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* FormulaBreakingEpisode:
** This episode is a WholeEpisodeFlashback set five years before the main timeline. Consequently, several of the regular characters associated with the restaurant--namely, Sydney, Marcus, and Tina--do not appear.
** Conversely, this episode features several other characters never seen before, all played by big guest stars: Carmy's mother Donna, Uncle Lee, Fak's brother Theodore, cousin Michelle, Michelle's husband Stevie, and Richie's ex-wife (at the time this episode is set, his wife) Tiffany.
** Also, at 66 minutes, this episode is more than twice as long as most episodes of ''The Bear''.
** This episode is a WholeEpisodeFlashback set five years before the main timeline. Consequently, several of the regular characters associated with the restaurant--namely, Sydney, Marcus, and Tina--do not appear.
** Conversely, this episode features several other characters never seen before, all played by big guest stars: Carmy's mother Donna, Uncle Lee, Fak's brother Theodore, cousin Michelle, Michelle's husband Stevie, and Richie's ex-wife (at the time this episode is set, his wife) Tiffany.
** Also, at 66 minutes, this episode is more than twice as long as most episodes of ''The Bear''.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** This episode is a WholeEpisodeFlashback set five years before the main timeline. Consequently, several of the regular characters associated with the restaurant--namely, Sydney, Marcus, and Tina--do not appear.
** Conversely, this episode features several other characters never seen before, all played by big guest stars: Carmy's mother Donna, Uncle Lee, Fak's brother Theodore, cousin Michelle, Michelle's husband Stevie, and Richie's ex-wife (at the time this episode is set, his wife) Tiffany.
** Also, at 66 minutes, this episode is more than twice as long as most episodes of ''The Bear''.
** This episode is a WholeEpisodeFlashback set five years before the main timeline. Consequently, several of the regular characters associated with the restaurant--namely, Sydney, Marcus, and Tina--do not appear.
** Conversely, this episode features several other characters never seen before, all played by big guest stars: Carmy's mother Donna, Uncle Lee, Fak's brother Theodore, cousin Michelle, Michelle's husband Stevie, and Richie's ex-wife (at the time this episode is set, his wife) Tiffany.
** Also, at 66 minutes, this episode is more than twice as long as most episodes of ''The Bear''.
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* ExtraLongEpisode: This episode checks in at 66 minutes, while most episodes of ''The Bear'' are around 30 minutes.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** This episode is a WholeEpisodeFlashback set five years before the main timeline. Consequently, several of the regular characters associated with the restaurant--namely, Sydney, Marcus, and Tina--do not appear.
** Conversely, this episode features several other characters never seen before, all played by big guest stars: Carmy's mother Donna, Uncle Lee, Fak's brother Theodore, cousin Michelle, Michelle's husband Stevie, and Richie's ex-wife (at the time this episode is set, his wife) Tiffany.
** Also, at 66 minutes, this episode is more than twice as long as most episodes of ''The Bear''.
** This episode is a WholeEpisodeFlashback set five years before the main timeline. Consequently, several of the regular characters associated with the restaurant--namely, Sydney, Marcus, and Tina--do not appear.
** Conversely, this episode features several other characters never seen before, all played by big guest stars: Carmy's mother Donna, Uncle Lee, Fak's brother Theodore, cousin Michelle, Michelle's husband Stevie, and Richie's ex-wife (at the time this episode is set, his wife) Tiffany.
** Also, at 66 minutes, this episode is more than twice as long as most episodes of ''The Bear''.
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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: In fact, not far removed from RealTime, as various Berzatto family members scream at each other over a catastrophic Christmas dinner.
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* ThousandYardStare: The episode ends with one from Carmy in the aftermath of Donna driving her car into the living room.
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* ThousandYardStare: The episode ends with one from Carmy in the aftermath of Donna driving her car into the living room.room.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: This episode is set five years before the show's main timeline of Carmy starting a new restaurant. The story involves a chaotic, nightmarish Christmas dinner at the Berzatto house that shows the family in all its dysfunctional glory.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: This episode is set five years before the show's main timeline of Carmy starting a new restaurant. The story involves a chaotic, nightmarish Christmas dinner at the Berzatto house that shows the family in all its dysfunctional glory.
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Tiff is seen in person in s2e7
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* OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode.
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* OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) Steven only appear in this episode.
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I don't think the fork-throwing counts as Berserk Button; while Lee's response is inarguably disproportionate, Mikey is also deliberately doing it to piss him off. Removing some zce and misplaced examples. Also, no spoilers in recap pages.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Fak's usual self, including his brother Theodore. Steve also has shades of this.
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* AngryChef: With Donna as a mother, it's no surprise how Carmy treats cooking.
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* AngryChef: With the scream-prone Donna as a mother, mother directing him around the kitchen, it's no surprise how Carmy treats cooking.
