The Watchers

The Bear is back, and it feels like hardly any time has passed. (Because hardly any time has passed.)
This week, Andrea and Jodie are talking through the first three episodes of the final season: the familiar reminder that if something can go wrong, it will; Carmy trying (and failing) to let go; Richie entering his maximization era; Marcus and Luca’s whole…vibe; Ebra being generally the best, and why, if you ask us, the Faks remain crucial to The Bear family ecosystem.
Plus, pipes, spoons, vampires, and Cheese.
We’ll be back next week to talk about episodes 4 - 6.
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"And when I'm back in Chicago, I feel it." Wherein "it" refers to: the full-body haunting of home, the burden of being needed, the myth of control, and what it means to understand the difference between leaving and running.
Before the final season of The Bear, we wanted to do a quick, non-exhaustive reset. Jodie and Andrea recap where everyone started, where season 4 left them, and what we’re expecting/hoping for in season 5.
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Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

It’s the end of tourist season on Widow’s Bay, so for now The Watchers are packing up, saying goodbye to our new island pals, and breaking down the season finale, “We Hope You Enjoyed Your Time!” We're talking Ruth’s whole deal, Tom’s variously questionable choices, Evan’s place in the Warren line, and a return to Andrea’s favorite segment, Hatch Watch. Plus, an important reminder: older women know everything.
Next week, we’re heading back into the kitchen for the final season of The Bear and checking in on Carmy, Sydney, Richie, and the rest of our beautiful, stressed-out friends.
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This week, The Watchers are hunkering down for the penultimate episode of Widow’s Bay, "Emergency Shelter." Jodie and Andrea talk storm shelter, Rosemary’s tastefully titillating genealogy presentation, Tom’s wrestling match with the island's ancestry, Dale in doorways, and all the weird time stuff we’re tracking before the finale. Also: Nor’easters, shit-talking Martha’s Vineyard, and the new game that's sweeping the nation: “Dead Baby, Dead Baby Lesbian.”
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Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

Widow's Bay gets the Haddonfield treatment (Jersey? Illinois? Yes.) as Jodie and Andrea review the show's slasher turn, "Your Baggage." We talk Wyck playing third wheel, Patricia becoming the Final Girl she was always meant to be, and the way a simple "GO SOX" is the key to any good New England boy’s heart.
Referenced in this ep:
On Widow’s Bay, Is There Anything Kate O’Flynn Can’t Do?
Ways to support the detainees at Delaney Hall
Email Congress: No More Funding for ICE
Read: Don’t Give Up: A Letter From Delaney Hall
Support Families at Delaney Hall with Food4NJ.org
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Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)
Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)
Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."