Spotlight TELEVISION | REVIEW Review: ‘The Bear’ roars in its final season Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Jun 25, 2026 Jun 25, 2026 Updated Aug 23, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Storm clouds hover over the fifth — and final — season of “The Bear,” but they’re not what you think.kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ 325 H62E96C[ E96 ?6H >2?286CD 92G6 E@ 562= H:E9 5H:?5=:?8 7@@5 DFAA=:6D[ 3F:=5:?8 H@6D 2?5 =2E6 5:?6CD] (@CD6[ 4967 r2C>J q6CK2EE@ Wy6C6>J p==6? (9:E6X 92D =67E $J5?6J WpJ@ t563:C:X[ #:49:6 Wt3@? |@DD\q249C249X 2?5 }2E2=:6 Wp33J t==:@EEX E@ 7:8FC6 E9:?8D @FE] %96J’C6 ?@E DFC6 H96C6 E@ DE2CE — 2?5 E96 492@D :D 6G:56?E E96 6?E:C6 D62D@?] x7 6G6C E96C6 H2D 2 C62D@? 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