I love when an episode makes me feel it. I've NEVER before felt where this episode took me. Sydney's tirade against Ritchie was tense but when when she brought up his daughter I couldn't help but cover my mouth with my hand. Swear to god I thought he was going to end up hitting her.
@@megamoviez I can feel that anger already l, can feel that anger everytime the kitchen didn't have something yet everyone wants that very specific item
The dreams/literal nightmares I had when I first became line cook of those neverending tickets... This episode brought me back to that mindset of absolute terror
Always love how when he's kneeling down to cool off, he taste's Marcus's donut that he threw on the ground in anger, realizes it's good, and gets mad at himself for lashing out.
To be fair...it was clear that everyone was under a lot of stress and instead of helping by doing what needed to be done, aka what was ordered. He decided to make donuts. Carmy had every right to be mad lol.
@@noelle2654 And that’s thing, Marcus was definitely in the wrong because he wasn’t helping at all, sure Carmy could have handle the situation better. But if you go to you stressed out boss and basically tell him your not doing your job there’s going to be a problem
@@ernestcanty6795 no literally lol. It got to a point where I thought they were gonna have a scene where we find out Marcus was on the spectrum but they never did...so did he just not do his job? After being asked multiple times? Crazy
I really love Marcus and frankly everyone who doesn't. and yet, I found myself screaming at him when he went up to Carmy with the donut. Bro, not the freaking time for this
She’s the worst. Always has an attitude and constantly can’t take criticism and turns it into an “attack” on her. Easily the most immature and insufferable character in the show
Its not on her. Its not her restaurant. All of the things they implemented were agreed upon. Yes she messed up hutcsrmy failed to he a leader and failed to get everything in order. They both contributed but the restaurant failing isn't on her.
@@christopheraparicio7671nah. Everyone on the show has an attitude lmao. What happens in this episode isn't "criticism" its being yelled at like you're a child at preschool, by a petulant grown adult having a panic crisis. But yes, she is insecure because she has imposter syndrome and has failed in her previous ventures. She takes criticism badly, but thats a major aspect of her character that the show acknowledges. Her positives far outweigh her flaws.
I cannot TELL you how many times I've wanted to do that to a chit printer. With a 1000 seat restaurant, servers ringing in their entire sections all at once and hostesses just waving everyone through the door non-stop, the printer would start at 11am and wouldn't stop for 9 hours, spitting out a new table's orders every 3 seconds. This scene captures the energy of those days absolutely perfectly. I hate it lol
The noise the printer makes. I would hear it in my sleep. I would read tickets aloud. My wife would wake me and say "you need a new fukin job". Now I am older and no longer want to revolve my life around my work. I have a cushy Sacier job at a private club that let's me work mornings Mon thru Fri. Sometimes I look at the Chef and can tell he hears that fukin noise in his sleep. I can see the stress on his face. He vents to me and I can feel myself tense up. It's hilarious because I just put my head down and push out my work that much faster. Then I tell a few jokes and go home to my wife. We go out to dinner every night being empty nesters. I watch the chaos from the other side. There is not enough money or glory to push me back into running a kitchen.
I've never even been to the back of a restaurant and every time i head the printer during the credits i wanted to do what Carmy did to it to my laptop screen haha
@@boblove6865 Sometimes I yearn to go back to line cooking, running a station at a nice steak restaurant...and then I snap back to my senses and realize how much I love running the kitchen at my daycare lol. I used to REFUSE to eat out, one because i felt bad for the BOH staff and two I could hear my order being printed out in the back and my heart would just sink.
Reminds me of my chef days at Yoshis in Oakland CA where we would do 700 plus covers in 4 hours on a Saturday lol this scene wasn’t nearly as rough haha but yeah the kitchen life ain’t for everyone
Syd delivered a meal that wasn't even on the menu to a food critic, which caused a massive influx of orders (pre-orders, which SHE forgot to turn off) then leaves. Carmy is literally only yelling since they're up shit's creek and Syd snapped the paddle over her knee
@@marcuswolve7297 If y'all think that's actually an acceptable way to speak to someone who works for you then I pray to God I never accidentally end up with either of you as my boss. Carm knew it was wrong. He says so in the very next episode. You're both sociopaths.
@@JTidiotboyrelax buddy, all they did was point out her lack of accountability and the fact that the whole fiasco was her fault. Nobody said Carmy’s attitude was okay
For any aspiring cooks who want to work in a kitchen - if you stab someone, abandon your brigade, slam your boss, quit your job, and take zero ownership of your actions, don't expect to get an apology and an offer to rejoin the team a few days later.
@@ZzzZ-sb9jushe is the character designed to be hated, they’re not wrong. She did whatever she wanted and served her own dish to a critic resulting in a massive amount of orders that messed up by not turning off the pre order option in their system and then after the kitchen suffers from HER actions, she walks and blames the head chef. In real life they would have been fired and kicked out.
@@desi9558i don’t know if i agree with this, while it is true that she did indeed serve a dish that wasn’t on the menu, she didn’t know who that guy was and she did it not to throw away the food. And i completely understand why she stood out, i think that once you understand the psychology of her character, you can understand how everything she did, she did to help the restaurant, and even accepting the job was her risking hours of her life for something that could be a huge disaster. Even though, yes, the whole delivery chaos was her fault, nobody truly acknowledged her talents and how hard she was working to benefit the restaurant and bring more people in. I believe that at this point, sydney was just tired of being constantly under minded, mistreated and overlooked when she was just working hard to make the restaurant a better place(even if that isn’t her job), in my opinion once you get that you are able to truly understand why she did what she did.
Any cook pushin out food wether it be expo or any station for that matter, knows this feeling. The never ending machine, the background noise of sautee pans crashing & “behinds”. This scene really put me back in there for a minute.
It’s so so interesting because I’m always on the fence with Marcus’s behaviour in this scene. On the one hand - his whole character arc has basically revolved around this donut and us as viewers are happy to see him have perfected it. On the other hand, the kitchen is falling apart and everyone needed at that moment to pull together to fulfil their jobs. Marcus could probably tell from the angry screams how much stress Carmy was under - and from how annoyed Syd was when he hadn’t even attempted to start cutting the cakes, which, let’s face it - is what he’s getting paid to do. So whilst I agree it was nasty of Carmy to throw his donut on the floor, I completely understand why he did it. You’re under extreme stress and someone presents you with something you just don’t need in that moment. Ultimately, I don’t think Marcus was as justified storming out as Sydney because at least Sydney was doing (or attempting to do) her job.
Yeah that was wrong. But this was also a misssed opportunity. Instead of selling dried out cakes, maybe donuts could have been added to the menu. Ppl love sandwiches and doughnuts.
@@jadacampbell9331 Anthony Bourdain put it really well in kitchen confidential. I'm paraphrasing here but he made a comment about how, "the worst thing an up an coming line cook can do is fool himself into thinking he's an artist. He is a craftsman. The last thing a busy chef needs is a line cook who can't keep up with orders because he fancies himself as an innovator." Line cooks are meant to replicate the chef's dish over and over again with consistency. Marcus by all means is a great guy and as the comment above we're all happy for his triumph with the donuts, but the tickets musts come first and foremost. He really should not even be thinking about those donuts while on the line. and regarding the promoting of the donuts, while a good idea realistically that would never slide in a busy kitchen to just change everything last second unless you were doing a tasting menu
I thought all of that was definitely on Sydney for not being completely up to speed on the to-go orders (stumbling looking on the tablet/leaving the preorder option open) and not realizing that she messed it up and crumbling under Carmys pressure. ALSO FOR GOING BEHIND HIS BACK WITH THE BRAZED RIBS
Remember people, this whole show delves into the minds of our characters, showing the juxtaposition between action and thought. Carmy wanted a kitchen full of order and respect, but cracked under the pressure and let his anger lash out. Sydney was skilled and a natural leader, but let her vanity blind her. Alot of this episodes problems started with her mistakes. She didn't listen to her boss and these are the consequences. Marcus was a baking genius and was on the cusp of a breakthrough, but let his success narrow his focus. In the end, he couldn't see the chaos he played a part in by not doing his job. I could go on but the point is we've learned how these characters think, and in the heat of the moment, flaws tend to become prominent. And sometimes, that's what it means to be human.
It’s also human to apologize and grow. I had a lot of respect for Carmy when he stepped up to say he was sorry to Marcus and Sydney (even when he was still dealing and juggling all the other stuff he was going through). I would’ve liked to have seen Sydney and Marcus reciprocate though. What they did and how they reacted in this episode was human and reasonable. But from a third party viewer standpoint, Carmy should not have been the only person to apologize. Sydney was the reason they had so many pre-orders to deal with and Marcus was too fixated on donuts to clue in that his boss was already more than absolutely beyond stressed. Playing the victim didn’t have a terrible long term consequence but as you can see from the comments, people remember
Sydney created a bunch of problems then dumped them on her team when she couldn’t handle it. She’s not a line cook, she’s supposed to be Carmy’s 2nd in command. She’s the one who’s supposed to manage Marcus. She’s the one who’s supposed to keep the kitchen in order. She was a complete and utter failure of a chef in this episode and if I was Carmy I’d never allow her back in my kitchen. The very very very least she could have done was to stay the rest of her shift. Sydney’s shown herself to be incapable of managing people at every step of the way though.
