It's been awhile since I have seen the first three seasons, but I loved all three of them. I know some of the crowd was bored with the third season, but I loved it. This season felt a lot like the third, so once again I enjoyed it a lot more than most, at least according to Rotten Tomatoes.
Story
I'm invested in the success of the restaurant, which is pretty much exactly where we were the last few seasons. This is not a plot forward show, but they do a good job making me care about how things work out in the end.
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Characters / Acting / Dialogue
Just like season 3, The Bear excels at building authentic dialogue that makes great actors look incredible. I don't think there is any other show that spends so much time with two characters talking about their feelings, whatever they might be, in such a compelling fashion. Also, Oliver Platt is always incredible.
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Drama / Fun
I think this is another round of The Bear being probably the best show of all time at showing a variety of characters' emotional conflicts in a believable way. From the characters that are dealing with issues that exist in my life, to the ones that have problems I have never even thought about before, I fully believe in their struggles and feel for them.
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Audio / Visual / Other
The food always looks beautiful, the soundtrack is nearly perfect, Chicago is well represented and I've got no real notes.
