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E9: Omelette

E10: The Bear

Season two of The Bear wrapped up with episodes 9 and 10 where the restaurant is nearly ready to go and they were planning a “friends and family” night to do a run through of the way to run The Bear.

Things did not go very smoothly to say the least.

Both Carmy and Sydney were going through their own crises as the opening and the night of the opening approached. Carmy was trying to wrap his head around the fact that he had been distracted by Claire and that his attention was divided. Sydney was struggling with her own self-doubt and her questions on if she is up to this job.

They are both getting in their own way and, because of that, are causing issues among the staff.

Still, the group really knock it out of the park at the opening, except for Carmy, who gets trapped in the walk in refrigerator because he had forgotten to call the “fridge guy,” and Sydney, who had made a problem with Marcus and shied away from the stress-spotlight. Richie was definitely the MVP of the night, showing how much he learned during episode 7. Fak is dressed in a suit and showing that he is more than just a handyman even if still carries a screwdriver in his suit coat pocket.

Jamie Lee Curtis returned as Donna, Carmy and Nat’s mother. She had been invited to come to the opening, but she could not bring herself to come inside, despite the sweetness from Pete toward her. You could tell that she was very proud of her kids, but that she was afraid that she would not be able to handle it and would ruin it for them. When Pete let slip about Nat’s pregnancy, it was clear that there were borders between them. Jamie Lee Curtis is tremendous once again. I really was not sure if the mother was still alive, but I am glad that she is still living since that means there is more drama from her.

This final two episodes were tremendous and brought a ton of drama to the front while setting up the questions for the series moving forward. The relationship between Carmy & Claire being one of the top ones. Can Carmy and Sydney overcome their own self-image issues? When will we see Jamie Lee Curtis again?

This was a great second season and the performances were off the charts.