Sydney and Marcus behaviour was so childish! Sydney was the reason for the chaos and yet she left the place instead of taking responsibility for the situation. Marcus was so obsessed with his doughnut that he separated himself completely from the rest of the crew. They both got a chance to do what they wanted and betrayed the person who gave them the chance. So frustrating to watch!
Did you miss the majority of the season where Carmy was practically absent and just haphazardly handed control of the restaurant over to Sydney without any proper training or support?
@@tsarnicholasii274Carmy said to Sydney he wants her running the kitchen so he can handle and fix the finances. All she does is constantly bicker him at the wrong times and cries when she doesn’t get her way. She’s the worst
Im sorry but Marcus 100% deserved that yell from Carmy. They’re about to get slammed and this guy pulls up with his donut not doing what he’s suppose to do. I know this is show, just pointing an observation.
yeah, this show really doesn't fully address the nuance it touts. When it's convient, they ignore it. I feel like this is just how shows are now (with exceptions for sure)
Sydney: *Messes up with the tablet, which causes the whole chaos; drops two cakes for not saying “corner”; yells at Tina, even if she (for once) was trying to support her; curses at Richie, calls him a looser and also brings his daughter in talk; F*CKING STABS RICHIE in the leg* Also Sydney: Nah man this isn’t on me, imma go and quit.
This episode was straight up character assassination lmao and tbh I can't tell if they did it on purpose because she's the one who gets a one sided apology.
@@CheekiTiki not on purpose... they continue to excuse this kind of behavior and never address Sydney's entitlement and lack of self-awareness, which would be the only way to tie all of this together, imo. They seem to be ok with it because it's convenient
However you feel about Marcus and Sydney quitting in this episode I think if they didn't quit and just put their heads down and finished the shift nothing would have changed and Carmy may have never found the money. Its shitty but their leaving was part of the reason Carmy is trying to change for the better.
@@12Chris6 Yes but who knows how long that might have taken? Its established that because of Richie's bail being paid the restaurant was one bad shift from having to close forever. It took that and Carmy being in such a funk for Richie to finally break down and give him the letter.
I understood the bail money was from their (2 weeks) cushion/savings. They've been doing really well lately so they could've saved the extra. Or it's the money they're going to use for the next food/meat order.
@@12Chris6 That totally might be the case. I interpreted Carmy saying he posted that money from the restaurant as them losing their last safety net. But you could be right :)
Sydney made me angry in this scene, it was low key her fault that all the orders came in and when everything hit the fan she quit. Such great build up in this season so happy it’s renewed for another season !
True, but the way he was speaking to her and everyone else was completely out of order and unprofessional. I know chef's have a reputation for this sort of thing - but it doesn't make it right.
@@laurakojobeecham4872 to be fair he did warn her before of trying to move to fast, and she kept pushing it to he let her do what she wanted and failed she should have tooken it as a learning tool instead of running away
@@kedjr88 in my opinion, verbal abuse should not be taken as a learning tool (I know that some people work well under extreme verbal abuse but Sydney clearly isn’t one of those people and that’s okay) and you can see in this entire scene that despite Carmy trying to do things quickly - he was incredibly stressed and let that get the better of him, therefore he lost control of the whole kitchen. As the head chef, even if you are shouting you need to remain focussed and not smash up the place. The inciting incident (the order overload) was Sydney’s fault, but what came after was on Carmy and his responsibly as head of the kitchen.
@@laurakojobeecham4872 The fact that Sydney says "this isn't on me" is what pisses me off. Like not taking any accountability there? Seriously? That whole day is on everyone there. They all gotta take an L that day and learn from it.
Am I the only one who low-key thought she should take partial responsibility, I mean it was her who messed up the pre-orders and gave the dish Carmy said wasn’t ready yet to the customer, which resulted in that review in the newspaper😅. Plus I think Carmy’s built up anger towards her finally made him lash out, which honestly wasn’t good at all. Sydney is impatient and Carmy as unresolved anger. I think they’ll explore it more in the next season ✨
I think her contribution was unintentional though. She had no idea giving that food out would cause the ripple effect that it did. And under normal circumstances, the influx in orders would’ve been a good thing. It was just the culmination of everything happening at once that made it too much. And she did try to take responsibility with the to gos but Carmy pushed her off the line. Now it was on her for pushing for to go’s before Carmy was ready in the first place, but he pushed her into seemingly uncomfortable situations before she was ready and that ended up working out well for the kitchen. And it still doesn’t excuse his verbal abuse, especially after she’d told him she couldn’t work in an environment that toxic. Neither of them really apologized to the other. Carmy acknowledged his behavior was out of line but never actually said “I’m sorry” even tho they seemed to make amends by the end, thank God. It’s really obvious they have very strong chemistry.
@@applemoneroy7371 That’s a fair point, I didn’t think about it that way. I think they both need to work on their communication with each other, like I know they spoke about it before but it’s clear that when they’re pushed out of their comfort zone it doesn’t end well. And yeah they both didn’t really apologise to each other but I’m glad they made amends in the end. They’re my favourite duo in the show and I can’t wait to see them work together with their new restaurant ^^
The thing that I LOVED about this is how layered this episode was. I think her taking responsibly for her mistake was her *immediately* buckling down and getting to work to fix it. She didn't explicitly apologize, but none of them ever really do. Do they? The crew's apologies and amends always come from acts of service more than verbal reconciliation (Richie firing a gun to protect Carmy after a fight, Sydney getting the right tools for Richie at the hardware store, Tina squashing her beef with Sydney thru a bowl of cut vegetable, etc.) Them finding themselves up a creek with a hundred orders was 100% Sydney's fault, but the mood of chaos, anger, and shambles the kitchen devolved into was 1000% on Carmy. We've seen episode after episode of them dealing with the same, if not worse levels of unpreparedness. And Carmy always kept as level head as he could and the crew followed his lead, getting through the ordeal. But here he loses his cool, and more importantly he devolves into a lesser boss right off the bat-- not listening, cursing them out, not paying attention to who his assigning where which leads to unproductive clashes (and stabbings 😂). And the kitchen didn't stand a chance of successfully completing the orders because of it.
Facts. Her being so ambitious ended up causing this mistake with the pre order system. I was a big fan of her up until this episode. Her inability to see how she was apart of the negativity in the restaurant like all the other workers there was a bit surprising to me and it kinda rubbed me the wrong way. The whole season she was played off as a bit “holier than thou” but she put in a ton of effort and was one of the few employees who bought into Carmen’s new ideas early on. When she fucked up she couldn’t handle the heat and bailed leaving them on their own. It just didn’t seem like her character to do that. If she were in a nicer kitchen she’d have been smacked back to reality many times by then but because of the environment there she was a comfortable sous chef and began to think she was the know it all because she could boss around 6 people who have held the same job with hardly any standards or expectations for over a decade
Fui cocinero durante 5 largos años de mi vida, y pase por absolutamente todos los estados de este episodio, incluso varias veces en una misma noche de servicio, y hasta varias noches consecutivas de servicio, noches que volvía a casa completamente desecho moralmente, además de quemaduras por el aceite, cortes en los dedos y un olor a comida en el cuerpo que no se iba a pesar de ducharme inmediatamente, y este episodio en particular revivió esa experiencia de ansiedad y estrés de una forma que no pude evitar llorar un poquito recordando esas noches caóticas de mi vida. Todo el que trabajó en una cocina sabe de lo que estoy hablando y estoy seguro que sintió lo mismo que yo mirando este episodio. En fin, es lo mejor que vi en muchísimos años
In season 2 they reference this incident again. 100% Carmy’s fault? Really? In the story I guess that’s how they see it but to us viewers it looks a lot more like gaslighting
Sidney: bypass his boss giving a food critic a dish that's not even on the menu, install software to increase profit without proper configuration, disses everyone around trying to control the situation and stabs Richie without asking him if he's Ok. Also Sidney: This is not my fault, I quit! 😒
...all of this would have been resolved if Carmy had just cancelled the preorders. Just issue a note that it's a new system and they experienced a glitch. It was mentioned that they had ppl lined up outside already due to the review. They would have easily made the money up w/o the pre-orders.
I don't know why people seems to forget how syd said some horrible stuff at richie even mentioned his daughter which she knew he has a soft spot for and then actually stabbed the guy and still act like she's the biggest victim there. I didn't even like richie he's such a tool but after this episode he's becoming more and more likable.
He walked into the knife and got stabbed. Even though it sounds like it was an accident and not an intentional stabbing, Syd was lucky he didn’t decide to press charges against her or sue her for the medical bills incurred. I agree that the way Carmy, Richie and Tina speak down on Syd because she’s green was not okay. I agree that Carmy should not have cursed her or Tina out. But Syd needed to own up to her mistake and take accountability, not just blame others (even though plenty of other people were also at fault for that mess).
