The Bear: Anxiety vs. Humor in Season Three [ENG/SPA]
I finally finished the third season of The Bear, a season that left me with a bittersweet taste as I watched the chaos that seemed to have been overcome take over Carmy and the entire restaurant team even more. Previous seasons showed an evolution of the characters adapting to the new restaurant proposal, all in the midst of a kitchen on the verge of collapse where everyone was struggling to find their place, but this new season focuses a lot on past wounds, with many flashbacks that make it difficult for the restaurant to finally take shape.
El Oso: la ansiedad Vs el humor en la tercera temporada
Finalmente pude terminar la tercera temporada de The Bear, un temporada que me dejo un sabor agridulce al ver como el caos que parecía haber sido superado, se apoderó aun mas de Carmy y todo el equipo del restaurante. Las temporadas anteriores mostraron una evolución de los personajes adaptándose a la nueva propuesta de restaurante, todo en medio de una cocina al borde del colapso donde cada quien hacía esfuerzos por encontrar su lugar, pero esta nueva temporada se enfoca mucho en heridas del pasado, con mucho flashback que dificulta que el restaurante termine de tomar forma.
Carmy at the Center of the Storm
Carmy remains the center of attention in the series, of course he's the genius in the kitchen behind the wonderful dishes they always serve, but it seems that his brother's death still haunts him, and now we add to that the emotional problems he suffered during his learning process, caused by the chefs who supervised him. This causes his relationship with Sydney, his sous-chef, to become increasingly complex, weakening the mutual admiration they felt because emotions are very involved in the restaurant business.
Carmy en el centro del huracán
Carmy no deja de ser el centro de atención en la serie, claro es el genio en la cocina detrás de los platos maravillosos que siempre sirven, pero parece aun la muerte de su hermano le atormenta, y ahora a eso le sumamos los problemas emocionales que sufrió cuando se encontraba en su proceso de aprendizaje, causados por los chef que lo supervisaron. Esto ocasiona que su relación con Sydney, su sous-chef, sea cada vez mas compleja, debilitándose la admiración mutua que sentían porque las emociones se involucran mucho en el negocio del restaurante.
Cooking under pressure destroys order
This season maintains the premise of the previous ones: the kitchen as a metaphor, much more than a workplace, where the results on the plates are a reflection of the chaos that their characters live, where emotions are present in the preparations, resulting in both positive and negative outcomes. Every cut, every seasoning, every finished dish is a metaphor for the characters' lives, who are full of uncertainties and challenges.
Cocinar bajo presión destruye el orden
Esta temporada sostiene la premisa de las anteriores: la cocina como metáfora, mucho mas que un lugar de trabajo, donde los resultados en los platos son un reflejo del caos que viven sus personajes, donde las emociones están presentes en las preparaciones, resultando positivas y negativas. Cada corte, cada sazón, cada plato terminado es una metáfora de la vida de los personajes, que están llenos de incertidumbres y desafíos.
This season delves much deeper into the metaphors, making it clear that cooking can heal a person as it did with Marcus, or encourage pain as is happening to Carmy, who is looking for a way to control the chaos that surrounds him in the midst of his emotional suffering, but this effort seems to be destroying him more and more.
Esta temporada profundiza mucho mas en las metáforas, dejando claro que la cocina puede sanar a una persona como lo hizo con Marcus, o incentivar el dolor como le esta ocurriendo a Carmy, que esta buscando la manera de controlar el caos que le rodea en medio de su sufrimiento emocional, pero este esfuerzo parece que le esta destruyendo cada vez mas.
Trauma and anxiety are the main ingredients of this season
Carmy constantly struggles with the ghosts of his past, this is repeated over and over again in the season and can be strange when it comes to a series classified as a comedy. For those who want to witness some joviality linked to the kitchen, in this season they are in for a big surprise. The series portrays in a realistic and moving way the effects of trauma on mental health, showing how it can manifest in different ways and how it can affect all areas of life.
El trauma y la ansiedad son los ingredientes principales de esta temporada
Carmy lucha constantemente con los fantasmas de su pasado, esto se repite una y otra vez en la temporada y puede resultar extraño cuando se trata de una serie calificada como comedia. Para quienes desean presenciar algo de jocosidad ligada a la cocina, en esta temporada se llevan una gran sorpresa. La serie retrata de manera realista y conmovedora los efectos del trauma en la salud mental, mostrando cómo puede manifestarse en diferentes formas y cómo puede afectar a todas las áreas de la vida.
The humor of the Fak brothers Vs the dark and introspective
This season doesn't abandon the intensity of the previous ones but predominates moments of deep reflection in many of its characters. This seems to take on greater relevance, which makes it difficult at times to enjoy the touches of humor that the Fak brothers give to the series. We have a great cameo with John Cena playing the character of Sammy Fak, and along with Neil (Matty Matheson), Ted (Ricky Staffieri) they give us one of the funniest scenes in the series.
El humor de los hermanos Fak Vs lo oscuro e introspectivo
Esta temporada no abandona la intensidad de las anteriores pero predomina los momentos de profunda reflexión en muchos de sus personajes. Esto parece tomar mayor relevancia, lo que hace que por momentos no disfrutes los toques de humor que los Fak le dan a la serie. Tenemos un gran cameo con John Cena que interpreta el personaje de Sammy Fak, y junto a Neil (Matty Matheson), Ted (Ricky Staffieri) que juntos nos regalan una de las escenas mas divertidas de la serie.
Despite the changes in this season, I believe The Bear is a great series for having a well-constructed story, with episodes dedicated to characters you can identify with like Riche in the second season, or now Tina in the third. That shows how the series aims to explore issues that seem complex but that it embodies in the daily life of a person, obtaining moving moments to connect with, leaving the feeling of wanting to know how the story ends, which has been perfectly open for a fourth season.
A pesar de los cambios en esta temporada creo que The Bear es una gran serie por contar con una historia bien construida, con episodios dedicados a personajes con los te puedes identificar como el de Riche en la segunda tempora, o ahora el de Tina en la tercera. Eso demuestra como la serie pretende explorar temas que parecen complejos pero que lo plasman en la cotidianidad de una persona, obteniendo momentos conmovedores con los que conectar, dejando la sensación de querer saber como termina la historia, que ha quedado perfectamente abierta para una cuarta temporada.
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I got the Bear Recommended to me a while back so I actually started watching the first season but quickly came to the conclusion that it wasn't for me as it almosty got anxiety attacks from how busy and hectic it was all the time. It's a shame because I really wanted to like it and I'm sure that it's actually a great series. Unfortunately not for me.
Nice to see you really enjoyed it!
Got you, the series can be really frenetic, if you're looking for something calmer to keep up with, in the second and third season it takes that kind of pace.