History YMMV / TheBear2022

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Xanax bottle in the kids' punch, anyone? Cicero's extremely chill reaction - mostly due to the fact that he hates the kids' behavior - really sells it.

** Carmy's monologue in episode 8, which runs an impressive 7 minutes, also doubling as a TearJerker. Where Carmy lays all his problems bare in only 7 minutes and over the course of them, understands what his problem is, but also realizes he's more vulnerable than he thinks he is.

** Some fans speculate that Richie hated polishing the forks and forgot to buy new ones as a result of Mikey throwing them at Lee during "Fishes", as this fight was likely pushing Mikey further into his drug habit and suicide ideation.

* FriendlyFandoms: There's a good deal of overlap with the ''{{Series/Community}}'' fandom - a picture of Creator/DannyPudi can be seen on The Beef's celebrity wall, Richie uses "streets ahead", and there are cameos from Creator/JoelMcHale and Creator/GillianJacobs, the latter being the long-term partner of creator Christopher Storer.

*** Creator/SarahPaulson as Michelle, Carmy's cousin who not only sympathizes with him, but offers him a way out of his stressful home life via a temporarily residing in New York where she lives.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Carmy is given a hard time for spending time with Claire over working on The Bear, but if without him, no one can perceive things like a shelf should be on the right side of the wall for easy access, or simply going ahead and placing a single call to replace a door handle, they come out as useless employees who like to shift the blame instead of actually working together towards the goal. Sydney is the worst offender.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Syd is subject to this in light of her walking out in "Review". The intention was likely to show that Sydney had reached her breaking point: she had felt repeatedly disrespected by Carmy (taking her for granted, not approving her short rib dish, and frequently failing to communicate) and him losing his cool and going full AngryChef from the to-go debacle pushed her over the edge. However, the fact remains that Sydney caused the crisis in the first place by leaving pre-order on, went behind Carmy's back and served a customer (who just happened to be a food critic) a dish she had explicitly been told wasn't ready, and left in the middle of the mess she caused. In addition, while Richie had treated her like crap throughout the first season, many feel she [[DisproportionateRetribution crossed a line]] by attacking his parenting skills in her TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

* FandomRivalry: Has one with the ''Series/TedLasso'' fandom, particularly after ''The Bear'' won several awards at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards while ''Ted Lasso'' went home empty handed for what was the show's final season. This led to many ''Lasso'' fans accusing the show of being a case of AwardCategoryFraud that "stole" their show's awards, while ''The Bear''s fans accused the other side of being sore losers who ignore the fact the show is a {{Dramedy}} with several comedic moments and that ''Lasso'' suffered from SeasonalRot.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: "Review" and "Fishes" are the two most critically acclaimed episodes in the entire show. They are also the two most ''stressful'' episodes in the entire show due to their relentless pacing, chaotic conversations in which the [[ClusterFBomb already prevalent profanity]] is amped up to eleven, and absolutely raw depictions of uncontrolled aggression. "Fishes" in particular, which depicts a troubled home life ''[[TruthInTelevision very]]'' [[TruthInTelevision realistically]], has caused many viewers to pause the episode to collect themselves and, in some cases, even [[TooBleakStoppedCaring quit the show entirely]].

* FandomRivalry: Has one with the ''Series/TedLasso'' fandom, particularly after ''The Bear'' won several awards at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards while ''Ted Lasso'' went home empty handed for what was the show's final season. This led to many ''Lasso'' fans accusing the show of being a case of AwardCategoryFraud that "stole" their show's awards, while ''The Bear''s fans accused the other side of being sore losers who ignore the fact the show is a {{Dramedy}} with several comedic moments.

* FandomRivalry: Has one with the ''Series/TedLasso'' fandom, particularly after ''The Bear'' won several awards at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards while ''Ted Lasso'' went home empty handed for what was the show's final season. This led to many ''Lasso'' fans accusing the show of being a case of AwardCategoryFraud that "stole" their show's awards.

** Creator/JoelMcHale as the abusive head chef in Carm's flashback in episode two. Many viewers with a restaurant kitchen background noted it was sadly very [[TruthInTelevision true to reality.]]
** Creator/MollyRingwald as the moderator of Carm's AA meeting in episode 3, who gives a very emotional speech on how she enabled her dead husband's alcoholism and imparts a lesson about steering clear of a toxic environment, a lesson that would eventually become key to Carm's CharacterDevelopment.