The thing that can make the main chef redeemable is he owns up to his mistakes and he’s trying to get better. Only if more people would actually do this…
@@MorallyDubiousFrogI just wanted them to acknowledge what they were not completely faultless in this episode. It was 20 minutes of hectic, anxiety inducing entertainment. But seeing how it resolved in the next episode and thinking about it afterward, I at least wanted one of them to have the self awareness that Carmy wasn’t 100% to blame. You gotta own up to your actions even it only contributed 10% to the mess.
I’m still a Sydney fan, I like all of the characters on this show. Nobody is one-dimensional. Sydney like all of them, has flaws, but you can tell she cares and admires them all, especially Carmen. The scene in the car with Richie, where she said, they can “learn from” him, shows that she’s not someone I can just abandon, she knows that he has a lot of experience. Her sitting on the chair wideyed, really looked like she was going through it internally and actually laughing at how fucked everything was going... As if to say, “This is so messed up, it’s hilariously bad.” & she just couldn’t deal with how Carmy yelled at her. I mean everyone is saying she’s unprofessional and I think she’s just inexperienced...I mean he’s the Michelin star, prodigy, and even he is reeling from trauma with how that abusive chef spoke to him; the difference is Carmy actually feels remorse and will not do anything in the name of making good food. I love this show, I cannot wait for season 2!☺️
Strong agree. Anyone who's worked in a kitchen that can look me in the eye and say with all sincerity that they've never had a bad service, is full of $#!+. While I don't appreciate how she handled this particular meltdown, nor do I think she's justified in any way; I believe wholeheartedly that her passion for cooking, and her desire to constantly find ways to improve, elevate, and be creative is a better barometer for her character as a, well, character, than this moment itself. And Carmy clearly feels the same way, as he was quick to own up to his behavior and welcome her back, despite this one instance. I think this scene was meant to evoke something within every kitchen staff who's watched this show - because we've all had someone quit on the fly and take zero ownership of their mistakes. But the point is that, it's all love, and we're a family, no matter how badly we fk up a service.
Everyone is saying she's unprofessional because they've been gaslit all their lives into thinking bosses are entitled to ruin their reports' lives. Workers are humans and deserve to be treated as such. Bosses are called on lead their reports in fair and foul weather, and in S1, Carmen isn't equipped for the latter. All it would have taken to preserve his headcount was just putting his massive ego aside for two minutes. Telling Marcus to focus on his orders and they'd talk about his donut later and disciplining Sydney in private after the rush was over. I mean obviously we need that arc and he comes a long way in S2, but irl he's unlikely to have been so lucky to retain them. And as empathetic as I am to people dealing with GAD (my mom) , bipolar (my sister) , etc, in all environments an individual deserves to set boundaries including at work , where you're selling your labour to someone who needs it.
Yes, but Carmy did apologize afterward and show remorse while trying to make amend, but Sydney didnt. And so is Marcus. The show instead painted them as victims and all blame is on Carmy. Thats what made a lot of watchers riled up. Its not about gaslighting or undermining sydney/marcus achievemnt, its the total lack of any remorse, at all.
His behavior was out of control and he was either going to burst a blood vessel or get violent with her. So in my opinion, she was justified in leaving.
@@juliabouknight2209 you've never worked in a kitchen have you? His anger was justified and doesn't even come close to meaning he was going to get violent. Chefs get angry all the time because of stress
Let's be real: All of this because Sydney had to let her vanity/need for approval get the best of her. She gives the blogger the dish she made but wasn't ready for the public, and the next day, the shitstorm that was bound to happened, happened.
Sydney quits after stabbing Ritchie, serving a critic her own food to get ahead. Causing the busy atmosphere we see in this episode. Then because people called her out on her BS, she quits. Take some accountability buddy. I know Carmy was out of line yelling, but what happened was YOUR fault and you didn’t say sorry not one time for putting yourself first before the restaurant. It’s crazy lol.
"This isn't one me", problem with that statement is its 100% on you. You left the pre-order option on causing the chaos, you did not say corner leading to the dropping of the cakes, you got into arguments with other workers, and you are abandoning the kitchen when they need you most. She should have been fired.
Incredibly awesome acting from everyone involved on scene and the production behind it (bravo)…I love this show and it’s awesome that season two is in production. Oh yeah 🤟🏼
After this episode, I went from liking Sydney to hating her... She made a biiiig mistake, denied it, stabbed a colleague and bailed the team when they most needed her... without saying "sorry"?
I liked the show but once insane this episode it got me hooked. The utter chaos was painful and stress inducing and doing it in a 1 take cut was incredible
Everyone in this scene is wrong in their own way, Syd got too ambitious and refused to listen when Carmy told her the place wasn’t ready for to go, Marcus completely neglected his duties to the kitchen in favor of his donut and threatened to put them further behind the 8 ball, and Carmy who’s been desiring to make the Beef different than the places him and Syd worked before let his trauma and anger get the best of him and he reverted to the abusive techniques he was taught under, and that’s what makes it so stressful and fun to watch😅
After rewatching The Bear season 1, i can understand why her catering food bizz failed, well whatever she had going on. Syd crackes under pressure and refuses to take accountability when she's at fault. That's a Big No No in any job and Yes there are other jobs were you get yelled at restaurants, construction, white collar jobs, ect. It's nothing new.
I do like people who justify abuse like this, whether it be a kitchen or the military. "Soft" is what's thrown around. Abuse is the term. And itll only lead to downfall.
If you’ve ever worked in a real kitchen, it’s always this stressful if you can’t handle it then it is definitely not for you. These type of places give people thick skin because it’s so stressful, that nothing else seems to matter. Not leaving. Not even cleaning. They only worry about getting food out as fast as possible. When I was 15 I got a restaurant job and I was a dishwasher and it was probably the worst mistake. Usually you’re not supposed to have a job until you’re 16 but they took a chance on me. And it was my first job too. It opened my eyes to how people treat others in tense situation when their business is on the line
Is no one gonna talk about how Sydney stabbed Ritchie in the butt? Or I guess how he just walked into her knife and she just didnt do ANYTHING about it?
sydney set them up, marcus wasn't focused, camry was out of control, blah blah how did Sydney just come back like nothing when she STABBED someone??? Did they just gloss over this fact in the show to signify how the establishment is just rough around the edges? like with the drive by?
inwas so furious at Sidney here! she fucked up the preorders, STABBED a dude, smiles about it, breaks down and claims it isn’t her fault then leaves among all the chaos
@@alexissimpson5819 behavior was inexcusable and he even apologized for it even at the end of the season when she decides to still work with him she doesn't own up to how she fucked things up
love the show but hated how they acted like Carmy was the bad guy for the blow up. it was alot and stressful but understandable. what wasnt understandable was Sydneys poor kitchen safety. not listening or calling out corner when she bumped into Richie and point the knife and him and soon stabbing him. she failed on all levels as a manager/sous chef. liked her character but her bitching about Carmy was fucked imo
To be fair it was a pretty stressful situation. A lot of things going at the same time. Her verbal assault on Richie, knowing she messed up, trying to fix things but not being able to….it’s enough to have anyone not act or operate accordingly. But yeah, I didn’t like the way they just put it all on Carmy. He did start the online orders though. And he did ask Sydney if they’re were ready for service and she said no. Loved Marcus’ passion with the donut, but he should have been handling the cakes not Richie.
That's what I thought too. Like as much as I felt for dude with working the whole season on a donut. He picked the worst possible time to bring it up, and not do his orders.
Only reason they did I think is because camry knew he went overboard richie was trying to do better due to the charge and they just found the $ so they are in a good mood
Yeah, am I missing something? I love Sydney and Marcus but they were either not doing what they were supposed to be doing (Marcus) or screwed up royally and created the situation (Sydney). Right? Erupting at them was not good but sometimes kitchens are like that.
@@XiuFeanaro6 Was attacking Richie's life, bringing up his family and his daughter, and then eventually stabbing him (albeit on accident), was that her trying to help the situation? Because she certainly didn't help anything.
@@eyoung506 the point of the show is that sydney and carmen are trying to reform a traditional kitchen environment. they’ve talked and they’ve worked together and they’ve agreed that that behavior and that environment should stop. most of their scenes together are making changes to the kitchen to make it better, more efficient, less abusive. sydney already took a lot of carmens verbal abuse and kept going, but she just reached a breaking point, it wasn’t the stress that made her quit it was carmy’s behavior. thats the point of her character
Man, I love this show but it still bugs me that Sydney doesn't own up to her side of this. Yes, Carmy should not have blown up, but THIS WAS ON HER, and she never said she was sorry.
