Doors

I loved this. There's hardly any plot, but the way I see it, the previous seasons have done the heavy lifting as far as character work, and now we are reaping the benefits. This is the exact right moment in this show where you could get away with an episode like this. It's like that honeymoon period in a relationship where you're just happy to be around the other person. We're literally just watching these people work, and yet I can't look away. There's enough tension bubbling under the surface to maintain a sense of stakes, and the way it's all cut up and shot is beyond impressive. I'm not sure how the rest of the season will turn out (some of the conflict in episode 2 felt forced, not gonna lie), but so far there have been two very interesting standalone episodes that are like visual and auditory crack to take in. Very pleasing to the eye and ear.

This episode really captures just how it feels to run a restaurant and the stress and pressure of it, cause each and every day has to be perfect and flawless, while still making it a bussiness where you get some profit in the end!

Season 2 was all about them getting their restaurant, their dream! Now we get to see what It means to not only keep their dream, but if it is possible to make it better!

This episode is intense at times and very stressfull, and you really get the sense of it is when your head has to deal with a hundred different things all at once and the fact that you dont have time to make any mistakes! Its one of those episodes that will leave you overwhelmed ar the end!

While there is not much plot development the episode does establish a potential threat.. that they might not have enough money to keep it open forever!

OH and Marcus eulogy at the beginning! Beautifull emotional stuff! How it feels like when someone really sees you for what you are!

It's hard watching a plane crash.

He's become a psychopath overnight because he got locked in the fridge.

Look, he's had a terrible childhood with an insane family and is a mess, but for 3 seasons he was ALSO a good guy who we wanted to see win. He's no longer a good guy and i Wouldn't mind if he fails - because he's being an idiot.

It's hard the way they film it in hellish smash cuts of destruction of this restaurant that we all care about. We're watching Carm ruin all of it due to emotional immaturity. That's hard to witness!

And it's also a bit sad no one can rein him in. The writers have made the financers and everyone around him just endlessly yelling. Why can't Unc or the sister just take his CC away??? Because the writers want the drahmah

Fair enough but I fast forwarded through the entire episode and still Know everything that happened.

Four episodes in and I'm not sure I can watch another. Dull, it is so dull.

Nothing has really happened and so far it seems that all the budget has been spent on making the series look good rather than on decent story writing.

My partner and I love The Bear and the actors are brilliant but this has to be one of the most boring series I've ever seen which is unfortunate.

I'm hoping it picks up and this is all leading to a bigger storyline, but so far, the whole thing is just drama, shouting, flashbacks, more shouting, fall outs, more shouting and then the credits roll. (Same as the last series, but with no actual story so far) It isn't terrible, and is put together really well, but how anyone can give this a 10/10 is beyond me.

This episode completely blew me away. As much as I love the mental health/trauma/family drama focus of much of the series, it is refreshing to have an episode like this (or Review in season 1) that just wholly immerses you in the wonder, stress and terror of working in a restaurant. Standout performances from all the cast here (especially Colón-Zayas, Bacharach and Edebiri) who put so much into every spare moment of an incredibly tight script.

Previous commenters have mentioned the music which was also amazing, it made the episode feel grandiose, operatic and also deeply funny somehow.

Best episode of season 3 so far.