*** Creator/SarahPaulson as Michelle, Carmy's cousin who not only sympathizes with him, but offers him a way out of his stressful home life via a temporary a resident in New York where she lives.
*** Creator/JohnMulaney as Stevie, the OnlySaneMan and closest thing to PluckyComicRelief amidst all the chaos.
** Creator/OliviaColman as Chef Terry, who runs a restaurant in Chicago where Carmy used to work and Ritchie ''stages'' in season 2, with the latter bonding with Terry about their military fathers.

** Admit it, at a casual glance one would almost think this was a spinoff of ''[[Characters/ShamelessUSGallaghers Shameless'' starring Lip]]. Even the character's cynicism, his chosen profession and the Chicago setting is starkly in evidence.

** Though he starts out hostile because he doesn't have the full story, once Richie realises that Carmie's having a panic attack, he repeatedly tells him that he loves him, even as Carmie starts heaping vicious personal attacks on him.
* JerkassWoobie: Richie is a crude, rude, self-righteous and overall obnoxious man-child whose devotion to tradition drives much of the show's tension. He's also a man grieving the death of his best friend, a father who doesn't get to spend as much time with his daughter as he wants (and has to deal with his ex bad-mouthing him to her), and a man who's losing his role in the restaurant, the one place where he feels he belongs. As much as you want to punch him in the face, it's hard not to feel bad for the guy.

* AssPull: Carmy getting over a panic attack by thinking of Sydney, instead of Claire. Yes, the employee who constantly tries to impose ideas over him, is at fault for one of the worst crises of the diner, and does not trust him completly to pull off The Bear, is a better source of comfort than his girlfriend, who actually helped his mental health and has been nothing but supportive of him since they reconnected.

* BreakoutCharacter: Richie has become this in light of Season 2, with many praising his character arc and development in the season's final episodes.

* FriendlyFandoms: There's a good deal of overlap with the ''{{Series/Community}}'' fandom - a picture of Danny Pudi can be seen on The Beef's celebrity wall, Richie uses "streets ahead", and there are cameos from Creator/JoelMcHale and Gillian Jacobs, the latter being the long-term partner of creator Christopher Storer.

** Creator/Sarah Ramos as Jessica, the extremely competent manager of said restaurant who effortlessly gathers information on customers to give them the best dining experience possible and warms to Richie, helping him learn to think in a similar manner.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Claire. One part of the fandom thinks she is a ManicPixieDreamgirl, the other thinks she is a well flashed-out character and brings contrast from outside the restaurant. A small third part is amused she isn't too busy being an emergency medical resident to teach Carmy about work-life-balance.

* OneSceneWonder: Both seasons feature some fairly recognizable actors in very brief but very acclaimed guest starring roles.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: "Review" and "Fishes" are the two most critically acclaimed episodes in the entire show. They are also the two most ''stressful'' episodes in the entire show due to their relentless pacing, chaotic conversations in which the [[ClusterFBomb already prevalent profanity]] is amped up to eleven, and absolutely raw depictions of uncontrolled aggression. "Fishes" in particular, which depicts a troubled home life ''[[TruthInTelevision very realistically]]'', has caused many viewers to pause the episode to collect themselves and, in some cases, even [[TooBleakStoppedCaring quit the show entirely]].

* AssPull: Carmy getting over a panic attack by thinking of Sydney, instead of Claire. Yes, the employee who constantly tries to impose ideas over him, is at fault for one of the worst crisis of the diner, and does not trust him completly to pull off The Bear, is a better source of comfort than his girlfriend, who actually helped his mental health and has been nothing but supportive of him since they reconnected.

** Marcus is hit with this to a lesser extent. Like Sydney, he made a bad situation worse by neglecting his responsibilities and walking out during a crisis. His decision to return on his own partly alleviates this, but he still naggs on Carmy like he is blameless.

** While not hostile in any way, shape or form, Claire gets the blame for distracting Carmy from his duties to The Bear. Even though she is shown to be extremely understanding, supportive and a healthy influence on him, which improves his mental health considerably. What she gets for this is being dumped at the season 2 finale, for he chooses his career over her.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Carmy is given a hard time for spending time with Claire over working on The Bear, but if without him, no one can perceive things like a shelf should be on the right side of the wall for easy access, or simply going ahead and placing a single call to replace a door handle, they come out as useless employees who like to shift the blame instead of actually working together the goal.