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Cool dat, bruh.....Got 4 eps left to watch in the current 4th season.
Cool dat, bruh.....
Wish his role was bigger on The Bear, but he's understandably very effective in the scenes he's in.
Really liked the episode from season 3 of the show with the scenes with him and Tina. Great showcase for her.
Liza Colón-Zayas (born July 15, 1972) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for playing Tina Marrero on the comedy-drama series The Bear, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2024.
Yeah, that's how learned about him through is role as Carmy's dead brother Mikey in The Bear. I bet it's difficult to write flashback episodes for him since he's dead but, also, peep The Christmas episode of "The Bear," titled "Fishes" (Season 2, Episode 6). Jon was doin' his thing in that one.
Side note: in that Tina episode, Ayo Edebiri directed that one and she just got nominated for an Emmy as a director for that one. Biggups to Ayo, l luv her.
"Throw the Fork!!!!"Agreed.
Ayo is doing her thing with the TV and movie projects. Nice to see her getting into directing in recent years. She also co-wrote the "Worms" episode from this current season. The one wherein she spends the episode with her cousin's kid.
Ayo Edebiri & Lionel Boyce (episode 4 - season 4)
Yes - the "Fishes" episode from season 2 was great. The friction between Bernthal and Bob Odenkirk at the dinner table, etc. The chaos involving Jamie Lee Curtis.
@World B Free - the best acting from the current 4th season is in episode 6. Ayo at the hospital in the waiting area. Told my pops to watch that scene and her emotions / tears. Even the subtle stuff like her hand trembling. Really showed off her acting chops in that scene. I replayed it a few times after the fact.
On the real, for me, though...I think he best acting came on episode 10 when hashed-it-out with Carmy and then eventually Richie came in. That was like one act play. & the way Carmy and Sydney yelled, but shared the intimacy of the cigarette, it was beautiful.
I did like the hospital scene, but Claire being there was awkward, though. Out of every doctor in the hospital, Claire appears as her father's doctor? C'mon Son!...lol. Claire just seems out of place in everything she does...smdh. I don't see why she's Carmy girlfriend, they have chemistry of a rock and stone.
Oh and I also like the episode #4 ...that Lionel and Ayo wrote together, we get to see another side to Sydney.
What show is this? I'm in the middle of cooking so I can't readOn the real, for me, though...I think he best acting came on episode 10 when hashed-it-out with Carmy and then eventually Richie came in. That was like one act play. & the way Carmy and Sydney yelled, but shared the intimacy of the cigarette, it was beautiful.
I did like the hospital scene, but Claire being there was awkward, though. Out of every doctor in the hospital, Claire appears as her father's doctor? C'mon Son!...lol. Claire just seems out of place in everything she does...smdh. I don't see why she's Carmy girlfriend, they have chemistry of a rock and a stone.
Oh and I also like the episode #4 ...that Lionel and Ayo wrote together, we get to see another side to Sydney.
What show is this? I'm in the middle of cooking so I can't read
Oh my bad, you haven't seen episode 10 yet. Yeah, episode four helped Sydney work-out would she stay at The Bear or not through here lil cousin. I liked how Sydney was really asking for her lil cousin's advice on that matter; I think that interaction helped clarify some things for her.Looking forward to seeing the rest of the season. I've heard the recaps of the whole season, but gonna pick back up with episode 7 with pops tomorrow. It's part of our current rotation of shows on the weekly visit.
Agreed re: Claire. Many of the critics / podcasters say they aren't invested in the Carmy / Claire relationship because it hasn't been developed enough, and of course him keeping her at arm's length hasn't helped flesh out their chemistry.
Episode 4 was solid. Showing the likeability of the kid. The bond between her and Sydney. The 2 cousins reconnecting (Syd and the mom). The playful shit-talking with the mom & daughter at the end of the episode after the mom had seemed more flaky earlier on. I laughed out loud when the daughter commented on mom's "garbage salad" ...
