The 3rd season of The Bear is certainly enjoyable — and I still love the characters — but the tension is gone (despite the ticking clock) and it’s entered a cozy/cutesy phase, shouldering up to Ted Lasso. The main conflict of its big episode was getting a girl to dance at a wedding…
It stole Ted’s Emmys and now its vibe?
I “nope’d” out after episode 3. Just wasn’t doing it for me.
It seems like in order to achieve a peaceful season they had to totally change the personalities of a bunch of characters. I get why they chose to get more positive but I wish it was more subtle and gradual.
If I had to give this season a label, it would be “Comfort Food” (which, to be fair, is maybe what a lot of people want right now).