@@Koki-hc3mw She didn’t have to but to a lot of people, including myself, it would have felt more appropriate. We the viewers seeing this episode unfold understand Sydney and Marcus’s own contributions to Carmy blowing up in their faces. Carmy overreacted? Absolutely. Would nobody in their right minds would want to be on the receiving end of that verbal assault? Absolutely. But did Sydney leave the pre-order option on that started this mess? And did Marcus interrupt his de facto boss who was already beyond stressed trying to deal with his employee’s mess that could’ve tanked the entire business that his beloved dead brother left him in his will? *Absol-frickin-lutely* I think what the show tried to do was erase any kind of culpability Sydney and Marcus had with Carmy’s treatment to them that bordered on abuse. But not all viewers didn’t get that from this episode. Instead, many saw characters, in a contrived and obstinate manner, absolve themselves of any guilt for the treatment they received from Carmy. I also thought it was interesting in the last episode it was shown how Marcus and Sydney were portrayed as victims of Carmy’s outbursts eating and comforting themselves. At the same time we see Carmy continue to find closure with his brother’s death and bail Ritchie out of jail, still trying to run the restaurant. Like, did the show want us to feel bad for Marcus and Sydney while feeling sympathetic towards Carmy’s constant and intense efforts to maintain his restaurant and family? Personally I felt much more for Carmy at that point. A guy, who probably needs therapy (let’s be honest), who always struggles to carry a heavy burden is someone deserving of some admiration and maybe even more leeway for their faults. It also reminds me of what I shouldn’t do in my own life, especially after watching relationships at work, at home and with friends dissolve and maintain themselves. It takes maturity and responsibility to understand the importance of taking ownership of the consequences of your actions, no matter what form that takes. You want proper closure after arguments with loved ones? Take responsibility for your actions and hash out what ALL you did, could’ve done and will do to make things better. You want relationships that don’t harbour resentment and bitterness? Don’t let people not acknowledge what they did to contribute to messes/bad situations. Otherwise feelings calcify and it leaks into your relationships which is not ideal. On a side note: That’s also why I think Ritchie’s character development in season 2 ep 7 was such a hit. He took responsibility for his actions and thrived and continued to thrive after that episode. It was something that felt good to watch because it resonates with a part of us that understands being responsible is hard but opens doors to better things.
Nah working in a kitchen for the last two years and if someone ever fucked up this bad was then inattentive and distracted accidentally stabbed another chef and was also being quite verbally abusive to everyone they wouldn’t be able to quit because they would already be kicked out the door
In my opinion both Sydney and Marcus were in the wrong in this episode, but i think it was meant to speak to the strength of character of Carm that he was able to fall back and still apologize to them. He really didn't have to, but he still did. It seperates him from the Chef Joel Mchale played, where he could care less about his staff.
i agree with you but i cant stand sydney and marcus in the last few episodes acting like they where in the right and never apologizing to carm and just coming back to work like nothing happened
The more I think about it, the more it feels align with a case of gaslighting. Sure he is the chef, their boss and held to a higher standard but as a third party viewer who gets to process the events unfold from a detached pov, you can’t help but think Carmy did more than his fair share yet Marcus and Sydney never even acknowledged the consequences of their actions that led/contributed to this mess
All the comments acting like Sydney was in the wrong and that Camry was right missed the point of this entire episode soooo much. Leaving the preorder option on was a very simple mistake and there was no reason for Carmy to throw a tantrum like a child over it. Carmy tasting the donut at the end and realising it was actually good was the moment he realised that he fucked up and had just pushed away all the people that cared about making his dream of this restaurant come true. People acting like Carmy was justified clearly have no clue about abusive behaviour.
Anyone who agrees with her, it obvious you never worked in a kitchen before. They even establish in the show that she is impatient. Seriously anyone who defends her behavior dont know anything about running a kitchen
Isn’t that the whole point though, that Sidney’s young, she’s never had the opportunity to take on responsibility of something important? She said at her last job she zested for months on end, that’s IT. She was impatient and over-ambitious... But Carmy said the first episode that she’s green. I think the restaurant brought out the worst in everyone, like it had bad energy until that Bear sign went up. Now Carmy can fix it and bring out everyone’s best IN MODERATION.
Who else saw that electrical spark in the chit printer? I bet that wasn’t planned and looks like a minor accident to me. He totally got carried away with that 2nd hit. And it makes it more believable this scene.
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She's probably finding the acid haha. Also please renew them for another season!
I love Sydney. I have a crush on her.
Sydney.exe has been fgyhffd
This is the most stress inducing episode in tv history, it was only 20 minutes but felt like it was 2 hours.
Most intense episode of television I’ve ever seen
Terrible name for a show, but great show
I love when an episode makes me feel it. I've NEVER before felt where this episode took me. Sydney's tirade against Ritchie was tense but when when she brought up his daughter I couldn't help but cover my mouth with my hand. Swear to god I thought he was going to end up hitting her.
@@megamoviez I can feel that anger already l, can feel that anger everytime the kitchen didn't have something yet everyone wants that very specific item
The dreams/literal nightmares I had when I first became line cook of those neverending tickets... This episode brought me back to that mindset of absolute terror
Always love how when he's kneeling down to cool off, he taste's Marcus's donut that he threw on the ground in anger, realizes it's good, and gets mad at himself for lashing out.
& then beats up the printer for pre orders .
That's probably my favorite little moment from the series, it says a lot about his character in just a couple seconds
To be fair...it was clear that everyone was under a lot of stress and instead of helping by doing what needed to be done, aka what was ordered. He decided to make donuts. Carmy had every right to be mad lol.
@@noelle2654 And that’s thing, Marcus was definitely in the wrong because he wasn’t helping at all, sure Carmy could have handle the situation better. But if you go to you stressed out boss and basically tell him your not doing your job there’s going to be a problem
@@ernestcanty6795 no literally lol. It got to a point where I thought they were gonna have a scene where we find out Marcus was on the spectrum but they never did...so did he just not do his job? After being asked multiple times? Crazy
my stomach dropped when marcus went up to carmy with the donut i was begging him to walk away 😭😭😭😭
He’s a very kind and passionate chef who means well but picked the worst time to present his idea to Carmy.
I really love Marcus and frankly everyone who doesn't. and yet, I found myself screaming at him when he went up to Carmy with the donut. Bro, not the freaking time for this
Dude I'd be so livid.
that’s what i was saying! i’m screaming in my head NOW IS NOT THE TIME DUDE
We all were. 🤣
I mean really the guy is freaking the hell out and you think now is the time to show off your donut?
Yeah and he’s so obliviously happy about it too, read the room man
Same
Cant get over the writers adding the detail of carmy going back to marcus's donut and eating it off the floor . Just perfect
> walks in
> fucks up service
> “this isn’t on me”
> leaves
beast mode.
She’s the worst. Always has an attitude and constantly can’t take criticism and turns it into an “attack” on her. Easily the most immature and insufferable character in the show
Its not on her. Its not her restaurant. All of the things they implemented were agreed upon. Yes she messed up hutcsrmy failed to he a leader and failed to get everything in order. They both contributed but the restaurant failing isn't on her.
@@christopheraparicio7671nah. Everyone on the show has an attitude lmao.
What happens in this episode isn't "criticism" its being yelled at like you're a child at preschool, by a petulant grown adult having a panic crisis.
But yes, she is insecure because she has imposter syndrome and has failed in her previous ventures. She takes criticism badly, but thats a major aspect of her character that the show acknowledges. Her positives far outweigh her flaws.
@@toons8744 imagine discoursing on an 8 month old greentext comment
I cannot TELL you how many times I've wanted to do that to a chit printer. With a 1000 seat restaurant, servers ringing in their entire sections all at once and hostesses just waving everyone through the door non-stop, the printer would start at 11am and wouldn't stop for 9 hours, spitting out a new table's orders every 3 seconds. This scene captures the energy of those days absolutely perfectly. I hate it lol
The noise the printer makes. I would hear it in my sleep. I would read tickets aloud. My wife would wake me and say "you need a new fukin job". Now I am older and no longer want to revolve my life around my work. I have a cushy Sacier job at a private club that let's me work mornings Mon thru Fri. Sometimes I look at the Chef and can tell he hears that fukin noise in his sleep. I can see the stress on his face. He vents to me and I can feel myself tense up. It's hilarious because I just put my head down and push out my work that much faster. Then I tell a few jokes and go home to my wife. We go out to dinner every night being empty nesters. I watch the chaos from the other side. There is not enough money or glory to push me back into running a kitchen.
I've never even been to the back of a restaurant and every time i head the printer during the credits i wanted to do what Carmy did to it to my laptop screen haha
@@boblove6865 Sometimes I yearn to go back to line cooking, running a station at a nice steak restaurant...and then I snap back to my senses and realize how much I love running the kitchen at my daycare lol. I used to REFUSE to eat out, one because i felt bad for the BOH staff and two I could hear my order being printed out in the back and my heart would just sink.
