They only way the Samin/Wesley theory that the show's overall story arc reflects Carmy's professional/personal arc (warts and all) works is if they stick that landing in the final season - if it becomes clear that the viewer's struggle with the show seeming to go off the rails was parallel to the gang's inner struggles with prestige and they end up earning a different category of excellence on their own terms. I want this to be true! I want this show to demonstrate that the emotional experience of consuming art like the Bear - the stress, the ambivalence, the wanting more, the failure and the trying again - is ultimately about vicariously experiencing the emotions of another person, thanks to the creative work of a team of people who care about what they are making. Can you taste the love and care in the food I cooked? Can you feel the empathy in the show we made?
I am asking to be dazzled by a humble Italian beef sandwich prepared with care. Is that so wrong?
I felt the try-hard/do-too-much of Carmy in much of this season being very meta for the writers and it was a bit of a turn off for me. AND it’s hard to beat the “you’re the bear” line ringing out in the din of the yelling so I will frustratingly keep suffering through the seasons for the moments that land.
They only way the Samin/Wesley theory that the show's overall story arc reflects Carmy's professional/personal arc (warts and all) works is if they stick that landing in the final season - if it becomes clear that the viewer's struggle with the show seeming to go off the rails was parallel to the gang's inner struggles with prestige and they end up earning a different category of excellence on their own terms. I want this to be true! I want this show to demonstrate that the emotional experience of consuming art like the Bear - the stress, the ambivalence, the wanting more, the failure and the trying again - is ultimately about vicariously experiencing the emotions of another person, thanks to the creative work of a team of people who care about what they are making. Can you taste the love and care in the food I cooked? Can you feel the empathy in the show we made?
I am asking to be dazzled by a humble Italian beef sandwich prepared with care. Is that so wrong?
I want it so much, too! If they can land it, it makes the bumps of the third season so much more forgivable, because they’ll feel intentional.
And cannot express how much I want to try that sandwich.
I felt the try-hard/do-too-much of Carmy in much of this season being very meta for the writers and it was a bit of a turn off for me. AND it’s hard to beat the “you’re the bear” line ringing out in the din of the yelling so I will frustratingly keep suffering through the seasons for the moments that land.
When the moments land, they REALLY land.