The best series currently running on Disney+ is going into the next round – and for the first time it is showing itself from a completely different side.
As the home of Marvel and “Star Wars,” Disney+ is always a reliable place to go for quality entertainment. Over the last few months and years, however, the streaming service has, in my opinion, been able to set itself apart from the competition more and more often. Titles like “Only Murders in the Building” and “Shōgun” also provide exclusive viewing pleasures beyond the family-friendly content. And while we’re on the subject of enjoyment: my personal highlight, “The Bear,” has once again exceeded my expectations with the third season. The new episodes are now streaming on Disney+.
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The official trailer gives you a first glimpse:
– Warning: There are slight spoilers for season 3 –
Series highlight on Disney+: “The Bear” reinvents itself
If you’ve already seen the first two seasons of “The Bear: King of the Kitchen,” you can skip straight to the next paragraph. I recommend that everyone else catch up on Disney+ as soon as possible. Alternatively, I’ll give you a brief summary of the plot: After the death of his brother Michael (Jon Bernthal), aspiring professional chef Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) returns to Chicago. There, he is forced to take over the family-run sandwich shop – and decides to transform the dingy snack bar and its staff into an upscale restaurant. However, one blow follows another…
“The Bear” Season 3 shows itself for the first time from a different side and starts with a review that is so solid, detailed and stress-free that it is almost reflective works. I could have watched the first episode on repeat forever – but then I would have missed the other new episodes, which completely captivated me. In episode 2 we finally return to the usual madness – and that without actually leaving the kitchen.
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Nevertheless, it is noticeable that it is no longer about the restaurant 24/7, but primarily about the people who keep it running. The new episodes actually only cover a period of a few days. Between the storylines of the present, however, we repeatedly delve into the past of the characters, which only even more dear to my heart Each story touched me in a different way, but two components united all of the stories: They were depressing and yet so wonderfully ehrlichthat from the pain a spark of hope could always grow.
Up close: “The Bear” balances between stress and comfort
Each individual character exceeded their own expectations in their own way – and “The Bear” took this as an example. Anyone who knows the series knows that it is usually defined by stress, tension and escalating verbal battles. This is no different in the new episodes. However, touching, down-to-earth dialogues repeatedly interrupt simmering situations and make it possible to take a breather.
In these minutes, “The Bear” held up a mirror to me again and again and reminded me how important it is to look after ourselves and, above all, our surroundings, our loved ones – and that basically everyone is just like the rest of us. Then another hard cut: the series manages to jump from safe calm back to unbelievable stress in a split second. And that is primarily the excellent music selection which controls our viewing habits and sometimes turns them on their head.
“The Bear” uses the image plane in an equally remarkable way. Because, as we all know, we eat with our eyes. In addition to the rapid image changes, the camera plays with the focus and thus replicates the effects of stress on vision, including dizziness. The screen is mainly dominated by close-ups, wide shots and detailed shots. Only very rarely do we see a long or medium shot. As a result, from episode to episode I felt as if I were in the kitchen myself, as if I were sitting at the table – as if I were never far from the actionThis makes the physical cuts all the more painful – but also the panic attacks and the tears that haven’t really left me since watching the film.
Looks like Richie’s speak volumes – even without words © FX via Disney
Conclusion: “The Bear” goes one step further
“The Bear” has managed the feat of sneaking its way from the screen into my subconscious. When the spoon touches the cereal bowl, I think of the background noises from the series. When I chop the vegetables for dinner, I wonder if anyone has ever handled a knife as sublimely as Carmy. When I fall asleep, I call out to Claire (Molly Gordon) to say he’s sorry.
The sequel is innovative, but maintains the usual high quality of the series. On the one hand, the new episodes regularly got my pulse racing, but on the other hand, season 3 manages to bridge the gap between a brutally honest comfort title that the beauty of cookingof eating and of creating like no other. This balancing act has resulted in “The Bear” producing perhaps the best chapter of the dramedy – and has truly earned the nickname “King of the Kitchen”. So, in conclusion, there is only one thing left for me to say: Excellent, chef!
All ten episodes of the third season are now available to stream on Disney+. If Carmy and Co. have taken your culinary understanding to a new level, this quiz shouldn’t be a problem for you, right?
The culinary film quiz: How well do you know the series “The Bear” and films like “Ratatouille”?
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