Reminds me of my chef days at Yoshis in Oakland CA where we would do 700 plus covers in 4 hours on a Saturday lol this scene wasn’t nearly as rough haha but yeah the kitchen life ain’t for everyone
Syd delivered a meal that wasn't even on the menu to a food critic, which caused a massive influx of orders (pre-orders, which SHE forgot to turn off) then leaves. Carmy is literally only yelling since they're up shit's creek and Syd snapped the paddle over her knee
Completely agree... When she said that Carmen was a shitty person I was like WTF?! The mans only trying to get ready for service lol.
@@marcuswolve7297 If y'all think that's actually an acceptable way to speak to someone who works for you then I pray to God I never accidentally end up with either of you as my boss. Carm knew it was wrong. He says so in the very next episode. You're both sociopaths.
@@JTidiotboyrelax buddy, all they did was point out her lack of accountability and the fact that the whole fiasco was her fault. Nobody said Carmy’s attitude was okay
@@JTidiotboyyou do know that two people can both be in the wrong, right?
@@JTidiotboyhes not wrong tho
This was my favorite show on Hulu this summer hands down. We definitely need a 2nd season
oh by a mile it was like hbo writing quality
Ur wish is granted there’s gonna be a second season
Love this show too. Shown on Disney plus here in the UK 🇬🇧
For any aspiring cooks who want to work in a kitchen - if you stab someone, abandon your brigade, slam your boss, quit your job, and take zero ownership of your actions, don't expect to get an apology and an offer to rejoin the team a few days later.
LMFAO
Lokwey me , thinking about never wanting to show up for work @@SCARLUIS-nk2sk
She said “this isn’t on me” like it wasn’t her fault to begin with. She is the reason why all of that chaos happened
Facts! I love her but I was like gurl nah, u wrong on this one 😂
@@Shorts-dg4ppyou’re an absolute troll.
@@ZzzZ-sb9jushe is the character designed to be hated, they’re not wrong. She did whatever she wanted and served her own dish to a critic resulting in a massive amount of orders that messed up by not turning off the pre order option in their system and then after the kitchen suffers from HER actions, she walks and blames the head chef. In real life they would have been fired and kicked out.
@@desi9558i don’t know if i agree with this, while it is true that she did indeed serve a dish that wasn’t on the menu, she didn’t know who that guy was and she did it not to throw away the food. And i completely understand why she stood out, i think that once you understand the psychology of her character, you can understand how everything she did, she did to help the restaurant, and even accepting the job was her risking hours of her life for something that could be a huge disaster. Even though, yes, the whole delivery chaos was her fault, nobody truly acknowledged her talents and how hard she was working to benefit the restaurant and bring more people in. I believe that at this point, sydney was just tired of being constantly under minded, mistreated and overlooked when she was just working hard to make the restaurant a better place(even if that isn’t her job), in my opinion once you get that you are able to truly understand why she did what she did.
Her bringing up Ritchies daughter made me start to dislike her. That was a shitty thing to do.
Any cook pushin out food wether it be expo or any station for that matter, knows this feeling. The never ending machine, the background noise of sautee pans crashing & “behinds”. This scene really put me back in there for a minute.
Bump that, Marcus deserved the outburst. Donuts my dude? We need cake fam.
they both deserved it and quit like little children
@@jujitsujew23 Marcus 100%. Sydney made a big mistake, but Carmy was out of line talking to her like that.
@@money0925 It was her fault and she should've understood the stress he was under. Quiting like that what extremely childish after the mess she caused
my mans an artist 😩
@@jujitsujew23 I think her unprofessionalism was a result of his unprofessionalism. Jobs are stressful, but you don't take it out on your co workers.
It’s so so interesting because I’m always on the fence with Marcus’s behaviour in this scene. On the one hand - his whole character arc has basically revolved around this donut and us as viewers are happy to see him have perfected it. On the other hand, the kitchen is falling apart and everyone needed at that moment to pull together to fulfil their jobs. Marcus could probably tell from the angry screams how much stress Carmy was under - and from how annoyed Syd was when he hadn’t even attempted to start cutting the cakes, which, let’s face it - is what he’s getting paid to do. So whilst I agree it was nasty of Carmy to throw his donut on the floor, I completely understand why he did it. You’re under extreme stress and someone presents you with something you just don’t need in that moment. Ultimately, I don’t think Marcus was as justified storming out as Sydney because at least Sydney was doing (or attempting to do) her job.
Agreed, it was an a-hole thing Carmy did, but when you’re seeing red you aren’t thinking clearly.
Finish your day out before you quit. It's the professional thing to do.
Yeah that was wrong. But this was also a misssed opportunity. Instead of selling dried out cakes, maybe donuts could have been added to the menu. Ppl love sandwiches and doughnuts.
@@jadacampbell9331 Anthony Bourdain put it really well in kitchen confidential. I'm paraphrasing here but he made a comment about how, "the worst thing an up an coming line cook can do is fool himself into thinking he's an artist. He is a craftsman. The last thing a busy chef needs is a line cook who can't keep up with orders because he fancies himself as an innovator." Line cooks are meant to replicate the chef's dish over and over again with consistency. Marcus by all means is a great guy and as the comment above we're all happy for his triumph with the donuts, but the tickets musts come first and foremost. He really should not even be thinking about those donuts while on the line. and regarding the promoting of the donuts, while a good idea realistically that would never slide in a busy kitchen to just change everything last second unless you were doing a tasting menu
I thought all of that was definitely on Sydney for not being completely up to speed on the to-go orders (stumbling looking on the tablet/leaving the preorder option open) and not realizing that she messed it up and crumbling under Carmys pressure.
ALSO FOR GOING BEHIND HIS BACK WITH THE BRAZED RIBS
Remember people, this whole show delves into the minds of our characters, showing the juxtaposition between action and thought. Carmy wanted a kitchen full of order and respect, but cracked under the pressure and let his anger lash out. Sydney was skilled and a natural leader, but let her vanity blind her. Alot of this episodes problems started with her mistakes. She didn't listen to her boss and these are the consequences. Marcus was a baking genius and was on the cusp of a breakthrough, but let his success narrow his focus. In the end, he couldn't see the chaos he played a part in by not doing his job. I could go on but the point is we've learned how these characters think, and in the heat of the moment, flaws tend to become prominent. And sometimes, that's what it means to be human.
It’s also human to apologize and grow. I had a lot of respect for Carmy when he stepped up to say he was sorry to Marcus and Sydney (even when he was still dealing and juggling all the other stuff he was going through). I would’ve liked to have seen Sydney and Marcus reciprocate though. What they did and how they reacted in this episode was human and reasonable. But from a third party viewer standpoint, Carmy should not have been the only person to apologize. Sydney was the reason they had so many pre-orders to deal with and Marcus was too fixated on donuts to clue in that his boss was already more than absolutely beyond stressed. Playing the victim didn’t have a terrible long term consequence but as you can see from the comments, people remember
Sydney created a bunch of problems then dumped them on her team when she couldn’t handle it. She’s not a line cook, she’s supposed to be Carmy’s 2nd in command. She’s the one who’s supposed to manage Marcus. She’s the one who’s supposed to keep the kitchen in order. She was a complete and utter failure of a chef in this episode and if I was Carmy I’d never allow her back in my kitchen.
The very very very least she could have done was to stay the rest of her shift. Sydney’s shown herself to be incapable of managing people at every step of the way though.
Phenomenal take... It really shows how Sydney to this day, is held up to a standard a hell of a lot higher than anyone else...
Gotta love her little dunce-cap smile right before she quits
Marcus' cake on the floor is some of the most satisfying writing I've seen in a long time, just beautiful setup, misdirection, build up, execution.
When he eats the donut off the floor and the bridge of "Spiders (Kidsmoke)" by Wilco kicks in, just absolute perfection.
Sydney and Marcus behaviour was so childish! Sydney was the reason for the chaos and yet she left the place instead of taking responsibility for the situation. Marcus was so obsessed with his doughnut that he separated himself completely from the rest of the crew. They both got a chance to do what they wanted and betrayed the person who gave them the chance. So frustrating to watch!
😭 incredibly painful to watch… And Carmy kept apologizing… Like, it’s not you that should be apologizing!!!
Did you miss the majority of the season where Carmy was practically absent and just haphazardly handed control of the restaurant over to Sydney without any proper training or support?
@@tsarnicholasii274 and somehow that makes up for their bullshit? That's a separate issue
@@tsarnicholasii274Carmy said to Sydney he wants her running the kitchen so he can handle and fix the finances. All she does is constantly bicker him at the wrong times and cries when she doesn’t get her way. She’s the worst
jeremy is such a great actor. shameless is my favorite show and he was amazing on there and he’s just as good on this show🙌🏼
How you gonna quit right after you stabbed someone lmao
because she gone go to jail lmao
Best for the suspect to leave the scene of the crime 😅😅
Lmao
Richie deserved it.
I guess that's the best time to quit lol
She's a great character, but if she were real she'd be an awful person
Sydney saying "This isn't on me" is exactly why Carmy was not in the wrong.
Finish your shift at least.
@@lexis4490start the shift! They didn’t even open yet lmao
She not even getting paid
@@Anne_onelmao, cmon now💀
She knew it was on her!
