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Enjoy this sample of small detaits. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best Easter Eggs, callbacks, and bits of foreshadowing on the first two seasons of The Bear.
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00:00Is it okay I borrowed your robe? Oh, of course. You know what, it looks so pretty on you.
00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the best Easter eggs,
00:09callbacks, and bits of foreshadowing in the first two seasons of The Bear.
00:12Watch out for big spoilers ahead.
00:15Obviously, I think you know the history between The Bear and Mr. Beef and how that all came about.
00:22Number 10. Foreshadowing to Donna Berzato.
00:25Many fans were shocked when they saw Jamie Lee Curtis debut as Carmi and Sugar's mom
00:29during Season 2.
00:30When that timer goes off, I need you to remember to put the Rockefellers in
00:35and take out the artichokes, which leaves an open oven. Stop doing something and just listen.
00:40But eagle-eyed viewers might have caught on to this surprising cameo
00:44much earlier. During the Season 2 premiere, you can see a picture of Curtis as Donna when
00:49Richie's going through old photos. The image is far from the only foreshadowing to her character.
00:54Back in Season 1, Tina admits she had a delicious dinner with an anxious Donna.
00:58When might you make that for me?
01:00Christmas.
01:01My mom's?
01:02She full cycle?
01:04She was in town, but the food was great.
01:06While it seemed like a throwaway line at first,
01:08this dialogue was later seen as foreshadowing to the fishes episode.
01:12The Season 2 flashback story depicted Donna's struggles with anxiety
01:15and how cooking for others can really push her to the edge.
01:18This is beautiful. Am I okay? Am I okay?
01:269. The significance of Go Fast Boats Mojito
01:30What should have been a serious business meeting between Carmi and his Uncle Jimmy
01:34is made hilarious by the fact that the restaurant's crawlspace alarm kept going off nonstop.
01:39Richie could only make it stop by giving a security professional a very specific password.
01:45The password is Go Fast Boats Mojito, all one word?
01:48Yeah, Go Fast Boats and then Mojito, all one word.
01:50While this phrase may have seemed random,
01:53fans theorized he came up with it after watching 2006's Miami Vice.
01:57During the film, Isabella memorably used a fast boat
02:00to take Detective Crockett to Cuba for mojitos.
02:02I take you to the best place for mojitos.
02:06Where's that?
02:08For the key that I met you.
02:09You want the keys?
02:11Fans also believe Richie's phrase will play a small role in Season 3.
02:15After looking at an early image,
02:16viewers claimed that Go Fast Boats Mojito would be the restaurant's Wi-Fi password.
02:21No matter what happens,
02:22it's easy to say that Richie has a way with words and pop culture references.
02:26Hellfire's my speciality.
02:28Oh, you have a speciality, do you?
02:30Natalie, I'm not like this because I'm in Van Halen.
02:32I am in Van Halen because I'm like this.
02:35Number 8.
02:36A Family of Swifties
02:37Eva, I love Taylor Swift too.
02:41I just needed a break, you know?
02:42Season 2 was full of Taylor Swift references.
02:45The show established that Richie's daughter is a Swiftie during a quick and funny exchange.
02:50In another scene, we see him struggle to get heirs to her tickets for Eva.
02:54Is now a good time to talk about those Taylor Swift tickets? How we doing?
02:56But the bear's most subtle references to Swift was hidden in the fishes episode.
03:00Before Richie split with his wife Tiffany,
03:02she showed up to Christmas dinner wearing a distinctive 1989 shirt.
03:07We wouldn't be surprised if she was the main reason her daughter Eva loves Taylor Swift.
03:11Additionally, we don't think it's a stretch to say that Richie probably
03:14didn't know the words to Love Story until he started dating Tiffany.
03:18It's a love story, baby, just say it's love.
03:23Number 7.
03:24Carmi Throws Away Money in the Series Premiere
03:26During the Season 1 finale, it's revealed that Michael Berzotto stashed
03:30$300,000 inside of the restaurant's tomato cans.
03:34Cousin!
03:35Yo.
03:38Help!
03:39This twist led to the unforgettable scene where the staff raced to open
03:42every single container to get the cash.
03:45Unfortunately, they weren't able to collect the full amount.
03:48In the very first episode of the show,
03:50Carmi's attempts to change the beef's menu and system weren't well-received.
03:54Don't say spaghetti! All these knives are dull!
03:57Spaghetti's the biggest seller, Carmi.
03:58A fed-up Richie even screamed at his cousin to forget about doing anything new
04:02and make spaghetti like Michael used to.
04:05Although Carmi started to open a can of tomatoes,
04:07he got frustrated and dumped it before seeing the $5,000 contained inside.
04:12It definitely wouldn't be the last time he threw away money.
04:15$95,000.
04:16$95,000.
04:16Just out of morbid curiosity, how accurate do we think these numbers are?
04:20I think I'm pretty much right on a couple of them.
04:22Number 6.
04:23A Subtle Sharpie Joke
04:25After Sydney accidentally let a ton of customers pre-order food online,
04:29an obscenely large amount of customer orders came flooding through the kitchen's ticket machine.
04:33That means we have 78 slices of chocolate cake, 99 french fries, 54 chickens,
04:3838 salads, and 255 mini sandwiches due up in 8 minutes.
04:43The already tense situation was made worse by Carmi's inability to find a Sharpie that
04:48worked during service. When the pressure became too much to handle, the stressed
04:53chef attacked the ticket machine. Although Carmi's freakout was definitely not played
04:57for laughs, his co-workers still poked fun at him in the very next episode.
05:01Their best jab isn't said out loud.
