The Bear 1x07 Reaction
Added 2023-08-08 19:41:28 +0000 UTCthe most stressful 20min of my life
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I just binged this last night. Really good show. I am glad I am able to see these reactions!
David Salazar
2023-08-16 14:18:45 +0000 UTCI live in Chicago but I'm from Elburn. It's near Geneva
Michael Stollard
2023-08-09 21:05:28 +0000 UTCI've lots of family in Wheaton. Where abouts are you from?
TeaDrinker3000
2023-08-09 21:03:11 +0000 UTC@Jay Craig Imagine being so insecure that you can't BEAR the idea of people having different opinions from yours. But anyway, thanks for the free mental real-estate 🤣
Orr Malus
2023-08-09 17:30:22 +0000 UTCWait please come to Chicago. It's so awesome here
Michael Stollard
2023-08-09 17:05:34 +0000 UTCI love that "I got stabbed" is the most calm line reading of the entire episode.
Mike Conlin
2023-08-09 15:47:35 +0000 UTC100% agree, with the caveat that when the crisis happened Richie dropped everything and started working and stopped being an asshole (mostly), whereas Sydney really ramped up (maybe guilty / projection). Richie is flawed but when the pressure was on and Carmy was cracking he started doing what he was told with very little complaint, to the point he literally got stabbed and walked it off lmao, then kept working. Makes me wonder how many situations like this happened in the years he worked with/for Mikey.
Kara
2023-08-09 12:43:24 +0000 UTCThis episode was sooo stressful for me lmao, I couldn't even laugh at anything it was too much like being back in this kind of restaurant work.
cosmotron
2023-08-09 07:41:45 +0000 UTCwelcome to the 'orr malus has a singular shower thought, immediately bases entire world view around it and believes they are infallibly correct', enjoy your stay
Jay Craig
2023-08-09 02:20:09 +0000 UTCI love the relentlessness of this episode but honestly I got so caught up in it that I don't feel like I was able to accurately assess what happened until well after. Like I feel like while watching I was a little unfair to Sidney. I understood why she reacted the way she did and all, but for example, her bringing up Richie's kid really stood out to me as crossing the line. Which it of course is, but so is Richie suggesting she blew someone at the newspaper. But I know Richie's an asshole, so I don't think twice about it. But like that's straight up sexual harassment. Also while yes, some of Sidney's actions led to this being a particularly crazy shift, but not that long ago Marcus blew a fuse and they had to hurry to save the refrigerated goods and find a way to serve food. But Carmy was understanding, and nobody gave Marcus a hard time. Everyone's fucked up in different ways this season, and a major theme has been how to respond to others' mistakes and shortcomings in a healthy, productive way. Communicating. And so yeah there's only so much you can put on Sidney. It's easy to get into Carmy's headspace of freaking out trying to get through the shift, but none of that should take precedence over the mental well-being of your employees.
Payam Sharifi
2023-08-09 01:03:39 +0000 UTCMilena laughing like a maniac when Marcus showed Carmy the donut... I had the same reaction lmao. I loved how you guys started the episode almost teary eyed from the positive review and then sweating from stress by the end, what a roller-coaster of absolute insanity
HenryM
2023-08-09 00:56:39 +0000 UTCI didn't even realize this episode was shot in one take until thinking about it hours after.
Michael M
2023-08-09 00:34:18 +0000 UTCGordon Ramsey popularised a style of loud yelly shouty head chef for sure, but he inherited it from his mentor (Marco Pierre White) who is known as "the first celebrity chef", and inherited it from his mentors. There have been asshole men running kitchen brigades since Escoffier introduced it in the 19th century. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2001/apr/21/foodanddrink.features10 All high pressure / urgent live working environments sometimes get hectic and chaotic. In a live environment there are things that need doing urgently and it can get heated, people yell, there's conflict. It should NEVER get this bad, but it's hard to understand that environment if you haven't worked it. It's not unique to food, but food represents it well because it has long shifts, tight deadlines, constant stream of time-sensitive tasks for demanding customers.
Kara
2023-08-09 00:30:28 +0000 UTCRamsay himself learned the behavior from his teacher who was also a famous chef known for being rude. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJ5gnFXmhs
Shivering King Banana
2023-08-08 23:30:51 +0000 UTC"That said plenty of kitchens are calm. Ramsay hams it up and other shows follow suit because of his success." My point exactly. The reason why I asked your ages is that you need to be in your 40s in order to have worked in a kitchen prior to the Gordon Ramsay phenomenon. So if someone had restaurant kitchen experience during the 80s and 90s I would defer to them. Otherwise I pose a challenge to anyone: give me an example of a kitchen-drama show (reality show or fiction) prior to Ramsay. I don't doubt kitchens can be as intense but I think it's a result of a trend rather than the nature of the job itself. There are more stressful and more important jobs out there than chef yet the employees don't break down and start screaming like children. Not that I'm complaining, I find it hilarious. Kind of like watching an anime, specifically The Way of The Househusband.
Orr Malus
2023-08-08 23:13:00 +0000 UTCYou remember watching cooking shows? I remember cooking in kitchens for my entire life. You don't have to be in your 40's to have experiences in the real world. That said plenty of kitchens are calm. Ramsay hams it up and other shows follow suit because of his success.
Shivering King Banana
2023-08-08 22:52:03 +0000 UTCThe problem was that the dish created buzz that the restaurant wasn't ready for. Carmy knew if either of them showed their skill, it would draw attention and if the restaurant wasn't ready for that attention it could cripple them before they even had a chance.
