‘The Bear’ Season 3: Tastes Great, Less Fulfilling
It’s still TV’s best and most beautiful series about work and creation. But the new season is a tease.
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It’s still TV’s best and most beautiful series about work and creation. But the new season is a tease.
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The acclaimed kitchen hit has allowed Elliott, a comic actor from a famously funny family, to embrace her dramatic side.
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