Ooooooh! Let's talk about The Bear! I actually really liked Season Three. It was tonally different from the previous two seasons, but, much like S2 of "The Wire" grew on me, I think this season was essential to the arc. It was a lot about characters wrestling with the impact of abuse- the (legitimately annoying) "haunting" conversations were the throughline.
- Carmy is haunted by David and is re-enacting the behavior he absorbed
- Sydney is wrestling with co-dependency with her father and with Carmy and is clearly at an inflection point: does she stick with Carmy and potentially continue the cycle or does she join Eric aaaand... who would she be then?
- Claire is haunted by Carmy (implications of the abuse he experienced)
- Natalie is haunted by Donna but they reconcile as Natalie is giving birth to the next generation
- Richie is haunted by his relationship with Tiff and how he has outgrown it- the heartbreak of realizing you've become a better person, now worthy of the partner you abused
- Sweeps is haunted by his baseball career
- Everyone is haunted by Mikey
And yes, I LOVED "Napkins". It was a case study of why we need to #HireBetter.
This was so interesting to read through! What a great analysis to help us dive deeper into the meaning behind and creative choices made within the show. Thank you for this!
I enjoyed this. Congrats Lawerence!
Thanks Adam - appreciate your support!
Ooooooh! Let's talk about The Bear! I actually really liked Season Three. It was tonally different from the previous two seasons, but, much like S2 of "The Wire" grew on me, I think this season was essential to the arc. It was a lot about characters wrestling with the impact of abuse- the (legitimately annoying) "haunting" conversations were the throughline.
- Carmy is haunted by David and is re-enacting the behavior he absorbed
- Sydney is wrestling with co-dependency with her father and with Carmy and is clearly at an inflection point: does she stick with Carmy and potentially continue the cycle or does she join Eric aaaand... who would she be then?
- Claire is haunted by Carmy (implications of the abuse he experienced)
- Natalie is haunted by Donna but they reconcile as Natalie is giving birth to the next generation
- Richie is haunted by his relationship with Tiff and how he has outgrown it- the heartbreak of realizing you've become a better person, now worthy of the partner you abused
- Sweeps is haunted by his baseball career
- Everyone is haunted by Mikey
And yes, I LOVED "Napkins". It was a case study of why we need to #HireBetter.
(I'm connecting the dots as I write this.)
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This was so interesting to read through! What a great analysis to help us dive deeper into the meaning behind and creative choices made within the show. Thank you for this!