Farbod
2023-08-08 22:43:34 +0000 UTC"it's just food"? You're looking into the ocean saying "it's not that deep bro lol" because you only see your own reflection on the surface. The message of the show isn't "look how good of a chef Carmy is becuase he's so ~dRaMaTIc~ and ~UNstAbLe~, like Ramsay!" This isn't vapid reality-television bullshit; it's an examination of trauma and grief.
bushpusherr
2023-08-08 22:28:01 +0000 UTCright? well, that's my job. that's why i'm stressed 24/7 and i'm behind with literally every show you react to 😪
sand_fl
2023-08-08 22:25:54 +0000 UTCAre both of you in your 40s?
Orr Malus
2023-08-08 21:51:24 +0000 UTCmost kitchens are like that, regardless of gordon
Cyonated
2023-08-08 21:47:40 +0000 UTCI remember watching cooking shows before Ramsay and cooking shows after Ramsay. Clear difference. Adding the drama ingredient was Ramsay's billion $ idea. Drama sells, always.
Orr Malus
2023-08-08 21:34:56 +0000 UTCNo one's copying Ramsay. Kitchen's were like that before he was famous and they'll be like that when he's forgotten.
Shivering King Banana
2023-08-08 21:25:52 +0000 UTCThis episode was so funny to me. Bro, it's just food, it's not going to cook faster if you're yelling, and nobody is going to die if you mess up. Gordon Ramsay made a tv-show now restauranteurs everywhere have to copy its model. No tattoos? High tolerance for stress? Mentally stable? Clearly you have no idea how to cook anything!
Orr Malus
2023-08-08 21:14:14 +0000 UTCI never did restaurant work but I 100% agree, since watching The Bear I've yearned for those horrible, chaotic days where we were all in the shit, putting out fires, solving problems against the clock in a chaotic live environment. The drinks afterwards is tooooo real. I'm still close friends with some of the people I worked with there - friendship forged in fire. Or more likely shared workplace trauma 👀 lmao.
Kara
2023-08-08 21:13:33 +0000 UTCGreat reaction lmao. Us rewatchers knew this was coming and I'm glad you didn't get spoiled at all. Really excited for next week's. They 100% should have immediately switched off the delivery app, cancelled everyone's pre-order, refunded them and took whatever service charge / rating hit. However they can't afford to close fully - earlier in the season Carmy mentions that one bad service can kill them (they need to make X dollars a day to stay afloat). But Carmy fully broke down here - screaming and firing everything is madness lol - and reverted to the attitude of the horrible kitchens he used to work in 😔. So rough to see. If this was a worse show it'd end with the conflict neatly resolved and everyone having learned a lesson. I love that in The Bear, nobody learned anything and everyone is just shitty and feels shitty. Richie is an asshole but also Sydney was really, deeply mean when none of it was his fault. Carmy ruined Marcus' passion project, but Marcus presented it at literally the worst time when he was behind on his tasks during a crisis. So nuanced and interesting and funny and awful. Not particularly related, but I know my brain is broke cuz this episode makes me miss working in my high-stress live environment first job, putting out fires, navigating loud rampant chaos. I've never done anything as stressful as those shifts for years lol. It really made you feel alive.
Kara
2023-08-08 21:11:10 +0000 UTCNah, they didn't have a pilot episode AFAIA, straight to series (so ep 1 is the pilot I guess). This came out of nowhere when S1 dropped, all 8 eps dropped at once so we all binged through the first 6 and then got hit with this like a freight train lmao. I get what you mean though, the opening feels very establishing and movie-like
Kara
2023-08-08 20:37:15 +0000 UTCWas this the pilot episode? Idk why but this felt like the pilot episode for this show or the main concept of this show lol
Jack SV
2023-08-08 20:23:37 +0000 UTCi love that opening so much, sufjan stevens is one of my favorites too. apparently this episode was rewritten to be shot in one take 2-3 weeks before filming so i guess the production team probably felt similar stress
Sebastian
2023-08-08 20:23:22 +0000 UTCLoved the reaction, was interesting to see it from a non-restaurant-worker perspective. I was enjoying the show a lot on my first watch, especially the small attentions to detail that sold the vibe of kitchen dynamics and work, but THIS was the episode that made it crystal clear that these people KNOW what that life is like. If you work in any busy restaurant whether its a 'mom and pop' spot or some big name franchise, you have plenty of days where shit hits the fan (if it isn't the norm to begin with). People are yelling, orders have you stuck in the weeds, things aren't ready or finished, people aren't on top of their stuff, and sometimes you want to kill each other. Yet 99% of the time you make it through together, and you'll be sharing drinks once it over. Of all the sorts of work I've done, I look back on the found families I've made in the kitchens I've worked in fondly. I will never go back to that work again if I can avoid it, but every now and then you miss the chaos and comradery.
Alex
2023-08-08 20:15:22 +0000 UTCI love this show because episodes like this would be stressful even if all the characters were assholes. But because we love the characters and spent the season watching them try to follow their best instincts, it's insanely stressful watching them turn on each other. We understand why Carmy blows up, but we also know that behavior makes him the kind of boss he hated working for himself. I'm nearing the end of season 2 and my affection for these characters is overwhelming. I want nothing bad to happen to any of them ever again.
Mike Conlin
2023-08-08 19:47:52 +0000 UTCBeen looking forward to this one ever since they were so hopefully excited from the intro of ep 5-onwards aha
Alex
2023-08-08 19:42:48 +0000 UTC
