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This episode had me in tears. Liza Colón-Zayas portrayal of Tina's struggle as a middle-aged Mum looking for work wanting to support her family wanting to feel valued wanting to feel like a member of society was just absolutely incredible.

The storyline, the performance, Before everything about this episode is just perfection from start to finish. I love the character of Tina and seeing a glimpse into her life and how she came to work at The Bear was fantastic.

Out of all Out of all the episodes this is the one that really spoke to me. Liza's performance, the direction the editing everything is just amazing more of Tina's story please! This is story telling at its best!

What a way to play with my emotions. I really did not like the previous episode but this one shows you what's great about this series.

I see that many have already commented on Liza's performance. Rightfully so. I wish I believed that the industry will recognize her work but I highly doubt it, so I just hope she keeps finding work worthy of her talent.

Nevertheless, I wanted to talk about the amazing work of Jon Bernthal as well. It must be amazing to bring a different kind of energy to set. It reminds me of Nathaniel senior in Six Feet Under. Their presence is bittersweet because they're no longer there, and if you started watching this show because you connected with it through your own grief, you can't help but link his character to the emotions of that special person who's no longer here.

He's so damn charming (and handsome)

I normally don't leave written reviews on here, but this episode compelled me to. I was recently laid off and have been struggling, and this episode perfectly captured everything I'm going through and feeling. Excellent writing and acting, it really made me cry when Tina started crying. I know this is meant to be backstory for Tina's character, but the writers truly captured what it's like to lose your job and sense of purpose, and all of the fears and worries that creep in while trying desperately to stay afloat. 10/10 - hard to get through without sobbing (maybe not sobbing but definitely crying).

The Bear season 1 and 2 were amazing. Both visually and story telling. But sadly the first episodes weren't doing it for me.

But when I saw this episode I felt that thrill of watching a "old" episode. The very well thought out story that made me both emotional but also think, in an almost terrifying real way, about my own future.

The story tied beautifully in with past seasons and episodes, and really made this season feel apart of the whole series.

For me it was the best episode of the entire season. Ayo has a real talent for directing and I really hope she will do more. The acting was also on point from the cast.

This is such a well-written episode. So glad Tina gets the character development she deserves! It's amazing to see that the three lead female roles (Syd, T and Sugar) are such good characters, not in a feminist, forced way. The choice of music in this episode is yet again perfect. Liza Colón-Zayas is a brilliant actress. I remember how I despised T's character in the first few episodes of season 1. Oh, how things have changed. Jon Bernthal is also great in this. Even though a lot of people don't like the slow pace of season 3, I can still really enjoy it. The character development doesn't feel unearned. You could argue that the Faks get a bit too much screetime this season, but it's really not a big deal at all. More Tina Marrero, please!