#ill consider this sydcarmy post

[thoughtfulchaos773]

One of my favorite episodes of The Bear is 1x02 Hands.

There's this song that plays twice in the episode. Have You Seen Me Lately by The Counting Crows. It plays during Richie's car scene with sydney- a ballad version of the song. At the end of the episode, the rock version plays for Carmy. Storer explained that this decision was made so the same song - different versions match Carmy and Richie's journey.

Lyrics for Carmy's ending scene:

Get away from me, just get away from me.

This isn't gonna be easy, but I don't need you Believe me

Yeah, you got a piece of me

But it's just a little piece of me...

And I don't need anyone

And these days

I feel like I'm fading away

I see a story about two men, Richie and Carmy, how they dislike each other but share one thing in common, and that's Mikey. It's about men facing their mental health. The ability to ask for help in order to heal. The journey of grief, toxic masculinity, and unknowingly, Sydney helping heal and representing a new experience for The Berzattos.

Carmy (and Richie) are resistant to ending the dysfunction.

When I watch the episode, I see Carmy and Richie have a way of telling Sydney to get away from me like the lyrics. Carmy is turning down her business ideas, and Richie denies help to find the right caulk. But Sydney affects Richie when she acknowledges and apologizes for Michel's death. This car scene gives the audience hope that Richie is starting to accept Sydney.

Eventually, Carmy becomes more accepting of her and officially hires Sydney. Showing that he wants to move on. While Richie hides the note Mikey left, because making changes to the restaurant is accepting that Mikey's dead.

Sydney, who had her own loss(Sheridan Catering), is looking to accept and move past it. While Carmy and Richie are in different stages. But Carmy- in his grief, in the stages of anger and denial, loses Sydney in the process by the end of Season One.

But there's hope in their grief when Sydney comes back in 1x08, and Richie almost demands she helps. Showing that he is ready to accept Sydney. I think Richie knew then what she meant to Carmy and how much she's helped change not only the restaurant but their personal lives.

#the episode is so underated. #also-yes Sydney represents transformation in their relationship but i LOVE that shes got her own issues too that the berzattos help change #that's a different post. but did you like the episode? #ill consider this sydcarmy post #maybe also a post for some sydrichies out there? #sydcarmy #the bear fx #sydney adamu #carmen berzatto #richie jerimovich #Spotify #the bear music #richie and carmy