#and in the typical berzatto fashion

[bearsinpotatosacks]

Discovering the puzzle of what children of same sex parents call their parents. In another RichieMikey AU, I am pondering what Eva calls Mikey (in this au where he's one of her dads, go with me here). Is it Dad? Papa (that's been ruined by Stranger Things and sounds too young?) Pops? Pa? Genuinely no idea, none of them fit

[thoughtfulchaos773]

We're not done with this Richie thing.

Richie is the film director and observer of Carmy's love life.

He’s likes setting up a scene—he checks the lighting; I'd say he's almost more excited than Mikey about setting Claire up with Carmy because he observes that Carmy needs to loosen up a bit.

Richie also serves as an observer, primarily focusing on Syd and Carmy's relationship. In his typical fashion, he gives Carmy a hard time about his relationship with Sydney, like he did with Carmy's drawings of Claire.

As an observer with Sydney and Carmy, it's almost as if Richie makes comments for the audience, and that's the only time he gets involved as a director. He let's the two stars do their thing and will occasionally make observations and comments like he's an audience member but also immersed in the scene.

When Sydney makes this fruedian slip

Richie comments on the light or lighting levels - he says terms like, "Let's shoot." William Friedkin is his favorite director - he's the character that relates to the viewers.

So I wonder if this role for Richie changes in season 4. Will he step in like a director and orchestrate a moment for Sydney and Carmy- especially once he finds out Sydney is thinking about leaving?

Will he help Carmy resolve his relationship with Claire?

Thanks for reading!

Shoutout to:

@whenmemorydies for the back turned- director observation for Richie

@currymanganese for the genius meta on Richie being a avatar- Chris Storer inset.

@fresaton for calling out Richie's theories in his notebook.

Are you into the topic of Cinema and The Bear?

Check out:

Richie: The Director & Observer of Carmy's Love Life Part 2

You Don't Think I Can Do It Part 2

The Bear Season 3 & Cinema Inspiration

The Bear S3 & A Conversation with The Viewer

Claire Carmy Syd: The Haunting

Is There Meaning Here

Sleight of Hand

Season 3 -Surrealism and its Psychoanalysis of Carmy Berzatto