The acclaimed FX/Hulu show has plenty of fans, but for those of us with firsthand experience of suicide loss, it is particularly poignant. The retreating into the daily grind and the rehashing of toxic family dynamics all reads like a road map to survivors’ grief. Yet, “The Bear” translates character development and plot into a much larger message: Service to others, and to our art, transforms us. AdvertisementJon Bernthal as Mikey (left) and Jeremy Allen White as Carmy in "The Bear" Season 2. From left to right: White as Carmy, Abby Elliott as Natalie "Sugar" Berzatto and Bernthal as Mikey in "The Bear."
