The Bear season 4 debuts to series low Rotten Tomatoes score, with reviewers saying the show should end

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There's chaos in 💟the kitchen for The Bear season 4 as the most recent season debuts to a series low Rotten Tomatoes score, with many reviewers saying the show should have ended a long time ago.

The Bear season 4 currently stands at a 71% score on , which is by no means a terrible score, but when compared to p🤡revious seasons, it looks like something may have gone wrong with the fourth course. The Bear season 1 blew audiences away in 2022, debuting to a perfect , follo🌱wed by season 2, which dished up a respectable and season 3, which whipped up .

says its time to acknowledge The Bear for what it is, "a small, pandemic-era miracle not built for longevity," while s Alison Herman added, "just like a restaurant that goes from losing money hand over fist to barely breaking even, 'better' isn’t quite the same as ‘enough to make the payoff worth the slog.'"

Other critics have suggested that the reason the show feels like it's run its course may be down to the show’s lack of change. "Most of the ingredients that made the first two seasons such thrilling television are still there, but sadly so are most of the ones that made the third seasꦅon so aimless, pompous and, quite frankly, boring," writes Chris Bennion from . Whereas writer Therese Lacson says, "the show should end here."

However, the series hasn't lost its taste for everyone, as other reviewers find comfort in The Bear’s repetitive recipe. "Dare I say The Bear, pitched at a low simmer instead of a full boil, is almost becoming comfort-food TV?," writes Matt💟 Roush from , and ’s Dave Nemetz adds,🅠 "Season 4 is an absolute triumph, right up there with Season 2 in terms of quality."

The Bear season 4 follows chefs Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they push forward to take their restaurant to the next level. "With new challenges around every corner, the team must adapt, adjust, and overcome," reads the official syn🌊opsis. "This season, the pursuit of excellence isn’𓂃t just about getting better – it’s about deciding what’s worth holding on to."

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I am an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for SFX and Total Film online. I have a Bachelors Degree in Media Production and Journalism and a Masters inꦆ Fashion Journalism from UAL. In the past I have written for local UK and US newspaper outlets such as the Portland Tribune and York Mix and worked in communications, before focusing on film and entertainment writing. I am a HUGE horror fan and in 2022 I created my very own single issue feminist horror magazine. &n🐲bsp;

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