It should go without saying that FX and Hulu's culinary drama series "The Bear" is one of the best television shows in production right now. After a tight but effective first season, it came out of the cage swinging with a remarkable sophomore effort that raised the bar even higher. Though some may find the somewhat disruptive season 3 to be missing a few key ingredients, the series remains provocative and deeply moving, thanks in large part to its stark depiction of the tragically dysfunctional Berzatto family.

The unhealed wounds of family trauma guided the many ghosts that haunted the first season, but the season 2 Christmas episode "Fishes" (one of "The Bear's" best episodes so far) brought them to life -- and to the dinner table. Amidst all the fighting and fork-throwing, this star-studded anxiety attack of an episode introduces audiences to new members of the extended Berzatto family...