#probably but some of yall skipped the class about subtext in film school

[invisiblerambler]

Purpose, Chef

I was listening to a podcast where they wondered why Marcus and Tina would stay with Carmy at The Bear. They don't care about fine dining. That's the thing they may not care about fine dining, but they wanted to care about something, not to mention it is under discussed the way one very passionate and visionary person can rally a lot of people around him.

First it was Mikey, he helped to form the family Carm took over as de facto leader of.

The discussion with Tina and Mikey explains exactly why she would stay.

First she now has the skills to work in another restaurant if she so chooses, but more than that, she saw what Mikey saw in Carmy. Someone who knows what they want out of life and is good at it. People like that are inspiring for better or worse sometimes, and despite Carmy being completely in his trauma relapse bag this season that's still true!

People who have passion attract other people. Not everyone can be good at what they want.

Anyways, that conversation to me unlocks so much of why people stay in Carmy's orbit. Yes it's about family and they have a sense of loyalty to each other as this rag-tag group, but it's also about the way that passion and commitment and talent are magnetic. Carmy is that magnet.