The Bear: Season 4

"If you loved season three, like I did, season four will satisfy. But if you want a return to season one, I’d make a booking elsewhere."

"Delivers more of what we love."

"At its best far more often this year."

"Satisfying comfort viewing."

"Burnt out from the effort of trying to outdo itself."

"Makes for fatally inert television."

"Marks an improvement over its predecessor..."

"A small, pandemic-era miracle not built for longevity."

"Not quite at the level of the sublime second season."

"The overall tone is relatively lighter this time around."

"The overall flavour has mellowed."

"A solid season full of strong performances and some killer episodes."

"Thrilling to see the characters and the action move so purposefully and gratifyingly forward."

"Keeps on whetting our appetites."

"Still serves a purposeful story."

"Right now is the best series on television."

"Really cooking now with an electric return to form."

"Trying to find a mellower way of being."

"A watered-down version of its former self."