And on this day, we thank the gods of platonic relationships on TV for realizing that The Bear’s Carmy and Sydney (Carmney?) are not destined to be. In a recent Variety profile of the two actors, both the cast and the creators of the show kiboshed the idea of a romantic relationship between the two characters. “I know there are people who are very invested in that, and I understand and I appreciate it, but it was not that for me,†Ayo Edebiri, who plays Sydney, said of the relationship. “No! It was never discussed by anybody,†White concurred.
Co-creator Chris Storer is just as definite. “We wanted to make something that was about friendship and a partnership,†he said. “It really is so funny that that is one of the things that people took away — of all the heavy shit that’s going on in the show! It was interesting because Ayo and Jeremy, since they are our friends and are such wonderful people, I think there is this charisma that comes off both of them.†And it’s not just to be withholding from the Carmney shippers: “From the beginning, it was like, we should just show people being really good at their jobs and pushing each other,†Storer said. See! Plot reasons! Plus the most important reason: Carmy and Marcus are destined to be together. Get on the Carcus train or get off, The Bear fans!