In this episode, Julia F. Green and Ralph Walker dissect the pilot episode of the television series The Bear, whose protagonist Carmy returns to Chicago to run a restaurant amid grief and strained relationships with family members and kitchen employees. Season 4 starts June 25.

Read: The script of Season 1, Episode 1Watch: On Hulu

They unpack the very specific world of this show, examining the characters, conflict, and setting and discussing techniques prose writers can borrow from the screen and use to enrich their own narratives.

Prompt:  Pick a setting and describe it in as much detail as possible, including the physical objects as well as the people in it.

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Writing in the Dark is co-hosted by Julia F. Green (Substack, Bluesky, website) and Ralph Walker (Twitter, website) and edited by Aaron Fyler, with cover art by Jarmusch.

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