The rapid-fire dialogue gets exhausting.

by KGB, Belly o. the Beast, Monday, April 27, 2026, 10:05 (30 days ago) @ Coach Gillespie
edited by KGB, Monday, April 27, 2026, 10:10

Accompanied by camera cuts bouncing back and forth like a damn ping pong game. It's not difficult to grasp what the director is trying to convey about the kitchen atmosphere, but when you lean comically hard into that technique over & over again, it loses impact and simply gets annoying at a certain point.

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OT: Does The Bear get better? - Jeff (BGS), 2026-04-25, 18:05
- Save yourself some time and just watch Boiling Point. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-04-27, 23:42
- No - Coach Gillespie, 2026-04-27, 08:42
  - The rapid-fire dialogue gets exhausting. - KGB, 2026-04-27, 10:05
    - Amen. - Coach Gillespie, 2026-04-27, 10:15
      - but not every episode is that frenetic - Jay, 2026-04-27, 10:30
  - I actually thought the supercilliousness was well drawn - Mike (bart), 2026-04-27, 09:00
    - Matty Matheson and Courtney Storer are legit restaurant - Jason93, 2026-04-27, 09:18
- it's just completely implausible - Jay, 2026-04-26, 10:19
  - In the words of Prentiss Hubb - Pat (Moco), 2026-04-28, 11:49
    - Ha! That name sounded familiar, but I couldn’t place it… - bk, 2026-04-28, 15:00
  - I had beef wet at Mr. Beef yesterday..It was a very good , - Frank, 2026-04-28, 04:32
  - Go back to St Louis. - terribletr, 2026-04-26, 18:46
  - Who wins: Italian Beef, French Dip, or Philly Cheesesteak? - Joe I, 2026-04-26, 15:48
    - #1 -Philly Pork with broccoli rabe on Amarosa bread, - Frank, 2026-04-28, 04:39
    - you know the Jersey Mike’s cheesesteak is pretty good - Jay, 2026-04-27, 07:25
      - There's a small chain out of NE Ohio: - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-04-27, 23:47
        
        They opened one by us - bobbywal, 2026-04-28, 15:45
      - Better enjoy while you can - private equity bought them - MattG, 2026-04-27, 11:17
        
        They’re taking them public soon… - atxND, 2026-04-27, 15:19
        
        Haven't seen any effect thus far - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-27, 12:12
      - Agree -- it's in my rotation. - Tim, 2026-04-27, 08:19
      - I think they do a great job with most everything. - KGB, 2026-04-27, 08:01
      - Penn Station on Line#1. - Chris, 2026-04-27, 07:31
        
        I'm still mad they ditched their tuna melt. - Angel, 2026-04-27, 10:47
        
        never heard of them - Jay, 2026-04-27, 07:54
    - Meatball Parm - cdawg, 2026-04-26, 16:24
  - /tips cap - KGB, 2026-04-26, 14:54
- I honestly think the payoff comes in S3 - Mike (bart), 2026-04-26, 09:46
- If you don't have a clear next show, finish season 1 - Jamie, 2026-04-26, 06:32
  - Definitely loved S1 & most of S2 but - Chris, 2026-04-26, 09:06
    - I think you are supposed to stop liking Carmy... - NDJuban, 2026-04-27, 08:51
      - I agree that this is the point. It's NOT a - BillyGoat, 2026-04-28, 06:44
- I loved the first two seasons… - bobbywal, 2026-04-25, 20:50
- Probably not - atxND, 2026-04-25, 19:45

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The rapid-fire dialogue gets exhausting.