Flashback to an intense and heated Christmas dinner in the Berzatto family.Flashback to an intense and heated Christmas dinner in the Berzatto family.Flashback to an intense and heated Christmas dinner in the Berzatto family.
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The episode is about Carms family coming together for the holidays a few years ago, we get an absolutely STELLAR cast to fill the roles, all of them were great but dear god hats off to Jamie Lee Curtis for one of the best performances on tv that I have seen in years, she was incredible !!!
The episode is on a spiral and there is no getting off until it's finished, and by the way we are treated to AN HOUR compared to the normal 25 ish minutes.
The sheer chaos that consumes this episode is gripping, i felt like this is what it's like being inside Carms mind, how everything everywhere is going a mile a minute and there is no time for rest.
I have not finished yet, I came here straight after the episode but I doubt this one can be topped, hats off to all, ALSO Jon Berntal was incredible when going up against Bob Odenkirk. So damn good ! 10/10 ep.
This is one case where too many cooks didnt spoil the pot, in an episode about too many cooks spoiling the pot. It's hard not to appreciate the irony.
Star after star make a cameo this episode, my favorite being Bernthal but they were all phenomenal. Well written, the music choices have been perfect all season, I'm truly impressed. I really didn't think they could top the first season but after this season it's safe to say this has firmly cemented itself as one of the best shows on TV.
If I have one complaint, they gotta relax with all the close ups. Too many close ups. I understand the intent, as we were meant to feel crampt in, just not for me. Sign of the times, I could nitpick on some other technical details but when art is this good, guess what? It hardly matters. 10 out of 10.
And all the guest actors each hit home runs with their performances at the flash back to a Berzatto family Christmas. And we thought we were just getting a Jon Bernthal cameo.
So much makes sense when you watch this episode and learn about the family dynamics, I never knew why certain characters acted the way they do until now.
The acting has never been better, there wasn't one bad performance or bad line or bad moment.
The cinematography as it has been in this entire season is pure eye candy, as well it being almost like a character itself.
I haven't finished this season yet but I am very excited to finish it.
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Did you know
- TriviaJamie Lee Curtis was a fan of The Bear before joining the cast in Season 2. She said that as soon as she saw the first episode, where Sugar/Natalie (played by Abby Elliott) asks Carmy (played by Jeremy Allen White) about their mother, she "knew that she would play her."
- GoofsThis family gathering occurs during the Christmas season, and is stated at time stamp 3:42 to take place 256 weeks before The Bear is set to open. That works out to 4 years 11 months. The Bear restaurant opens in May 2023, so 4 years 11 months prior would have been June 2018, obviously not during the Christmas season. Assuming this occurs in December 2018, it should have said something like "226 WEEKS TO OPEN".
- Quotes
Stevie: Okay. Um... Listen. Everyone's asking what this... What is the seven fishes or why do we do it?
Donna Berzatto: Mm-hmm.
Stevie: And I think I know what my definition is. Uh, as soon as I think of it. It's a chance to... be together and to take care of each other. And to eat together. And there's seven fishes, which means you have to make seven entirely different dishes. Seven entirely different ways. And that takes a lot of time. And... I think spending that time and using that time on the people that we love is how we show them that we love them. And maybe we eat too much... and we definitely drink too much and we say too much without listening. But... tonight we... we're gonna eat seven fishes... which is absurd. Uh... But we have to take extra time to do it and we have to chew more and we have to listen more. And, uh, we only get to do this tonight one time. So... I, by the way, love it. I love being here. Thank you for having me every year at this. I look... I very much look forward to this. And I love you. I'm very in love with Michelle. And I'm not gay like you guys asked a lot. But I was thinking about what... what you said about bears and how they're aggressive. They're aggressive, but they're kind. They're sensitive. You guys have been so kind to me. You let me hang out with you every holiday. I don't have a family like this and... I'm really grateful that, um, you make space for me at this table and you make time for me on the holidays. May God bless us and keep us safe in the New Year. And please give Michael the strength not to throw that fork. Amen.
- Crazy creditsInstead of showing all the credits at the end as usual, some are shown at the beginning.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Shocking Moments in TV in 2023 (2023)
- SoundtracksIt's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
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Written by Edward Pola and George Wyle
Performed by Andy Williams
Details
- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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