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** Don't ask Donna if she is okay. Because she is definitely ''not.''
** Don't tell Mikey he repeats the same stories over and over again.
** Don't throw forks at Lee.
** Don't tell Mikey he repeats the same stories over and over again.
** Don't throw forks at Lee.
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** Don't ask Donna if she is okay. Because she is definitely ''not.''
'' Sugar asking her one time too many triggers the final scream-off, resulting in Donna ''crashing her car into the living room''.
** Don't tell Mikey he repeats the same stories over and overagain.
** Don't throw forksagain; this pisses him off and causes him to antagonize Lee at Lee.Christmas dinner.
** Don't tell Mikey he repeats the same stories over and over
** Don't throw forks
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: What dish does Pete bring to Christmas dinner? A tuna casserole.
* IgnoredExpert: Despite making his career in the food industry, Carmy is constantly shut down by Donna.
* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: How Tiff and Richie feel about Carmy's homemade Sprite.
* IgnoredExpert: Despite making his career in the food industry, Carmy is constantly shut down by Donna.
* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: How Tiff and Richie feel about Carmy's homemade Sprite.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: What dish does Pete bring to Christmas dinner? A tuna casserole. The others berate him for bringing an eighth fish dish to Seven Fishes.
*IgnoredExpert: Despite making his career in HopeSpot: After an entire episode of the food industry, Carmy is constantly shut characters yelling at each other, Stevie gives a heartfelt speech before dinner that seems to genuinely calm everyone down by Donna.and appreciate the holiday. And then Sugar makes the mistake of asking Donna if she's okay, causing everyone to start screaming once more and Donna to crash her car into the side of the house.
* IgnoredExpert: Despite making his career in the food industry, Carmy is constantly shut down by Donna in the kitchen.
* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood:How Tiff and Richie feel about are shocked that Carmy's homemade Sprite.Sprite is as good as it is.
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* IgnoredExpert: Despite making his career in the food industry, Carmy is constantly shut down by Donna in the kitchen.
* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood:
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* MistakenForGay: Donna insists that Michael's boyfriend Stevie (whom she thinks is merely her friend) is gay.
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* MistakenForGay: Donna insists that Michael's boyfriend Stevie (whom she Donna thinks is merely her Michelle's friend) is gay.
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* OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode. [[spoiler:Donna is the only character introduced in this episode to reappear.]].
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* OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode. [[spoiler:Donna is the only character introduced in this episode to reappear.]].
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* ControlFreak: Donna.
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* CoordinatedClothes: The Fak brothers show up to Christmas dinner in matching green plaid shirts and orange shawls.
%%* ControlFreak: Donna.
%%* ControlFreak: Donna.
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* MistakenForGay: Stevie.Donna insists that Michael's boyfriend Stevie (whom she thinks is merely her friend) is gay.
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* SeriousBusiness: The Berzattos are ''furious'' at Pete for bringing a tuna casserole and inadvertently adding an eighth fish dish to the Seven Fishes dinner. While he's apologetic and Steve defends him for making an honest mistake, Sugar winds up grabbing it and tossing it out the front door.
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* BerserkButton: Don't ask Donna if she is okay.
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* BerserkButton: BerserkButton:
** Don't ask Donna if she isokay.okay. Because she is definitely ''not.''
** Don't tell Mikey he repeats the same stories over and over again.
** Don't throw forks at Lee.
** Don't ask Donna if she is
** Don't tell Mikey he repeats the same stories over and over again.
** Don't throw forks at Lee.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Interesting in that it's a single, two-worded line repeated several times to Mikey by Lee, and a ''very'' brutal one at that: "You're '''''nothing'''''."
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they're not heroic or even protagonists
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* ThousandYardStare: The episode ends with one from Carmy in the aftermath of Donna driving her car into the living room.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jimmy calls out both Mikey and Lee for carrying on over the fork throwing the argument that ensues.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jimmy calls out both Mikey and Lee for carrying on over the fork throwing the argument that ensues.
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* ThousandYardStare: The episode ends with one from Carmy in the aftermath of Donna driving her car into the living room.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jimmy calls out both Mikey and Lee for carrying on over the fork throwing the argument that ensues.room.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jimmy calls out both Mikey and Lee for carrying on over the fork throwing the argument that ensues.
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not a Bottle Episode; it doesn't mean "takes place in a single location"
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* BottleEpisode: The whole episode takes place at Donna's house.
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* ChristmasEpisode: A particularly dark one that focuses on the dysfunction of the Berzatto family as they prepare for Christmas dinner.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: We already know that Carmy, Mikey, and Sugar had a few screws loose since season 1, this episode shows just how dysfunctional the Berzatto family truly is.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: We already know While we've known since Season 1 that Carmy, Mikey, and Sugar had a few screws loose since season 1, loose, this episode shows just how dysfunctional the Berzatto family truly is.is.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Jimmy calls about both Mikey and Lee for carrying on over the fork throwing the argument that ensues.
