Attention fans of Peak TV: is back. The reigning champion for the Outstanding Series Emmy has returned for season 3 for more ennui and dark humor with Carmy Berzatto, the show’s prestige chef who returns to Chicago to run the wildly stressful kitchen at his late brother’s sandwich shop. Since its pilot episode, has been showered in accolades from , who called it an extraordinary show that has an ear for true-to-life dialogue, irresistible characters whose pain and stress (and there’s a lot of stress here) seem to be deeply empathized with by the show’s writers.
went on to sweep the 2023 Emmys and now has the status of must-watch TV for all as it enters season 3. But can such a widely beloved show sustain the accolades of all TV critics for a third season? The answer is a resounding ..
. almost. The season has “Universal Acclaim” status with a score of 81 out of 100 (though compare that to Season 1’s grade of 88 and 2’s high-water mark of 92 and it looks like the honeymoon might be over for The Bear + Critics).
Or we can look instead at the among critics for season 3 on Rotten Tomatoes aggregator. Bill Goodykoontz had high praise for ’s third go-around, writing that “the show is just as great as it was last season, and that’s just it — as great, no greater. Which is still, all things considered, as good or better than anything else on TV.
” ’s Nicole Gallucci believes that the show is one for the ages, as proven by season 3, writing, “ s brilliant b.
