Tomorrow

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.

A smashing start to the new season of one of the best shows out there. A masterclass in editing and cinematography. A clever and complex combination of many of the threads from the first seasons and a deeper look into how Carmy became the chef he is. Demanding for those who aren't familiar with the show but highly rewarding and promising for those who are already hooked. In terms of dialogue, less is indeed better sometimes. The music was ever so peaceful and Jeremy Allen's charisma exudes in every frame. Let's not forget the dishes and how the show continues to use them as metaphors for the characters' thoughts and personality while also adding to the narrative. Excellent.

Past experiences are never linear, they are always with us grabbing our attention and shaping us as a boiling pot

This episode capture who Carmy was and what he had to go through. All his flaws. It's beautiful, it's ugly, it's a bit masochistic. It's so dense, so masterful. I believe I've never watch something this minimal yet so communicative - all aspects of this craft is wonderful: the acting, the editing and pacing, the sound (the sound!) and the grade! It's just purely fantastic, a piece of art. It's a perfect representation of the ideas behind fine cooking.

Everything has led up to this point.

A mesmerizing 30 minutes of television, The Bear Season 3 starts off with a patient yet contemplative episode. The pacing is methodical and trancelike, yet each frame is deeply purposeful. Much like a well-composed musical score, this episode helplessly immerses you and serves as both a reflection of Carmy's previous culinary experiences and a necessary recovery from the intense ending of last season. I suspect many will find this a rather boring premiere, but I believe the show has earned this type of episode. So much of why I love The Bear is its ability to balance the emotional scales. For all of the intensity, there is an equal and opposite sense of tranquility -- embodied primarily by the meticulous and deliberate patterns of cooking expressed through a mature cinematic lens. So much is conveyed with so little, and that is the beauty of this episode. How do you do better? You subtract. Thank you to all who worked on this opening episode; your passion and authenticity are not taken for granted.

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.