In the previous episode of FX’s The Bear, it was the official opening. They have come a very long way and now with the season finale, viewers will get the chance to see all the changes within the menu, crew, and service. The last scene from the previous episode was of Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sugar (Abby Elliott), and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) coming to invite the guests in.

Now, in the opening scene, Sydney is taking charge of the cooks, making sure they get their meals handed out to guests in time. The first thing to notice is Sydney’s tone in her voice. She doesn’t seem too enthusiastic, being more focused on getting the job done. With the over-the-shoulder shot, in camera view, the kitchen looks much bigger, with a more open space. Carmy is hustling behind her well. 

Outside the kitchen and into the dining room, Sugar is watching over the guests, walking around the tables. It’s now friends and family night. As she goes to sit with Pete (Chris Witaske), she notices that the light above Uncle Jimmy’s (Oliver Platt) table is too bright. Richie goes over to Jimmy’s table after Sugar writes the note about the light, passing it to Richie, who then passes it to Fak (Matty Matheson). Richie goes to check on all of the guests and he looks right in his element. 

As Richie walks back into the kitchen, the scene switches over to Carmy and Sydney. She asks if she can swap with him, but he says no. She was struggling, feeling “swamped” is what she said. He assures her that she’s fine and that she’s doing a good job. Marcus (L-Boy) comes over to him after Carmy yells for him and he helps Sydney out. Marcus tries to tell her that she’s been weird towards him all day, but she denies it, trying to focus on their job. 

Richie goes to Sugar, telling her that they’re moving too slowly. They both go into the kitchen. The food isn’t coming out in a good timely manner and there isn’t any bread or drinks on the tables. There’s a lot of tension between Sydney and Marcus. Carmy goes out of the kitchen, serving Claire (Molly Gordon) and her guest Kelly. Everyone is starting to get upset with Sydney, not agreeing with her choices and what she’s telling everyone to do. Chef Tina (Liza Colón-Zayas) and Carmy are showing clear signs of tension and irritation with Sydney. 

What makes things much worse is that Carmy goes into the walk-in fridge and as Marcus tries to open it, the handle breaks, leaving Carmy locked inside. Richie chooses to take Sydney’s place, reading off all of the orders and taking charge, so that she can pick up after the slack, helping Tina and the crew with the meals. As Carmy is stuck in the walk-in, he has flashbacks of the chaos from the crew before the change started. 

The food starts coming out within five minutes, Richie doing a great job. Fak and Pete have a small interaction, with them congratulating each other. As Pete looks out the window, he notices Donna (Jamie Lee Curtis) and so he goes out to get her. She tells him that she doesn’t want anyone to know that she was there. Donna tells Pete that she doesn’t deserve to see Sugar and Carmy doing so well for themselves and what they created saying, “I want them to have this good thing and I don’t wanna hurt it.” 

Pete comments on his baby and his eyes widen as he realizes Sugar didn’t tell her mom that she was pregnant. He tells Donna that it was okay and once he says it, she leaves, leaving him shocked and confused. It’s a sad moment, seeing that there’s so much that has been lost within the relationship between Donna and her children, which most likely expanded when Mikey (Jon Bernthal) died. 

After the scene, it moves back to the kitchen. They make it to their five minutes and Richie cheers. Carmy is still stuck, sitting on the floor, overthinking in deep thought. Marcus goes to find the new hire and so he goes outside, only to find him smoking out of a pipe at the back. As he’s amazed at what the guy is doing, the scene moves to Sugar and Pete in the restaurant. As she sits down at the table, she notices he’s emotional, getting teary-eyed. He just tells her that he’s so proud of her. 

Marcus goes back to the kitchen, telling Sydney that he found Josh smoking crack in the back of the restaurant. The scene transitions back to Sugar and Pete. Pete is crying even harder now. Going back to the kitchen, Tina asks Carmy if he’s okay and he tells her that he did this to himself. Tina asks him to clarify what he means. He tells her that he failed the crew, but it’s obvious that he didn’t. Tina walks away and Claire gets told by Fak that Carmy is stuck in the walk-in, so she goes to talk to him. Carmy doesn’t realize that she is there, as he’s speaking out loud to himself, and who he thinks is there (Tina). 

Claire gets emotional when Carmy says that he shouldn’t be in a relationship and that he is better off focusing on his work and not someone else. Richie finds out and he gets upset. The two men argue, saying nasty things to each other, in the heat of the moment. Carmy listens to a voicemail from Claire, that she sent him before the opening. She tells him how proud she is of him and that she likes him. She also says that Mikey would be proud of him, and how far he’s come. She tells him that she loves him and he drops the phone. 

Marcus has missed calls from his mom’s nurse with a text message, which is very concerning. Sydney’s father Emmanuel (Robert Townsend) tells her that the food is incredible and that this is what she’s supposed to be doing, which makes her very happy. Carmy finally gets out of the walk-in. With all of the chaos in this episode, it’ll be very intriguing to see what happens in the next season. Everything went into shambles, but good came out of it all too. Ayo Edebiri is incredible as Sydney, being able to portray her role as someone who is very hardworking and stubborn.

Jeremy Allen White always does well as someone who is also hardworking and stubborn, but also someone who is hard on himself and can work an extreme amount while under a lot of stress. Viewers can look at Carmy and see that there are similarities between him and the other character Jeremy has played in the past, Lip Gallagher from Shameless. What will happen to Carmy and Claire? Will Donna be able to face her fears and speak with Sugar and Carmy? 

Rating: 9/10