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Have you seen The Bear Season 3? I haven't seen this show at all since I don't have Hulu. LOL I've heard good things about it, though. And I do recognize Chef, since I used to watch "Shameless." So, what's the Bear? Is it the name of the restaurant? An actual person? Or is it just a metaphor that working in a restaurant can be a real bear? LOL

Would you pay $175 + tip for 9 courses at a fancy restaurant? For 9 courses at a fancy-ass restaurant? Yes, I would, depending on the menu.

Would you just prefer an all-you-can-eat buffet for $35? I wouldn't mind this, either. In fact, I'd probably prefer it because sometimes fancy=itty-bitty portions that do absolutely nothing for you if you're hungry enough to eat, well, a bear. BWAHA!

Your reactions remind me of mine when I watched "The Walking Dead". LOL The first time one of the major characters was killed off in THE most horrific, tragic, non-zombie way possible (if you've watched the show then you may know who I'm talking about here), I thought for sure I was done. That particular episode just rung me out so emotionally hard that I was numb for a couple of days afterward. Shit like that kinda sticks with a person, yknow? But THEN, another main character was basically done for, and I was screaming at the TV, "WHAT. THE. EVERLOVIN'. FUCK!!! NOT HIS SON!! HOW?!! HOW THE FUCK DID THIS HAPPEN? I WAS WATCHING THIS EPISODE WITH MY EYES OPEN. I BARELY BLINKED! HE WAS NOWHERE NEAR ANY FUCKING ZOMBIES SO HOW THE FUCK DID HE GET BIT?!!! THAT'S IT! I'M DONE! I'M SO FUCKING DONE!" Again, if you've watched the show, then you may know who I'm talking about.

But after that, I really was done. LOL Even though my favorite character was still alive and now has his own spinoff show (#TeamDaryl), I stopped watching after that other character was killed off. Additionally, I could no longer watch a show that made me feel depressed and in despair--all the damn time--that these people could never. seem. to catch a break! One tiny pocket of happiness every third episode turned into Mad Max-level villainy in the next and then we're back to square one of survive-survive-survive-fight-fight-fight. I couldn't take it anymore. It was exhausting. Those actors needed Academy Awards (and maybe some counseling) for dealing with that day in and day out for YEARS. I cannot imagine living in a world like that and hope to God something like that never happens in real life. Although, y'know COVID...

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I would advise you against watching Game of Thrones too… no main character is safe. 😂

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Too late. Lol I got on that train and road it all the way to the end. #TeamJonSnow And you're right, no main character in that show WAS safe. I did a lot TV yelling with that show, too. BWAHA!

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Jul 17Liked by Kate Darracott

I’m waiting to watch season 3 until I’m at a good equilibrium to deal with the stress. A rainy Irish summer is not the right time. Last seasons Christmas episode nearly had me hyperventilating with stress. Jamie Lee Curtis deserves all the awards, she was so good I didn’t even realize until the end that it was her acting the Mother’s part!! I liked The Gentleman but there was a lot of overacting! I watch Baby Reindeer and just wondered how such a boring man engendered stalking.

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Hee hee! You may as well head on in to Bear 3, by the time tensions rise you almost miss it and welcome it back!

It’s almost spookily devoid of stress. 😮

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Thanks so much for laying it out for me. Loved first 2 seasons but couldn’t get past episode 4… zzzzzz

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If you made it to 4, I'd skip 5 and jump back in with 6, the latter half is where it's at this time!

😘

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