#claire bear

[robertacolndrez]

THE BEAR — 2x03, Sundae — 2x08, Bolognese

[carmybearzattos]

Wait, Carm. She's the best. I know. And so are you.

[gingergofastboatsmojito]

He let her take the wheel

Carmy let her take the wheel of the relationship time and time again since day 1. The last time he took the wheel, was when he gave her the wrong number. After that, it was all her doing and he letting her do it.

And here are the leads Storer graphically planted for us:

She unilaterally gets his number from Fak and calls him:

She's always the designated driver:

She's the one who says I ❤️ U first -to a guy who gave her the wrong number, a guy with whom she "hung out so much with but never actually talked" and didn't even call her his "girlfriend"- ...

And we all know how he took it, BTW.

What I'm saying is: She drove him places. And he let her. That's what he did. It was "comfortable", and easier for him in a sense. He evades, he deflects, he denies, till he reaches a breaking point. And he does reach it because he's actually a control freak by nature, so the delegation is just a coping mechanism he just sometimes uses not to explode.

And at some point, he stopped letting Claire take the wheel of their relationship, after this happened:

So things ended up like this, even though he didn't mean to:

She was no longer calling the shots when that happened, obviously.

I go into more detail here.

Here

And here.

Now that Carmy is in control again, he will have to make some choices that he has been postponing, evading, etc. And not just about the restaurant to make sure he doesn't get stuck in the walk-in anymore.

He needs to get unstuck in other ways too, and now that Claire is no longer in the picture or at the wheel, he can.

[yannaryartside]

Parallels between Marcus and Claire

I am not about to compare Claire’s ass (which had, in my opinion, people pleasing tendencies more than other things, but that is in clear view a manic pixie dream girl) to my sweet angel Marcus. Marcus is a whole character to begin with.

But in their relationships with Carmy and Sydney respectively, there are some parallels:

1. Both Claire and Marcus did all the pursuing of the relationship

2. The pursuing lasted the whole season, with both Claire and Marcus trying to take the relationship to the next level on opening night. Claire by saying I love you, and Marcus by asking Sydney out. Funny enough, both attempts ended up in the culmination of the romantic relationship /eliminating the potential for one. Both Carmy and Syd said no.

3. Both Claire and Marcus could be considered “out of their league” to Carmy and Syd (if they were in hight school). Claire was a popular girl in hight school, and Marcus played football in college so I am assuming he also did it in hight school. Don’t come for me I am getting these data from America teenage movies. Both conventionally attractive. They are an aspirational partner.

4. Both are caregivers to sick people. Claire as a doctor, so it is her job. Marcus as a “nurse” to his mom and making sure there is others to care for her.

[sarcasmcloud]

"I Googled "fun" the other day." - The Bear

[zukotheartist]

Started s2 of The Bear and youre telling me that Carmy dumps Syd and their food tasting for inspiration date... for some girl from his past that he randomly ran into again and whom he originally gave a fake number to??? Bro...

[squiremaximus]

THE BEAR | 2.05 "Pop"

[noosobb]

hear me out...when i watched the bear for the first time, two seasons were already out and I had no idea there was all this talk about sydcarmy. I did not have any suspicions while watching season 1, BUT episode s2e08, the part where carmy makes dinner for claire. the first time i watched it I was like, why did they put this parallel of Syd goin home, givin these melanchonic vibes? Why the tattoo and the blue light? Does she feel lonely? Why are you showin me syd while carmy is celebrating with her girlfriend? What are you trying to tell me? And then the panick attack, and the scene under the table? I didn't care about them being involved romantically because the show keeps you interested in so many beautiful ways, but those scenes were definetly hintin at something

[carmthebear]

Claire and Carmy giving each other heart eyes making each other smile :)

[zombster]

i wonder how claire would feel if she knew how much sydney did for the bear. like does she know that carmen was acting a fool for her while sydney was hustling?? this “outsider” sacrificing a lot for the restaurant that treats her like shit!!

[phedbeauty]

It's not about platonic relationships and you know it.

At this point, the haters are hating, and the show's people are cosigning it. So, que será será. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I hadn't heard anything about viewers wanting more depictions of platonic relationships on tv until now. And I find it all very odd. I won't speculate on it too much, but their reasonings for it have no basis or merit. But okay, the showrunners said there will be no romance, but then they added a love interest. Could be that they were asked to add it? I don't know.

Bottom line, because I don't really have the energy to debate this and the show is really good despite all the hoopla over romance, it's not even about that; people have been shipping characters for forever. Now all of a sudden we should question it because of this particular popular show and push for more platonic relationships. Hmmm??

I don't watch shows for romantic subplots, I don't look for it, but as an objective viewer I do notice romantic chemistry between characters if it hasn't already been established on the show. Most people notice romantic chemistry between characters and they ship them. It's perfectly fine and should not change how you watch a show. You either love it or you don't. I just find all the negativity of this SydCarmy ship very disconcerting. Why does it matter and who is it hurting? There was clearly something there but naysayers choose to be blind to it. That's fine, whatever. Just don't tell me I'm delusional because I am not.

The discourse is great for marketing but it kind of leaves a sour taste in one's mouth. Like why is this even a topic of conversation that the media feels they need to address? (I hope this discourse doesn't give the actors a complex. I would stay far from it.)

I like that Tumblr is mostly a safe space for people with common sense and decency because Twitter and Reddit have run amuck with haters. I don't think I'll be saying much more on the subject, I don't care what the show does with these characters. I will still watch it because I like it and there is so much more to these incredible cast of characters to explore. We're only 2 seasons in. Let these writers tell whatever story they're going to tell. I'll just enjoy all the SydCarmy posts on here because it's cute, and accurate. 🙂

Ciao! ☀️

[gingergofastboatsmojito]

Full Circle

Claire started by a refrigerator

And ended by one.

How fitting.

[espumado]

[sarcasmcloud]

"No amount of good is worth how terrible this feels. It's just a complete waste of fսckin' time." - The Bear s02

[cagg1969]

[squiremaximus]

THE BEAR | 2.05 "Pop"