And it’s stuffed with notable guest stars playing various Berzatto family members - blood-related and honorary - and friends. The episode is almost twice the length of the others this season, clocking in at just over an hour. “And we wanted to follow up immediately with: Why wouldn’t he be prepared? Why is he in this place of maybe not being able to accept something that was so pure and honest and be afraid of somebody loving him? And diving into a Christmas flashback that we felt was representative of probably every Christmas at their house, we just thought it was a cool midpoint of the season.” (Because of the ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America, he agreed to speak with The Times strictly in his capacity as the director.) “We knew that the episode before, when Carmy and Claire go to a high school party, we would see this potential of Carmy to have a relationship that’s quiet and mellow and nice,” said Christopher Storer, the creator of “ The Bear,” who directed the episode. 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. 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). 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. 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. But on FX’s “ The Bear,” it’s a white-knuckle experience.
Family gatherings over the holidays are rarely stress-free.
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