Im sorry but Marcus 100% deserved that yell from Carmy. They’re about to get slammed and this guy pulls up with his donut not doing what he’s suppose to do. I know this is show, just pointing an observation.
yeah, this show really doesn't fully address the nuance it touts. When it's convient, they ignore it. I feel like this is just how shows are now (with exceptions for sure)
Sydney: *Messes up with the tablet, which causes the whole chaos; drops two cakes for not saying “corner”; yells at Tina, even if she (for once) was trying to support her; curses at Richie, calls him a looser and also brings his daughter in talk; F*CKING STABS RICHIE in the leg*
Also Sydney: Nah man this isn’t on me, imma go and quit.
This. All of this.
@@thatsameenergy thank god they gave her some good redemption on Season 2
Bro..... BRO! When I tell you Sydney stocks FELL after that scene!
This episode was straight up character assassination lmao and tbh I can't tell if they did it on purpose because she's the one who gets a one sided apology.
@@CheekiTiki not on purpose... they continue to excuse this kind of behavior and never address Sydney's entitlement and lack of self-awareness, which would be the only way to tie all of this together, imo. They seem to be ok with it because it's convenient
Scenes like this is one of the reasons I love this show. The way this is filmed you can feel the chaos and stress of the situation.
that ticket machine sends chills down may spine
Uncut Gems but it's a kitchen
Uncut hams
Uncut cakes
Uncut Cold Cuts
Uncut Beef
For anyone who has worked in food service, this episode was for US. legendary!
If I saw that amount of tickets piled up I think I would pass out from anxiety
However you feel about Marcus and Sydney quitting in this episode I think if they didn't quit and just put their heads down and finished the shift nothing would have changed and Carmy may have never found the money. Its shitty but their leaving was part of the reason Carmy is trying to change for the better.
I don't know about the money part. At some point, someone would've made pasta for the family dinner.
@@12Chris6 Yes but who knows how long that might have taken? Its established that because of Richie's bail being paid the restaurant was one bad shift from having to close forever. It took that and Carmy being in such a funk for Richie to finally break down and give him the letter.
I understood the bail money was from their (2 weeks) cushion/savings. They've been doing really well lately so they could've saved the extra. Or it's the money they're going to use for the next food/meat order.
@@12Chris6 That totally might be the case. I interpreted Carmy saying he posted that money from the restaurant as them losing their last safety net. But you could be right :)
Sydney made me angry in this scene, it was low key her fault that all the orders came in and when everything hit the fan she quit. Such great build up in this season so happy it’s renewed for another season !
True, but the way he was speaking to her and everyone else was completely out of order and unprofessional. I know chef's have a reputation for this sort of thing - but it doesn't make it right.
@@laurakojobeecham4872 to be fair he did warn her before of trying to move to fast, and she kept pushing it to he let her do what she wanted and failed she should have tooken it as a learning tool instead of running away
@@kedjr88 in my opinion, verbal abuse should not be taken as a learning tool (I know that some people work well under extreme verbal abuse but Sydney clearly isn’t one of those people and that’s okay) and you can see in this entire scene that despite Carmy trying to do things quickly - he was incredibly stressed and let that get the better of him, therefore he lost control of the whole kitchen. As the head chef, even if you are shouting you need to remain focussed and not smash up the place. The inciting incident (the order overload) was Sydney’s fault, but what came after was on Carmy and his responsibly as head of the kitchen.
@@laurakojobeecham4872 The fact that Sydney says "this isn't on me" is what pisses me off. Like not taking any accountability there? Seriously? That whole day is on everyone there. They all gotta take an L that day and learn from it.
Sydney knew how to build the base and she tried to warn them about what's to come. Andy Rizo you like many people look over characters like her!
Am I the only one who low-key thought she should take partial responsibility, I mean it was her who messed up the pre-orders and gave the dish Carmy said wasn’t ready yet to the customer, which resulted in that review in the newspaper😅. Plus I think Carmy’s built up anger towards her finally made him lash out, which honestly wasn’t good at all. Sydney is impatient and Carmy as unresolved anger. I think they’ll explore it more in the next season ✨
no chef
I think her contribution was unintentional though. She had no idea giving that food out would cause the ripple effect that it did. And under normal circumstances, the influx in orders would’ve been a good thing. It was just the culmination of everything happening at once that made it too much. And she did try to take responsibility with the to gos but Carmy pushed her off the line. Now it was on her for pushing for to go’s before Carmy was ready in the first place, but he pushed her into seemingly uncomfortable situations before she was ready and that ended up working out well for the kitchen. And it still doesn’t excuse his verbal abuse, especially after she’d told him she couldn’t work in an environment that toxic. Neither of them really apologized to the other. Carmy acknowledged his behavior was out of line but never actually said “I’m sorry” even tho they seemed to make amends by the end, thank God. It’s really obvious they have very strong chemistry.
@@applemoneroy7371 That’s a fair point, I didn’t think about it that way. I think they both need to work on their communication with each other, like I know they spoke about it before but it’s clear that when they’re pushed out of their comfort zone it doesn’t end well. And yeah they both didn’t really apologise to each other but I’m glad they made amends in the end. They’re my favourite duo in the show and I can’t wait to see them work together with their new restaurant ^^
The thing that I LOVED about this is how layered this episode was. I think her taking responsibly for her mistake was her *immediately* buckling down and getting to work to fix it. She didn't explicitly apologize, but none of them ever really do. Do they? The crew's apologies and amends always come from acts of service more than verbal reconciliation (Richie firing a gun to protect Carmy after a fight, Sydney getting the right tools for Richie at the hardware store, Tina squashing her beef with Sydney thru a bowl of cut vegetable, etc.) Them finding themselves up a creek with a hundred orders was 100% Sydney's fault, but the mood of chaos, anger, and shambles the kitchen devolved into was 1000% on Carmy. We've seen episode after episode of them dealing with the same, if not worse levels of unpreparedness. And Carmy always kept as level head as he could and the crew followed his lead, getting through the ordeal. But here he loses his cool, and more importantly he devolves into a lesser boss right off the bat-- not listening, cursing them out, not paying attention to who his assigning where which leads to unproductive clashes (and stabbings 😂). And the kitchen didn't stand a chance of successfully completing the orders because of it.
Facts. Her being so ambitious ended up causing this mistake with the pre order system. I was a big fan of her up until this episode. Her inability to see how she was apart of the negativity in the restaurant like all the other workers there was a bit surprising to me and it kinda rubbed me the wrong way. The whole season she was played off as a bit “holier than thou” but she put in a ton of effort and was one of the few employees who bought into Carmen’s new ideas early on. When she fucked up she couldn’t handle the heat and bailed leaving them on their own. It just didn’t seem like her character to do that. If she were in a nicer kitchen she’d have been smacked back to reality many times by then but because of the environment there she was a comfortable sous chef and began to think she was the know it all because she could boss around 6 people who have held the same job with hardly any standards or expectations for over a decade
Fui cocinero durante 5 largos años de mi vida, y pase por absolutamente todos los estados de este episodio, incluso varias veces en una misma noche de servicio, y hasta varias noches consecutivas de servicio, noches que volvía a casa completamente desecho moralmente, además de quemaduras por el aceite, cortes en los dedos y un olor a comida en el cuerpo que no se iba a pesar de ducharme inmediatamente, y este episodio en particular revivió esa experiencia de ansiedad y estrés de una forma que no pude evitar llorar un poquito recordando esas noches caóticas de mi vida. Todo el que trabajó en una cocina sabe de lo que estoy hablando y estoy seguro que sintió lo mismo que yo mirando este episodio. En fin, es lo mejor que vi en muchísimos años
Her and Marcus did Carmy so wrong, yet Carmy was the one that self improved. Great human
In season 2 they reference this incident again. 100% Carmy’s fault? Really? In the story I guess that’s how they see it but to us viewers it looks a lot more like gaslighting
@@georgejerry1545 Spot on
I dunno. But it seems like OP was saying how carmy is a great person to self improve despite Sydney and Marcus making the situation worst
Sidney: bypass his boss giving a food critic a dish that's not even on the menu, install software to increase profit without proper configuration, disses everyone around trying to control the situation and stabs Richie without asking him if he's Ok.
Also Sidney: This is not my fault, I quit!
😒
Just realized Carmy goes into the fridge and the door almost closes on him like in season 2.
This show is too good
...all of this would have been resolved if Carmy had just cancelled the preorders. Just issue a note that it's a new system and they experienced a glitch. It was mentioned that they had ppl lined up outside already due to the review. They would have easily made the money up w/o the pre-orders.
I don't know why people seems to forget how syd said some horrible stuff at richie even mentioned his daughter which she knew he has a soft spot for and then actually stabbed the guy and still act like she's the biggest victim there. I didn't even like richie he's such a tool but after this episode he's becoming more and more likable.
He walked into the knife and got stabbed. Even though it sounds like it was an accident and not an intentional stabbing, Syd was lucky he didn’t decide to press charges against her or sue her for the medical bills incurred.