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* ThousandYardStare: When
The episode ends with one from Carmy in the aftermath of Donna driving her car into the living room.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jimmy callsabout out both Mikey and Lee for carrying on over the fork throwing the argument that ensues.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jimmy calls
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Recap pages are intended for post-viewing, so there is no need to spoiler-tag anything except things that are spoilers for future episodes
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* CarMeetsHouse: [[spoiler: After an emotional outburst, Donna crashes her car into the side of the house.]].
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* CarMeetsHouse: [[spoiler: After an emotional outburst, Donna crashes her car into the side of the house.]].
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: What dish does Pete bring to Christmas dinner? [[spoiler: A tuna casserole.]].
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: What dish does Pete bring to Christmas dinner? [[spoiler: A tuna casserole.]].
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* OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode. [[spoiler: Donna is the only character introduced in this episode to reappear.]].
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* OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode. [[spoiler: Donna [[spoiler:Donna is the only character introduced in this episode to reappear.]].
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** The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [[spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.]].
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** The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [[spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.]].
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: We already know that Carmy, Richie, and Sugar had a few screws loose since season 1, this episode shows just how dysfunctional the Berzatto family truly is.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: We already know that Carmy, Richie, Mikey, and Sugar had a few screws loose since season 1, this episode shows just how dysfunctional the Berzatto family truly is.
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* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: How Tiff and Richie feel about Carmy's homemade Spirte.
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* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: How Tiff and Richie feel about Carmy's homemade Spirte.Sprite.
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- The Faks trying to get people at the party to buy their baseball cards. By the end of the episode, Steve buys into it. Not because he thinks it's a good investment, but it amuses him.
- The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [[spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.]].
- The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [[spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.]].
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** The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [[spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.
* ThousandYardStare: When
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* Adorkable: {{Adorkable}}: Fak's usual self, including his brother Theodore. Steve also has shades of this.
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* OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode. [[Spoiler: Donna is the only character introduced in this episode to reappear.]].
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* OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode. [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Donna is the only character introduced in this episode to reappear.]].
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* Manchild: Lee and Mikey come off this way, Fak and his brother do in a more comedic sense.
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* Manchild: {{Manchild}}: Lee and Mikey come off this way, Fak and his brother do in a more comedic sense.
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- The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [[Spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.]].
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- The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.]].
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* CarMeetsHouse: [Spoiler: After an emotional outburst, Donna crashes her car into the side of the house].
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* CarMeetsHouse: [Spoiler: [[spoiler: After an emotional outburst, Donna crashes her car into the side of the house].house.]].
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: What dish does Pete bring to Christmas dinner? [[Spoiler: A tuna casserole.]]
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: What dish does Pete bring to Christmas dinner? [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: A tuna casserole.]] ]].
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* OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode. [[Spoiler: Donna is the only character introduced in this episode to reappear.]]]].
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- The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [[Spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: What dish does Pete bring to Christmas dinner? [Spoiler: A tuna casserole.]
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: What dish does Pete bring to Christmas dinner? [Spoiler: [[Spoiler: A tuna casserole.] ]]
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* OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode. [Spoiler: [[Spoiler: Donna is the only character introduced in this episode to reappear.]]]
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- The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [Spoiler: [[Spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.]]]
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A flashback to five years ago, it's Christmas at the Berzatto household. In this episode, introduces the audience to Donna Berzatto (Creator/JamieLeeCurtis), the matriarch of the Berzatto family, Tiffany Jerimovich (Creator/GillianJacobs), Richie's ex-wife, Uncle Lee (Creator/BobOdenkirk) Donna's on and off boyfriend, Michelle (Creator/SarahPaulson) Carmy, Michael and Sugar's cousin, her boyfriend Steve (Creator/JohnMulaney). Most of these characters are only in this episode.
Donna is working tirelessly in the kitchen on her traditional Seven Fishes dish.
*AbusiveParents: Donna is very emotionally abusive. Throughout the episode, she guilt trips Carmy over him working constantly and only coming home for Christmas. Her breakdown at the end of the episode over Sugar constantly asking if she's fine and claiming everyone doesn't care about her dish is a clear demonstration.
*Adorkable: Fak's usual self, including his brother Theodore. Steve also has shades of this.
*TheAlcoholic: Donna can really throw them back.
*AngryChef: With Donna as a mother, it's no surprise how Carmy treats cooking.
*ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: While Lee calls out Mikey's pill addiction and the fact that every business he starts ultimately fails, the first thing he takes issue with is the fact that Mikey... repeats the same stories.
*BeserkButton: Don't ask Donna if she is okay.
