Bear is new to the company and his co-workers are not very friendly. They don’t even teach him how to do the job, simply instructing him to copy them and learn from his own mistakes.
The spirit warrior tells Bear that he has seen him do this before and that he can do it. The spirit warrior then shows Bear how to do it.
Danny and Bear’s other friends discuss Danny’s statement about fathers. They all agree that Danny is right, and that most fathers are bad. ..
Bear tells the group that they should know how to be careful if they make mistakes. He says that it is how men learn and that if someone makes a mistake, they need to learn from it.
Bear later apologizes to Danny, who then says Bear should learn how to do the work. He takes the time to show him how to do their job effectively.
He asks how Elora is, and Bear replies that she abandoned him for California. He’s still harboring anger towards her, but Danny thinks that’s good for Elora, as it’s what Daniel would have done. ..
Since Daniel died, everything has changed for Danny. He moved, split up with his wife, and stopped drinking. He still can’t help but berate himself for not being a better father; for not preventing his son’s death.
Bear says he feels bad that he wasn’t there for Daniel when he needed him. He thinks he should have been more supportive and helped him out. But Danny is quick to correct him. Daniel’s situation is on the adults around him to notice and act on.
Bear is going to be a man one day, and he should know that. He shouldn’t just trust the other construction workers and hope for the best, because that’s not how it works in the real world. Instead, he knows what he has to do in order to make sure his actions have consequences.
Danny and Bear stand up to get off the roof. As they look up into the sky, they see a bright light shining down on them. Could it be Daniel? ..
Bear, a black bear, is paid to go on walks in the forest. After his walk, he goes home to rest and relax. However, Bear is disturbed when he hears someone tapping on his window. ..
It is Elora who starts to yell at him for abandoning her, but she stops him, crying. “My grandma’s dying,” she says through tears.
The Episode Review
Bear teaches us valuable life lessons, even when he behaves erratically. His episodes can feel preachy at times, but that’s okay - Bear is teaching us something valuable, even if it’s not always easy to hear. ..
The Bear family is a fatherless teen who relies on advice from their community leader, in addition to building the show’s theme of community through the advice-giver. It’s both heartwarming and heartbreaking to see how the reservation is constantly rallying around Bear–and he still doesn’t notice how wonderful a community he has.
This episode features a surprising form of wisdom from Daniel’s father. We don’t know much about him, but he easily fits into the role of grieving father and potential father figure for Bear. I look forward to seeing what that relationship will be like in future episodes.
Episode four will likely answer some of these questions. ..
