Boston Globe Hails 66-Minute 'The Bear' Episode 'Fishes' as TV Milestone

1 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Jun 24

FX’s “The Bear” enters its fifth and final season Thursday with the Boston Globe arguing season 2’s 66-minute “Fishes” remains the show’s defining peak.
The review casts the Christmas flashback as a standalone, anxiety-soaked family drama that explains Carmy’s damage and elevates the series beyond a conventional TV episode.
Jamie Lee Curtis anchors that chaos as Donna Berzatto, with the Globe calling it the performance of her career, while Jon Bernthal, Bob Odenkirk, John Mulaney and Sarah Paulson deepen the ensemble.
Christopher Storer’s direction and the episode’s Feast of the Seven Fishes setting are presented as the reason “Fishes” endures as a milestone for television’s current age.