I thought 'The Bear' was just another kitchen drama until I watched the whole first season in a single night.

The sheer stress of that one-take episode in season 2, 'Fishes', completely rewired my brain about what TV can do, so has anyone else had a show they wrote off only to get totally hooked?

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evayoung3mo ago

Oh man, @beth_hunt, wasn't it how the camera just never let you breathe? That constant movement made the family chaos feel so real and trapped.

reese_lane2919d ago

The first 10 minutes of 'Fishes' had me literally gripping my couch cushion. @evayoung you're totally right about that trapped feeling, the way the camera bounces around the table makes you feel like you're stuck in that kitchen with them. I had a similar thing with 'Succession' where I wrote it off as just rich people yelling, but once I got to the boar on the floor episode I was completely in. Sometimes you just need that one wild episode to click with the characters and the chaos.

beth_hunt3mo ago

What was it about that one take episode that made it click for you? I know the stress was real but was it the acting or the way it was shot that got you? I tried to get into that show a while back but maybe I need to give it another shot.