*BigScrewedUpFamily: We already know that Carmy, Richie, and Sugar had a few screws loose since season 1, this episode shows just how dysfunctional the Berzatto family truly is.
*BottleEpisode: The whole episode takes place at Donna's house.
*CarMeetsHouse: [Spoiler: After an emotional outburst, Donna crashes her car into the side of the house].
*ControlFreak: Donna.
*DidntThinkThisThrough: What dish does Pete bring to Christmas dinner? [Spoiler: A tuna casserole.]
*IgnoredExpert: Despite making his career in the food industry, Carmy is constantly shut down by Donna.
*ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: How Tiff and Richie feel about Carmy's homemade Spirte.
*JerkassHasAPoint: While Lee is a petty asshole, he isn't wrong for calling out Mikey for his bad business practices, or his addiction.
*Manchild: Lee and Mikey come off this way, Fak and his brother do in a more comedic sense.
*MistakenForGay: Stevie.
*NiceGirl: Michelle understands Carmy's stresses and even offers to let him crash in her NYC apartment to get away from the stresses of home.
*OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode. [Spoiler: Donna is the only character introduced in this episode to reappear.]
*PregnancyMakesYouCrazy: Subverted, Tiff is pregnant with Eva, her and Richie's child, but her craziness stems from being nauseous and more emotional. In fact, while away from the party, Richie and her actually have some genuinely tender moments.
*RageBreakingPoint: Mikey throwing forks at Lee causes him to give Mikey a full ReasonYouSuckSpeech.
*RunningGag:
- The Faks trying to get people at the party to buy their baseball cards. By the end of the episode, Steve buys into it. Not because he thinks it's a good investment, but it amuses him.
- The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [Spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.]
*WhatTheHellHero: Jimmy calls about both Mikey and Lee for carrying on over the fork throwing the argument that ensues.
Donna is working tirelessly in the kitchen on her traditional Seven Fishes dish.
*AbusiveParents: Donna is very emotionally abusive. Throughout the episode, she guilt trips Carmy over him working constantly and only coming home for Christmas. Her breakdown at the end of the episode over Sugar constantly asking if she's fine and claiming everyone doesn't care about her dish is a clear demonstration.
*Adorkable: Fak's usual self, including his brother Theodore. Steve also has shades of this.
*TheAlcoholic: Donna can really throw them back.
*AngryChef: With Donna as a mother, it's no surprise how Carmy treats cooking.
*ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: While Lee calls out Mikey's pill addiction and the fact that every business he starts ultimately fails, the first thing he takes issue with is the fact that Mikey... repeats the same stories.
*BeserkButton: Don't ask Donna if she is okay.
*BigScrewedUpFamily: We already know that Carmy, Richie, and Sugar had a few screws loose since season 1, this episode shows just how dysfunctional the Berzatto family truly is.
*BottleEpisode: The whole episode takes place at Donna's house.
*CarMeetsHouse: [Spoiler: After an emotional outburst, Donna crashes her car into the side of the house].
*ControlFreak: Donna.
*DidntThinkThisThrough: What dish does Pete bring to Christmas dinner? [Spoiler: A tuna casserole.]
*IgnoredExpert: Despite making his career in the food industry, Carmy is constantly shut down by Donna.
*ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: How Tiff and Richie feel about Carmy's homemade Spirte.
*JerkassHasAPoint: While Lee is a petty asshole, he isn't wrong for calling out Mikey for his bad business practices, or his addiction.
*Manchild: Lee and Mikey come off this way, Fak and his brother do in a more comedic sense.
*MistakenForGay: Stevie.
*NiceGirl: Michelle understands Carmy's stresses and even offers to let him crash in her NYC apartment to get away from the stresses of home.
*OneShotCharacter: Uncle Lee, Michelle, Steven, and Tiff (in person anyway, her voice is heard in the next episode,) only appear in this episode. [Spoiler: Donna is the only character introduced in this episode to reappear.]
*PregnancyMakesYouCrazy: Subverted, Tiff is pregnant with Eva, her and Richie's child, but her craziness stems from being nauseous and more emotional. In fact, while away from the party, Richie and her actually have some genuinely tender moments.
*RageBreakingPoint: Mikey throwing forks at Lee causes him to give Mikey a full ReasonYouSuckSpeech.
*RunningGag:
- The Faks trying to get people at the party to buy their baseball cards. By the end of the episode, Steve buys into it. Not because he thinks it's a good investment, but it amuses him.
- The other is nobody understanding the significance of the Seven Fishes. [Spoiler: Steve gives a genuinely heartfelt interpretation toward the end of the episode, only for it to be dashed away by Donna's outburst.]
*WhatTheHellHero: Jimmy calls about both Mikey and Lee for carrying on over the fork throwing the argument that ensues.
