#Richie and purpose

[unladyboss]

ONE MONTH OPEN AND RICHIE CONTEMPLATED. SEASON 3 THE BEAR

One month in and Richie is contemplating whether he cares enough about the Bear to pick that fork up

I'm sure he does.

Because purpose

Because he cares, even when Carmy treated him like trash

Because HE REALLY REALLY CARES ABOUT SYDNEY

[poppytuft]

trying not to talk too much abt the bear s2 but im Really fuckin frustrated that even with everyone demanding that they’re sooo media literate and sooo smart that no one has talked about claire and the way she sparks audience discomfort. like, she feels out of place within the show because CARMY cannot accept that he is getting this good thing—she feels out of place in HIS life. she’s actually crafted to be the ideal girlfriend, with glowy bokeh lighting in a grocery store and beauty shot close ups and a sweet instrumental leitmotif to show to you, an audience member, that she’s too good to be true in carmys eyes. if you’re an audience member, she raises alarm bells in YOUR head because she raises alarm bells in HIS. he literally tells us that—that’s the crux of his final monologue, that he doesn’t believe he can have the life of food and wines best chef and a life of love and human connection. he doesn’t believe he’s deserving of good things because his family has always been so fucked, because nothing he’s ever tried to hold together has held together—except for his cooking. it’s done this way on purpose, to make you feel that anxiety that he feels around this relationship, and to make you question why you feel it too

[booigi-boi]

Something something, when they hold onto Pete

[vilnmelling]

Isn't it fun how both Steph and Grace tell Richie to "grow up" but that's something he'll never get to do ahahahahhahahahahahahaha

[turkeyinnovember]

saw a lot of yt comments abt how Ivan’s always being “abused” and people talking about how they feel bad for him (in older videos?). I don’t know how I feel about that.

until proven otherwise, ill firmly believe that there is genuine care between members. (both lore wise and irl)

[chansoooo1-blog]

The way Carmy starts avoiding and distancing himself from Sydney after he starts going out with Claire. Like you can't make this shit up??

[sluttyhenley]

Carmy's stuck in the walk-in? Alright. So what are we gonna do?

THE BEAR | 2x10 The Bear

[nazskoll]

Stephen King really gave us some of the first ever COCSA representation and some of y'all only managed to turn it into a joke or shipping material....

[im-not-a-l0ser]

Okay, as we know, i don't believe in bigot Max. I don't think it's real.

Buuuut, a Freaky Friday fic in which Richie is trans and Max not only has to deal with being in a nerds body, but being in the wrong body. For the first time, he understands why everything transphobic Max says to Richie gets to him— he realises it's not just another weakness to point out, it is directly attacking a person for something they can't control.

Max is so thankful to get his body back in the end, but he can't help but feel bad for Richie. He'd cried upon seeing he was in Max's body, and Max could swear he'd seen him choke a few times just looking down at himself. Richie had a few days in a body closer to his own and now he had to go back to dystopia.

(Max may of may not try to raise money for Richie’s transition, whose to say)

[onlinehorseproblems]

If i had a nickel for every time a fem character in a musical with curly hair was rejected by all around her while having the single simple motivation to be touched by some body, anybody at all, i would have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird it happen twice

[tumelothee]

I HAVE A THEORY...

What if Carmy is the friend who's ass might be dropped??

The Bear loves some foreshadowing and a call back. Episode 1 of season 2, Carmy finds Richie in the basement of The Beef\The Bear (why does a restaurant have a basement???) and Richie looks sad and anxious. He then expresses to Carmen that he's trying to find his purpose and that he's been reading a lot. He then tells Carmen about this book about this group of friends that have all these talents and one of them just watches trains and because that's all that friend does, they decide to drop his ass.

We get to episode 10, and this is the episode where Carmen and Sydney are supposed do the thing, work together, be cohesive, show their talents and be on their way to getting that star, but that's not what happened. Carmen ends up stuck in the fridge and Sydney is left in a bind. And then comes Richie, fresh off his mini redemption high, with a sense of purpose, ready to help Sydney AND DOES.

Sydney and Richie AND EVEN NATALIE, form this great dynamic and work flow at such a pivotal time, showing their talents and doing it without being assholes. 🤭

Richie, while not having any skills, was at the restaurant, everyday, helping and what not. Where was Carmen? Going out with a women he didn't even feel like calling his girlfriend...

Carmen ended up stuck in the fridge because of his own failures because of him not actually being an active partner for Sydney. He, himself realised he was the one that fucked up and nearly skrewed up everything and went into a spiral.

Carmen had the perfect 'receipe' to staring a great restaurant: Partners (Uncle Jimmy and Sydney) who are skilled and that he respects and trusts, employees that are efficient, staff that is reliable and hardworking and yet, he was barely there to acknowledge that and be apart of it.

That story Richie told, was not talking about him, it was talking about Carmen. Carmen might have exceptional skill, but he does not find what he does enjoyable, making him the friend that just watches (or ended up just watching).

The theme of purpose is not yet a closed case on The Bear. Come Season 3, I fear Carmen will struggle with finding who he truly is and how that will effect the people in his life. Hopefully he will let back enjoyment and amusement in his life...

[unladyboss]

RICHIE FINDS SOMETHING AND MOVES ON

Richie found his purpose

Bonafide

Then ditches his wedding ring

Glad he's moving on

Makes him hotter

[thirstyvampyr]

oh that just made my heart swell im so proud of him 😭😭😭😭

[thoughtfulchaos773]

I might be way off, but I'm thinking about the biggest critique this season, and it's very valid. I didn't like it when the chefs were talking about their obligation to make lives better at the end - their experience- their purpose. It took me outside the show for a bit.

BUT ALSO

While the table is discussing their love for their work and their purpose, Carmy is looking at the guy who was partially to blame for his life outside of work coming to a stop. While they're talking about cooking and their signature dishes, he's thinking about his sole reason was making something with Mikey - something that will be theirs. He had a completely different reason than everyone else, who just mostly wanted recognition and to provide service.

We step out of that world - I cringe every time I watch, to be honest. Thank God we go back to Chef Terry, who has decided not to make work her whole life anymore. She is now choosing to prioritize making connections with new people over being the best, and she's choosing to live her life outside of work.

While Richie is asking questions not about being inspired at work but experiencing a fulfilling life outside the industry.

Then you have Sydney, who wants to make a name for herself in the industry, but she's walking along the same path as Carmy with the whole loneliness thing, making work everything.

So it leaves me wondering what will happen in the end. Is it all about balance? Is that the secret? It seems that connection is the real secret, especially from what Chef Terry says. it's about the relationships you have in your life that make it all worth it.

[turkeyinnovember]

thinking abt how he spent his birthday in the inbetween

[falllpoutboy]

its so crazy that certain characters acted like carmy personally insulted claire when all he did was have a mental breakdown and claire was told not to go back there and he thought he was ranting to tina the whole time