I agree that the way Carmy, Richie and Tina speak down on Syd because she’s green was not okay. I agree that Carmy should not have cursed her or Tina out. But Syd needed to own up to her mistake and take accountability, not just blame others (even though plenty of other people were also at fault for that mess).
Still bugs me how Carmy is the only one that apologized in the final episode, Sydney and Marcus should also apologize too....
The hairs behind Anthony Bourdain's neck would be standing up. He would be cheerleading this show like no other.
Marcus and Sydney deadass sabotaged the Restaurant and then stormed out
The thing that can make the main chef redeemable is he owns up to his mistakes and he’s trying to get better. Only if more people would actually do this…
And that’s exactly what happens in the next episode
Now if only Marcus and Sydney would own up to their mistakes as well.
@@MorallyDubiousFrogI just wanted them to acknowledge what they were not completely faultless in this episode. It was 20 minutes of hectic, anxiety inducing entertainment. But seeing how it resolved in the next episode and thinking about it afterward, I at least wanted one of them to have the self awareness that Carmy wasn’t 100% to blame. You gotta own up to your actions even it only contributed 10% to the mess.
@@georgejerry1545 Agreed.
I keep rewatching the final 30 seconds of this scene 😅
I’m still a Sydney fan, I like all of the characters on this show. Nobody is one-dimensional. Sydney like all of them, has flaws, but you can tell she cares and admires them all, especially Carmen. The scene in the car with Richie, where she said, they can “learn from” him, shows that she’s not someone I can just abandon, she knows that he has a lot of experience. Her sitting on the chair wideyed, really looked like she was going through it internally and actually laughing at how fucked everything was going... As if to say, “This is so messed up, it’s hilariously bad.” & she just couldn’t deal with how Carmy yelled at her. I mean everyone is saying she’s unprofessional and I think she’s just inexperienced...I mean he’s the Michelin star, prodigy, and even he is reeling from trauma with how that abusive chef spoke to him; the difference is Carmy actually feels remorse and will not do anything in the name of making
good food. I love this show, I cannot wait for season 2!☺️
Strong agree. Anyone who's worked in a kitchen that can look me in the eye and say with all sincerity that they've never had a bad service, is full of $#!+. While I don't appreciate how she handled this particular meltdown, nor do I think she's justified in any way; I believe wholeheartedly that her passion for cooking, and her desire to constantly find ways to improve, elevate, and be creative is a better barometer for her character as a, well, character, than this moment itself. And Carmy clearly feels the same way, as he was quick to own up to his behavior and welcome her back, despite this one instance.
I think this scene was meant to evoke something within every kitchen staff who's watched this show - because we've all had someone quit on the fly and take zero ownership of their mistakes. But the point is that, it's all love, and we're a family, no matter how badly we fk up a service.
Everyone is saying she's unprofessional because they've been gaslit all their lives into thinking bosses are entitled to ruin their reports' lives. Workers are humans and deserve to be treated as such. Bosses are called on lead their reports in fair and foul weather, and in S1, Carmen isn't equipped for the latter. All it would have taken to preserve his headcount was just putting his massive ego aside for two minutes. Telling Marcus to focus on his orders and they'd talk about his donut later and disciplining Sydney in private after the rush was over.
I mean obviously we need that arc and he comes a long way in S2, but irl he's unlikely to have been so lucky to retain them. And as empathetic as I am to people dealing with GAD (my mom) , bipolar (my sister) , etc, in all environments an individual deserves to set boundaries including at work , where you're selling your labour to someone who needs it.
100% agree
Yes, but Carmy did apologize afterward and show remorse while trying to make amend, but Sydney didnt. And so is Marcus. The show instead painted them as victims and all blame is on Carmy. Thats what made a lot of watchers riled up. Its not about gaslighting or undermining sydney/marcus achievemnt, its the total lack of any remorse, at all.
bro idc, Marcus and Sydney were the villains lol
She genuinely took no responsibility.
right!?!? She and the pastry chef are entitled brats who think they did nothing wrong should never be yelled at
Blacks usually dont
@@joogullae3456 do you enjoy being openly racist?
His behavior was out of control and he was either going to burst a blood vessel or get violent with her. So in my opinion, she was justified in leaving.
@@juliabouknight2209 you've never worked in a kitchen have you? His anger was justified and doesn't even come close to meaning he was going to get violent. Chefs get angry all the time because of stress
Let's be real:
All of this because Sydney had to let her vanity/need for approval get the best of her. She gives the blogger the dish she made but wasn't ready for the public, and the next day, the shitstorm that was bound to happened, happened.
Sydney quits after stabbing Ritchie, serving a critic her own food to get ahead. Causing the busy atmosphere we see in this episode. Then because people called her out on her BS, she quits. Take some accountability buddy. I know Carmy was out of line yelling, but what happened was YOUR fault and you didn’t say sorry not one time for putting yourself first before the restaurant. It’s crazy lol.
"This isn't one me", problem with that statement is its 100% on you. You left the pre-order option on causing the chaos, you did not say corner leading to the dropping of the cakes, you got into arguments with other workers, and you are abandoning the kitchen when they need you most.
She should have been fired.
That was the best episode artistically and cinematically.
I like when he hit the ticket machine. That effing sound I hated it too in the moment 😂 makes me cringe hearing it every time
Incredibly awesome acting from everyone involved on scene and the production behind it (bravo)…I love this show and it’s awesome that season two is in production. Oh yeah 🤟🏼
It's one of the rare instances where the justification of a series, or even film in general, existing is backed up.
After this episode, I went from liking Sydney to hating her... She made a biiiig mistake, denied it, stabbed a colleague and bailed the team when they most needed her... without saying "sorry"?
The sound of tickets printing haunts my dreams
Sydney pissed me off this episode. This was her fault and instead of dealing with the crap that she started, she blamed everyone else and quit. 🙄
Lip went from alcohol addiction to living through the stress of working in the kitchen. Dude has been through enough. Give him a break.
I liked the show but once insane this episode it got me hooked. The utter chaos was painful and stress inducing and doing it in a 1 take cut was incredible
Sydney and Marcus made me so mad in this scene
@1:50 Just about everyone who's worked on line has wanted to do that at some point or another lol
Sydney's so pretty
pretty stupid.
@@potassiumming04Eww
pretty crybaby
YOOO CARMY YOU GOT TIME FOR A DONUT CHEF ??? 😂
Nice to hear wilco in a show based in chicago
I think it was all chicago based music actually!
Everyone in this scene is wrong in their own way, Syd got too ambitious and refused to listen when Carmy told her the place wasn’t ready for to go, Marcus completely neglected his duties to the kitchen in favor of his donut and threatened to put them further behind the 8 ball, and Carmy who’s been desiring to make the Beef different than the places him and Syd worked before let his trauma and anger get the best of him and he reverted to the abusive techniques he was taught under, and that’s what makes it so stressful and fun to watch😅
0:23 that Kubrick influence is chefs kiss pun intended
Cringe
After rewatching The Bear season 1, i can understand why her catering food bizz failed, well whatever she had going on.
Syd crackes under pressure and refuses to take accountability when she's at fault. That's a Big No No in any job and Yes there are other jobs were you get yelled at restaurants, construction, white collar jobs, ect. It's nothing new.
A very realistic depiction of someone getting mad at you for something that's their fault or their idea.
Beautiful actress and talent
I needed a cigarette after watching this episode
I do like people who justify abuse like this, whether it be a kitchen or the military.
"Soft" is what's thrown around.
Abuse is the term. And itll only lead to downfall.
Syd was the one who messed up but she has me LMAO in this 😂😂😂
Best Show On FX This Yr!!!!
If you’ve ever worked in a real kitchen, it’s always this stressful if you can’t handle it then it is definitely not for you. These type of places give people thick skin because it’s so stressful, that nothing else seems to matter. Not leaving. Not even cleaning. They only worry about getting food out as fast as possible. When I was 15 I got a restaurant job and I was a dishwasher and it was probably the worst mistake. Usually you’re not supposed to have a job until you’re 16 but they took a chance on me. And it was my first job too. It opened my eyes to how people treat others in tense situation when their business is on the line
@0:12 if you know, you know
Is no one gonna talk about how Sydney stabbed Ritchie in the butt? Or I guess how he just walked into her knife and she just didnt do ANYTHING about it?
Sucks her aim was off.
Every episode is like exposure therapy to high inducing stress
I've worked for people like him in the past.
sydney set them up, marcus wasn't focused, camry was out of control, blah blah how did Sydney just come back like nothing when she STABBED someone??? Did they just gloss over this fact in the show to signify how the establishment is just rough around the edges? like with the drive by?
Well you gotta remember. She stabbed RICHIE. Richies an idiot. If she stabbed literally anyone else, it would've been an actual problem 💀
sydney is just breaking down inside
inwas so furious at Sidney here! she fucked up the preorders, STABBED a dude, smiles about it, breaks down and claims it isn’t her fault then leaves among all the chaos
And Shitting Carmen, the worst part is that she never apologised to anyone.
