SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 5 of “The Bear,” now streaming on Hulu.
“The Bear” returns with another race against the clock in the kitchen, the entire season being set over the course of one day as the restaurant aims to finally earn the long-coveted Michelin star.
But in Episode 7, titled “Caramel,” The Bear is filled to the brim with reservations on a day that’s already seen a flash flood, the ceiling fall through and personal tensions in the kitchen. And as the clock hits six minutes, we see Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) do something he’s never done before — drop a dish on the floor.
“It’s a heartbreaking moment where you think all might be lost, or Carmy thinks all might be lost, but the truth is it was such an important moment for Carmy’s growth,” Jeremy Allen White tells Variety. “In the moment, it’s the end of the world, but ultimately it allows him to really step back with some confidence and allows him to accept help and support, which he’s been really incapable of for the whole time that we’ve known him.”
After getting distracted by the lights flickering on the ceiling, Carmy drops the plate of lamb he’s been carefully preparing. Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) instantly steps in, reassuring Carmy as he proclaims that he’s “fucked everything up.” It’s a difficult moment that Carmy has to work through, putting his full trust in Sydney as a leader to find the best solution.
