Tomorrow

Wow. I don't know why (deep down I do know why) but this episode hit me like a train. I sobbed like a little kid. This season premiere beautifuly passes all the right emotions. Spot on acting, captivating music. It is also a great recap of Carmy's journey. A rather silent but powerful episode that is beautifuly curated. Every shot, every moment is throughly tought upon. Not one moment goes in vain. A showcase episode on all the right things about The Bear: excellent acting, great music, beautifully shot moments. It is also quite intense. Keep up the good work. Haven't seen the full season but as of this moment it is in my top 3 episodes of the show.

If seasons 1 & 2 explored the boundaries of producing anxiety in the audience this is the benzo to bring everything down into a hazy artificial calm. I have never really enjoyed recap episodes but this recontextualized and revealed new things and fleshed out things only implied in seasons 1 & 2. It was a refreshing intro to a usually panic inducing mood on this show. Seeing how past events shaped Carm all in succession even though completely out of phase made a potentially sleepy episode engaging and thought provoking. I kept waiting for the shoe to drop but then it dawned on me that it would all happen later as the cut to black and fuzzed out audio crescendo signaled the end.

The Bear Season 3 premier was a stunning episode that shows why this is one of the best shows on television. It's slow paced without much dialogue but beautiful nonetheless. You can tell that this show has a very talented crew of people who genuinely are passionate about it. The music was fantastic, the directing was brilliant, and the acting was subtle but amazing anyway. Overall the premiere was amazing and I can't wait to keep watching. The only reason I give it a 9 instead of a 10 is because it doesn't show the plot of the season or progress it in anyway. But I'm confident the plot will kick in next episode and the season will surpass the other two.

Tomorrow was the perfect start to season 3. The Bear is one of my favorite shows of all time and this episode truly shows that there is nothing like it. This episode is the perfect segway between the chaotic season finale and what I assume will be a chaotic episode 2. This episode really shows us who Carmy is, and the effect that he has on those around him. It manages to show the aftermath of the finale, and all of Carmy's past in a truly beautiful way that helps us see why he is the way he is. It manages to do time jumps in a non confusing way. Usually I get bored out with slow episodes without much dialogue like this one, however this was truly different. This episode is truly actions speak louder than words. The point comes across clearly with the fantastic acting this in this show and the amazing soundtrack behind it. All in all, I could not have asked for a much better opening episode after what was the amazing season 2 finale.

Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but this was one of my favorites episodes of the series thus far. Does it match the one-shot of organized chaos of 'Review', the absolute gorgeous insanity of 'Fishes', or the masterpiece that was 'Forks'? It's close.

Many will say (or already have said) this episode was boring, slow, lacked dialogue, etc. For me, it was a nice change of pace from many we've gotten already and will continue to get. I believe the tempo and general feel of this episode is more or less the visual representation of a quote from Carmy's monologue in the S1 finale: "And the more people I cut out, the quieter my life got. And the routine of the kitchen was so consistent, and exacting, and busy, and hard, and alive, and I lost track of time and he died."

Sometimes, you don't need paragraphs and pages of dialogue to tell a meaningful story. Especially one like this related to getting so caught up in the rat race of life that you miss out on what truly matters.

This one gets high praise from me.