No, chef! Season 2 of ‘The Bear’ is noisy and boring

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Hulu).It’s not — at least in the first half of this 10-episode season, already ruined for me by a Deadline interview with series star Jeremy Allen White in which he describes his “Season 2 finale breakdown.” Cool, thanks so much for spoiling everything — something we try very hard not to do here unless absolutely necessary.This was not necessary.

Delayed viewing, anyone?From what I’ve seen so far, Season 2 of “The Bear” is just meh — and is meandering through a sophomore slump, perhaps vis-á-vis the pressure to outdo its stellar inaugural season.

That intrigue has largely vanished now, replaced by an annoying — and at times, boring — story arc as still-depressed chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (and his hair) rebrands and rebuilds his down-and-out Chicago eatery amidst the bickering and workplace/personal drama that was somewhat charming in Season 1 as the main characters, particularly Carmy, traveled on their journeys of self-discovery.“The Bear” is way too loud, both in its audio and contextual dimensions.

Its decibel level is aided and abetted by too-precious cinematography and editing — a trap into which “Better Call Saul” stepped in trying to replicate the visual style of its predecessor, “Breaking Bad.” There are frenetically shot, way-too-noisy arguments in which it’s hard to understand who’s saying what as Carmy’s army talk over each other in that Robert Altman-type of way — almost as if they’re standing on a jetway trying to outshout each other above above the engines’ roar.