All good things must come to an end, including good television programs. Far too often, we see shows run for longer than they should. The end result is something that’s either a serious letdown or a shell of its former self. That’s why some of the best remembered and well-regarded shows had fairly definitive endpoints after not running for too long. “Breaking Bad” had five seasons, so did “The Wire.” “The Sopranos” was close to that with six, and “Mad Men” and “The Shield” have seven. Sure, there are exceptions to the rule, but everything has to have a natural endpoint.
For the FX series “The Bear,” it looks like the creators decided that five is enough.
“The Bear” Season 5
Starring Jeremy Allen White, it tells the story of a talented chef, Carmy, who returns to his hometown of Chicago to help run a small family sandwich restaurant. The circumstances of his having to take over are not pleasant. Family tragedy, mental illness, stress, shattered dreams, and a healthy dose of comedy all come together, like the layers of a sandwich. The critical acclaim this series has garnered has been overwhelmingly strong. It’s brought Emmy wins to a large chunk of its cast, including Jamie Lee Curtis as a guest actress. She also kind of let it slip that the fifth season will be the last.
Curtis doesn’t seem to think she dropped any unknown information, as she had stated that she was confident everyone knew. As pointed out in an interview with Access Hollywood, she didn’t seem to think it was a big secret. She even posted on Instagram about the show wrapping up and how they “FINISHED STRONG!”
Representatives for FX/Hulu haven’t directly confirmed it, at this point, but it seems like the announcement will come shortly. The fifth and final season hasn’t been given a premiere date yet, so these two news items could very much go hand in hand. It also very much sounds like the show is going out on its own terms as opposed to being cancelled. Hopefully, that’s exactly the case of what’s happening, so a proper resolution can play out.
If there’s one thing that’s worse than a show overstaying its welcome, it’s a show that gets cancelled before it has a chance to resolve its story. Given how tightly written “The Bear” is, it’s likely it will give viewers the ending that will fittingly cap off the series. Or maybe it will leave everyone happy like another five-season show that happened to wrap up not too long ago. …”Stranger Things“…
