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This clause contains spoilers for The Bear time of year 3 .

Summary

In the final episode ofThe Bearseason 3 , Joel McHale come back as the barbarous David Fields , and the series both supports a popular theory about the chef while also dispelling it . The third season ofThe Bearfollows the emotional side effect after the opening of Carmy ’s new eatery , The Bear . At theend ofThe Bearseason 3 , Carmy , Sydney , and Richie attend the funeral service of process of the restaurant , Ever . While there , Carmy make out face to face with the biggest villain of his vocation , and audiences watch out as Carmy and Fields go nous - to - head in real time .

Joel McHale ’s character , Chef David Fields , has been a looming presence overThe Bearcastsince season 1 . Via flashbacks , viewing audience find out thatFields verbally mistreat Carmy during their time wreak together . Though Carmy eventually left the eating house , his time with Fields clearly affected him . In particular , Carmy often reflects on the vicious things domain said to him about not being good enough and about his family not make love him . During time of year 3 , this maltreatment comes to a head when Fields appears at Ever . However , an especially interesting prospect of this opposition is the hypothesis it confute .

The Bear time of year 3 introduce several possibility that could shake up the deliver the goods formula of the series , especially regarding Sydney ’s next move .

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The Bear Season 3 Continues Suggesting Joel McHale’s Chef Is Exaggerated (Or Imaginary)

Carmy Often Imagines Fields

Although Fields play a important persona in Carmy ’s story , the wayThe Bearportrays him has led to a popular possibility . Namely , that Fields is imaginary or an magnification . One view that plunk for this theory hap inThe Bearseason 2 when The Bear opens for the first time . Carmy believes that he sees Fieldssitting at a table in the quoin . This sends Carmy into a panic until he take care again and substantiate it is a complete stranger . This , along with the fact that champaign only comes up in Carmy ’s storage , hints that the chef may not be tangible .

The Bearseason 3 adds to this possibility in many way . Carmy continues to see discipline in his memories . Notably , Carmy himself is contend mentally , which would explicate why the recollections are come out in full force . Then , when Carmy sees Fields at Ever , it is undecipherable whether he is truly thereor not . After season 2 , it would be unsurprising if he were just another hallucination . In this direction , season 3 keeps provoke questions about airfield ' macrocosm and Carmy ’s view .

Joel McHale has appeared as David Fields in six episodes ofThe Bear .

In a car, Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) watches the funeral of Michael from a distance in The Bear Season 3 Episode 1

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What makes this hypothesis particularly interesting is that it would reflect Carmy ’s nation of nous . It is obvious that he holds himself and others to an incredibly high criterion . Therefore , it does n’t seem far - fetched that he would create a sadistic chef in his mindas a incarnation of his bad thoughts . He would not have to face his own unfair demands , but instead , would be facing those of someone else . However , The Bearseason 3 ultimately reveals David Fields as more than just a memory .

The Bear Season 3’s Finale Confirms Joel McHale’s Character Is Real

Syd & Luca See Fields

As much asThe Bearplays with audiences by observe David Field ’s existence mysterious , the last episode finally reassert it . While eat dinner party , Luca enquire Carmy who he is stare at . When Carmy explain , he , Luca , and Sydney all look at and discuss Fields . It is clear Carmy ’s feelings about field are n’t an exaggeration either , as Luca discusses his own dislike of Fields . Though this conversation break up the estimate that Joel McHale ’s grapheme is n’t veridical , it does so in a direction that is satisfying .

Though Fields is chassis and line , he has created an aura around himself that take a crap him mythologic .

The Bearmay disprove the popular Fields - isn’t - actual theory , but manages to carry onto the best aspects of it . Fields is truly sitting across the room at Ever , butthere is still a sense of unreality about him . Carmy prove it when he explains that Fields never exhaust or sleeps or check working . Though Fields is flesh and blood , he has created an aura around himself that cause him mythologic . Therefore , The Bearshows that he is veridical , but he is still untouchable . Carmy ’s confrontation with him only do that more evident .

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Carmy’s Confrontation With Joel McHale’s David Fields Explained

Fields Is Just As Bad As Carmy Imagined

The best part of Fields ' office inThe Bearseason 3 is his confrontation with Carmy . It would have been expert enough for the series to just acknowledge that Fields is real , but it goes further by making the two interact . For the first fourth dimension , Carmy ’s fears and emotions are validate . Fields dismisses Carmy , and worsened , indicate that the abuse made him a better chef . The setting proves Fields arealThe Bearvillain , and the mode in which he continues to affect Carmy . Overall , the clarity provided in this panorama defecate it one of the best inThe Bearseason 3 .

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The Bear follows Carmy , a young amercement - dining chef , as he return to Chicago to manage his home ’s sandwich shop . Amidst personal and professional challenge , he strain to transform both the organisation and himself while navigate relationship with a diverse and granular team that becomes his choose family .

Chef David (Joel McHale) smiling at Carmy in The Bear Season 3 Episode 10

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Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) crying tears of joy over the recognition from Chef David in The Bear Season 3 Episode 10

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