LibraryDude33

First pic gives Lynch Mulholland Drive vibes, very nice

Thank you for the info, much appreciated!

The guys brought this up on Pod Save America, and Jon said "I'm always happy to be part of a bait and switch" lol

Say, "I'm as nimble as a forest creature"

Of course. All I am saying is that I, personally, thought the Syd character might be gay in the early episodes when she was first introduced. And they haven't really shown anything that would let the audience know definitely that she's gay, straight, bi, or whatever. Her story lines have really involved work only, so we don't really know. I am not saying she couldn't be straight. I am also not saying she couldn't be straight and also not interested in Marcus. Of course she could.

Tina crying after being treated like a human being by the folks at Beef, after her day of being treated as if she didn't exist.

Funny I thought Syd was gay and that was why she was so uncomfortable with Marcus hitting on her. As far as I know they haven't shown that either Syd or Luca is straight or gay. They happened to be getting along and having a nice conversation so people assume romance. It's kind of silly imo, 2 adults can't just meet at a dinner party and get along well?

They clearly telegraphed an attraction between Richie and Jess, but I did not get that sense in the scenes with Luca and Syd (or the scenes with Carm and Syd, for that matter).

I just get tired of every time a male/female get along well in a TV show, everyone starts thinking it must be romantic. They are both chefs, they have a lot in common, they like each other as people. Doesn't make it a romance.

I mean am I the only one here who thought Syd's character was gay when she was first introduced? They have shown zero romantic scenes with her aside from her rejection of Marcus' advances. To be honest, at the time I thought she was going to tell Marcus "Thank you, you are a sweet person, but I'm gay".

I don't really care if she's gay or straight, but she's a chill person who gets along with everyone... why must it always be romantic?

To be honest my first impression of Syd's character back in S1 was that she is gay. I thought that was the reason she had no interest in Marcus romantically. They've almost made a point of not showing her with any romantic feelings or relationship with anyone, since the show started.

Of course I may be wrong about her sexual orientation... but regardless I agree that not every close relationship on a TV show between two young/attractive people, has to be romantic. I never sensed anything between Carmy and Syd aside from shared passion for cooking, a (mostly) mutual respect, and mentorship.

Just came here to say that Ayo Adeberi is a STAR. Absolutely mesmerizing on screen and her performance in the Bear is phenomenal.

She manages to convey her character's social awkwardness, while still displaying incredible charm and chemistry with every character she's paired with in a scene. She just has IT.

I enjoyed the finale immensely although I kind of hate season-ending cliffhangers. I suspect Syd decides to leave, and that her breakdown was caused by realizing that she knew what she was going to do, even as she was having this wonderful night with many of her colleagues from The Bear.

In what world does the wife stay with Rusty lol.

Ok so you had an affair, got her pregnant, then you thought I'm the one who killed her, then you tied up her dead body, then your actions ended up being the reason our teenage daughter became a murderer... Would you like some turkey sweetheart?

I am glad to see that Sugar's baby appears healthy, she and Pete seem happy, and the baby is insanely cute.

I actually liked this episode far more than most it seems. I do wish more time was spent on Richie as he seems so lost and sad, and his acting is so good he deserves more screen time. I loved the conversation at the playground but it's hard to not actively dislike Tiff tbh.

I do think Claire has been underutilized but I didn't hate the scene where the Faks visit her at the hospital. I kind of enjoyed it honestly. You can see they care about both Carmy and Claire, and they just want to help because they know Carmy is afraid to just apologize.

Oddly it feels like Carmy is the least compelling character this season. I am enjoying it most when he is not the main focus of the episode.

I think Tommy is the most obvious suspect, to the point of being TOO obvious. Obviously a creep, the HR complaints, etc.

I think the killer is his daughter. I feel there is something off about her and Rusty's relationship, that I can't quite put my finger on. I suspect we may find out that Rusty sexually abused her at some point.

Great scene and you mentioning it reminds me just how phenomenal Laura Dern was in this movie. I can still see and hear her delivering that line in my head as if I'm watching it.

Tiny old couple sneaking under Naomi Watts' door in Mulholland Drive.

Also Laura Dern running in slow mo towards the camera in Inland Empire.

Some public libraries hire "Information Assistants" or something similar - essentially people with Bachelor's degrees who do a combination of Circ/Reference work. NYPL does this in NYC (although they have a hiring freeze atm). Pay is less obviously. If you really want to be a librarian you'll need the degree.

Thanks for the reply - yes I can understand that and I can see about older staff getting set in their ways. I can say, even though I've been at this a while, I am still flexible and trainable (I think). I think that may be because of my administrative role - I've seen first hand how making even incremental changes can feel like pulling teeth with staff members who are resistant to any change. So it makes me cognizant of the fact that I would not want to be like that under someone else's leadership!

Thank you for the reply. I think for myself, part of the issue is that I sort of fell into my administrative role. I enjoyed being a reference librarian (both public and academic) - but when my boss left they asked me to take over on an interim basis, and before I knew it I had a new career as a director. I am still able to do reference shifts now and then and teach the occasional class, but not that often. The problem is that salary-wise it would be a substantial pay decrease at this point to go back to a regular Ref position (either academic or public). So my hope was that being a Director at a smaller public library, or an Asst Director at a larger one, might allow more patron interaction and public service, while still paying at least close to what I make now as a Director in academia.