WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for The Bear season 4.
FX’sThe Bearseason 4finally proved why Carmy and Claire should not get back together in the recently announced fifth season. Carmy and Claire began dating inThe Bearseason 2, only for Carmy’s self-destructive tendencies to get in the way of their genuine connection.
WithThe Bearseason 5officially happening,many will wonder if Carmy and Claire will officially get backtogether based on how they got closer in season 4. However, based on what we learn by theend ofThe Bearseason 4, it would be better if they just stayed friends.
The Bear Season 4 Proved That Claire Can Exist In The Show Without Being Connected To Carmy
Claire Found A Connection With Sydney During Her Father’s Medical Event
The Bearseason 4 finally found Claire’s best rolein the series, and it isn’t being Carmy’s girlfriend.Seeing Claire at her job and being a developed character on her ownas a doctor outside the context of Carmy shows that she can become a solid standalone character in season 5.
Claire was also able to help out Richie’s daughter, Eva, during the wedding episode and did not feel out of place without Carmy’s involvement. She demonstrated that she has her own connection with Richie and the rest of the Berzatto extended family tree, since they go way back and grew up on the same street.
Naturally, viewers will continue to wonder whether Claire will come around and take Carmy back in as her boyfriend. Based on Carmy’s volatile track record,Claire will have to make the decision that’s best for her and her future. Carmy wants to explore life outside of the restaurant, but that may not necessarily involve Claire.
Claire and Carmy still have a strong connection and understanding of each other, as portrayed duringThe Bearseason 4’s wedding episode. Carmy may have been Claire’s foot in the door as a key character inThe Bear, butshe no longer needs their “will they, won’t they” relationshipto justify her role in the series.
Why Having Carmy & Claire Get Back Together In The Bear Season 5 Would Be A Mistake
It Would Undermine Claire’s Character Growth & Avoid Teaching Carmy A Hard Lesson About Love
While it’s mostly fun to root for a relationship between two characters that genuinely like each other in a show, Claire and Carmy should not get back together inThe Bearseason 5. It wouldbe better if they became friends but lived their own lives. Having them back together would ultimately hurt Claire’s character growth.
Claire has been used to reveal some of the darker aspects of Carmy’semotional struggles and traumas. In order for her character to truly come into her own, she needs to be the bigger person in the relationship and be a tough lesson that Carmy can learn from in his next relationship, if that ever happens in future episodes ofThe Bear.
