max_brown•3mo agoProlific Poster

Hot take: People keep calling 'The Bear' a comedy and it's making me question their definition of stress.

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Used to think it was a comedy too. Then I watched a full season and felt like I needed a nap after every episode. It's just stressful people being funny sometimes, not the other way around.

jakeb811mo ago

Does anybody else watch this show in 20 minute chunks just to survive it? @xena_bailey18 I get what you're saying about not being able to relax. I had to switch my whole watching strategy. My trick is to watch it in the morning on a day off, not at night. That way the stress wears off during the day instead of keeping me up. Also, I keep something simple to do with my hands while watching, like folding laundry or drawing. It helps turn down the anxiety a bit.

quinn_reed173mo ago

My blood pressure went up 20 points during the fork scene. I laughed once, then had to go lie down. That show is just a panic attack with a soundtrack.

xena_bailey183mo ago

Yeah I thought it was a comedy too at first. But pat_rivera is right, it's more like funny moments in a really stressful show. Maybe it's just me but I can't relax watching it.