Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2 of “The Bear,” now streaming on Hulu. As introduced in Season 1 of “The Bear,” the lovable, loud-mouthed Cousin Richie is abrasive and stubborn. When Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) takes over his brother’s Italian beef shop and begins enacting Michelin-star leadership over its chaotic kitchen, Richie is the most resistant to change. He makes a fuss about Carmy switching mayonnaise brands. He picks childish, violent fights with his fellow chefs. He deals cocaine out of the back of the restaurant. While Ebon Moss-Bachrach has always played the problem child of the FX kitchen drama with heart, it wasn’t until Season 2 that Richie became the heart of “The Bear.” As he fears becoming a dying breed amid Carmy’s transformation of the sandwich shop into a fine dining experience, Richie earns a worthy redemption arc and finds his purpose.