Ice Chips

I cannot get over the fact how brilliant Jamie Lee Curtis is as Donna in The Bear. Her performance is truly nothing but spectacular. So rough, so real, yet so vulnerable at the same time, so emotional.

She already set the bar high in season 2, but man, her work in this episode is exceptional. I caught myself forgetting it was Jamie Lee Curtis whom I was watching, despite her face which we are all very familiar with. All I saw was Donna. That's how great she is. She is just 100% believable.

So whoever needs to hear this, Emmys or whatever: Give her all the awards you have.

She absolutely deserves them.

This episode blew my mind. Raw, honest and heart warming. Just top tier entertainment. It was almost like watching theatre.

Jamie Lee pulls out a stellar performance as Donna. Sugar is great at being vulnerable but still headstrong about her child's needs. Her fears are so relatable to any parent to be. Amazing.

The Bear does redemption and arcs better than most shows. I think it's their strongest trait. They get you attached to theses characters for positive and negative reason then just spin you around. I love the hope that this show exudes and fragility of humans. It's one of the best all around shows since the Sopranos.

Half the complaints on here are moaning about this not adding to the story or narrative. If this is your issue I don't even know how you've made it this far in the show?!

Yes, this is a standalone episode that doesn't particularly move the cogs along for the main plot, but overall "The Bear" is a character driven show. Last years "Fishes" episode showed us the family dynamic, so we already knew the relationship between Nat and Donna here, but that allows us to care about their rare shared loving moments in this episode.

Forget about overarching plot elements and enjoy the drama! I may be coming across as pretentious here but this show is all about family dynamics, mental health, self worth and what success is to each person. Whereas I do want the series to be wrapped nicely in season 4, for now- just enjoy each episode for what they are. And in my opinion- Great.

As a mother and as a daughter, I have never connected more viscerally to an episode of a television show then I did just watching "Ice Chips." I felt those fourty minutes in the depth of my soul in a way I am not sure I have ever been affected by a show before. It was so raw, so real, and so perfect. This is why I love this series so much. It's the humanity behind the restaurant and I've never seen more beautiful acting than I just watched. If Jamie Lee Curtis and Abby Elliot don't win a slew of awards for this I'll be shocked (and disappointed) . I will certainly be carrying the emotions of this episode with me for quite awhile.

Jamie Lee Curtis delivers an absolute master class in acting in this episode. She's always been amazing, but this was beautifully perfect. Much like the Seven Fishes episode. She's just an amazing actress killing it these past few years on top of her already epic career.

The emotion, subtly, and love for one another that exudes from these characters and underlies everything they're doing is incredible and I'm happy to be on the journey with them all.

This show gets better and better and better, just when I think it might stagnate, it keeps building up and becomes closer and closer to my heart. Brilliant.