‘The Bear’ Season 2 Recap: What to Remember for Season 3
24.06.2024 - 22:21
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The second season of FX’s The Bear raised the bar within the show’s plot as well as those in front of and behind the cameras, with a long list of cameos throughout the show and Ramy Youssef as guest director on one of the early episodes.
Season 3 will bring some sizzle to this summer in ten episodes dropping in a binge at the end of June. Last season traced the challenges — fire suppression test and more — that Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) and kitchen crew faced to transform The Beef into The Bear.
Here’s what to remember from Season 2 of The Bear for those who need a recap before Season 3:
Natalie (Abbie Elliott) Became Part-Time Project Manager aka COO
To transition from The Beef to The Bear, the sandwich shop needed to refile for permits to do business. Mikey never filed for The Beef. Richie also discovers a terrible amount of mold in the ceiling and walls. Two failed fire suppression tests heightened the tension 10 days before the restaurant was projected to open. The plan was originally a six-month timeframe, but it was narrowed down to 3.
With Carmy’s scattered brain, Sydney’s (Ayo Edebiri) more methodical approach, Neil Fak’s (Matty Matheson) childish energy and more, Natalie Berzatto, affectionately called “Sugar” took on some responsibility to keep things in line such as permits, safety tests and more.
Uncle Jimmy Kalinowski (Oliver Platt), visited the kitchen to check on progress for the rebrand. He invested more money in The Bear although Mikey (Jon Bernthal) Berzatto never paid him back for helping keep the sandwich shop The Beef afloat before Mikey died and left the hole in the wall to his brother Carmy. Before opening, Jimmy was in $350,000.
Natalie also revealed that she’s pregnant. She meant it