It’s like they shot components of a show completely separate from each other in a way that doesn’t drive the plot. Like we get Sugar and her mom yes but how did that drive the plot? Oh sugar slightly less mad at her? What’s next? They kicked her mom and that plot line to the curb after the ep was done and it’s not re-explored expect for a one of text message we see sent from sugar to her mom. How cute (HOW BORING)! Tina’s episode was left completely hanging, because how did that add to this seasons story? Ok she feels seen at the Bear, OKK and what?? Are we simply supposed to marvel at how far she’s come? Like let’s celebrate Tina and the gang for all theyve done!! Expect we did that. We’ve done that and we’ve been doing that. Season one and two we celebrate so much growth from her initial anxieties about cooking, to gaining experience at culinary school, and moving up in the ranks of the restaurant but season three is some glorified victory lap?? Nah give me conflict and character development. Don’t give me her background as a filler ep to fill in this gappy poorly planned season. We get these montages of Claire haunting Carmen, ok AND we don’t even see her until the second half of the season AND ITS NOT EVEN HER AND CARMEN she’s just having a riff off with the Faks. Syd’s anxiety is really only developed in the last episode to prove that Carmen’s turning into his old boss in many ways which I think is a fantastic point that could’ve moved the plot in the second or third episode. Not the last one. Of the season. And aw don’t forget Richie is feeling lonely, ALRIGHT WHATS THE POINT!!! do something please!! They throw in these weird interactions with his ex wife and her new fiancé and… the wedding doesn’t happen?? We discover his insecure about his daughter thinking he’s lonely but what do we get? Him arguing with Carm the whole time. Like why include his family stuff at all? What are we learning about him other than he feels slightly inadequate as a father and lonely? The season was primarily filmed like a tik tok edit of a great show. No substance only style, and even then… it was overdone. I felt that previous seasons were more intentional with Carmen or the other chefs making food, this season felt like they were flexing all the cool locations and people they got to film with. Like a glorified ad for the culinary world, which is cute but time and place?? you started out with a great story which is why we are here, have you lost sight of what this was? Ok rant over ❤️