The series follows Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, an award-winning New York City chef de cuisine, who returns to his hometown of Chicago to run his late brother Michael's failing Italian beef sandwich shop.
At an Al-Anon meeting, Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) listens as an attendee questions the value of apologies when one still has to deal with the consequences.
Despite being due to give birth, Natalie (Abby Elliott) offers to go to Restaurant Depot to buy C-folds and other essential items for the kitchen.
In May 2024, Hulu confirmed that the seventh episode of the season would be titled "Legacy", and was to be written by series creator Christopher Storer and directed by executive producer Joanna Calo.
[2] The episode featured many songs, including "No Machine" by Adrianne Lenker, "Save It for Later" by The Beat, "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"
Club gave the episode a "B–" grade and wrote, "Even the most legendary TV shows have fallen prey to the dreaded midseason slump — and it turns out that even a series as well-crafted as The Bear isn't immune.
"[8] Brady Langmann of Esquire wrote, "And this season's Chekhov's gun finally blows: Sugar is about to go into labor... while she's alone in the parking lot of not–Home Depot.