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POEM: Love In Times of Melancholy

“I never saw it coming I guess I would have liked a warning Now my heart is burning Now my desire is returning – Those deep eyes haunt me every night That devilish smile makes me wanna die – When you laugh I can barely supress a gasp When you talk I am barely more than a rock – Never believed in art Till I saw your skin tanned by the dark And the finest melodies weren’t for my ears Till your…

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SUCCESSION 1.09 “Pre-Nuptial” THE BEAR 2.06 “Fishes”

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THE BEAR 3.08 — Ice Chips

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THE BEAR 3.01: Tomorrow

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3.07 Legacy | 3.08 Ice Chips THE BEAR

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THE BEAR || S3E8: Ice Chips

Mom, I'd make myself sick to make you feel better.

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Characters I Would've Liked to See More than the Faks in S3

I learned too fak'ing much about that family in S3. I loved the Faks in S2. Their increased screentime felt like an over-compensation. Much of the comedy that I loved in S1 came from the staff interactions. The feeling of an ensemble was truly missed for me.

But without further ado and in no particular order-

1. Marcus

Marcus Brooks, I am so sorry that the writers didn't give your story the necessary space it truly needed. You were the only child of a single mother, and you watched her die. I wish we could've seen more of your grief. The little glimpses we saw - your eulogy speech, the way you were inspired to make a dish to honor her, and your thinking about legacy - were so beautiful, but it felt like it had no place to breathe.

The glossing over this tragic loss, the fumbling of showcasing Black Catholic influences (sidenote: did you know that Chicago is home to the biggest African American Catholic population), and the diminishing of his grief were some lows of the season. I would've loved to see more of Marcus dealing with the loss of a parent because no matter how "prepared" you are, that shit will knock you off your feet.

2. Sweeps

If we needed a break from the melancholy of the main plot, I would've loved to see Mr. Gary “Sweeps” Woods go to wine school. It could've been in clips, similar to Tina going to culinary school in S2. Some comedic slip-ups, or maybe somebody else recognized him from his baseball days, or maybe he messed around and got too drunk. Better yet: he and some fellow sommelier get drunk. We've seen this character for three seasons, and we barely see him.

I did enjoy his monologue in Legacy and thought it was very fitting.

3. Manny and Angel

I remember seeing them for a split second in the 30-minute montage S3 E3 "Doors." They are truly the unsung heroes, and it would be good to see them for some comic relief. Maybe they're pranksters? Maybe they could've been the reason the teaspoons and forks were missing. Or maybe they could've been tasked with counting how many come through.

What's their dynamic? What are their personalities? Three seasons, and they feel like cameos.

4. Thee Adamus

One of the things that I wanted from S3 was some more Sydney's mom, and while I was delighted to see she has her mom as her lock screen, I wanted more. I love Syd's dynamic with her Dad whose unyielding support can come off a little worrisome to his baby girl. But Dreamer! Daughter x Practical! Father hits close to home for me. And the Adamus have a healthier relationship with loss and grief, and I want to know more about that process.

When I say more of the Adamus, I mean I want to see why and how Sydney became Sydney. I wanted to see their family dynamics. Why does Syd like to cook? Why is Syd avoidant?

Plus, this was a season about mothers, goshdarnit. More mother content, please.

5. Ebra

Ebra is so funny to me. Like I'm begging on my knees for more Ebra content. He's so cryptic and genuine in a way that only older Black men sharing snapshots of their trauma are. In S1, he's very attentive when it comes to the younger staff members, like when he was sensitive to Marcus gaining confidence in his skills and when he read Sydney's review for the whole kitchen to see.

One of my critiques of S2 was that they just let Ebra fall by the waistside. They didn't fully commit to his journey to accepting change as an older professional. This season, we barely got him at all. I would've had him at least show up to Syd's party. Maybe even via Facetime with the camera all up his nose because he doesn't understand the mechanics just yet.

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Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu The Bear, Season 3 (2024) costume design by Courtney Wheeler

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Mizuho Kusanagi really said  ✨ Women Supremacy ✨

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AKATSUKI NO YONA

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OK HEAR ME OUT

People are noticing the new SPYxFAMILY 2nd cour OP is very Yor and Anya-centric

THIS IS BECAUSE THE OP IS LARGELY SHOT FROM LOID'S POV

Notice in most of the scenes he's in, he's walking behind or towards everyone else

And in the scenes he's missing from, the in frame characters are looking backwards to the camera

Or the perspective is shot from above or at eye level, because he's looking down on Anya or crouching to meet her:

ALSO, if you really want to cry, the song is called "Souvenir" so Loid is literally saving these color-filled memories as souvenirs for when his mission is done and he needs to leave 😢😢😢

But GOD I hope he stays, he loves them so much and they bring so much color to each others lives 😭😭😭😭😭

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saw a tweet that anya, who has jumped from orphanage to orphanage and house to house at such a young age, is building her perception of love through twilight and yor: the reassuring words twilight says to yor, yor’s constant acts of service for her family, and their overall warmth and trust to depend on one another, despite initially being complete strangers.

what i love about that and spy x family as a whole is that it doesn’t enforce love as something purely romantic or physical, but that it’s everywhere. love is in yor’s burnt fried eggs and twilight’s nagging to get homework done. it’s in the peanuts in the pantry, the family ootings, and in each stitch in anya’s penguin plush. despite having a rough childhood, it’s likely that anya will grow knowing that love is limitless and is sprinkled throughout everyday life, thanks to twilight and yor (and bond).

of course, love can also mean kissing

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SPY x FAMILY Ep 7 / Ep 24 🥹✨

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There's something really beautiful about seeing someone like Yor (who thinks so little of herself but is a total giver with a heart of gold) falling so deeply in love.

She's a very strong woman, but she's also so vulnerable. (Aren't a lot of us like that?)

Maybe that's the reason why so many of us are rooting for her. We want Yor to be happy, to realize she has a place in the world as a person, not just as a weapon.

And what better way to realize that than falling in love. It's probably one of the most human things that can happen to a person 😊

I'm really hoping Twilight grows out of this denial stage, so he doesn't hurt Yor.

They both still have to develop (Twilight emotionally and Yor gaining self-confidence). And I have faith it'll happen, because they're helping each other grow 💕

In the meantime, let's enjoy this slow burn love story.

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I'm not available right now I'm crying cause of seriously wounded Yor Forger. She's realized why she is fighting for 🥲🥺

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“My first friend ever” 🥹😭✨