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This recap was originally published on June 28, 2022, shortly afterThe Bearpremiered its first season on Hulu.
Were republishing to coincide with the episodes cable debut on FX.
Folks, Jeremy Allen White is a good actor.
if I didnt see it on every awards reel submitted to every TV voter next year.
When Braciole opens, Carmen has yet another of his bizarre food and family-driven dreams.
I love thatThe Beardoesnt throw him off the deep end and into addiction himself.
And if he didnt know his brother, does he know anything?
Carmen says he got vindictive, using his work to say Fuck you, watch this to his brother.
and ultimately finding an independent way for himself.
Unfortunately, he never managed to communicate with Mikey because the two were still estranged.
When Richie gets out hooray, hes just being charged with aggravated assault!
he tells Carmen that hes all Richie has.
Speaking of connecting, Marcus is over hanging out at Sydneys apartment, which she shares with her dad.
She loved Mikey a lot, and its really lovely to see.
He begins to spiral a little and tries to light a cigarette on the gas burner.
(Why he would smoke inside when he never has, who knows?)
After Richie sees Carmen space out, he goes to retrieve the envelope hed found behind the lockers.
He gives it to Carmy, who reacts with surprise and almost anger.
He might be a little bitch, but at least hes willing to own it with time.
When Carmen opens the envelope, he finds a notecard just reading, I love you, dude.
Its cuisine Christmas, and theyre unwrapping tens of thousands of dollars in one morning.
Syd walks in on the revelry and gets invited to join the fun by Richie, which is nice.
First, you have to assume that he did it because he saw no other way.
Those are questions for a second season, though, which I hope we get.