Man, most of episodes are a half an hour so it's easy to binge watch. I only started watching The Bear in February when I was sick and I think I watched three seasons in less than a week; I was hooked. It's a great series....& I'm not just saying that flippantly.What show is this? I'm in the middle of cooking so I can't read
Oh my bad, you haven't seen episode 10 yet. Yeah, episode four helped Sydney work-out would she stay at The Bear or not through here lil cousin. I liked how Sydney was really asking for her lil cousin's advice on that matter; I think that interaction helped clarify some things for her.
Man, episode seven is a great one....it's like the opposite of X-Mas "throw the fork" episode: I'll say no more. Also, remember big tables are important and healing.....I'll say no more...lol.
You're welcome, bruh.......Thanks World B.
Looking forward to it. I know it’s either about a funeral or wedding.
And regarding the little cousin, i like how she broke it down for a pre-teen to contextualize it.
You're welcome, bruh.......
Enjoy the remaining episodes; we'll talk when you finish them....I want your take on episode seven and ten.
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I hope you enjoy ep 7, it has the longest run-time of the season...I think, but it's well worth it.Sounds good, World B.
Gonna probably finish the season late next week. I'll watch ep 7 with pops tonight with our rotation of shows, and then give him 8 & 9 for his flashdrive, and then pick up with 10 together after that.
We're also checking out Smoke and Stick lately.
Finished Dept Q and The Gold earlier in the month.
I hope you enjoy ep 7, it has the longest run-time of the season...I think, but it's well worth it.
As for what the other series you're checkin' out, I'll look them out....I've never heard of them.
Thanks for the info~~HFunk! I'll peep their trailers.....Thanks man. Yeah - I noticed the runtime is just under 1 hour, 10 minutes. Should be a gem.
Regarding the other series, here's some aggregate scores from the critics.
The Gold is 6 episodes per season. 2 seasons. Season 2 was a solid follow-up.
Smoke stars Jurnee Smollett and Taran Edgerton. Interestingly enough - it was filmed locally. In the first 2 episodes, there's 2 locations I spotted I drive by on a daily basis, lol.
Dept Q was one of the breakout hits in recent months. Really well-crafted. Slow burn, but from the same creator as Godless, Monsieur Spade, Queen's Gambit, etc.
Stick is about a washed-up pro golfer who spots a teenager with promise, and he looks to mentor him and take him on tour. Some of the best scenes of the series show the heart of the 5 main characters. I.E. - friendship, trust, self-belief.
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You're welcome, bruh.......
Enjoy the remaining episodes; we'll talk when you finish them....I want your take on episode seven and ten.
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Thanks man - all finished the episodes.
7 was great. The assorted pairings of people for conversations. Everyone teaming up under the table to lessen the anxiety for the girl. The little touches like being aware Richie's daughter was a big Taylor Swift fan earlier in the series, and as soon as they cut to her on the episode one of Swift's songs started playing. The ending with Richie looking at the text with the group selfie, and realizing the whole experience wasn't so bad after all the stress at the start of the episode. Knowing the stepdad and his ex's new husband isn't a bad guy, and he always knew that.
The conversation with Carmy and his mom in ep 9 was really well done. Jamie Lee Curtis showing off her acting chops per usual. She can act, and I like how she's been solidifying that with this series. The non-verbal stuff from Carmy in that scene across from her. Cooking her the meal. The peace that you hope they can maintain moving forward. The simple touches like the music coordinator replaying the following song (from opening credits early in season 3 last year - GREAT song - "Save it for Later") as Carmy looked back around the house. The Kitchen Confidential book on the bedside table, etc. Yeah ... that cover song from Eddie Vedder is excellent. I've played it a number of times in the past year and change.
Ep 10 ... solid. Felt like a performance from a play. 2 people ... then the 3rd person joins ... followed by the 4th. Effective storytelling, though the repetitive swearing took me out of the scene at times. "Fucking this" .... "fucking that" ... the scene would have probably hit harder for me if it were written with little to no profanity. Leaves the season on an open, interesting note heading into next year which is presumably the last season. What I did find effective was that despite not crying, Carmy's eyes were watery / welled up for the bulk of the episode. We've all been there with various states of anger, frustration, conflict, exhaustion, the unknown ahead. Knowing this job / lifestyle has worn him down completely ...
