Family gatherings over the holidays are rarely stress-free. But on FX's "The Bear," it's a white-knuckle experience.
Most of Season 2 of the show, which streams on Hulu, follows tortured chef Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), head chef Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and the rest of the team's efforts to quickly transform the old school sandwich joint at the center of the show into a fine-dining restaurant. However, the anxiety-filled, stomach-turning holiday episode brings a jolt to a season that is otherwise calmer, compared to the first, by focusing on the dysfunction of the Berzatto family.
In the previous episodes, Carmy is on the brink of having everything he could want — reopening the restaurant and a budding romance with someone from his past, Claire (Molly Gordon). Episode 6, titled "Fishes," goes back in time — nearly five years before the main events of Season 2 — to a dramatic and traumatic dinner at Carmy's childhood home, where his family has gathered to celebrate the Feast of Seven Fishes, a traditional Italian American event held on Christmas Eve.
