SUBSCRIBER WOW: LOVING THE BEAR
Digging into the great writing of Hulu's show about cooking and trauma, freedom and life
After a brief and mysterious image of what appears to be Chef Sydney frozen, this is how The Bear begins its fourth season.
Mikey: It’s too much garlic. Carm: You’re telling me it’s too much garlic? Mikey: You tell me, Carm. Carm tastes the sauce. Carm: Yeah, it’s too much. Mikey: What’d I say? Carm stirs. Mikey: Yeah, that thing, uh, you know, it didn’t work out. So... Carm: Which thing? Mikey: Rental cars. The thing. Carm: Yeah. Sorry. Can I ask you something? [talking over each other] Mikey: Oh, for fuck’s sake, Carm. Carm: What? Mikey: What, dude, what? Carm: Forget it then Mike, forget it. Mikey: No, what were you going to say, “Everybody thought it was stupid, you do this all the time. You fucking like...” Carm: No, no, Mike, Mike, Mike! Mikey: What were you gonna say, what were you gonna ask... Carm: I was just going to ask if you gave a shit about it. [talking over each other ends] Mikey: Gave a shit about what, Carm, what people say? No, I don’t give a shit about that. Carm: No, if you just gave a shit about the rental car business. Mikey: ... No. No, I don’t give a shit about that. [Beat] Mikey: You need to stir that. For Christ’s sake, I hear it sticking. Carm: Alright. Carm stirs.
This isn’t the end of the scene—we’ll get there—but for me, 90% of what makes The Bear a unique show and also a great one can be found in this simple dialogue between Carmen and Mikey (tremendously played by Jeremy Allen White and Jon Bernthal).
Here’s what I mean.
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