This story contains spoilers for The Bear season 4. When service begins on The Bear season 4, we finally learn what The Chicago Tribune food critic had to say about Carmy's efforts at his new establishment.

Unfortunately, while Carmy looks to learn from his mistakes, The Bear finds itself in a Groundhog Day -style time loop all of its own. That's because Season 4 falls right back into the pitfalls of Season 3 — and then some. Worst of all is a lack of general urgency, one that's at odds with this season's ticking-clock structure.

The below contains spoilers about surprise guest stars in Season 4 of “The Bear,” but does not spoil any major plot details. “The Bear” became known for its guest casting beginning with Season 2, when a massive group of renowned actors all got together in Chicago to play friends and relatives of the Berzatto family in “Fishes,