I love how everytime carmy starts to lose it There's a tea pot hissing sound that plays in the background
She took no ownership of her mistakes it was so fucked up
He’s verbally abusive
@@alexissimpson5819 Are you serious? You have to be kidding
@@alexissimpson5819 behavior was inexcusable and he even apologized for it
even at the end of the season when she decides to still work with him she doesn't own up to how she fucked things up
@@alexissimpson5819 who cares? She f*cked up and needs to own it. all of them, even Syd, are verbally abusive in the kitchen
@@alexissimpson5819 cuz it was her fault
This scene to me is f ing amazing
Anyone else have ptsd from hearing the ticket machine go off ?
love the show but hated how they acted like Carmy was the bad guy for the blow up. it was alot and stressful but understandable. what wasnt understandable was Sydneys poor kitchen safety. not listening or calling out corner when she bumped into Richie and point the knife and him and soon stabbing him. she failed on all levels as a manager/sous chef. liked her character but her bitching about Carmy was fucked imo
To be fair it was a pretty stressful situation. A lot of things going at the same time. Her verbal assault on Richie, knowing she messed up, trying to fix things but not being able to….it’s enough to have anyone not act or operate accordingly. But yeah, I didn’t like the way they just put it all on Carmy. He did start the online orders though. And he did ask Sydney if they’re were ready for service and she said no. Loved Marcus’ passion with the donut, but he should have been handling the cakes not Richie.
That's what I thought too. Like as much as I felt for dude with working the whole season on a donut. He picked the worst possible time to bring it up, and not do his orders.
@@warriornico80 Marcus was so absorbed with finishing the donut that he didn’t even hear Carmy having a meltdown a couple feet away. 😂
Richie was harassing her I don't blame her for quitting
@@girlonfire2.076 He harassed her from day one.
I was surprised they allowed Sydney back in the end..
'cause these shows always have to have a happy ending...
What would they not?
@@XiuFeanaro6 because she caused a disaster, and walked out
Only reason they did I think is because camry knew he went overboard richie was trying to do better due to the charge and they just found the $ so they are in a good mood
I´m not. Carmen could see the potential Sydney has in her, and he wants to bring it out
Ayo Edebiri YOU will always be famous 🤩
ALWAYS
you can't blame Carm for lashing out at Sydney and Marcus tho I mean c'mon
Yeah, am I missing something? I love Sydney and Marcus but they were either not doing what they were supposed to be doing (Marcus) or screwed up royally and created the situation (Sydney). Right? Erupting at them was not good but sometimes kitchens are like that.
@@eyoung506 at least she was trying to fix it and he was being rude to her, so she quit. Plus, sge didn't knew that that guy was rating food.
@@XiuFeanaro6 Was attacking Richie's life, bringing up his family and his daughter, and then eventually stabbing him (albeit on accident), was that her trying to help the situation? Because she certainly didn't help anything.
@@eyoung506 the point of the show is that sydney and carmen are trying to reform a traditional kitchen environment. they’ve talked and they’ve worked together and they’ve agreed that that behavior and that environment should stop. most of their scenes together are making changes to the kitchen to make it better, more efficient, less abusive. sydney already took a lot of carmens verbal abuse and kept going, but she just reached a breaking point, it wasn’t the stress that made her quit it was carmy’s behavior. thats the point of her character
@@XiuFeanaro6 she def. did not know he was a reviewer so I never counted that against her. I mean, what are the odds he would be a reviewer?
Man, I love this show but it still bugs me that Sydney doesn't own up to her side of this. Yes, Carmy should not have blown up, but THIS WAS ON HER, and she never said she was sorry.
She doesn’t have to, and I’m glad Carmy apologized
@@Koki-hc3mw She didn’t have to but to a lot of people, including myself, it would have felt more appropriate. We the viewers seeing this episode unfold understand Sydney and Marcus’s own contributions to Carmy blowing up in their faces. Carmy overreacted? Absolutely. Would nobody in their right minds would want to be on the receiving end of that verbal assault? Absolutely. But did Sydney leave the pre-order option on that started this mess? And did Marcus interrupt his de facto boss who was already beyond stressed trying to deal with his employee’s mess that could’ve tanked the entire business that his beloved dead brother left him in his will?
*Absol-frickin-lutely*
I think what the show tried to do was erase any kind of culpability Sydney and Marcus had with Carmy’s treatment to them that bordered on abuse. But not all viewers didn’t get that from this episode. Instead, many saw characters, in a contrived and obstinate manner, absolve themselves of any guilt for the treatment they received from Carmy.
I also thought it was interesting in the last episode it was shown how Marcus and Sydney were portrayed as victims of Carmy’s outbursts eating and comforting themselves. At the same time we see Carmy continue to find closure with his brother’s death and bail Ritchie out of jail, still trying to run the restaurant. Like, did the show want us to feel bad for Marcus and Sydney while feeling sympathetic towards Carmy’s constant and intense efforts to maintain his restaurant and family? Personally I felt much more for Carmy at that point. A guy, who probably needs therapy (let’s be honest), who always struggles to carry a heavy burden is someone deserving of some admiration and maybe even more leeway for their faults.
It also reminds me of what I shouldn’t do in my own life, especially after watching relationships at work, at home and with friends dissolve and maintain themselves. It takes maturity and responsibility to understand the importance of taking ownership of the consequences of your actions, no matter what form that takes. You want proper closure after arguments with loved ones? Take responsibility for your actions and hash out what ALL you did, could’ve done and will do to make things better. You want relationships that don’t harbour resentment and bitterness? Don’t let people not acknowledge what they did to contribute to messes/bad situations. Otherwise feelings calcify and it leaks into your relationships which is not ideal.
On a side note: That’s also why I think Ritchie’s character development in season 2 ep 7 was such a hit. He took responsibility for his actions and thrived and continued to thrive after that episode. It was something that felt good to watch because it resonates with a part of us that understands being responsible is hard but opens doors to better things.
Nah working in a kitchen for the last two years and if someone ever fucked up this bad was then inattentive and distracted accidentally stabbed another chef and was also being quite verbally abusive to everyone they wouldn’t be able to quit because they would already be kicked out the door
In my opinion both Sydney and Marcus were in the wrong in this episode, but i think it was meant to speak to the strength of character of Carm that he was able to fall back and still apologize to them. He really didn't have to, but he still did. It seperates him from the Chef Joel Mchale played, where he could care less about his staff.
i agree with you but i cant stand sydney and marcus in the last few episodes acting like they where in the right and never apologizing to carm and just coming back to work like nothing happened
@@Arthion123 carm never apologizes to them either. They all make up for their failures through their actions
@@kurlykayla9013bruh you watching the same show?
@@jeswinjain6922 i rewatched and my bad, he does apologize, but Syd and Marcus still makes up for it through their actions
The more I think about it, the more it feels align with a case of gaslighting. Sure he is the chef, their boss and held to a higher standard but as a third party viewer who gets to process the events unfold from a detached pov, you can’t help but think Carmy did more than his fair share yet Marcus and Sydney never even acknowledged the consequences of their actions that led/contributed to this mess
I remember watching this and I didn’t watch the show yet. I was SO confused. Now I fuckin Love this show.
Kitchen Rage. I don't miss this at all.
All the comments acting like Sydney was in the wrong and that Camry was right missed the point of this entire episode soooo much. Leaving the preorder option on was a very simple mistake and there was no reason for Carmy to throw a tantrum like a child over it. Carmy tasting the donut at the end and realising it was actually good was the moment he realised that he fucked up and had just pushed away all the people that cared about making his dream of this restaurant come true. People acting like Carmy was justified clearly have no clue about abusive behaviour.
Anyone who agrees with her, it obvious you never worked in a kitchen before. They even establish in the show that she is impatient. Seriously anyone who defends her behavior dont know anything about running a kitchen
Isn’t that the whole point though, that Sidney’s young, she’s never had the opportunity to take on responsibility of something important? She said at her last job she zested for months on end, that’s IT. She was impatient and over-ambitious... But Carmy said the first episode that she’s green. I think the restaurant brought out the worst in everyone, like it had bad energy until that Bear sign went up. Now Carmy can fix it and bring out everyone’s best IN MODERATION.
@@onlygood222 She also ran a catering business that failed for the same reason
Well shot ep and know what’s crazy? they edited it like it was shot on one take so you could really feel the chaos
TOGO was Sydney's baby, she failed by quitting on him.
She warned him and he didn't listen to her like always.
He should have cancelled the preorders instead of trying to attempt to get them done while hurling verbal abuse at everyone
I cheered when she quit and then got sad when she got hired back
Who else saw that electrical spark in the chit printer? I bet that wasn’t planned and looks like a minor accident to me. He totally got carried away with that 2nd hit. And it makes it more believable this scene.
If you think about it Sydney quitting the Beef was just her being ahead of everyone cuz they all quit the "Beef" and yeah that adds nothing