05:03If you stopped and looked at the battered ticket machine,
05:06you could see that the staff wrote a Carmi-specific insult, with a Sharpie.
05:10It's moments like this that remind us why the show is classified as a comedy.
05:13I don't know, you're not as annoying as usual.
05:18I'm just, uh, tired, I think.
05:19Number 5.
05:21Michael's Fenway Poster
05:22When Sydney was talking about the long road ahead for the new restaurant at the beginning
05:26of season 2, she accidentally fell into a hole in the wall.
05:29It's- it's gonna be okay, you know?
05:31All we have to do is just stay calm and make sure that we don't-
05:34Stop!
05:35Sydney!
05:35She never saw it coming, because it was hidden by a poster of Fenway Park.
05:39While almost everyone was concerned with the hole,
05:41Richie was much more worried about the damage to Michael's old possession.
05:45Why'd you tear Fenway?
05:46Why'd I tear Fenway?
05:47It's been there for five years!
05:49It fell through a wall!
05:51Outside of a brief scene where the poster was seen being taped to a wall,
05:54it was practically forgotten about. But it returned as a framed decoration in episode 8.
05:59It's fitting that the poster reappeared looking like a bona fide piece of art
06:03during the same episode where Richie returned to the restaurant looking more professional.
06:08That's why you're wearing a suit?
06:09Um, I'm wearing a suit because it makes me feel better about myself.
06:13Number 4. Luca's Not-So-Secret Rival
06:16So how long you been a cook?
06:18About a year and a half. You?
06:22Uh, 14 years now.
06:25Oh, so you started when you was three?
06:26The pastry master Marcus was fully eager to learn everything he could about making
06:30desserts when he traveled to Copenhagen. While there, he asked a professional chef named Luca
06:35every question that popped into his head. The two eventually talked about their backstories
06:39and journeys. Luca also explained that he honed his skills while trying to keep up with a cook
06:44who was much better than him.
06:45So I never left this guy's side.
06:48And you got better?
06:49Oh, mate. I got better than I ever thought I possibly could be,
06:54just from trying to keep up with him.
06:56Although he never said the mystery man's name aloud,
06:58the identity of this talented cook became clear later on. In the Forks episode,
07:03Richie spotted a framed picture of Luca and Carmi in a Michelin-star-rated restaurant.
07:07This small moment perfectly captured Carmen's ability to motivate and inspire the chefs around
07:12him.
07:13Marcus?
07:17For real?
07:18Number 3. Unpacking the Opening Scene
07:29In the now-iconic opening scene of the show, Carmi has a dream where he approaches a caged
07:36bear on Chicago's State Street Bridge. He cautiously tries to free it without invoking
07:40its wrath. Unfortunately, the bear attacks without mercy. While the animal could represent
07:46many things, it's likely that it was a metaphor for Carmi's brother. The bridge from the dream
07:50was tragically the same place where Michael took his own life. Through flashbacks, we learned that
07:55he could lose his temper at a moment's notice.
07:57That's the worst I've ever seen her.
08:02Altogether, the nightmare suggests that Carmi still felt like he was being punished by Michael.
08:07It's only after the chef confronts his feelings about his brother that he's able to see the bear
08:11as something positive.
08:13For the guy?
08:17For the guy.
08:18Number 2. A Professional Cameo
08:21Hardcore fans may have already known that the original restaurant on the show was based on an
08:25actual Chicago establishment called Mr. Beef.
08:28Both you and your father, I mean, your family didn't ever expect to find,
08:31you know, fame or notoriety, you know?
08:33Yes, yes, which is, I want to, you know, we're beloved in this city,
08:37sure, we're also probably well hated because of it, too.
08:39In the real world, this neighborhood staple is run by a man named Chris Zuccaro. Since his family's
08:44restaurant helped inspire the Acclaimed series, it was only fitting that he got to be a part of
08:49the show. Fans may have missed his cameo because it occurs so early in the run.
08:54You can get $12.50 for that on eBay tonight.
08:55And I'd still be five and a half short. Add this.
08:58During the premiere, Chris Zuccaro plays the man who's willing to provide premium beef in
09:02exchange for a few of Carmi's most valuable clothing items. Without this deal or the
09:07real family store, we might not be talking about the bear today.
09:10Three hundo. Three hundo plus what?
09:14Plus a 1955 Blanket Line Type 3.
09:17Pleated?
09:18Pleated.
09:19Boom.
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09:35Number 1. Carmi's Tattoos
09:45We could honestly make a full list dedicated to breaking down all of Carmi's tattoos.
09:50Fans will universally agree that the 773 on his upper arm represents his hometown area code.
09:56However, there's a good amount of debate surrounding his other pieces.
09:59The tattoo of the globe inside a measuring cup could convey that Carmi values cooking
10:03over all otherworldly desires.
10:05I am, uh, currently opening a restaurant that's providing zero amusement or enjoyment.
10:12Meanwhile, the Grim Reaper shaking hands with a bottle of alcohol tattoo
10:16likely captures his personal experience with seeing people he loves with alcohol use disorder.
10:20The Live Fast Snail tattoo might also represent his feeling that he can never move quickly enough
10:25to get things done. As the series goes on, we may get better insight into his tattoos,
10:30and by extension, Carmi himself.
10:32I have to remind myself to breathe sometimes. I, um, I have to remind myself to, uh,
10:38to be present, you know?
10:40What small detail surprised you the most? Let us know in the comments.
10:44It's so crazy to me that you've never seen the show.
10:46No, no.
10:47And you even were in an episode.
10:48Yes, yes.
10:48And you've still never seen it.
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