Well said.
As for episode seven, how BIG was that FREAKin' table?
Yeah being under the table was similar to be gathered around the fire in a communal sense. "What is your fear?" They asked, & they really showed
the youth that our fears don't go away with adulthood, oftentimes we just have better coping and negotiating skills with the idea of fear. Loved it, this episode was so touching. Oh and that scene with Lee and Carmy in the kitchen were like two predators squaring-off, but the predators make peace rather than to ruthless attack each other verbally or with vicious growling. All I could think about was "Throw the Fork!"...lol. I would have loved to see a throwback episode with Lee and Mikey making peace. Also, this was the episode where Sydney unofficially joins the Berzatto family; she's one of them now: she is accepted.
Episode nine, Tonnato: I loved the Unc Jimmy and Sydney hug, the continuation of her being a part of the Berzatto Family. It was a tender moment. Then moving to Carmy and Donna, it's the anti-Fishes episode, there is a peace; there is healing; there is a resolution. Carmy talks to his mother like the adult he is & really tries to understand her through her stories and through a flashback of photographs from the past. Donna knew she fuk'd up and she apologizes in her own way and asks for forgiveness. That's human; that's real. & Carmy let that land in front him and he accepts her apology in his own way. As we know we can't expect Hallmark channel endings with The Bear and with the Berzatto family in general so we have to take what we can get from this: no one is yelling for now.
Episode ten: If you only follow the exchanges of the cigarettes it tells a story.....Syd's cig goes to Carmy & he takes a slow welcomed drag of it through their mutal yelling. & in that yelling, the teapot of tension wails more than a Marley: they both get it out, Syd and Carmy and then Carm and Richie get it out. Like the cig being passed so is the tension and wails, it sounds like 'burning and looting' tonight. I loved it. Richies finds out that Carmy went to Mikey's funeral after-all & this leads to Richie confronting him, almost causing a fight. However, Sydney pleads "Richie no; Richie no; Richie no." Really, this whole ending sequence reminded me of the fifth episode of Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back: a rag-tag group are stitched together in torn and loose fabrics of their ship hyper-speeding into space with a fallen leader that's no longer with them~~~he's frozen, he's Han Solo. As with The Bear, their leader Carmen Berzatto is about to be jettisoned away to another place and another time to some unknown place & now that rag-tag kitchen crew has to pick up the pieces and forge-on into the unknown. Like the ending of Empire Strikes Back, everything is in flux; the future is uncertain; however, a new leader emerges from the shadows: she's not a Jedi; however she has a newly minted cig teetering from her lips ready to lead The Bear into the future~~~she's Sydney Adamu. (well, until their fearless/doughnut eating from the floor/freezer locked door bound leader Carmy comes back into the fold)
Loved your takes, HFUNK. Yeah, it's a transition year for everyone, telling us that we shouldn't stay in the same place as the year before or the series before: life moves the fuk on with or without us. I just wished we saw more of Tina and Lionel; they seemed sidelined this season. They would chime in here and there, but they were really sacrificed for the non-existent Claire storyline. Ewwwwwww. I don't hate Claire, it's just that her character seems divorced from the show: when she shows up it feels like some dream sequence. Something doesn't seem right. On a good note, I did enjoy the Fak bros "Am I still your boy?" a Fak tells Sugar...lol. Hilarious. & Robert Reiner made a surprising appearance, I loved seeing him acting again after decades of producing and directing.Great takes and points, World B.
And I've enjoyed hearing your takes on the series as you've been able to watch the seasons in quick succession without having to wait the 1 year between seasons as they've aired from 2022 - 2025. Things flow well with the shorter running times for episodes.
Good point about the size of the table at the wedding. I laughed as it reminded me of my late grandparents' dining room table. Their house was small, as was the nearby living room ... but the dining room table for family events was average-sized, but had that extender in the middle so it could go from seating 4 - 6 people, to 12 - 14 easily making the living room even more cramped behind you. Coping and negotiating skills, as you've noted. I've had those kinds of conversations with young people before wherein you're reassuring them, or giving them examples of dealing with shit in your own life growing up. Agreed re: Lee and Carmy. Nice to see Odenkirk show up again. Good to see him playing serious again, but not overly confrontational.
