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THE BEAR | GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS (and soon to be a Michelin 5* Restaurant)
SYDNEY ADAMU and CARMY BERZATTO
Found this song recently and it suited Carmy and Sydney so much that I had to make an edit! Hope you enjoy it!
Carmy & Sydney being married af/fools in love in and everyone noticing
Bonus:
Still thinking about the fact that we could've got an episode of Sydney and Carmy going on a date going around Chicago, trying different foods, travelling around the city by train and boat, maybe even sharing Syd's airpods and listening to music together. We could've gotten our first non-official date and I'm still crying about it :(
You know what actually gets to me. If Claire wasn’t around this season, Carmy would’ve never been distracted, he would’ve been fully devoted to the restaurant. He and Sydney would’ve spent loads of time together working on the menu, they would’ve went to Kasama and probably spent the day going all over Chicago trying different foods. They would’ve developed their bond and Sydney would’ve probably told him about her mother, just like he would’ve told her about his family’s fucked up Christmas dinner. And on their opening night, he would’ve never got stuck in the fridge and they would’ve completed dinner service as a team and a stronger unit.
But that never happened because the writers wanted to waste time writing a romance that did nothing but make Carmy look like a jerk.
CARMY & SYDNEY | SEASON TWO + touch
Carmy reacting to Claire's message/giving her a fake number vs Carmy reacting to Sydney's message and her having his real number
There's so much I could say about this. The first thing I want to point out is that Carmy gives Claire a fake number, not by accident but knowingly. She must've known this as throughout the season she asks him why and even asks him if it's even okay that she has his number.
Meanwhile, with Sydney it's established in season one that they already exchanged numbers as they're texting each other in the final episode. Now, they do work together and colleagues, especially business partners are going to need each other's contact information in order to discuss things.
But Carmy doesn't seem bothered by Sydney having his number, in fact in E5, he asks Sydney why she didn't call him about a problem that happened at the restaurant. And you can see a chain of text messages in E3 where they jest about Fak not having the proper tools. So then that begs the question as to why Claire having his number was such a big deal and why Carmy was so against it?
Like I mentioned before Claire brings this up a lot and Carmy either ignores it or answers her by not really addressing the question. He obviously didn't want her to have his number, as he's very surprised when she ends up calling his real number. This means that if she didn't chase his real number down by asking Fak, then they would've never reconnected or had a relationship this season, something Carmy might not have wanted. And honestly, it really did feel like Claire pushed the idea of a relationship on to him.
Then there's the differences in Carmy's reactions to Sydney's messages vs Claire's. I was genuinely surprised that when Claire gave him encouragement for passing the fire suppression test he looked at it like it was nothing, not a smile, not even a reply, just a blank expression. This is his 'girlfriend' and her encouragement means very little to him apparently.
Then there's Sydney. Though we didn't get to see them text often this season, or his reaction to her messages. Last season, we saw him smiling like a teenager when she told him to shove his idea up his ass. Now, the fact that Carmy texted Sydney before opening Mikey's letter shows just how important their relationship is to him, he couldn't fathom reading what his brother wrote him without first mending their own broken partnership. In a way, them mending their relationship was the encouragement he needed to open the letter and HE is the one that reaches out for that, HE is the one that texts Sydney first.
So yeah, that's all I have really. I noticed it and I thought I'd share my thoughts on here. I'd love to hear what everyone else thinks!
Carmy/Sydney shippers truly won this season! From Sydney being at his apartment, them both cooking outside of the kitchen, the PANIC ATTACK scene and THAT TABLE SCENE! I'm still giddy about that moment😭 But especially with Carmy being in a relationship with Claire this season, I thought this song would fit the tone and vibes we got! So I hope you all enjoy it!😊
It's "I'm sorry" in sign. Two of my old chefs used to do it. If they were angry, fighting on the line, it helped. It was like their version of "let's talk about this later". Didn't matter if one tore the other one apart, it always got them through service.
If y'all need me, I'll be right here.
OUR LITTLE SECRET
Synopsis: With the deadline for the The Bear's grand opening only six months away, Carmy and Sydney have been working in secret on a menu fit for their new restaurant. But their joint departures and clandestine meetings have been making their colleagues curious as to what is going on between the two...
From Matty Matheson’s Instagram. That’s Carmy’s couch and parquet floor. Sydney is in Carmy’s apartment.
The Way To A Woman's Heart
Synopsis: Since the opening of their new restaurant, Sydney has been plagued with nightmares of her catering business combusting into flames, to the point where she can no longer focus. But after she goes out to complete an errand and also to give herself a breather, she's surprised to find a path of rose petals leading into The Bear's dining area, along with the aroma of a familiar scent...
SURRENDER
Synopsis: It has been a long time dream of Carmy's (and his brother) to open up his own restaurant and now that day has finally come. But when Sydney gets some horrible news on the morning of The Bear's opening, it causes a butterfly affect that gives rise to chaos in the kitchen.
The problem is that Sydney needs help buts she refuses to accept it. Maybe Carmy could be the one to show her that she doesn't always need to get through life unassisted and by her own efforts.
Inspired by @lalablossoms-blog comment on this post where they talk about how Sydney doesn't allow anyone to help her. We see this many times when Marcus asks if she needs help and Sydney always says no. But in the end of episode 5, Sydney for the first time (I believe) asks someone for help, she asks Carmy to help her strain the stock. And I wanted to explore this a bit more, which is why I wrote this fic! Hope you like it :)
Let Me Be Your Pilgrim, For You Are My Goddess
Synopsis: Following the discovery of the money that Mikey had hidden in the cans of tomato sauce, Carmy decided to let everyone off early for the night. He would have joined them if Sydney had not pulled him to the side and asked if she could speak with him. Knowing her as well as he did, he already knew what this was about and in all honesty he did not want to comply. But his lips are no longer his to control, not when he is in her presence. They do as they please, uttering ‘Yes, Chef’ as if those words were calls to prayer, adoration for a goddess that walked among them.