since the first episode, everything was just on point, the cast, the CHAOS & ENERGY. the family oriented restaurant that they all love so dearly but also are trying so hard to keep in business.
some of these long ONE SHOT TAKES are incredible, and that ending twist? the recipe in a letter? wow. alright. wow.
Burgeoning on a 9, but a very strong 8. I've gotta say that I shed a tear when Carmy opened the letter from his brother.
I didn't expect to enjoy so much a tv show with this subject.But everything works great i love the cast and the tense is eveywhere can't wait to watch season 2.
This season had some really crazy episodes! I enjoyed watching it, and it will be interesting to see how season 2 unfolds!
The pain of loosing someone, recovering a business, managing a team and making perfect dishes, even if they are sandwiches
U can't find a good series nowadays easily but if you found this, Congrats bc it's really goooooood, 8 episodes and u won't even feel bored for a min, u will feel many feelings, will make u nervous, happy and totally sad too, so they really have done great job with season 1 and totally waiting for season 2, and for sure i have to admit about the great acting of jeremy allen he was epic and makes u believe his character totally!
So great!!
Ok show - fun to watch because I am reading ‘Work Clean’ by Dan Charnas about what makes excellent kitchens work. And it is impressive when you stop to consider how kitchen staff can deliver delicious food - under constraints of time, resources, space and planning. Show does a good job of showing some of the aspects that makes cooperation work - and not work.
Overall tho for me I did not get last episode. Did the brother hide the 300.000 he borrowed in cans? Or was that profits from restaurant or drug dealing? And they had their own cannery? Just did not make sense for me…felt like deus ex machina to have different restaurant in season 2…
Great first season! In love with all the chaos, the photography, the perfect episode runtime, the soundtrack and character development. I'm ready for season two!
The Bear (S1) deserves the raging reviews. The storytelling is realistic, gripping and heart-braking. Everything feels extremely real; the characters, pain and locations; all of it. Only downside is that Carmen feels a bit too much like Lip (Shameless). Didn't help that I watched all of Shameless earlier this year, so I won't hold that against it.
I only wish that the episodes were a bit longer (a 10 episode season works too). That way we could've explored more of the backstory. That feels a little lackluster at times. We could've used more Mikey flashbacks for example, get even more insight in all the drama. On the other hand, episode 7 is a masterpiece in his current form and that monologue in episode 8? Damn.
Good show it is interesting to see how things work in the kitchen. And it is nice to watch main character trying to educate old fashioned workers for a more professional workflow. BUT ,and it is a big but, the family drama side of the show is just not interesting at all. We don't know who mike is and what they have been through. What is between Sugar and Carmy? I can't relate to the characters and thats why I it is not interesting for me.
Shout by Andrea MadernaBlockedParent2022-10-20T12:06:19Z
A beautiful show, it represents in a very thoughtful and specific way the work in a restaurant, reproducing quite well - I'm told - certain obsessions and struggles, even though there's some "poetic licenses", of course. But it goes beyond the specificity and becomes relatable by anybody thanks to the impeccable writing, the great cast of actors and the ambitious direction, both in small things and in bigger stuff like the tracking shot episode. The guest stars are also amazing, particularly "that one": it's already great when you hear that voice in one of the first episodes but then he appears and suddenly the two charismatic stars become gregarious and awestruck. Also, huge shout out to Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who approaches this show charged up like someone who spent twenty years coming from the bench, finally has got the chance of a lifetime as a starter and gives you 42 points, 18 assists, 13 rebounds and 6 steals.