Episode 9 ... yes ... enjoyed the scene with Jimmy and Sydney. Felt believable. Finally got that real conversation between Carmy and his mom. Without all the additional distractions and noise around them. Her actually being sober and present. And as the saying goes - cooking a meal for someone is an expression of love. One of the best dates I ever had ... asked the lady where she wanted to go for dinner, etc. She asked me what I liked to eat / favorite meal ... and said let me come to your place and cook it for you. She went shopping and came to my place and had a cooler with her. That shit was sexy as fuck. Rubbed up on her while we were cleaning up the kitchen afterward. Movie night ... called her friend and said don't wait up for her, lol. Brushing teeth ... off to bed to fuuuuuck. Big ol' titties looking fantastic bouncing in cowgirl.
Good points about the exchanges of the cigarette telling a story. I chuckled when they mentioned to Sydney - what are you doing? / you don't smoke. Liked when she talked Richie down, considering we saw how volatile he was back in season 1. Well said re: Star Wars reference, and "As with The Bear, their leader Carmen Berzatto is about to be jettisoned away to another place and another time to some unknown place & now that rag-tag kitchen crew has to pick up the pieces and forge-on into the unknown." - Sydney feeling like she was being set up for failure. Him expressing to her "You are The Bear" and about being a leader, and people looking up to her quiet leadership at the restaurant. I lol'd at your line about fearless leader (Carmy) from the locked freezer reference to the end of season 3 in 2024, haha.
Loved your takes, HFUNK. Yeah, it's a transition year for everyone, telling us that we shouldn't stay in the same place as the year before or the series before: life moves the fuk on with or without us. I just wished we saw more of Tina and Lionel; they seemed sidelined this season. They would chime in here and there, but they were really sacrificed for the non-existent Claire storyline. Ewwwwwww. I don't hate Claire, it's just that her character seems divorced from the show: when she shows up it feels like some dream sequence. Something doesn't seem right. On a good note, I did enjoy the Fak bros "Am I still your boy?" a Fak tells Sugar...lol. Hilarious. & Robert Reiner made a surprising appearance, I loved seeing him acting again after decades of producing and directing.
Oh and you're right, cooking a meal for someone can be very intimate, they eat your meal and in-turn they eat you, it's personal buffet rules. Hey, because of The Bear, I've even watched a couple of cooking films some members of the cast recommended: I've seen Burnt (2015); The Menu (2022) & I'm going to see the film Chef (2014). Lastly, because of The Bear, I've bought some great knives and upped my cooking game. I never knew this film would be influential on me as much as one of my favs Fight Club. Yeah, at least with The Bear, that's not a rule where we can't talk about it.
Thanks World B!
That's awesome about going back and checking out the other cooking films, and upping your own knives /cooking game. One of the perks of my job is we have good amounts of downtime and plenty of independence, so I've often brought food with me and cooked on the job. Saved my leftovers in the fridge to bring home, and of course we're allowed to snack at work / have leftovers (cooked by other staff) so that's a perk and cuts the grocery bill a fair bit.
Good point about not staying in the same place as the year / series before. Life moving on with / without us.
Agreed re: Tina and Lionel. Wanted to see more of Lionel. Glad we got more of Ebraheim. Tina had her breakout last season, so we needed more of her too.
Don't care for Claire's storyline either. It's too minimal to care about on the whole.
Enjoyed seeing Rob Reiner too. He had some good, quick scenes. Looks healthy having slimmed down over the years.
Regarding the Fak guy ... really cool to see his career flourish over the years. He's got a very popular Youtube channel that has generated millions of views. He was supposedly just a consultant for the show earlier on, but brought in as a cast member. He's a restauranteur by trade, and I really enjoyed his previous series Dead Set on Life. Some of my fave scenes / episodes were the ones which featured his close friend and mentor, Rang Nguyen. They had a good odd couple dynamic as longtime friends, and Rang always cracked me up when he'd talk shit, "Goddammit!"
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