Publisher’s note: The review below contains light spoilers for season 4 of Bear.
I will be the first to admit that I started season 4 of The bear With very low expectations. After an imperfect but decent season 2 and a chandelier season 3, the dramatic of Christopher Storer finally ends with a high note. By approaching for the first time, I feared that the furious and half -cooked nature of the third season is only exacerbated in season 4, but this chapter of history sees an increase not only in quality but also to the district of existing scenarios.
That being said, it is currently not clear if season 4 is the last chapter of The bear Or if there could be more to come. And despite my positive feelings, This is a show that has reached a natural and strong conclusion. Continuing after this point would be a mistake and risking the show behind. However, as a potential conclusion of the history of the restaurant which could in Chicago, there could not be a stronger finish.
Unsurprisingly, one of the things that The bear has always excelled and has never weakened is his talent. The casting overflows with charisma and chemistry on the screenAnd as much as the chiefs count it every second, the actors do the same. At the bar is Jeremy Allen Whitewhich is always consistent in its representation of neurosis and the almost constant anxiety of Carmy. However, while White is certainly talented, he is often overshadowed by his co-stars.
Ayo available stands at the forefront of this season and the show as a whole. While the show is called The bearAnd, in the mythology of the series, which most often refers to Carmy, season 4 points out that all the staff is “the bear”. As much as all the Berzattos are bears, their family extended and found. If this is the case, then Sydney from Edebiri exists in the center of all this. EDEBIRI has several moments outside competitionBoth alone (in an amazing monologue that seems far too relatable) and alongside actors like White, Ebon Moss-BarachAnd Jamie Lee Curtis. She also has an episode next to it Lionel BoyceWho plays Marcus, and it is one of the strengths of the season.
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Speaking of Moss-Bachrach and Curtis, both that I congratulated in previous seasons, they again offer high performance. Moss-Bachrach does not reach the heights of the “forks” of season 2, but it is a constant and anchoring presence. Richie has traveled a long way since season 1And at all times we remember the man he was and the man he has become, and this change is deeply organic.
On the other hand, Donna de Curtis, the chaotic matriarch of the Berzatto clan, continues on a gender trajectory its character. When we met her for the first time, she was a lively thread, frightening and magnetic equal parts, but gave it for season 4 contains a thousand additional layers, due to the writing of her character and incredibly nuanced Curtis performance. One of his big scenes with Carmy is one of the most powerful and cathartic scenes of the season. What started as a surprise cameo that looked more like a star-street means has matured and prospered in something that is rooted in the heart of The bear.
“ The Bear ” finally gives a goal to all these sumptuous guest stars
I admit that I have always felt like The bearThe guest star roles and the cameos were felt as a cascade casting. This was particularly true in the last episode of season 3, which presented a real Who’s Who of Celebrity and the famous chefs. But it has always been heavy when we visit the Berzatto clan and slapped with as many notable faces and names that the spectacle could block in the family tree. However, season 4 proved me.
The bear Once again, brings the family together for a big event in episode 7 (traveling a huge hour and nine minutes, the longest of the season), but it is not full of jokes of Quippy and intelligent back and forth. These scenes always felt a little too much as storers leaned in its interior Aaron Sorkin Or Amy Sherman-Palladino – But episode 7 deepens much more deeply in these relationships. There are sincere moments between Richie and Frank (Josh Hartnett), an exchange of tearing between Carmy and Uncle Lee (Bob odenkirk), And a beat with the whole family that looks like the perfect scene for this imperfect unit. Although there is another big name (like Marvel-Big) who arrives as a new member of the Berzatto family, and This cameo has once again castingThis does not move much from the season. Storers and the company have proven that they can transform something that looks like pyrite into true gold, and we can put our faith in it.
Season 4 of `The Bear ” is not perfect, but it gets there
Despite the praise, season 4 is not perfect. It is clear now that The bear is good in many things, but what he does not succeed is romance. Molly Gordon Returns like the beautiful and kind clear, but again, despite the chemistry that Gordon has with White, I can’t help but want to shake her and tell her to run Carmy as fast as she can. There is a flirtatious energy between Richie and Jessica (Sarah Ramos) Also, but it is neither explored nor developed significantly.
In addition, Oliver PlattUncle Jimmy is often one of the best parts of the show, but his scenario feels interrupted in season 4, a large part of the development taking place in the background. The same thing happens with other characters like Corey HendrixSweets, the sommelier who cannot say a wine from 2019 of the one who was in the bottle of decades ago, or Liza Colón-Zayas“Tina, who clungs with a singular number throughout the season. As of Edwin Lee GibsonIt was Ebraheim, who had disappeared during most of season 3, he has one of the best scenarios of season 4 but feels a little swept out on the side.
Of course, there are only so many episodes, it is therefore logical that these plots must exist in their own borders, but it is also a shame simply because – in particular in the case of the EBRA – we know that the series is so good to dedicate whole episodes to these characters and giving them fully stunned arcs. It’s a champagne problem of having Too much talent and not enough timeBut it is nevertheless a problem.
“ The bear ” finally understands that it is not at all the kitchen
Although the subject of The bear revolves around a restaurant and the family that manages it, Season 4 releases most of the history of cooking and far from the action. This not only improves pace, but it helps to conclude stories that cannot conclude organically during a service. Regardless of the frequency to which the actors shout, the pace of the show is better when it leaves the kitchen behind.
If it is indeed the last season of The bearIt will be finished on a high note. The final, in particular, is a masterclass in the theater and has none of the fanciful cups or chaotic music that has returned the first season so emblematic, but it boasts of the heart which allows the show to really speak to its audience. It is essentially a prolonged conversation, but it turns off all the grievances. For any other show, it would look like a shortcut – such The bear spent three seasons to show and not to say. It feels good to finally see the dam bursting, everything spreading in the process.
Although the final of season 4 let me want to know more, wanting to follow the history of the Bears until its next chapter in life, it also looks like at the ideal time for this show to end. Contrary to popular opinion, there is one thing such as a good thing. For a while, I thought The bear overestimated after his first two seasons, but Now I’m sure Four Seasons was the right call. Should he continue afterwards? No. If that was the case, I have no doubt that the game would always be superb, and we would all be entertained, but this gift was perfectly linked to an arc. Why ruin it with more?
The bear Season 4 is now available to broadcast on Hulu in the United States
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The bear offers a solid season 4 which concludes longtime scenarios in a satisfactory and cathartic way with power performance.
- Release date
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June 23, 2022
- Network
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Hulu
- Showrunner
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Christopher Storers
- Directors
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Ramy Youssef
- A strong conclusion that resembles the natural end of this story.
- Ayo Edebiri and Jamie Lee Curtis are the stars of this season with powerful monologue moments.
- The rhythm of the story improves when it is removed from the kitchen service and focuses on individual characters.
- The romantic elements of history are still suffering and are the weakest point.
- The show leaves the door open, but it should not cross it for more seasons.
