Don’t expect Carmy and Sydney to cook up a romance on season two of The Bear
While stars Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri undeniably have chemistry on The Bear, the show's team confirms that it's strictly platonic
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With one glimpse of a tattooed forearm, Jeremy Allen White’s tortured chef Carmy Berzatto became a sex symbol of the summer when The Bear dropped on Hulu last June. Naturally, many viewers were thinking that he might strike up a relationship with the ambitious Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), who hopes to make her own impression on the Berzatto family’s sandwich shop. However, in a new conversation with Variety, the team behind the acclaimed series says that romance isn’t anything The Bear plans to serve up.
“We wanted to make something that was about friendship and a partnership,” describes creator and co-showrunner Chris Storer. “It really is so funny that that is one of the things that people took away—of all the heavy shit that’s going on in the show! It was interesting because Ayo and Jeremy, since they are our friends and are such wonderful people, I think there is this charisma that comes off both of them… From the beginning, it was like, we should just show people being really good at their jobs and pushing each other. Selfishly, I hadn’t seen a show without a romantic plot and was like, that could be kind of cool and interesting.”
While The Bear is ostensibly a workplace comedy—albeit one that’s inspired by the frenetic energy of the Safdie brothers and largely about grief—Carmy and Sydney aren’t about to become the new Jim and Pam.
“I know there are people who are very invested in that, and I understand and I appreciate it, but it was not that for me,” Edebiri says.
The series has already been renewed for a second season, and Storer and co-showrunner Joanna Calo tell Variety that the story’s full arc has already been planned out. Whether or not that eventually puts romance on the table remains to be seen, but it’s clear that the characters’ personal growth comes first, particularly as Carmy continues to adjust to taking over his late brother’s business.
“I think, in this first season, he was far too fracted and had a lot of selfish thinking going on,” White says. “I think he wanted to be there for Sydney, but I don’t think he was capable.”
Season one of The Bear is streaming now on Hulu.
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Is this the bear with the cocaine?
Yes
No, this is the one where the bear finds hidden cocaine money.
THAT’S BECAUSE SYDNEY AND MARCUS ARE MADE FOR ONE ANOTHER DAMNIT
Only partially joking; I’m torn between wanting them to smooch and wanting more media where women and men have deep relationships that don’t revolve around smooching.
This! One of my favorite things about that American Crime miniseries on OJ Simpson, was the palpable chemistry between Marcia Clark and Chris Darden, and you’re just shouting at them to hook up, but they never do because they keep it profesh.
I agree, but Sydney is a young woman and a human being, and her finding comfort with Marcus and that relationship likely coming with a ton of hurdles makes sense in the context of the show and will make for compelling TV if they keep up the quality of the last season. And to your point, Sydney still has the relationships that don’t revolve around smooching that are more important to her and there are other women on the show who have deep relationships with Carmy and the other employees that could be explored in tandem with Sydney and Marcus smooching.
I am on board this train with you. I didn’t see the chemistry between Carmy and Sydney. It’s not there in that way. But Sydney and Marcus, that’s a whole other story and I am here for it.
i don’t think any of these characters on this show are mentally capable of being in a healthy relationship, yet.
Agreed, Carmy has A LOT to deal with before getting into a relationship. I hope they don’t have a one night stand as well. We don’t need that cliche.
I’m thinking that Sydney and Marcus’s relationship running into that wall will be a main plotline of the next season.
Good gravy, if you think Carmy is boyfriend material….god damn have you made some choices…I am a heterosexual male who married a long time ago, and even I can see that dude is a minefield of insanity and flying pots like a flare in a deep cave. Hey I get it….he has a badboy cool thing but shit, are you a masochist?
Why would she fall for a guy who is shit? Is this a Woody Allen produced TV show? LOL!
The tropes of “make me a better man” and “women really love scumbags” need to die with 2022.
he’s a brilliant, renowned chef, owns his own business and is super hot.
Yeah, because the restaurant industry is famous for healthy relationships.
This comment is not made in good faith; I suspect you’re someone who thinks men are scumbags by definition.
Completely agree. Don Draper/Peggy should be the model here, I think.
I completely agree. They have a lot to learn from each other. Chemistry doesn’t have to be romantic!
75% of this show is characters screaming at one another. It’s legitimately difficult to watch.
if you are shipping Carmy and Sydney, you need to shut the fuck up forever