The Bear Season 4 is almost upon us, which implies followers of the hit FX present will have the ability to test in with Carmy Berzatto, Sydney Adamu, Richie Jerimovich and the remainder of the gang on the titular restaurant. One of many causes the present has been such a fan favourite – and is at present a marquee title on the 2025 TV schedule – is its huge assortment of nice characters. The draw back to the presence of such an incredible ensemble, although, is that not everybody will get a significant arc, and I’m actually hoping that modifications for one character.
One Of The Bear’s Veteran Characters Has But To Obtain His Time In The Solar
Gary Woods (a.okay.a. Sweeps) has been on The Bear because the first season debuted in 2022. Performed by Corey Hendrix, the character is established as a runner on the present’s eponymous eatery. What viewers additionally study amid Season 1 is that Sweeps’ nickname is derived from the baseball profession he had. When he was youthful, he performed for the Chicago Cubs’ farm staff, at which level he was homeless. He did discover some success, nevertheless, as he notably “swept St. Louis thrice and had a no-hitter.”
Season 3 reveals a significant element about Sweeps’ stint within the minor leagues. His profession got here to a screeching halt as a consequence of steroid use, as Gary apparently didn’t understand he’d been given a banned substance. On the identical time, Sweeps in the end strikes up because the restaurant is remodeled right into a refined institution and is called a sommelier.
When given some display time, Hendrix successfully portrays his character, and I’d say he’s one of the under-appreciated members of The Bear’s forged. Sweeps – and by extension Hendrix – simply hasn’t been given sufficient and that’s a disgrace on condition that important characters (like Tina and Marcus) and even recurring characters (like Teddy and “Uncle” Jimmy) get a lot to work with. The present’s writers have put some intriguing items in place for Sweeps’ characterization, and I’ve concepts for the way they may use them.
How Might The Bear Higher Make the most of Sweeps Throughout Season 4 (And Probably Past)?
On a fundamental stage, I’d simply like to see Sweeps have a bit extra company on the restaurant. A lot of the collection options numerous characters attempting to carry totally different approaches to the desk so as to assist the enterprise run easily. Lots of these concepts are formed by the staffers’ private experiences (i.e. Carmy’s culinary coaching and Richie’s time at Ever). Given his previous, I’d like to see Sweeps translate his expertise as an athlete into a technique or splendid that his colleagues can use.
An excellent higher situation could be for a complete episode dedicated to Gary to be produced. That might fall in keeping with episodes like “Forks” and “Napkins”, which heart on particular characters (and have been critically acclaimed). Whether or not it’s an installment set up to now or the current, I’d be recreation, although I admit that the possibilities of that occuring for Sweeps are slim. Nonetheless, on condition that Season 4’s official trailer confirmed a quick glimpse of Sweeps in a batting cage, perhaps his time within the solar will come. We’ll simply have to attend and see.
After all, there’s far more to contemplate as the brand new season swiftly approaches. The Bear is now formally on a timetable, and the employees should make it worthwhile so as to keep away from being shut down. Sequence creator Christopher Storer and his staff are going to wish to step it up, particularly after various followers discovered features of Season 3 (together with its finale) to be disappointing. Let’s hope that just like the characters on the present, the artistic staff rises to the event – and offers Sweeps extra to do within the course of.
The Bear Season 4 shall be launched in its entirety on June 25, so be certain you have got a Hulu subscription so that you just’ll have the ability to test it out. Put together your self by at the very least streaming the third season, which is a nerve-racking binge.