‘The Bear’ Series Finale: Where Everyone Ends Up

While everyone has been fussing in the kitchen and dining room, Natalie a.k.a. Sugar has been quietly managing the books in the back, making sure the lights stay on. That was a near-impossible task with Carmen in charge, especially when her brother demanded that the restaurant’s menu change every night (a mandate that required new, expensive ingredients and made profitability impossible). As she notes in the finale, the rain-soaked dinner service didn’t net them any extra revenue. Still, with Sydney in charge, she seems more optimistic about the restaurant’s future. “Usually, I’m filled with dread with numbers, but today I’m not worried, because we have a captain,” she tells Sydney. And with a healthy baby, a loving husband and doting father (Chris Witaske), and a reformed mother trying to finally be of service, Natalie looks like she’s forging the family and business she’s always wanted.